CATALOG RECORD

Blackest Night #8

DC · Series began 2009 · May 2010

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Dates

Cover date: May 2010
On sale: March 31, 2010
In stores: March 31, 2010
Pages: 52

Editions and covers (6)

Copies of #8 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Ivan Reis / Oclair Albert Cover

Barcode 76194128446000811
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Doug Mahnke / Christian Alamy Cover

Barcode 76194128446000821
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Ivan Reis Sketch Cover

Barcode 76194128446000831
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Diamond Retailer Summit Cover
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Newsstand edition

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 07098932423708
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Variant CoverMetron
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Story arc: Blackest Night

This is part 32 of 32. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

Creators

pencils: Ivan Reis, David Finchinks: Oclair Albert, Joe Prado, Scott Williamscolors: Alex Sinclair, Peter Steigerwaldscript: Geoff Johnsletters: Nick Napolitano, Steve Wands

Stories

Blackest Night [Part 8] · 40 pages
With the help of the White Entity, Nekron is defeated and twelve heroes and villains are brought back to life.
The Burned in Thoughts of William Hand: Chapter 1, Verse 7 · The Book of the Black · 1 pages

Publisher’s description

Earth has become the final battleground for life versus death, but how will our heroes fight back against the darkness of sentient space itself? And what does the future hold for Green Lantern, The Flash and the rest of the world's greatest heroes and villains? Find out here as the stage is set for the next epic era of DC Comics!

Characters

Hal JordanGreen Lantern

Reprinted in

Blackest Night (2010), Blackest Night (2011), Absolute Blackest Night (2013), Green Lantern by Geoff Johns Omnibus (2015), Blackest Night Saga (DC Essential Edition) (2019)