While vampires have been all the rage, lately, zombies have not been too far behind. Like Marvel, DC Comics had a cross-title series that introduced zombies into the canon. In Blackest Night, Johns has found a way to bring back some of DC Comics most popular (and less popular) fallen heroes and villains from over the years.

It all starts when some of the fallen heroes start to arise, attacking some of those who would be considered their nearest and dearest friends. In the process, they kill their friends and bring them over to the Black Lantern Corps. While many comics fans are probably familiar with the Green Lantern Corps, most people will not realize that the universe's police force have peers spread throughout the various colors of the spectrum, with each color being tied to various emotional elements from anger to hope.

It quickly becomes clear that the world's superheroes may not have the capability to fight back against the Black Lantern Corps. It will really take the forces of all of the corps if the zombie-like heroes are going to be beaten back. Interestingly enough, some of the most affective heroes to fight against the evil forces are heroes who fell in the past only to be reincarnated and some of DC Comic's most interesting heroes. These color-corps avatars will lead the fight against the Black Lantern Corps. Will they be enough to keep light shining in the galaxy?