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COMIC BOOK RESOURCES reviews BLACKEST NIGHT: TITANS #3
October 30, 2009
"When Doves Cry" is an absolutely fitting title for this issue of the most exciting "Blackest Night" spin-off story. Doves learns of her role in this battle with the Black Lanterns, and I must say, I didn't expect it. I also didn't expect what was waiting for me as I turned the page. A master stroke in this story, delivered outside the main action.
With Halloween just days away, what could be better than a zombie story in the DCU? Yes, I know these aren't truly zombies, I'm simplifying. At any rate, the images conjured by these former Titans –- friends, teammates, lovers -– are not going to fade from the minds of the characters any time too soon, as Donna Troy herself declares in this issue. Panel for panel, this story feels like an extra issue -– a second feature to use the contemporary lingo of the publisher –- of the main story. A lot is revealed here, and a lot of the "Blackest Night" story comes across here, as we see the Black Lanterns' "reads" of the Titans in battle. Hi-Fi's application of the emotional spectrum is appreciable here, giving the story an added depth. Occasionally, however, the extreme coloring does tend to drop out some detail, as evidenced with Holly Hawk trying to reach into Dove. I'm not sure what part of Dove Holly was attempting to breach, but the story surrounding this moment made it clear that the "where" didn't matter quite as much as the result.
