Blackest Night

Chapter One - Black Hand
Cult of Nekron kidnaps murderer Victor Zsasz and hero Vibe, killing both in order to summon the Black Racer. William Hand captures the Racer in the ritual to bring Nekron to Earth. Nekron uses Hand as conduit.

Nekron (embodiment of death), resurrects Mobius and Darkseid, sending them to destroy the House of Heroes and kill Nix Uotan.

Chapter Two - Immortal
Nekron resurrects all dead heroes and villains on Earth to kill the living. Jim Corrigan takes control of the Spectre again, fighting with the Phantom Stranger. The JLD re-surges to fight this magical threat.

Chapter Three - Lantern
In space, Kyle Rayner and Atrocitus attempt to find Sinestro. When they do, Scott Free, the new Metron, gathers them and tells them the origin of the universe. The entities combine and become Volthoom, the White Lantern.

Chapter Four - Annihilation
On Earth, the heroes fight back the resurrected.

Superman gathers the Superman Squad of the Multiverse where they go to help Nix Uotan at the House of Heroes. They go to the Source Wall, where they free Yuga Khan, the father of Darkseid. Yuga Khan fights Mobius and Darkseid. The Superman Squad flies into the Red Sun Rao, and becomes the Super-God (Rao).

Chapter Five - Rebirth
Volthoom fights Nekron on Earth. Tremors occur across the Multiverse. The Source Wall begins to crack. Nekron gains the upper hand. Nix gives the Mobius Sword to Super-God Rao, who plunges it into Volthoom, sending a beam of Life into Nekron, resurrecting William Hand and bringing life to death. The Source Wall breaks, and the Presence intervenes, rebooting creation. One Earth, and all heroes and villains are alive.

The 6 founding Leaguers disappear in a flash of light.