Blackest Night is over

Boo hoo.  Well I got #8, so be warned, thar be spoilers ahead. arr...
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So, this was all quite exciting.  Sinestro got chucked out of the White Corps.  All the resurrected heroes became White Lanterns and brought Black Hand back to life, then destroyed Nekron.  The Anti Monitor is alive again (that'll spell trouble), Maxwell Lord is alive again (and still mind controlling people, which will lead to even more trouble), Arthur and Mera got reunited (and I nearly cried but that's because I have the hangover blues today), and Kendra remembers all her past lives and fell into Carter's arms (won't that mean they are due to die again soon?).

Not everyone has been resurrected tho - Green Arrow, Ice and J'onn J'onzz are back, which is great.  Boomer isn't, which makes me sad.  I thought he was great as Kara's friend and his character had a lot of promise, especially when we look at what he went through in Blackest Night.  I would have really liked to see Gen (half of Firestorm) back but oh no she's still dead. Bah. 

I'm happy that Osiris is back but where are Black Adam and Isis?  And of course Ralph and Sue aren't there.  Not that I am too bothered about them but lots of people, in the DCU and in the fanbase, do care about them.  Also, where are Garth and Dolphin?  I love Dolphin and didn't feel that we got enough of her when she was around.

I wonder how much the dead ex Black Lanterns remember of their time as corpses?  Not much I bet, judging by their reactions (which was very nicely done).  I would like to find out but as I won't be buying Brightest Day, the rest of you comics bloggers will just have to keep me up to date.

I'd also like to know what happens to Black Hand.  He's been taken away by the Indigo tribe, chained up and looks sort of mind controlled, which doesn't seem very compassionate, but then again maybe this is their way of being compassionate to the rest of the universe.  They've never been particularly friendly or supportive of other Lanterns/heroes so these actions of kidnap don't surprise me.

I reread all of Blackest Night this evening, just the main series mind, and came to the conclusion that it reads much better with all the tie ins.  The main story is like a brief overview of the events, and while it isn't neccessary to know what's happening in each spin off mini, you will get a deeper enjoyment if you read the tie ins.  Without the tie ins it seems rushed and brief.  It's also very dependent on having a good knowledge of the DCU and it's history.

What else can I say about this?  The fold out splash page thing made me feel like I was fourteen and reading Smash Hits!.  There's been some great action figures come out of this event.  If I had the money and space I would be buying:

Black Lantern Wonder Woman
Black Lantern Hawkman
Black Lantern Hawkgirl
Black Lantern Aquaman
Black Lantern Martian Manhunter
Indigo Ray Palmer
Red Lantern Mera
White Lantern Wonder Woman?  Do you think they'll do one?
But, that would double my action figure collection so is probably a no no.  Oh well.