dc newton wrote:
Blackest Night was the worst offender.

Here are some events which were worse than Blackest Night:
Dark Reign.
World War Hulk.
Civil War.

I wasn't so much talking about the dubious quality, although Blackest Night was pretty dire but what really pissed me off - and I freely admit it is my own stupid fault - is that I invested in 5 hardcovers to read the story and I thought it was terrible. If I had only bought the first one, I could've bailed in time and just had a nicely-drawn, poorly-written hc. No biggie but to get 5 clunkers in one go was pretty disheartening. I really felt cheated by DC. Stupid of me but AFIC DC has really blown it with me.