As many who know me will tell you, I have no fear of zombies.
They are animated corpses with no minds of their own, and are simply driven by the overwhelming desire to eat brains. The move very slow, and being corpse, they are rotting flesh hanging on to bones. My Zombie Defense Plan is limited to two things - a fire hose and a pack of hungry rottweilers. That should make short work out of any true zombie I happen across.
That being said, to this point, I don't get the whole zombie love affair that has been goiing on in comics. Walking Dead, Marvel Zombies, all those zombie variant covers serve no purpose to me - other than making sure that Arthur Suydam contiues to have work. All the people I know have tried to tell me that these are well written books, and the plot is enagaging. Again, how engaging are any creaures that be taken out by a pack of really hungry dacshunds? Marvel Zombies were a little better, as they were zombies with superpowers. Granted they got a little out of hand when they ate Galactus, but all I need to get is LockJaw and the Pet Avengers and show them to the buffet. But then, DC comics change my mind by introducing the Black Lanterns!
The story, well it seems that Green Lanterns were only part of the story. Oh sure, we knew Sinestro had a yellow ring, but we didn't know that it was part of the creations of the Guardians of OA. There are lanterns for all parts of the spectrum, but even that wasn't it.
A D-List bad guy, Black Hand, from the Green Lantern's rouges gallery ws being watched by this super-creepy Guardian. After killing his family, Black Hand killed himself, and he was given the first Black Lantern ring. Once he was "born", Black Lantern rings swarmed across the unvivers ressureacting every dead hero, villian, or anyone close to the living heroes (Can you say Mr and Mrs Grayson). Yes, they are undead zombies with power rings. They even kicked Krypto's canine butt across Smallville, so the Legion of SuperPets will be no help. The Black Lanterns are smart (Blue Beetle), strong (Superman), and fast (Flash) and are a huge threat to the DCU.
If you have not read this, and you are a fan of zombies, you must read this. Not only is it a great story (Thank you, Geoff Johns), but it has to be the best story line put out by DC since Identity Crisis.
