Green Lantern---Blackest Night (Spoilers)

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The collected are indeed collected by Title. It is kind of stupid since especially towards the end everything played out through the various titles and continued there.

You could essentially read Blackest Night and gather enough of the story but for the main basis you should read Blackest Night, Green Lantern: Blackest Night and Green Lantern Corps: Blackest Night.

The sidestories are pretty lame and have no real barring in connection. The Batman connection was laughable, the Superman was forgettable, the Flash was only interesting if you like the Flash and the Wonder Woman one which was the best of them because you got her perspective from both sides is passable.

I might suggest just getting the loose individual books, they are fairly cheap since many online retailers got caught up in the hype.

If you are a GL fan (like I am) and want to really get the full on experience then here is the reading list in chronological order [obviously SPOILERS]:

Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps #1
Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps #2
Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps #3
Titans #15- Tempest returns. BN: Prelude
Green Lantern #43- Prologue
Blackest Night #0
Blackest Night #1- Power Levels 0.01% to 0.02%
Green Lantern Corps #39- Kyle & Guy mention attending Tribute Day from BN #1, but also features the events leading to their report toward the end of BN #1. Issue happens side-by-side with BN #1.
Green Lantern #44- Power Levels 0.75% to 1.20%
Blackest Night #2- Power Levels 2.63% to 3.43%
Starman #81- Doesn't appear to matter where to put it, but it seems pre-Nekron rise and very early by the behavior of the security guards.
The Power of Shazam #48- Appears to take place early on in the Blackest Night. Exact place not able to ascertain.
Blackest Night: Batman #1- No power levels but the Bat Symbol is destroyed so Hal already crashed into it.
Blackest Night: Superman #1- Power Levels 3.44% to 3.82%
Blackest Night: Titans #1- No power level's but Hawk is out of his grave so this goes after BN #2
Green Lantern #45- Power Levels 45.43%
Green Lantern Corps #40- Power Levels 45.96% to 46.31%
Blackest Night: Batman #2- Power Levels 46.65% to 47.01%
The Question #37- Put before BN #3 because when Jason touches Ronnie in BN #3, he sees Vic Sage's grave empty already.
Blackest Night #3- Power Levels 50.32% to 56.59%
Adventure Comics #4- Events happen simultaneous to Alex Luthor rising in BN #3.
Adventure Comics #5- The previous's issue's story is wrapped up very shortly afterward.
Justice League of America #38- Dr. Light I is seen as a Black Lantern. This happened at the end of BN #3.
Blackest Night: Superman #2- No power levels but Psycho Pirate is there so it's after BN #3.
Suicide Squad #67- Power Level's 57.01%
Blackest Night: Titans #2- Power Level's 57.03%
Green Lantern #46- Power Level's 75.25%
Blackest Night: Batman #3- No power levels but just seems to fit here.
The Phantom Stranger #42- Takes place not long after the Spectre Rising in BN #2. Has to take place after BN: Batman #3 as well, factoring in Deadman's involvement.
Catwoman #83- The blackout in Gotham is mentioned. Seems to be pre-Nekron rise as well.
Green Lantern Corps #41- Power Level's 85.26%
Blackest Night: Superman #3- Power Levels 93.01%
Blackest Night: Titans #3- No power levels but just seems to fit here.
Outsiders #23- Black Lantern Terra appears at the end of it. Given the next issue is post-BN: Titans #3, it makes sense here.
Outsiders #24- The events of BN: Titans #3 are recalled but it seems to be pre-Nekron rise.
Outsiders #25- The rest of the fight from the previous issue.
Justice League of America #39- Difficult to place but seems to be pre-Nekron rise.
Justice League of America #40- The previous issue's fight is concluded.
Teen Titans #77- Most signs point to it being post BN: Titans #3 but pre-Nekron rise.
Teen Titans #78- Concludes previous issue's events right afterward.
Weird Western Tales #71- Doesn't appear to matter where to put it, but it seems pre-Nekron rise.
Solomon Grundy #7- Solomon Grundy is resurrected with a Black Ring. Though is a BN: Prelude, it makes sense to put after BN: Batman as Etrigan has been involved in S/B #66 & S/B #67 which seem to form one story arc.
Superman/Batman #66- Blackout may be a BN: Batman reference, plus this is definitely a post Outsiders #23 Man-Bat appearance.
Superman/Batman #67- Picks up right where #66 left off.
Green Lantern #47- No Power Levels but just seems to fit here.
Blackest Night #4- 100%. Nekron Rises.
Blackest Night: Flash #1- The ending of the issue coincides with the closing events of BN #4.
Secret Six #17- Continuing from Suicide Squad #67, but we see mention of Barry's message from BN #4 at the end.
Secret Six #18- Picks up immediately from SS #17.
Doom Patrol #4- We see Barry's message from BN #4.
Doom Patrol #5- The previous's issue's story is wrapped up very shortly afterward.
Booster Gold #26- We see Rip Hunter talking about Barry's message from BN #4.
Booster Gold #27- The previous's issue's story is wrapped up very shortly afterward.
R.E.B.E.L.S. #10- We see Vril Dox mentioning receiving Barry's message from BN #4.
R.E.B.E.L.S. #11- The previous's issue's story is wrapped up very shortly afterward.
Blackest Night: JSA #1- Appears to be shortly after Damage's death in BN #4.
Blackest Night: JSA #2- Takes place shortly thereafter. No reason to displace.
Blackest Night: JSA #3- Picks up immediately after #2.
Green Lantern Corps #42- Power Levels 100%, and "100% Power Level Exceeded."
Blackest Night: Wonder Woman #1- Leads directly into the events of BN #5.
Green Lantern #48- Leads directly into the events of BN #5.
Blackest Night #5- "Die!"
Green Lantern Corps #43- Doesn't appear to matter whether it is pre-"Die!" or post-"Die!" at the moment.
Green Lantern #49- John Stewart brings Xanshi to Earth... which we see followed-up on in BN #6.
Blackest Night #6- Temporary new Lanterns are selected for each Corps.
Blackest Night: Wonder Woman #2- Simultaneous to BN #6's conclusion.
Blackest Night: Wonder Woman #3- Takes place in-between pages at the end of BN #6.
Blackest Night: Flash #2- Picks up virtually immediately after BN #6.
Green Arrow #30- Seems to be immediately after BN #6 but before Adventure Comics #7.
Green Lantern Corps #44- No marker to indicate placement, but seems to be concurrent with BN #6/after.
Blackest Night: Flash #3- At the end everyone races toward the Spectre.
Green Lantern #50- Parallax Rebirth. The Spectre is fought.
The Atom and Hawkman #46- We see the other Corps' fighting the Spectre as seen in GL #50.
Adventure Comics #7- BL Superboy is freed. Likely before GL #51 since BL Superboy is not seen on the ending splash.
Green Lantern #51- The Spectre is defeated and Parallax is taken away.
Green Lantern Corps #45- The GLC appears to transport to Earth at the end.
Blackest Night #7- Rise of the White Lantern.
Green Lantern Corps #46- Clearly post-BN #7 with the Anti-Monitor getting free.
Green Lantern #52- Leads direcly into BN #8.
Blackest Night #8
R.E.B.E.L.S. #12- "For three whole days, he fought [the Black Lanterns] without pause."
Green Lantern Corps #47- Blackest Night epilogue.

Although I would recommend torrents since in reality it was waaaaay too much money spent on even half of this.
 
The collected are indeed collected by Title. It is kind of stupid since especially towards the end everything played out through the various titles and continued there.

You could essentially read Blackest Night and gather enough of the story but for the main basis you should read Blackest Night, Green Lantern: Blackest Night and Green Lantern Corps: Blackest Night.

The sidestories are pretty lame and have no real barring in connection. The Batman connection was laughable, the Superman was forgettable, the Flash was only interesting if you like the Flash and the Wonder Woman one which was the best of them because you got her perspective from both sides is passable.

I might suggest just getting the loose individual books, they are fairly cheap since many online retailers got caught up in the hype.

If you are a GL fan (like I am) and want to really get the full on experience then here is the reading list in chronological order [obviously SPOILERS]:



Although I would recommend torrents since in reality it was waaaaay too much money spent on even half of this.

You know if they´re also doing something similar to Transformers: The IDW Collection?
Cause those are also a little difficult to read and IDW collected them chronological...
 
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