Johns, Geoff

Hal Jordan and the heroes of the DC Universe struggle to maintain control as the Black Hand tries to extinguish all of the light and life from the world.

Hal Jordan messed up as a pilot and as a Green Lantern, but now he is being offered another Green Lantern ring and could find himself back in action. The problem is that the ring is being offered by Sinestro, the greatest Green Lantern who ever lived and the biggest enemy the Green Lantern Corps has ever known. Plus, if he accepts the ring, Hal will have to help Sinestro, his sworn enemy, save his home world from an army Sinestro himself created.

A collection of stories about some of the members of the seven Lantern Corps, including how they became Lanterns and how they will deal with the rise of the Black Lanterns and the onset of Blackest Night.

"At the dawn of time, a madman dared to probe the secrets of creation, channeling its dazzling light into a spectrum of unimaginable power. It took the combined might of the Guardians of the Universe--and cost billions of lives--to extinguish that light. But now the First Lantern has ignited once more"--Dust jacket.

The Guardians of the Universe send the Third Army, an army of emotionless drones, to convert living creatures into soulless creatures like themselves. With Earth's Lanterns either dead, powerless, or on missions in deep space, the Green Lanterns, accompanied by an unexpected new human Green Lantern, prepare to confront the mad Guardians, but their desperate attempt to save all sentient life in the universe could unleash an even greater evil.

A series of incidents reminds Wally West that he is The Flash, and he puts on the costume and sets about remembering how to use his powers and the city needs him as someone is committing crimes and framing Captain Cold.

"Six years ago he was a surface-dweller, raised as the son of a lighthouse keeper. Then tragedy struck. Destiny was revealed. And young Arthur Curry claimed his birthright: The Throne of Atlantis. But his reign was brief. When darkness threatened the surface world, he rose to meet it. As Aquaman, he joined the team of heroes called the Justice League, leaving the rule of his kingdom behind. But even underwater, the past will not stay buried. A sinister force is pushing Aquaman's two worlds to the brink of war, with the fate of the planet in the balance. If Arthur does not reclaim his throne, the throne may well claim his life."--.

Humans do not understand Aquaman or believe in Atlantis, so they ridicule the half-human hero, but when creatures from the depths of the ocean attack a beach town, they need the help of the self-exiled King of Atlantis and his mermaid partner, Mera.

The deadly Black Manta is hunting down the Others to stealtheir powerful Atlantean artifacts. Aquaman reassembles his old team in order to defend the Others and Atlantis.