"Blackest Night" is a 2009–2010 American
comic book crossover storyline published by
DC Comics, consisting of an eponymous, central miniseries written by
Geoff Johns and penciled by
Ivan Reis, as well as a number of tie-in books.
"Blackest Night" involves
Nekron, a
personified force of death resurrecting deceased superheroes and seeking to eliminate all life and emotion from the universe. Geoff Johns has identified the series' central theme as "emotion."
The crossover was published for eight months via a
limited series, as well as in both the
Green Lantern and
Green Lantern Corps comic titles. Various other limited series and
tie-ins were published, including an audio drama from Darker Projects.