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Chango · 11-25-2009, 04:33 PM

Does anyone remember the Eclipso event from 1992?

Earth's heroes are compromised through anger and those heroes with light based powers come to the rescue.

I can't help but notice these similarities in the two stories. I really like Blackest Night but it kinda takes away from the story when you've previously read a very similar story with almost the same characters.

I really enjoyed the Eclipso event, Bart Sears's art was amazing, not to mention it had characters like Valor(remember him?) and Lobo(even though he stayed in Vegas).

Anyone else notice the similarities?

Raker616 · 11-26-2009, 12:40 AM

Everything has already been done before in comics, it's all about the execution and so far BN has kicked all sorts of ass and delivered in what other events have lacked as of late.

dupersuper · 11-26-2009, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Chango

Does anyone remember the Eclipso event from 1992?

Earth's heroes are compromised through anger and those heroes with light based powers come to the rescue.

I can't help but notice these similarities in the two stories. I really like Blackest Night but it kinda takes away from the story when you've previously read a very similar story with almost the same characters.

I really enjoyed the Eclipso event, Bart Sears's art was amazing, not to mention it had characters like Valor(remember him?) and Lobo(even though he stayed in Vegas).

Anyone else notice the similarities?

I remember it and liked it, but it's really not the same. There were no zombies, no emotional spectrum, no GL focus, completely different writing style...it was just a straight "bad guy takes over heroes" story.

True Herald · 11-26-2009, 12:50 AM

We've also seen "characters back from the dead to terrorize the heroes!" in Day of Judgment (who wrote THAT, I wonder...), the "Ghosts" annuals, and the conclusion of War of the Gods.

Desaad · 11-26-2009, 12:56 PM

This actually reminds me much more of "Day of Judgement" than Eclipso.

In a weird case of coincidence, I was re-reading the Martian Manhunter Day of Judgement tie in, featuring the return of zombie JL Detroit just before reading the JLA Blackest Night tie in featuring the return of Vibe and and Steel.

General Grievous · 11-26-2009, 01:02 PM

Trivia time:

Johns famously told the anecdote in an old interview on newsarama about when he used to collect comics year ago.

Him and his brother bought tons of copies of ECLIPSO #1 just to get the Black GEM that came with the first issue.

They planned to sell them on ebay

CYOTI · 11-26-2009, 02:16 PM

^you might want to recheck that story since ebay didn't exist back then.

General Grievous · 11-26-2009, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by CYOTI

^you might want to recheck that story since ebay didn't exist back then.

I think they sold them on or tried to when ebay came on the scene.

Correction

dumbstruck · 11-27-2009, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by dupersuper

I remember it and liked it, but it's really not the same. There were no zombies, no emotional spectrum, no GL focus, completely different writing style...it was just a straight "bad guy takes over heroes" story.

I don't really see the correlation either.

11-26-2009, 12:40 AM	#2
Raker616 Green Lanter Sector 0616 Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 886	Everything has already been done before in comics, it's all about the execution and so far BN has kicked all sorts of ass and delivered in what other events have lacked as of late. __________________ "If at first you don't suceed, try Kyle again"

11-26-2009, 01:02 PM	#6
General Grievous Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 8,594	Trivia time: Johns famously told the anecdote in an old interview on newsarama about when he used to collect comics year ago. Him and his brother bought tons of copies of ECLIPSO #1 just to get the Black GEM that came with the first issue. They planned to sell them on ebay __________________ "By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes." "There is a Morrison, Grant be thy name!"

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11-25-2009, 04:33 PM	#1
Chango Green Loontern Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 96	Similarities between BN & Eclipso: Darkness within Does anyone remember the Eclipso event from 1992? Earth's heroes are compromised through anger and those heroes with light based powers come to the rescue. I can't help but notice these similarities in the two stories. I really like Blackest Night but it kinda takes away from the story when you've previously read a very similar story with almost the same characters. I really enjoyed the Eclipso event, Bart Sears's art was amazing, not to mention it had characters like Valor(remember him?) and Lobo(even though he stayed in Vegas). Anyone else notice the similarities? __________________ If ya don't like it, then don't read it.

11-26-2009, 12:50 AM	#4
True Herald Accept NO substitutes!! Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 607	We've also seen "characters back from the dead to terrorize the heroes!" in Day of Judgment (who wrote THAT, I wonder...), the "Ghosts" annuals, and the conclusion of War of the Gods.

11-26-2009, 12:56 PM	#5
Desaad Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,128	This actually reminds me much more of "Day of Judgement" than Eclipso. In a weird case of coincidence, I was re-reading the Martian Manhunter Day of Judgement tie in, featuring the return of zombie JL Detroit just before reading the JLA Blackest Night tie in featuring the return of Vibe and and Steel.

11-26-2009, 02:16 PM	#7
CYOTI Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,289	^you might want to recheck that story since ebay didn't exist back then.