Who's Who #15 is an issue with a lot of weirdos: Metamorpho, the Metal Men, Mr. 'mazing Man, Mr. Talky-Tawny, and... the Irredeemable Shagg! He makes a return appearance to help Siskoid devise a pair of cool comics lines using characters from this volume of DC's Definitive Directory!
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DEEP SPACE S.T.A.R. SQUADRON BLACKHAWK #12
written by MARC ANDREYKO
cover by THOMAS BRANCH
art by KARIM FRIHA
The March-May romance of Tim Drake and Jay Abrams comes to an abrupt end as the team is confronted by the Fatal Five. When Talon met Beast Man in the future of The Superboy, he was given more than information about averting his grim fate. In his times of greatest need, Tim has been able to trigger superpowers within himself with X-Kryptonite, which explains his extraordinary if erratic feats in recent months. Tharok demands Tim surrender both, as well as any useful vulnerabilities against Kon-El, and the broken neck of Bluejay assures that they mean business. With Condor having already perished at the hand of Darkstar Kanjar Ro and the Fatal Five primed to live up to their name, will this be the last stand of the Blackhawks?
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HARLEY QUINN #82
written by NADIA SHAMMAS
art and cover by ERICH OWEN
SOCIETY OF SHADOWS: FRATRICIDE TIE-IN! The assassination of Bat-Cow proves that Gotham City isn’t even safe for bovine crusaders anymore. In a final score before splitting this toxic burg, Mouse, Giz, and Goober are tasked with stealing Bernie the Beaver from Harley’s pad, as he has a piece of Anti-Kryptonite secreted inside his taxidermied remains. Little do they realize that she left plenty of guard dogs on duty while she was out of town, including Titus, Ham, and her own Nathan the Dachshund and Mike the Rooster. If that wasn’t enough, comics scripter Denton Fixx is also in town, visiting his friends Lee Hyland & Charlie in the same building. Plus, Talon the Falcon versus Alfred the Cat, and what role will Gorilla Boss, Mogo the Bat-Ape, and Goliath the Dragon play in the big finale?
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I, THE OCCULT #9
written by BRIAN AZZARELLO
art by DAVE STOKES
cover by STEVE OTT
Samuel Tanner had been tipped to Sugar Plumm’s alter ego for a purpose, and it was all down to Suicide Slum. The trail of bodies, beginning with Cecil “Spike” Wilson, lead back to those precious little baubles. Oblivion Stone, Blackrock, but ultimately, it was really all about the gold. “The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; The judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.” But Doctor Occult doesn’t figure this dame sees it that way, or that he himself has long left to consider the matter…
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THE MORTAL COMPASS #10
written by BRAD MELTZER
art & cover by GIOVANNI TIMPANO
Mark Compass’ investigation of the murder of the notoriously bitter trans woman Stefanie Savage has never wanted for suspects or motive. It began with an attempted poisoning that Savage survived, but the key turns out to be her ruined garden. Apparently, a relative had passed down a very special white stone with unique properties that someone was willing to kill for, but are they willing to do so again to cover their tracks? Mark will find out when he confronts Alena and Dale Patrick aboard the Storm Captain…
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STRIKEFORCE SUPERMAN #34
written by ROBERT VENDITTI
art by LUIS BUSTOS
cover by BOB LAYTON
Harvest design variant cover by BRETT BOOTH
REIGN OF THE SUPERBOY BEGINS! Jonathan Lane Kent was born into a potential future to Lois Lane and Clark Kent. The product of an Earthling and a Kryptonian, the boy suffered from acute cellular incompatibility, and not even a mind as brilliant as Lex Luthor’s could save him. Weeks before his fourth birthday, J.L.K. passed quietly… or so it would seem. In the late 30th Century, a man known only as the Colonel waged bloody war against what he termed a metahuman infestation for a dozen years. After the kidnapping and murder of his only son Venn, the Colonel vowed to abort the metahuman population in its infancy. Following a break-in at Legion of Super-Heroes Headquarters and a toxic gas attack on the secret Echo division of the Science Police, the Colonel used new, experimental time-travel technology to journey back to the beginning… to Superman. Through a millennium of advancements and the unique chronal energies that impregnated his body, the Colonel was able to save J.L. Kent… for the purposes of creating a perfect soldier to eradicate the earliest generation of metahumans.
Twenty years into our future, The Superboy had insured that he was among the last living metahumans.The Colonel came to love the boy as he raised his surrogate son, and when Jon Lane’s condition returned, the father sacrificed much of himself in a desperate bid. Requiring samples from Jonathan’s long lost parents, the Colonel used the last of his chronal energies to reach the earliest days of Superman, at a great cost to his own mortal form. Refashioning himself as the skeletal Harvest, he set about building an army of only the strongest metahumans, while slowly culling the rest. Harvest has been awaiting his return to the point in time when he could finally save Jonathan, who would lead this army of extermination in the name of simple humanity. Forming N.O.W.H.E.R.E. to research his mortal enemy, and The Colony to manage the problem, things began to unravel when Dr. Caitlin Fairchild infiltrated the organization. She assisted in the escape of a clone under study by Harvest, made up of D.N.A. derived from Superman and Lex Luthor, believed to hold the secret to saving Jon Lane.
Not all is as anyone believes. Despite the poetry Harvest saw in the war between Jonathan’s human and alien side reflecting his own struggle, 30st Century scans beyond the Colonel’s own ken revealed that his mother, or perhaps even mothers, were metahuman. For such a supposedly lethal warrior, “The Superboy” was left for dead, skewered by the “inferior” clone Kon-El, and sent back to the present by Gar and Rose Logan. For what purpose? And what is the secret history of the Colonel himself?
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SUICIDE SQUAD #19
written by ROB WILLIAMS
art by DEREC DONOVAN
cover by JEFF JOHNSON
variant cover by DARREN TAYLOR
SOCIETY OF SHADOWS: FRATRICIDE TIE-IN! New Squad recruit Kung attempts to tangle with Val Armorr, perhaps the greatest martial artist in human history. The son of a 31st century crime lord, Armorr so dedicated himself to purity through the arts that he could slice steel with his bare hands and fend off Superboy without the benefit of a metagene. Armorr is so accomplished, such an extraordinary combatant, one has to wonder… why can’t he live past age 30? Over countless timelines, Karate Kid always seems to be among the first Legion of Super-Heroes members to die, and in some cases, his death has taken whole worlds with him. Why is Val Armorr seemingly fated for tragedy, and what difference was made by his meeting the 20th century German aviator Hans von Hammer in the one reality where he survives to a ripe old age? What role do the Five Warriors from Forever play, and how has the Kid ended up on 21st Century Earth. Perhaps most importantly, why does it seem like everybody, everywhere is trying to kill Karate Kid?
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Blue Jay, no!
Another great episode with some compelling ideas put forth. Love Shag’s The Americans and your Merry, Girl of 1000 gadgets.
As always, I have my one idea from this issue to pitch.
Mr. Talky Tawny, PI
Living in the 1940’s Talky is a human, suffering the curse of Val Lewton’s Cat People. Whenever he is aroused, he becomes a great cat and kills. Feeling tremendous guilt and looking for a place where he can try to live, he finds his way to Skartaris. In that savage world, he takes on the form of a tiger and lives as an animal for some time, indeed mating with a black panther. The panther turns out to be Shakira in her cat form. He is a human who turns into a cat. She is a cat that turns into a human. Somehow this encounter breaks his original curse but leaves him with another, he is now stuck in a were-tiger form.
More human than before, Talky decides to head back to his past haunts now in his new form. With his enhanced senses and animalistic fighting skills, he is a natural to become a hard-nosed private detective. But he seems to attract the strangest cases, always with the most fatale femmes who are looking to score with the weird. And he is more than willing to oblige.
This is a sleazy, Black Label book for people looking for some noir, some hanky panky, and some horror. Think Cat People meets Philip Marlowe meets The Werewolf.
Written by Howard Chaykin with art by Mirka Andolfo
Variant Covers Stjepan Sejic
I wish I knew how to embed The Continental’s “WOW… Wowee wow wow wow” clip. It works in part because you walk into the premise with certain preconceived notions of what to expect that are slowly– dare I say insidiously– contradicted?
21st CENTURY COSMIC BOY #10
Written by ROBBIE THOMPSON
art by ANTHONY ARFUSO
cover by SCOTT MCDANIEL
Jonah Hex is a man out of time set on a mission, yet plagued by the misfortune that has dogged his entire existence. After the Civil War veteran randomly came unstuck in time, he found himself thrust into a post-apocalyptic 2040s– our near future. Sent backward in time to prevent the destruction wrought by the Barony Conflict, the former bounty hunter proved too little too late. With Raven spirited to the habitable outskirts of irradiated Europe by the Church of Blood, the new League of Super-Heroes give chase, but are soon drawn into the soul-crushing humanitarian crisis in the region. With Rick Quinn already struggling to reconcile with the repressed memory of his brother Paul’s early demise, and faced with the overwhelming struggle to come, it may fall on Hex to maintain the young super-team Cosmic Boy has just formed– and he’s not exactly renowned for his command of interpersonal relations.
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21st CENTURY COSMIC BOY #11
Written by ROBBIE THOMPSON
art by ANTHONY ARFUSO
cover by BING CANSINO
Overwhelmed by tensions within the team, emerging personal trauma, and the crushing devastation in Europe, Rick Quinn may have reached his breaking point when team financier Steve Dayton demands the League of Super-Heroes divert to the south in search of his adoptive son Gar Logan. Starfire and Omen have gone AWOL to Skartaris, while Kid Eternity is plain missing. Amethyst’s commitment to the group is uncertain, and that’s understandable, given her responsibilities in Gemworld. Hawk and Dove are most concerned about Raina’s emerging powers, while Aquagirl’s are faltering. Hot Spot is pushing to follow-up on the abduction of Raven, while Kole likewise urges addressing the whereabouts of the Mourningstar. Brainy remains fixated on Apokolips, but Dream Girl wants to pursue Gary Rand and his covert action team. Minion has been sidelined with injuries from the Elite in Posedonis, and Jonah Hex doesn’t seem to serve any purpose on the team. Even if Cos can fight off Dayton’s telepathic compulsion, does he have a viable unit that can be further distracted by another side mission?
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AQUAGIRL #14
Written by ANNA OBROPTA
art by BRENDON & BRIAN FRAIM
cover by TOM NGUYEN
Lorena Marquez and her teammates in the League of Super-Heroes attempt to evacuate nuclear-ravaged Europe, and Aquagirl sees Poseidonis as the best option for sanctuary. Unfortunately, bad actors have embedded themselves within the refugee community for the purpose of infiltrating the half-submerged continent. The insurrectionist Snare had recently perished on a mission with the Suicide Squad to “sink Atlantis,” and her father Carl Draper is out for revenge. The former Checkmate Head of Security Castellan has returned to his Deathtrap identity, and joined forces with the sister of his late former associate Manchester Black to reform The Elite. Following her run-ins with the Teen Titans, Sister Superior has reunited Indigo Trinity, Klarion, Coldcast, Naif al-Sheikh, and The Hat, each with their own motives to strike against Emperor Orm. Further complicating what was already a logistic and diplomatic nightmare is Aquagirl’s suddenly unreliable powers. Lorena is approached by Mother Earth and the Naturalists, who offer to help her regain equilibrium if she will aid them against the forces of Sci-Tech to reclaim her lost son, reporter Leo Lomax. That’s assuming anyone can get off the continent with U.N. Peacemakers patrolling the coastline.
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AQUAGIRL #15
Written by ANNA OBROPTA
art by BRENDON & BRIAN FRAIM
cover by GENE ESPY
Following the murder of her son by Black Manta, Mera slowly descended into madness, leaving her vulnerable to the advances of Orm Marius. Now as Empress of Poseidonis, and a new mother, Mera will stop at nothing to defend her daughter and throne. A trinity of grieving parents has manifested with Mother Earth and Deathtrap, who will either agree to serve her in seeking out Manta’s kingdom of Onyx, or will die at her hands. Meanwhile, with the passing of Atlan, Ahri’ahn, and Garn Daanuth, Ocean Master has exploited their mortal remains through necromancy to ascend to dominance within the sorcery world. Klarion’s planned defection to serve him puts the League of Super-Heroes and Elite on the defensive, while the faltering Aquagirl may have to depend upon the none-too-tender mercies of Mera.
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ARAK #14
written by RICHARD VAN CAMP
art by MARCO CASTIELLO and DANNY MIKI
cover by JACK HERBERT
CRISIS ACROSS INFINITE TIME TIE-IN! From crisis to crisis, the entire existence of the DC Universe is imperiled. Augustus Freeman, Pandora, Abel, Bat Lash and Cinnamon are met by Saul Baxter and Lucy Blaze, who are intent on seeing Arak Red-Hand back in his own time, as part of a grander correction of broken space-time. Matt Savage and Johnny Thunder have been joined by Madame .44, Firehair, and Nighthawk to ride in pursuit of Red-Hand and Wind-Walker, at the urging of the undercover Linear Men. Meanwhile, El Diablo and Scalphunter have joined Miss Liberty and the Araks in their pursuit of the “Rosetta Stone of Time” taken by Lord Shilling. Having fallen out with the local natives, Abra Kadabra, Anthro, and Java have allied with Helix, Arness, Rothian, and Evy against mutual hostilities– and to seek the power to effect another temporal leap.
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ARAK #15
written by RICHARD VAN CAMP
art by MARCO CASTIELLO and DANNY MIKI
cover by RON FRENZ
CRISIS ACROSS INFINITE TIME TIE-IN! The cross-time action has finally come to a head, with the impromptu “Rough Bunch” of Old West heroes diverted to confront Extant, alongside Warrior, Supergirl, Batgirl, and Steel. Aided by the barbarian defector Arness, and thanks to the sacrifice of Miss Liberty, Arak has secured the time shard. With the help of the arriving Harbinger, Arak uses it to return Helix to their proper time, including his long lost son Wind-Walker. For the greater good, Harbinger arranges for a series of false memories and visions to cover for the reality-rending occurrences. Unfortunately, Parallax has also caught up with them, and turns most of the other temporally displaced to dust rather than return them to a prehistoric age already wiped out by the entropy wave. Icon, Pandora, and the Kherans hold the power mad Hal Jordan at bay long enough for Arak to return to Valda and their children, but for how long, with the shard acting as a beacon across space-time?
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Thanks for another top episode, and a returning guest, no less! I liked most of the proposals this time, so what would I buy from each of you? Let’s see…
Shagg’s comment about Matter Eater Lad had me thinking… how come no one has ever rebooted Colossal Boy as Growing Boy, that’s so much more fun than Leviathan.
If ‘Mazing Man is is on DC Infinite, Shagg has to read it at once. Heck, given his proposal for Tawky Tawny, I guarantee he’d love it. And I’m with Siskoid, an annual catch up with Maze, Guido, Denton and chums would be ‘mazing.
I love Siskoid’s Mera idea, the Kesel and Grummett Superboy series was so refreshing in its Hawaii setting, so a non-specific Pacific location would be amazing.
And Siskoid’s Merry idea is just brilliant in its logic.
I’m glad to hear Shagg enjoyed the recent Metal Men series, I thought I was the only person who read it. I especially enjoyed the convention issue with all the old robots from the DC Universe. I’m with you boys, the Metal Men is only broke when we get to the end of an issue.
I like Shagg’s Metron idea a lot, though I’d not have Bachalo art… in a book about following cause and effect, an artist that difficult to follow would be a liability. And can it feature a little magical girl and actually be Metronome?
I want Siskoid’s take on Midnight now. And who was it suggested Mr R and Ms Tree? Siskoid, I think… wow!
Siskoid’s Mr America idea is also amazing
Nope, I can’t choose just one series to buy, well done lads, this is my favourite episode yet, entertaining and pithy.
Hey can I come back for a second go too, if you have a slot (I wouldn’t want to nick a spot if people are queuing, or you have other folk you need to ask, Siskoid)?
Thanks for the kind and detailed words, Martin. I’ll just reassign some of the credit:
I think it’s my comment on Matter-Eater Lad you’re referencing, and Mr. E and Ms. Tree is all Shagg.
My apologies, gents!
Also, I forgot to come up with a take on someone in the issue… how about giving a mini-series to Mr Mxyzptlk who, in this case, is dyslexic, meaning Superman can’t trick him into leaving Earth by having him read his own name backwards, meaning he can do whatever the heck he wants. But when you’re basically a god who can do whatever they want, what WOULD they want? Lets find out.
Oh, and being dyslexic, he’s also Mr Mxyztplk,so spends at least one of his four issues on Earth 2. I expect the core creative team to be Steve Gerber and Gene Colan.
AMBUSH BUG #13
written by KEITH GIFFEN & J.M. DEMATTEIS
art by ALLAN WHINCUP
cover by JO
When most of Tyson Aikens’ associates were killed on a mission to Dinosaur Island, and the ones that survived would then go on to die in Monarch’s gladiatorial matches, the last thing he expected was to be taken into the confidence of the world conqueror from the future year of… 2001? Obviously this guy’s got some screws loose in the old power armor, and as megalomaniacs are wont to do, prone to self-justifying rambling speeches. How Hank Hall was a chump that he tricked into taking the fall for his actions against modern super-heroes. How he’d been burned by an evil clone of disgraced Green Lantern Hal Jordan with a time stone. How Captain Atom was his quantum duplicate, but he was the real Nathaniel Adam, court-martialed during the Vietnam War for a crime he didn’t commit and blasted decades into his future during a suicidal test of the durability of scavenged alien metals. Why he had to set all those multiversal duplicates against one another in mortal combat, just as he would inevitably be faced with his own.
This is the Eternity Brain on drugs. Any questions? Except, Monarch showed him the ruins of the Palace of Eternity, rescued from near-destruction as universal history was devouring itself at both ends, tucked away in an intersection of reality called Timepoint. So Monarch is on a decades long and centuries spanning quest to save a faltering continuum with his partner Epoch and the “Five Warriors from Forever.” The new Ambush Bug may be way out of his depths, but he’s not insane enough to buy any of this. The disembodied ghost of the previous Ambush Bug that lives inside Tyson’s totally healthy and sane brain meat may be more persuadable…
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AMBUSH BUG #14
written by KEITH GIFFEN & J.M. DEMATTEIS
art by ALLAN WHINCUP
cover by LOU RUSSO
A KIDS’ CRUSADE and SOCIETY OF SHADOWS AFTERTHOUGHT! Wow. So. It took a minute there, but almost this whole entire time, Tyson’s deal was to connect Sarge Steel and Monarch. Having done that, what, back to the Suicide Squad? Sorta. See, and this is almost certainly busywork, Sarge has now tasked Tyson with reforming the late Irwin Schwab’s even later and shorter-lived Uh-Oh Squad. Turns out they were Amanda Waller’s dry run for the revived Task Force X, who maybe took the suicide squad angle WAAAAY too literally. In this incarnation, Ambush Bug is reunited with his old cohorts Trickster, Creeper, and Bulleteer, plus Black Bison, Rorschach, I.Q., and Gemini De Mille. That last one’s the daughter of Madame Rouge. I had to look her up on Wikipedia. I mean Madame Rouge, much less her daughter. They fought Doom Force or something. Anyway, that turncoat Harley Quinn ran back to Gotham after the Barony Conflict blew up Europe real good, which these days is almost a lateral move. At her apartment to gather her things, she’s confronted by the Manhunter’s(‘) Thunder Dog, Thor, who has enlisted Harley’s pet hyenas in service to the League of Assassins. Wouldn’t you know it, her old Justice League of Anarchy teammate ‘Mazing Man was also present to rescue his pal, the dog-faced Denton Fixx. Good thing the Uh-Oh Squad got led to them by the parrot of El Papagayo, which is also “The Parrot,” but in Spanish. Did I do edibles to write this paragraph? Depends on which state you’re asking me from, narc?
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AMBUSH BUG #15
written by KEITH GIFFEN & J.M. DEMATTEIS
art by ALLAN WHINCUP
cover by KEVIN NOWLAN
You could probably guess, as it happens, a League of Assassins does not appreciate it when you blow up apartment buildings on their turf and kill their evil cyborg dog. Understandable, I’ll admit. Good thing the Uh-Oh Squad hotfoot it to Chi-town with added Harley Quinn and ‘Mazing Man. Sarge Steel has authorized a full-scale assault on Earth-4, including a Suicide Squad, and Monarch was even kind enough to supplement with the Inferior 5 and The Jury (Hellebore, Lynch, Silent Vapor, and Volt.) Not a fan, if I’m being honest. And on top of that, the Interdimensional Cooperative Enforcement Police Team (Captain Beta Tos, Nightshade, Strata, Twelfth Knight, Ephyra, and Shaar Q) spontaneously appear to help. Yeah, I’m pretty sure we’re going to get literally massacred, what with Giffen plotting.
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BRONZE TIGER #12
written by BRYAN HILL
art by DEXTER SOY
cover by MARK TEXEIRA
SOCIETY OF SHADOWS: FRATRICIDE CONCLUDES! Allying with the Untitled, Nyssa Raatko and Sin Tzu have taken over the League of Assassins from within, as well as wiping out the surviving members of the rival All Caste. Following his defeat by the Council of Spiders, Ben awakens to find himself in the custody of… the late Paul Kirk? Having seemingly died while working with Batman to end the threat of The Council, even Kirk’s legions of clones had appeared to have been eradicated by Asano Nitobe, Christine St. Clair, and Mark Shaw. Kirk intends to rehabilitate Turner, as part of his induction into the Manhunter Cult. Is Kirk some salvation from the great beyond, or another creep who thinks he can brainwash Bronze Tiger? Deadman could probably help make the distinction, but he has his own problems with the Seven Men of Death…
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BRONZE TIGER #13
written by BRYAN HILL
art by DEXTER SOY
cover by CHRIS STEVENS
The Bronze Tiger falls further down the rabbit hole, as the Court of Owls have ceded control of Gotham to the Society of Shadows. Sensei and Nyssa Raatko have allowed their family members to live, for now, dependent upon the mind-bending efforts of the Court, as amplified by the techniques of the Manhunter Cult. Jason Bard, a mole for the Society, is now prancing around in Paul Kirk’s old fighting togs. Given the Society’s ties to the Council, it makes a sick sort of sense. The Circle of Six have already given in to the reign of Sensei, and guard Ben Turner during his conditioning. What are the odds that fellow captive Maxie Zeus will be of any use in escape? Maybe if he were to suddenly become a world class acrobat…
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BARDA #13
written by JAMES TYNION IV
art by LUIS XIII
cover by JON BOSCO
Big Barda 1971 variant cover by STEVE RUDE
Big Barda 1971 variant cover by STEVE RUDE
Big Barda 1971 variant cover by STEVE RUDE
Big Barda 1971 variant cover by STEVE RUDE
Barda is slowly reclaiming liberties under master indoctrinator Granny Goodness, biding her time in a contemplation cell and leaving her chest recorder to do its work. It’s still a far cry from her lost status on the Special Powers Force. Barda must still operate without her Mega-Rod or armor, meaning a tectical unit with a well-directed energy disperser could kill instead of merely incapacitate. With Darkseid having been again consigned to the Source Wall, this time more firmly and for much longer duration than the last, Apokolips has become a powder keg. The peacekeepers from New Genesis prevent open conflict, but even a cold war amidst fire-pits can feel rather warm indeed. Likewise, while Barda would like to dismiss Mantis as an overrated Bug, his touch threatens the iciest of prisons or the most molten immolation– although in Barda’s case, an oddly tantalizing option would be Mantis’ manifestation of anti-matter…
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BARDA #14
written by JAMES TYNION IV
art by BERNARD CHANG
cover by PATRICK GLEASON
Big Barda 1971 variant cover by STEVE RUDE
Ever since she aided Aurelie in covering up the murder of Steppenwolf’s bastard son Rublon, Barda has had to familiarize herself with the most lawless elements of Armagetto. It was in trying, and ultimately failing, her fellow Fury that Barda made the acquaintance of brilliant Himon, architect of the Mother Box. Barda’s recent brush with anti-matter had afforded her a vision of her beloved Scott Free, perhaps a false hope that he somehow escaped the Boom Tube disaster that appeared to claim her Miracle and the Justice League. In times past, Himon and Beautiful Dreamer had helped Barda see beyond her conditioning on Apokolips, and she still had enough pull with the Furies to afford her the latitude to pay him a visit. However, as with Aurelie, detection meant a certain, gruesome demise, and Himon trust too many with too much.The fiftieth anniversary celebration of Big Barda continues!
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BEAUTIFUL DREAMER #12
written by GRACE ELLIS
art by BICHO PSICOPATA
cover by MIKE McKONE
The dream was a lie. The Old Gods built the Fourth World of New Genesis on the back of the third world of Apokolips. The two spheres once enjoyed an agrarian parity, but one wanted more, so the other held less. As Apokolips grew harsher, its people became harder and fiercer, until they were finally able to wrest liberation for their polluted, strip-mined home. Izaya, the founding father of Supertown, continued his visions of expansion by exploiting the entire Vega system as a source for easy goods and brutal serfdom. Overseen by the Citadel, negotiated with the Oans, Vega took Apokolips’ place in paying the price for Genesian extravagance. Even after setting aside his weapons and becoming the spiritual leader of his people, the so-called Highfather preyed on innocent children, and his patriarchy insured no significant role would be played by the women of New Genesis. Say what you will about Darkseid, but the Lord of Apokolips could not afford to waste any resource on his pained world, sired as he was by Queen Heggra and anchored by the strong right hand of Granny Goodness. Admittedly, he did have one murdered and brutalized the other.
The Highfather was eventually slain by a very old god, Ares of Earth, and replaced by Takion. Izaya’s spirit would not rest, and once mingled with that of Darkseid’s disembodied brother Drax, was able to possess and transform Takion into a new incarnation of himself. This Highfather was crueler, perhaps compelled by the Infinity Man to defeat Darkseid by any means deemed necessary, at one point even turning on the Oans to collect their power rings at the Godhead. Drax’s homicidal drive was such that Highfather failed for a time to control it, perpetrating a series of murders against the New Gods. Ultimately, he turned to his most trusted subject, Lightray, to assist him in exorcising and imprisoning the Infinity Man. And now, alongside the Council of Eight, Dreamer confronts Solis about exactly what he knew of Highfather, and when he knew it…
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BEAUTIFUL DREAMER #14
written by GRACE ELLIS
art by BICHO PSICOPATA
cover by MIKE McKONE
To appease a Highfather increasingly hysterical over his inability to traverse dimensions, or even reactivate the X-Element in his Boom Tubes, the Council were more than willing to throw Dreamer, caught in a Magna-Lift, to the demon-dogs. Well, seven of eight. Despite his overall moral neutrality, Metron never could forgive Izaya’s trespasses with his late mentee, Esak. He also has his own designs on Dreamer, and it all ties to Metron’s mysterious place of origin, long rumored as beyond New Genesis and Apokolips. What could it all have to do with the Super Celestial Mobius, creator of Metron’s multiverse-spanning chair?
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RED BEAR #13
written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON
art by VICTOR SANTOS
cover by STEVE RUDE
Mark Moonrider had been murdered by the Female Furies under the orders of the cultist Aagog, only to then have his body infused with Anti-Life. Mark spent time in a hopeless malaise, but with the help of his old friend Bear, is starting to see at least some light on the horizon. Bear wants to get the band back together, and Mark knew of their best option. The Cadmus Singularity is a unified space with entry points to every known universe, the only neutral place where New Genesis and Apokolips can coexist. If they can just access that, not only could the Forever People reunite, but most specifically, Bear could finally face his estranged wife with the knowledge of her betrayal. Mark is then left with a quandary, for having seen firsthand Bear’s newfound aptitude for violence, would allowing such a fraught circumstance be a betrayal in itself?
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CATWOMAN: QUEEN OF GOTHAM #35
written by ERICA SCHULTZ
art by SCOTT DALRYMPLE
cover by PHIL NOTO
Variant Cover by CHRIS SAMNEE
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SOCIETY OF SHADOWS: FRATRICIDE CONCLUDES! Gotham City has fallen. A desperate Mayor Christopher Nakano has enlisted Dr. Jonathan Crane to try putting down the League of Assassins through chemical warfare, but poor control just leaves the citizenry at large in a heightened fear state. Joker leads an army of rogues into all-out war for control of Gotham. Monsters led by Anton Arcane and guided by the likes of Dr. Phosphorus and the Mud Pack freely roam the streets for unwitting victims. Killer Croc sold out for a leadership role at Arkham, setting up Kirk Langstrom to be lobotomized and leashed. The League of Assassins have executed most city leaders and many of its heroes. Under Sensei, the reformed League have purged most of those still loyal to Raʾ s al-Ġūl and Talia, as Nyssa Raatko heads the restructured organization in the West and Sin Tzu in the East. Barbara Gordon initially refused to abandon her city, but was finally swayed by her duty to members of the new Birds of Prey. Despite another round of urging to join Dick and Bette in Metropolis, she won’t go that far, choosing to stay with Katherine Kane while she’s in traction in Hub City. Midnighter and Marc Slayton have no such compunctions, as the League’s alliance with the Shadow Cabinet means their leashes have been shortened. Huge swaths of the city were laid waste by the living bomb Andy Franklin, until he was decapitated by Knightfall. Even with the aid of Task Force X, little could be done, as Deadshot and Captain Boomerang take off with Judomaster. In the face of this devastation, only the Catwoman Family remain in the territory
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JUSTICE LEAGUE EXTREME #3
written by BRANDON THOMAS
art by BRAD GREEN
cover by ROGER ROBINSON
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SOCIETY OF SHADOWS: FRATRICIDE CONCLUDES! The JLEx’s debut mission appears doomed to failure, as Sensei and the Manhunter Cult have had thousands of years, before and after our time, to craft dominion of the earth. Over the course of the next millennium, the League of Assassins will evolve into Super-Assassins, and in the 30th Century, Sensei will train his most lethal student– Karate Kid. Affiliated with the Shadow Lords and the Superman Death Squad, the “substitute teachers” for the world’s greatest super-heroes will be lucky to retreat with Reignman from the dominant League, and even then but for the grace of Blok! With his Knightfall armor damaged, Jean-Paul Valley dons the Suit of Sorrows, for all the good that will do him. No man, woman, or League escapes the Manhunters!
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SEPPUKU SQUAD #3
written by ALYSSA WONG
art by ROMANO MOLENAAR
cover by DREW EDWARD JOHNSON
SOCIETY OF SHADOWS: FRATRICIDE TIE-IN! Strike Force Kobra appeared to have a decisive win in recruiting their target, the dragon-man Long, and even the assassin Minotaur. Little do they realize that Whisper A’Daire has simply expanded her resources for a surprise attack against Cheetah’s Master. Having lost Khmer Rako, Server Aja, and Darkwolf on their initial insertion, Task Force 卍 remains understaffed. Taking advantage of their time in the mainland, Sarge Steel dispatches reinforcements in the form of Minor Disaster, the cyborg Devour (late of Generation Outlaws,) and the former Turkish hero-turned-terrorist Amazing-Man. Unfortunately, Mustafa Aman bolts before he’s even met the team, thanks to Steel’s moral objection to explosive detonators on squad members. Clearly headed for a face-off with his mortal enemy The Great Question, Amazing-Man fails to understand that he’s walking into certain doom against an ally of Kaizen Gamorra and the new regional head of the League of Assassins, Sin Tzu. Katana and Obscura agree that the whole scenario stinks of a set-up…
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STRIKEFORCE SUPERMAN #35
written by ROBERT VENDITTI
art by DAVE JOHNSON
cover by BOB McLEOD
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REIGN OF THE SUPERBOY CONTINUES! Thirty-five years into the future, Tim Drake served as Batman in a Gotham City dominated by cyborg hunter-killers controlled by Brother Eye. Strangely enough, that was a better version of the future than he had expected, but not good enough for Mr. Terrific, the “author” of this apocalypse. With Drake unwilling to risk creating a worse timeline, Terrific, Amethyst, and Ray Palmer conspired to forcibly return with the former Red Robin to three decades earlier, in the hopes that a renewed romance with Madison Payne would mitigate his concerns. Instead, the reunion created a new course wherein Payne and Jason Rusch merged into another flawed Firestorm Matrix, which wiped out the Earth-Prime universe, removing the stain of Brainiac and its OMACs from existence.
Only the “family” of the nigh-omnipotent eight year old Susan Lang survived: surrogate mother Lana Lang, the Earth-Two Cole Cash (“dad”) & King Faraday (“grandpa,”) “brother” Justin, “Uncle” Clark Kent, and infant “cousin” Jon Lane Kent. Escaping to the timeless limbo dimension inhabited by Kal-L, Earth-2 Lois Lane, Superboy-Prime, and Alexander Luthor Jr., they concocted the cover story of a fictional “Earth-0” and set about quietly altering events to insure their former future’s end. Having worked on Cadmus Island in her future-past, Lana insinuated herself into the organization again to maximize her influence.
Lex Luthor has known of all this for some time, having worked to save Jon Lane’s young life just a few years ago, only to fail and see the presumed remains spirited away by Harvest. Luthor explains to The Superboy that his “mother” Lois Lane is only now making the same discovery upon confronting Insect Queen. Perhaps a family reunion is in order?
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WONDER GIRL #780
written by JOSIE CAMPBELL
art by XANDITZ
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“ALL GODS CHILDREN” CONTINUES! Unable to reach her father’s spirit, Jennifer Morgan instead communes with his best friend Machiste, who perished at Deimos’s hand while attempting to avenge the murder of the Warlord’s widow, Tara. From beyond, he reveals that centuries ago, Nabu assumed the identity of Aedimus Redd, fifth of the Nine Wizards, and guided Fate’s Band of Lady Skye, mad Braylon the Green Knight, assassin Glyph, and the dreamer of worlds Sinsha. Having failed to motivate her Titans friends to help her reach Skartaris, Lillith cast about psychically for assistance, and connected with Sinsha. The runner Skye and her sister are only too willing to help, as their greater mission is the killing of gods, and Skartaris would prove a perfect hunting ground. As it happens, Machiste’s former lover Mariah Romanova has a heretofore unrevealed tie to Skye and Sinsha, but what has all this to do with Lord Chaos?
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Minor Disaster, hahaha.
CRISIS ACROSS INFINITE TIME #12
written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
art & cover by DAVID FINCH
In 1005 B.C., the young Ancients are devoured by anti-matter.
In 1 A.D. Rome, the Metamorph Algon and Centurion Marcus Aelius are relieved when the far future armies of Zotan vanish without explanation, but swiftly forget the battle entirely, with only Gaius Marcus the wiser.
Near 6th Century Caerleon, Merlin and the Shining Knight journey to a secret meeting with the brothers, Lords Emp and Entropy.
In 1954, Thomas Tomorrow Sr. graduates from engineering school, or “rocket collage.”
Dr. Manhattan debuts in 1960, pushing out the older generation of non-powered heroes like Captain Metropolis, Nite Owl, and Mothman. Six years later, in response to information derived from operations of The Club and Team One, Captain Metropolis attempts to form a new collection of Crimebusters. The proposal is soundly rejected, in part through the influence of Daemonite sympathizer The Comedian.
Martin Champion was born in 1974.
In 1978, Henry Bendix is appointed as Weatherman One to head the United Nations Special Crisis Intervention Team dubbed Stormwatch.
Found hustling on the streets of New Delhi in 1985, Mohandas Singh is taken as a ward by Professor Stanley Miles. His daughter Erin Bia O’Rourke-Singh is born in 2007.
Twenty years ago, a pair of amnesiacs answering to “Bob Cobb” and “Halk Kar” separately wandered the outskirts of Smallville, Kansas. “Bob” is found by Lana Lang and taken to her farm, while “Halk” is murdered by operatives under the command of Sam Lane.
Shortly before the Crisis on Infinite Earths, Nathaniel Adam emerges from the his decades long leap through time, encased in a skin of alien metal that allows him to tap the vast energies of the quantum field. The U.S. Government concocts a cover story and new identity for “Cameron Scott,” then introduces him as a modern Dr. Manhattan, dubbed Captain Atom.
In the advanced year of 2019, Jorel Kent serves Megalopolis (encompassing the olden cities Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Metropolis, Gotham, and Baltimore) as Superman II. Unbeknownst to the Man of Might, hidden cameras in Domicile Qube A51 in Quadrant E-65 record the activities of his son, research assistant Kalel Kent, for Operation Pure-Blood.
Recently, “Colonel” T’omas T’Morra conned his way into captaining the Planeteer Central, where his dubious leadership got most of the fleet destroyed. Once Planeteer Command 01-Alpha similarly fell, T’omas became an interplanetary entrepreneur, and launched the popular TV show “The Hunted.”
In a future state, Tempus Fuginaut orders Sideways and a young adult Jon Samuel Kent to secure Metron’s Mobius Chair before Dr. Manhattan can guide it to infinite frontiers.
In 2281, pilot Harvey Drake has deployed his faster-than-light craft the Pathfinder to retrieve the 100th Century heroes Ultra-Man, Avatar, Metallica, and Behemoth to join the speed ghost Sela Allen in combating the oppression of the Global Control Commission. But what of Drake’s fixation on a “tick-tock world”?
In 500,000 A.D., Tal Belok is wiped out by the entropy wave.
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GEN⁵² #8
written by FRANK J. BARBIERE
art & cover by BEN CALDWELL
art by GREG LANE
REIGN OF THE SUPERBOY CONTINUES! The Echo Cadets are sent to train with Teams Alpha & Omega at the Mega Mecha Science Academy. Sparks fly between Kon-El and Krysta, creating friction with Roxy. Magnetic Kid is especially adept at handling their robojin, but when he inadvertently uncovers Laurel Kent’s secret, the Techno Council orders his assassination. Continuing to follow the leads provided to her by the elderly prisoner Val Armorr on Takron-Galtos, Jocelyn Lure arranges an interview with a young man powerful enough to destroy his entire planet of Angtu with one long, devastating touch. Interstellar Counter-Intelligence Corps is uneasy with the direction of the investigation, so Grimbor arranges for “Mano” to have the opportunity to offer the detective a potentially fatal caress. Likewise, Echo Chronal Authority’s newfound concerns about Captain Adym’s loyalties sees them recruit Aurelius Fireball, Neutrina Spinner, Tau Manta, Lepton Terra, and Quark Flyer to pursue him into a war zone as he visits his old friend, Colonel T’omas T’Morra. Under the yellow sun of Stratho 7, Functionary regime fugitive Andromeda Mooncrest’s secret Daxamite heritage is revealed, allowing her to rescue Sister Crenn from dying in a hail of gunfire. Aboard the Free Bird, Fairchild, Burnout, Skitter, and the decapitated head of Chip are pursued by the Elite Command armada over their boardcast of the true events during the Slaughter of Anting. Their role revealed throughout the galaxy, Functionary Officers struggle against uprisings from fringe worlds like Altos Prime. Plus, Rose demands answers from Ferro about the whereabouts of her half-brother Jericho.
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GEN⁵² #9
written by FRANK J. BARBIERE
art & cover by FRANCIS PORTELA
REIGN OF THE SUPERBOY CONTINUES! In the year 2958, undercover Linear Man Matt Ryder quietly assassinated wealthy philanthropist R.J. Brande. Once the Dark Circle took the blame, the killing inspired an extensive surveillance state to take the place of what would have been the era of the Legion of Super-Heroes. A curious byproduct of the Legion’s absence was the long life of Val Armorr, and after four of the Five Warriors from Forever escaped to another time, this “Karate Kid” spent years with Hans von Hammer, learning the secrets of parallel timelines. Val Armorr eventual worked with several of these intelligence agencies as a fifth columnist, making connections with other subversives while undermining the effectiveness of the state agencies. He also maintained a connection to the Warriors from Forever, which is how he came to meet the temporally-displaced former Legionnaires Gates, Inferno, Kid Quantum, Shikari & Gear from a divergent universe created by a version of Rokk Krinn that had evolved into a Time Trapper. Now in 3013, having set off a series of events that would allow Mano to destabilize the prison planet of Takron-Galtos, the longest-lived incarnation of Val Armorr sacrifices himself to save Jocelyn Lure, as his Legionnaires arrive in search of notorious inmate Bar Torr. Sister Crenn’s former ward Shira has been searching for her brother for years, but after having spent half his life in prison, in just what state will they find the former “Kid” Flash? Meanwhile, when Kon-El is framed for Magnetic Kid’s murder, it’s only with the help of newly arrived Echo Cadet prospects Tenzil Kem of Bismoll and Glorith of Zerox that he and Roxy escape the Academy with their skin intact. They seem to be in further luck when Captain Adym and Colonel T’Morra turn up after an attempt has been made on their lives, but are they truly friends?
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THE SATELLITE LEAGUE #2
written by G. WILLOW WILSON
art & cover by PAUL SMITH
While many of his colleges lined up to pioneer a reconstituted Earth-2 following the return of the Multiverse during the INFINITE CRISIS, Vandal Savage had invested too much in “New Earth” over the millennia to abandon his countless schemes. Most of his offspring had been born and died here… Matt, Scandal, Kassidy, Stefanie, Roy and Lian Harper… and anyway, he may need them for spare parts. Besides, his son Clark had made the trip, though he ultimately perished in Earth-2’s clashes with the forces of Apokolips. It was a noble death, as Savage hated aliens above all others. At the dawn of the Dark Ages, he’d formed the Demon Knights to put down such creatures. When Nathaniel Adam emerged from a trip through time powered by an alien ore, Savage arranged for the product of his affair with Mary Pratt to be genetically altered and harvested, in order to create a failsafe that made the Human Bomb look like a damp firecracker. More recently, when he was forced out of Shadowspire and from his role as head of the Illuminati, then imprisoned for a decade, he suspected the Daemonites might have been involved. Through the Symbolix Corporation, he fought back, and thanks to the devastation wrought by the Barony Conflict, he stands as probably the last living member of the original Nazi Party. So many schemes over such vast expanses of time… so quickly forgotten? Centuries of Vandal Savage’s earlier memories have been lost to him, and even more recent events have begun to jumble. Did he kill his own father, or had Rip Hunter? Did he meet the Batman during his years as Blackbeard the pirate? That can’t be right? Aileen Rand had been a memory specialist with the Atari Institute before being lured away by Symbolix to help with Savage’s worsening condition, but his old enemy Jay Garrick could be just as valuable…
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THE SATELLITE LEAGUE #3
written by G. WILLOW WILSON
art & cover by JASON MOORE
Under the cover of humanitarian aid to war ravaged Europe, the team tries to follow Vandal Savage’s lead on the activities of Shadowspire in the region, based on knowledge from before his ouster. Their efforts to determine whether the hybrid Damage survived the eruption of anti-matter are immediately stymied by both Stormwatch and the forces of SKULL, recently bolstered by Major Force, and whose leader has been feeding off the nuclear energy unleashed in the conflict. Everyone is shocked by the appearance of the Greek deity Ares, joined by the Duke of Deception and Earl of Greed. Ares had previously attempted a similar nuclear gambit, but had been dissuaded by the late Wonder Woman. Everyone wonders if he rethought his position to author the tragic recent events, but Ares is more interested in discussing Vandal Savage’s role in the Byzantine existence of his greatest foe’s successor. Plus, Aileen Rand makes contact with her brother, recently affiliated with Dart’s Covert Action Team…
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FLASH XS #773
written by N.K. JEMISIN
art by JOEL GOMEZ
cover by PHIL MOY
Jesse Quick pays a visit to Africa, partially in search of XS and Kid Flash, but more pressingly to seek out the point of origin of the devastating energy beam that has somehow managed to strike Earth-2. However, even she may not be swift enough to evade the Ravagers, at least not without the aid of Beastmistress. Meanwhile, Wally West is faced with the brutal tactics of his grim future self Dark Flash, but even if he were willing to risk his family’s safety to confront “himself,” would it make a difference in the comparative shape that he’s in?
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FLASH XS #774
written by N.K. JEMISIN
art by JOEL GOMEZ
cover by JEFF STOKELY
Sarge Steel orders Josephine Tautin, the modern “Mlle. Marie” to Gorilla City for a collaboration with King Nnamdi. A “Task Force G” of Generals Silverback & Zolog, Monsieur Mallah, Abu-Gita, Mod Gorilla Boss, Super-Man-Ape, Gargantua, Karmak, and Bruna will act as a Suicide Squad in a final push against the Ravagers. Meanwhile, in the north, the atomic fires have awoken a 10th Century Frost King, who intends to bring new meaning to “nuclear winter.” Plus, XS is mistaken for a Ravager by Team Achilles and ends up trading blows with Flint. In Central City, Frontline Fashions has agreed to move operations from Dakota, placing Dark Flash on a collision course with Marcus Alonzor & Hotstreak. Finally, Impulse makes a shocking discovery!
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FLASH XS #775
written by N.K. JEMISIN
art by CHRIS SPROUSE
cover by ETHAN VAN SCIVER
While Dark Flash tangles with Tyrant, his classic foes are restless. Mazdan, one of the earliest Flash villains, has traveled back from the 50th Century with a dire warning of cosmic destruction. Aided by the local thief Turtle Man, Mazdan wishes to secure the Cosmic Treadmill. Meanwhile, Mirror Master’s temporary other-dimensional exile had allowed him to contact and romance the ghost of Lisa Snart, and much as Linda Park once served as Wally West’s beacon, Golden Glider made her way back to the land of the living through the love of Evan McCulloch. The pair had tried a scheme in Metropolis to secure the Blackrock, but failing that, now have their eyes set on the Philosopher’s Stone. Jenni and Rudy are back in the States, and on advice from Jay Garrick, hiding out in Tranquility, Oregon. While Kid Flash takes up with elderly speedster Slapjack, XS finds a rival in his granddaughter, Ajita. Jesse Quick tries to survey the icy northern wasteland of Europe, and after a run-in with Windsprint, is approached by Lucy Arrows with an offer she can’t refuse. Finally, Rip Hunter acts on the 25th Century intelligence gathered by Booster Gold from the Galaxy Knights, but is the Time Master somehow too late?
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AMETHYST OF GEMWORLD #13
written by MARGUERITE BENNETT
art by CHRIS BATISTA
cover by ZU ORZU
CONTINUED FROM ATARI FORCE #12! A sullen Princess Amaya reflects on her many failures. Numerous outsiders have campaigned against Gemworld, and been repelled only through the efforts of the returned Lord Garnet, also known as Brother Power. Similar circumstances have pressed her into service to a League of Super-Heroes, spreading her thin across two worlds and ever more continents. In order to escape the wrath of Mordru, a de-powered Amy Winston fled to fantasy realms, surviving through the dubious kindness of the Wizard of Sea Keep. She only returned to her home thanks to the efforts of an unfamiliar band of otherworldly adventurers, one of whom managed to teleport her across dimensions. She has been gifted the so-called “Sword of Ultimate Sorcery,” and with ingratitude, returned the favor by denying her benefactors the satisfaction of finally bringing one of their parents’ killers to justice. Reunited with Lady Ingvie and their new friend Lyle Norg, Amaya learns that she is fated to spend a millennium trapped inside a “Wizards World,” often suffering with a captive Mordru, before finally being graced with oblivion.
When House Amethyst agreed to take responsibility for imprisoning the dark sorcerer Deimos, Amaya neglected to mention that this was not their first meeting. He had helped her to seize control of Gemworld and the magical oversight committee the Conclave years ago, and she had returned the favor by securing Deimos another, less successful bid at ruling Skartaris. She had even rescued him from certain death at the hands of Parallax, allowing him to spirit away the orphaned child of Tara and the Warlord. Morgana is only an infant, but already extraordinarily adept at conjuration. The Princess is also in possession of the sole remaining example of jewel kryptonite, which may be of interest to her recent adversaries, the Fatal Five. To what lengths will Amaya go to reclaim her power and save face? A DC Comics/Dynamite Entertainment co-production!
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DARKSTARS: THE CORPS OF THE CONTROLLERS #9
written by JORDAN CLARK
art by ARIEL OLIVETTI
cover by TRAVIS CHAREST
Incapable of ever truly controlling Bizarro World, Darkstar Rijian has been tasked with insuring its containment. Returning to Aegena, the absentee former Regent demands a force from the Directorate, to be armed with blue kryptonite and charged with turning the planet into a global asylum for a de-powered population. Meanwhile, “Munchukk” and “Chaser Bron” turn on one another when it is discovered that one is a Daemonite and the other a Durlan, both imposters now facing legitimate Darkstars Tarant, Klali, and Lotta. The Green Martian Cay’an’s facade as “Ferrin Colos” has held up better, and she uncovers the Controllers’ deepest, darkest secret. Finally, Evil Star answers a summons to the throneworld of the Trilium Collective, where Empress Gandelo of the 14 Sons requests assistance in the name of the Citadel with putting down the emerging “Omega Men.”
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JADE: LEGACY OF THE LANTERN #3
written by STEPHANIE PHILLIPS
art by JEREMY DALE
cover by MIKE McKONE
Relic has journeyed from the Source Wall to Earth-2 in pursuit of the sorcerer Kulak, who has gained access to The Monsterlands. Having burrowed into the Dungeon of Eternity and connected to the Sphere of the Gods, the Monsterlands now represent the ultimate passage of evil throughout the multiverse. With the rising age of chaos, Kulak would exploit the energies of the Great Heart via a renewed partnership with his ancient ally, The First Lantern, to crush all of existence under their heels. Jade’s connection to the Starheart compels her to also seek out Volthoom, but Relic fears that the energies of the universe are coalescing before extinguishing, and he cannot bear to see the death of another universe. Obsidian feels the same itch, and separately reaches out via the Shadowlands, while Relic’s presence sends Law’s Legionnaires on the offensive against anything remotely affiliated with the News Gods…
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BLACK CANARY #12
written by KELLY SUE DeCONNICK
art by PETER NGUYEN
cover by THOMAS PITILLI
Dinah and Helena are stuck “babysitting” the ailing Sergeant Steel and the Boys Blue after their run-in with Injustice Unlimited. The girls commiserate over their unique perspective of each having lost two worlds.
For Dinah Lance, the Justice Society of America emerged victorious from World War II before retiring in the early 1950s, only to be revived in recent decades with Dinah taking on her mother’s role as the modern Black Canary. After much of the team was killed by the time-traveler Extant, the children of the JSA continued their legacy as The Infinitors. When not involved with her own Birds of Prey, Canary occasionally but proudly served beside them. Following the Infinite Crisis, the new Super Powers team of Golden Age heroes held captive for decades in a cursed urn replaced the mostly departing Infinitors. Dinah chose to stand with her generation of heroes in a renewed Justice League, while former compatriots like the ancient Atlantean Kara were reborn without their past memories on Earth 2. The Super Powers themselves disbanded amidst their own tragic losses, with only a few like Amazing-Man remaining active, while others like Jay Garrick finally retired to civilian life. Dinah herself saw that the body of Alan Scott was cast into the alternate dimension, after he fell on Earth Prime as its Doctor Fate.
For Helena Wayne, her parents The Batman and The Catwoman were among the earliest champions to debut in the 1990s, and worked alongside various mystery men and women in the loose collective dubbed “The Red Circle.” Batman later co-founded the first proper heroic team, the Wonders of the World, and served as one-third of its Ternion. By this point, Helena was his partner, The Robin, until most of the heroes perished during the occupation by Apokolips. After pursuing DeSaad through a Boom Tube alongside Supergirl, all three were stranded on Dinah’s Earth for a number of years. It was here that Helena chose her new identity of Huntress, while Kara Zor-L became Power Girl, but only Helena felt regret to eventually return to her war ravaged home world after enjoying one relatively untouched by Darkseid.
Dinah was on the verge of suicide from her survivor’s guilt over the Justice League, and despite missing much from her home world, feels blessed to have been brought back from the verge in a place that fully recognized her pain as its own. One final night of laughter and longing, a quiet before the most devastating of storms…
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LYLA MICHAELS: THE HARBINGER #4
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REIGN OF THE SUPERBOY TIE-IN! The exiles from Earth-2 were barely surviving on Brainiac’s Blood Moon when the Humanites struck. Through a combined effort of the Wonders and Skywatch, the Pandora Casket was secured, and the Earth was recreated in the Wild Storm based on the visions of Fury and Henry Bendix. It was a metaphysical duplicate of the world they’d lost to Apokolips, but perhaps somehow underneath it all, elements of the artificial Convergence world must still rest. How else to explain the late Lana Lang possessing Jor-L’s multiversal artifacts, specifically a piece of true red kryptonite? Harbinger is one of the only beings left in this existence who could even recognize an element from before the Crisis on Infinite Earths, and she may very well need it. An energy beam has struck the hidden city of Amazonia, wiping out the survivors of the TSS Aphrodite, including the daughter of Wonder Woman and Steppenwolf. The beam appears to have been drawn to a very special ring, located deep in The Monsterlands, freeing horrors that will threaten the second lease on life Earth-2 has earned.
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THE LANTERN CORPS #81
written by JOHN RIDLEY
art by TONY AKINS
cover by ELI JOHNSON
Green Lantern Simon Baz follows a distress signal to find his former partner Jessica Cruz and the fallen Red Lantern Guy Gardner on the outskirts of Sector 2814. They had each recently made the acquaintance of the Chaos Lord Mordru, who next traveled to the burial ground of The Five Inversions. Birthplace of the Empire of Tears and Red Lantern Corps, Ysmault also held secrets the Darkstars would have kept. Targeted for execution by the Controllers, Cruz bartered her power ring for safe passage to this point. In a largely dead sector of space, Mordru has predicted the arrival of an energy beam drawn to the Ring of Volthoom. The beam is composed of antimatter originating from Qward, which has traversed the multiverse and realms in-between, destroying all in its path. However, just outside its wake is a free passage across reality, and the sorcerer greets our first visitor, Maaldor the Darklord…
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BLACK CANARY #13
written by KELLY SUE DeCONNICK
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ENDS OF THE EARTHS BEGINS! Dan “Manhunter” Richards spies a flash of light in the Eden District of New Gotham, alerting Canary and Huntress to the manifestation of Jinni Thunder, Breathtaker, White Canary, The Incarnate, and an unfamiliar “Arab.” Following the mortal wounding of Earth Prime’s Khalid Nassour, he was absorbed into the multidimensional “janissary mage” Khalid Ben-Hassin, most recently based on “Earth 2.” Traversing worlds, Fate tried to arrest the growing imbalance of Chaos over Order at its most precarious tipping point, and failing that, partition this Earth from the madness to come. His powers growing ever weaker as the Lords of Chaos are strengthened and the Lords of Order abandon the multiverse, Fate will need Black Canary’s sonic cry to accomplish any further inter-Earth trips. Fate wants to reach out to Commander Sonia Sato of the World Army to access the Genesis Machine aboard TSS Overwatch-One, but Huntress has no intention of letting anyone close to that kind of power. Dinah feels a sinking sensation in her gut, warning her that the Wonder of the World are about to face an existential threat like the one that took the JLA and JSA from her…
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ACTION COMICS FAMILY #1033
written by BECKY CLOONAN
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REIGN OF THE SUPERBOY CONTINUES!The Persuader has released Rogol Zaar from the Phantom Zone, forcing The Agenda to fall back and regroup. Jon, Match, the DNAngels, and Superboy OMAC 1000000 are forced together to hold him back, but some won’t survive the encounter. The Contessa collaborates with Lois and Lana to formulate Project Cadmus’ response to LexCorps’ maneuvers with Jonathan Lane Kent. With Guardian’s surviving family seemingly safe with Apollo for the time being, Phantom Lad rushes to Bete Noire to check on Linda “Lee” Danvers, swiftly pairing with Fallen Angel’s Kryptonian werewolf ally Lar-On to defend her against the tangent universe Fatal Five of Earth-9 (Shadow Thief, Ice, Kid Psycho, Deathstroke, & Count Viper.) Plus, Quetzal from planet Aztlan has his own fatal encounter with Rex Luthor…
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SUICIDE SQUAD #20
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SOCIETY OF SHADOWS: FRATRICIDE TIE-IN! But for his service to The Infinitors, Mark Shaw would have been sent to death row following his serial killing of other bearers of the Manhunter name. It seemed like a no-brainer for Sarge Steel to pull Shaw into his reformed Task Force X, except the League of Assassins’ previously unknown ties to the Manhunter Cult makes Shaw a probable ally to Karate Kid and his ageless master, Sensei. Has the Squad just handed another asset to the greatest current threat to the U.S.?
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TIGRESS #10
written by TED NAIFEH
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SOCIETY OF SHADOWS: FRATRICIDE CONCLUDES! Killer Croc’s betrayal of the Catwoman Family meant the Hellhunters saw their end at Shadowcrest, and the Cat Pack have bounties out on them by numerous malevolent parties. With Gotham and the intelligence community in shambles, what remains of Spyral reaches out to Helena Bertinelli for a return to the fold. Already weary from all the backstabbing and double-crosses within the mafia and amongst the warring factions in town, Helena isn’t at all sure that her former employers can be trusted, especially when they take an inordinate interest in the mind-controlling sciences of Jervis Tetch and Pamela Isley. The trio are among the only free agents remaining in town, and they’d have to be mad as hatters to throw in their lot with shadowy agents.
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ABEL #14
written by NALO HOPKINSON
art by SCOTT MILLS
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THE KIDS’ CRUSADE TIE-IN Abel, Cassandra Craft, her cat Prowley, Maxine Baker’s Socks, and Mark Merlin’s Memakata are stalked in Georgetown by Cain’s undead spawn, the legions of vampires. The devastation in Europe is seeping into the soul of the planet, hastening a return to the Rotworld. The group seek out Merlin the Leopard at Wintersgate Manor in hopes of using it to locate the last hope of the multispecielverse, Hoppy the Marvel Bunny! Meanwhile, to the north in Salem Massachusetts, Hammer High School student Harper Harrison is alerted to recent events in the animal kingdoms by her guardian familiar Stitch, while her Uncle Odie warns that she’ll have to take an active role against the rising Age of Chaos.
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ALLEY-KAT-ABRA #14
written by DHONIELLE CLAYTON
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REIGN OF THE SUPERBOY TIE-IN! Despite its scant four letters, evil is a very large word, encompassing multitudes. They said Krona unleashed “evil” into the universe, but in truth he simply expanded the multiverse. Petty little autocrats loathe choice and diversity, painting them as decadent and “evil,” because it loosens their grip on rigid control. One universe was simply too small for Krona, and anything greater was “evil” to the small-minded Oans. Lex Lemur could relate to that, as his own ambitions were demonized by simpletons like Just’a Lotta Animals. Most of them fell in the conflict between Barkseid and Orihound, but Lemur himself has slain Super-Squirrel with the aid of the Superman Death Squad. Conspiring with The Porker, Shaggy Dawg, Cold Turkey, Hector Hammhock, Amazoo, Feline Faust, Weather Weasel, and Kangar-Roo, the Zoo Crew are his next targets. Can Alley and Little Spectre set aside their differences long enough to avenge the J.L.A. and defend their mutual friends?
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AMETHYST OF GEMWORLD #14
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ALL GODS CHILDREN & THE KIDS’ CRUSADE TIE-IN! The barriers that once protected the island nation of Themyscira have completely fallen, so that mortal refugees from Europe have joined the more mystically-inclined petitioners of the Amazons. Cosmic Boy had dispatched Amethyst in pursuit of Lilith Clay and Starfire, but she has her own motives. With her energies having mingled with Chaos after originating in Order, Amethyst is aware of Aedimus Redd’s runners. She has concerns regarding Mariah Romanova, the only living soul who witnessed her collection of Deimos when he was left an old man, lost in a Mayavana delusion at the end of the Trinity affair. Upon her approach to Paradise Island, Amy’s winged mount Ypsilos proves no match for acting Queen Phillipus astride Discordia the pegasus, flanked by Stormwind. Fished out of the sea by refugees, Amy is met by Resurrection Man and Thula, who are trying to reach the other Forgotten Heroes…
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WONDER GIRL #781
written by JOSIE CAMPBELL
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“ALL GODS CHILDREN” CONTINUES! The Amazons have discovered that Doctor Impossible spirited Grail away via a functioning Hush Tube controlled by his Fatherbox, and are on high alert. With so many of their highest ranking members beyond Doom’s Doorway, Philippus considers an alliance between the warring factions and the Coda Sisterhood to force back all men from the area surrounding the now exposed Themyscira. In Skartaris, Achilles Warkiller and The Argonaut anticipated Amazon duplicity, and bargain with various demigods for patronage in mounting an assault upon Paradise. Kalista, Mythos, Andromache, Devin, and Delphae split off to continue their pursuit of Blackfire and Tapestry. With the help of Lilith, Lord Chaos intends to open access to the Sphere of the Gods for an unknown purpose. Donna previously had an alliance with Ares to prevent just such an occurrence, but even if she could reach him from Skartaris, it would destroy the trust that she recently fought to regain among the Amazons. Little does she realize that the Ares she knew remains dead, and that she had conspired with his double Mars, currently active in the European hellscape. Skye’s Runners, bolstered by Jinx, are using Lilith as bait to reach Chaos. Mariah Romanova trades sides to join with her time-lost ancestors, along with the recently exposed Circe & Lyta. Donna pleads with Jennifer Morgan, Tinder, Cassie, Nubia, the Fury, Yara Flor, Son of Vulcan, and the Monkey Prince to help her reach her child, Robert Long, before she has to witness him die again without resolving the mysteries he represents.
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CHALLENGERS OF THE UNKNOWN #11
written by JON RIVERA
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THE KIDS’ CRUSADE TIE-IN Blubber guides members of the Legion of Super-Pets and Challengers to the Wild Lands, where in the city of Roam, Prince Tuftan and Great Caesar have been struck down. Lady Tawna, Doctor Canus, Irena, Howler, Growler, and Gorr all vow vengeance and the overthrow of Nosferata’s alliance. Meanwhile, Mara the Immortal Pooch guides Rex and Liberty in pursuit of The Weasel, but are themselves ambushed by Sacker, Killa, and Ratsputin. Back in Africa, Lena the Lemur looks on as Animal Man has a breakdown. Buddy realizes the visions from the Yellow Aliens were a warning of the coming Ultimate Crisis, as well as a means of combating the influence of Lyta Hall and the Duke of Deception from The Dreaming. The Red is on the verge of outright extermination of the human race for the greater good, and Congorilla appears to be getting an early start…
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THE DOOMED #11
written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
art by DAVID QUILES
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With Baron Chaos retreating to protect his gains from Kobra, and the New Brotherhood of Evil presumed behind bars, “The Chief Revenge Squad” and “The N̈ṳ̄-Patrol” start to turn their attentions back towards one another. Feeling a kinship with her situational friend Kiran Singh, Arani Desai makes an overture toward her joining Celsia’s team, but Solstice’s loyalties are complicated. Likewise, the Chief tests Sanjeet Bhatia’s conviction to both her team and sobriety. While India wasn’t immediately touched by the Barony Conflict, mass migration is pushing out of Europe into Asia, and even criminal elements like Burning Earth are turning up in their midst. Worse, the Changeling Tau Manitoba has finally caught up with Beast Boy, and their mingling of spilled blood plunges them both into the morphogenetic field. The meeting was arranged by Niles Caulder through his ties to Project N.O.W.H.E.R.E., but is he still associated with Harvest?
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DARKSTARS: THE CORPS OF THE CONTROLLERS #10
written by JORDAN CLARK
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cover by GENE GONZALES
Years ago, Brainiac took possession of Lex Luthor’s infant daughter, aging her into a form resembling an adult Coluan, but with an intellect that eclipsed even their own. As the leader of L.E.G.I.O.N., Vril Dox had helped to integrate Lena into the population of his home world, which she eventually liberated from the tyranny of C.O.M.P.U.T.O. with off-world help. Today, the Controllers have ordered Darkstar Dox to kill Techne as she explores Sector 3601. Elsewhere, the remaining members of the Blackhawks have made their way to Terminan space, and NEMO’s extradition demands force the Cooperative to take a position on the Darkstars’ encroachment. Darkstar Waller and Loma Shade must partner against Oblivion. Regional Administrator Sleer Prigatz pays a visit to Haven, the Broken City, ostensibly to enhance Darkstar abilities through the deviant science of the late Anathema. Director Huvah Jeddigar suspects he wants more from the Alliance, but is unsure whether to report the matter to his superiors.
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JADE: LEGACY OF THE LANTERN #4
written by STEPHANIE PHILLIPS
art by JEREMY DALE
cover by ALEX LEI
ENDS OF THE EARTHS CONTINUES! Mazahs of Earth-Three is the first escapee from the Dungeon of Eternity released by the antimatter beam, and he swiftly flees to the Erebus section of Midwest City, hoping to hide in “Shadowtown.” Doctor Impossible would certainly be interested in having a chat with the version of Alexander Luthor who happens to possess the power of Shazam. Lex isn’t really looking to make friends at the moment, but Obsidian is also swift to make the scene. This is all part of Kulak’s plan, but he’s still tied up in Neotropolis with Jade, though the Law’s Legionnaires may prove enough of a distraction for Relic to free up the sorcerer, and if not, The First Lantern certainly should…
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CYBORG: THE LAST LEAGUER #10
written by VICTOR LaVALLE
art by WALTER GEOVANI
cover by DARRYL BANKS
Scientific and Technological Advanced Research Laboratories is in free fall amidst the global troubles. Their Squadrons have all been disbanded or lost in space, the A.L.L.S.T.A.R. satellite has been seized, and funding at the Detroit facility is in doubt. Vic has lost contact with his best friend Beast Boy in India, and there’s an expanding well of destructive energy in nuclear ravaged Europe. Dakota City’s greatest hero, Icon, has asked for Cyborg’s help in assembling a team to investigate, but Vic is uncertain if he can trust the leader of Stormwatch North, even on an off-the-books mission. He’ll have to put together a unit of people he can trust– the ones he’s known for years, and those who have helped him more recently since the demise of the League. Mr. Terrific and Hardware had both aided in Cyborg’s recovery and rebuild, with Curt signalling an interest from Technique to help. Black Lightning has been looking for a chance at redemption for his failures in the Barony Conflict. Shilo Norman has also been in mourning since the Boom Tube collapse claimed Mr. Miracle. The Manhattan Guardian has been looking for help in pursuing the killer of his fellow Guardian, Michael Henderson. Waiting on the ground is Vixen, who had worked with Vic on a S.T.A.R. Squadron before joining Stormwatch Central. Their first order of business will be skirting the Stormwatch no-fly zone over Europe, then a confrontation with SKULL’s new Masters of Disaster. Just don’t call them “Justice League Dark!”
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STORMWATCH INTERCONTINENTAL #6
written by IVÁN BRANDON
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Beyond his immortality, Doctor Mist was never regarded enough to be included in cabals such as the Illuminati or Shadow Cabinet. Africa was rarely considered a global power with those types, leaving Nommo Balewa sidelined as a minor mystic with little influence outside the region. For a time beginning in the 1950s, the Global Guardians changed that, but Maxwell Lord’s quiet dismantling of the organization in favor of his own Justice League International consigned Mist back to obscurity. Stormwatch was meant to restore some of his luster, only to end up duping Mist into aiding an international plot of conquest. Sala Nisaba has outshone Mist by guiding European refugees to relative safety in the Babylonian underworld of Kurnugi. Even among the renegade Stormwatch Central, Mist’s leadership role has largely been usurped by the better traveled Isis, current ruler of their host nation of Kahndaq, who is aiming to recruit from among her former teammates in Stormwatch East. The team’s faith in Nommo was surely shaken by their thorough routing and retreat from the Ravagers, and Mist has to wonder, was that Dharma’s intent? Were Mist and Central ever intended to survive their encounters, given their poor intelligence and the overwhelmingly stacked odds? Perhaps it is time for Dr. Mist to do some recruiting of his own to investigate, starting with Miss Martian, later of the Australian bloodbath?
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ADAM STRANGE #14
written by TONY BEDARD
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THE KIDS’ CRUSADE TIE-IN Seeking a cure for the cancers plaguing Rann, Adam Strange follows a kettle of Manhawks, some Horned Rock Clingers, and a Brontadon as they set upon one of Brainiac’s space menageries. The animal uprising has made its way far beyond Earth, and the Warrior of Two Worlds must bypass a host of otherwise extinct species to reach Brainiac’s information banks. Yagrum, Flame Dragons, Oliphant, and even Nova the Arguvian Pegasus are loosed upon the vessel. Adam is surprised to find himself aided by the recently orphaned Pakrat and Doctor Ub’x, whose worlds were devoured by the father/daughter team of Countess Belzebeth and Luciphage the Starbreaker. Can the trio make use of Brainiac’s data and safely escape?
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ATARI FORCE #13
written by SCOTT SNYDER
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Aboard the Claw Blaster, Captain Comet finally confronts Martin Champion, flanked by medi-probes, about the inconsistencies in his narrative. How could he have served six years in the Marines and trained to win gold at the 1996 Olympics? Why wasn’t 10-18-98 an infamous date to anyone but Champion? What exactly had become of Scanner One, and more importantly, its multiversal hyper-drive? Exactly how many parallel time-lines had the original Atarians traveled through, and to what end? To quote Li San O’Rourke, “The Multiverse– an infinity of alternate realities– worlds and universes whose history differs from our own.” Perhaps if they had access to the Atari 8000 Computer, they could learn the truth? Meanwhile, having buried Rock Hardy, Qabiron, Suli Kholiyyam, and even E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, all hopes seems to be lost for Captain Ace Gunn and the Major Havoc clone… but for Flash Gordon! He’ll save every one of us! In Gotham City, Luigi helps Arisia escape from Graves, but they soon join Hardtack, Rushertom, and The Shadow in being swallowed up by the Un-Men. Lucky for them S.H.A.D.E.’s Doc Savage and his Creature Commandos detail have joined the pursuit of the urn. Elsewhere, the inscriptions from the Amulet of Will destroyed by Dwayne the Dwarf have enhanced Christopher Champion’s teleportation powers, allowing access to Gemworld, but the question remains of whether either Dark Opal or the Dark Destroyer hold sway over him? Rebuffed by Amethyst, Prince Valiant, Tarra, and Torr make their way back up Mount Mandragor, where another unwelcome surprise awaits. Herminus may have escaped with his pried piece of kryptonite, but the Emerald Empress intends for him to part with it, even if a bit of persuasion is required… A DC Comics/Dynamite Entertainment co-production!
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AMETHYST OF GEMWORLD #15
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ALL GODS CHILDREN & THE KIDS’ CRUSADE TIE-IN! The Lab has hired the Body Doubles and other soldiers of fortune to assassinate Mitch Shelley before he can contact Donna Troy with information gleaned from his recovered memories. It will take all the skill of our heroes in the refugee boats to evade the guardians of Paradise; Swiftmaw the Prince of Devourers and Typhoeus, the Father of Monsters. Amethyst and Fetish try to establish a beachhead on Themyscira to reach the Forgotten Heroes, unaware that their former team has already come and gone. When Amazons attack, they’ll rely on the kindness of the kanga Jumpa to escape the pursuit of Urumi and Cassandra upon Kachi and Flicka. Valdemar of the Flame astride Skagerrak the Golden Falcon flies above, but is he friend or foe? And what of Satyricus and Ferdinand? A DC Comics/Dynamite Entertainment co-production!
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CRISIS ACROSS INFINITE TIME #13
written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
art and cover by DAVID FINCH
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In the 8th Century, wandering mystic Malagigi reunites with his old traveling companion, the Iron Maiden. Exhausted from years of conflict and longing to be reunited with their compatriot, the Native American Arak, Malagigi agrees to cast a spell seeking the Son of Thunder. He unintentionally creates a temporal beacon, and they are drawn into a pan-continuum conflict involving Lady Blackhawk, Space Ranger, and Harbinger against the malevolent Extant.
In 1692, Heloise Harrison saves Massachusetts by exiling the demon Ghoulgotha to the netherworld of Azazel, and passes the Soulstone down with her lineage of sorceress protectors known simply as Jezebelle.
In 1959, a small army of Earth’s active heroes became aware of Martians in their midst and launched a global manhunt. After surviving an attack at Cape Canaveral, young rocket engineer Tom Tomorrow guided Captain Marvel, the Fury, Knight & Squire, Quicksilver, Neptune Perkins, TV Detective Roy Raymond, and Thor the Thunder Dog to a captive Green Martian held by the attack squad of Commander Blanx. While the power of Shazam carries the invading White Martians back to the Red Planet, J’onn J’onzz pleads for asylum. The matter is turned over to the Shadow Cabinet.
Bess Lynn is so disgusted with the miscegenation and otherwise moral degradation of the future that she warns “Terry Curtis” of things to come. Cyclotron instead plots to establish a time line that will cement or even further that future. On 10/11/85, The Comedian is murdered. On 11/2/85, three million people die from a false alien attack orchestrated by Adrian Veidt.
The following year, blasted through time, Nathaniel Adam struggles to reclaim lost decades of life. He meets Mary Pratt, and they begin an affair that results in the birth of Grant Emerson.
In the year 2000, getting on in age, Thomas Tomorrow Sr. and Terri Kurtzberger-Rothstein confide the details of Cyclotron to a now mid-30s Tom Tomorrow Jr. The automaton is transferred to Heywood Defense Industries, which will eventually be absorbed into S.T.A.R. Labs Detroit.
2172: Kamandi Blank adopted by Horatio Tomorrow, becomes Major Thomas Tomorrow.
In 2281, Gary Concord’s team joins the Strayz’s Version Mary, Surge, Tommy, Brian Strum, Joe Hicks & FTP in pushing back Android Termination Units led by Agent Agro.
In the 853rd Century, Cris Kend and Justice Legion L are wiped out by the entropy wave.
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Is it okay as a fan / listener to just make up your own ideas for what we’d do? (I did “Who’s Who #16” in advance just so I could figure out my own ideas without ripping off anyone else’s.)
If I let Frank do it, I gotta let everyone do it.
Can’t wait to see the results in a few weeks when Episode 16 drops!
MOURNINGSTAR #13
written by DAVID BARNETT
art by ANDREA SORRENTINO
cover by MICHAEL BAIR
REIGN OF THE SUPERBOY BEGINS! Adrift on the “ark” leaving Zandia, the survivors of the Church of Blood and Order of St. Dumas unite in their worship of Azrael as the one true Angel of Death. Their convalescent “savior” reflects on his history, as Dawnstar retells the story of his conception on Starhaven in the 31st Century, and of her adult romance with her teammate Superman. The mystery remains, how then did Azrael end up buried in Mount Michelson at the halfway point of human history? Meanwhile, Ryak tries to use Ulu Vakk to convince Jan Arrah to create Kryptonite for use against Azrael, but the confused and fearful Color Kid resists serving as Judas. The unexpected arrival of Alexander Luthor may force his hand…
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ATOMIC KNIGHTS #14
written by CHUCK DIXON
art by GRAHAM NOLAN
cover by TOM FOWLER
Into the wasteland, astride giant mutant dalmatians, the remnants of the Atomic Knights patrol. Banded together to defend the common man against extraordinary menaces, the Knights have utterly failed in their duties. Their overseer S.H.A.D.E. is functionally disbanded, between the Shadow Cabinet takeover and the obliteration caused by the Barony Conflict. Those abandoned on this barren earth have mostly been conscripted into the armies of warlords who defy Stormwatch edicts. Coming upon what was left of Mary Batson and Freddy Freeman after the tentacle monsters had their way with them may the final straw against their teetering sanity. Even with the Losers; P.O.O.C.H., RoboSarge, J.A.K.E. II, and the Undead Gunman; things are looking bleak. Compelled to act as enforcers for Albert Michaels and under the brutal control of Major Force, the individual Knights must decide how much further they can be pushed. Gardner Grayle, Douglas Herald, the Shrinking Man Lester Colt, Wayne & Hollis Hobbard: remember their names. Faced with a rogue unit of the Vampire Nation, just a few of the many monsters left roaming in the nuclear winter, not everyone has the will to see the other side of another bloody engagement.
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BREATHTAKER #12
written by AKWAEKE EMEZI
art by MICHAEL BORKOWSKI
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ENDS OF THE EARTHS PRELUDE! During the final conflict with Apokolips, Mars Two was destroyed, taking Tars Tarkas, John, and Dejah with it. Roh Kar was the last survivor of his world, helping the denizens of Earth Two in their escape to the Blood Moon of Brainiac. Having finally been rendered truly inhabitable by the Genesis Machine, the restored “Earth Two” is once again threatened by a beam of anti-matter projected from another planet. The Last Lawman of Mars sees an opportunity to aid his adoptive world by helping Breathtaker finally free herself from the influence of Paula Crock, but will he have to make the ultimate sacrifice to this end?
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BROTHER POWER #12
written by REGINALD HUDLIN
art and cover by BART SEARS
Deshaun Coulter has managed to avoid dealing with his “widow” Rebecca Vanderdoes for most of his time on this Earth, but as he’s begun to be investigated by authorities for fraud, he’ll need “his” wife’s help to clear his name. Unfortunately, in his absence, Becky has gone off the deep end with her spiritualists and conspiracy theories. Dragged to a Christy Street fortune teller in the East Village, Deshaun crosses a doorway to nightmare in meeting Madame Xanadu. Not only is she already aware of his dual identity, but Xanadu warns that all is not well with his friends on Earth-10, leading Brother Power in to a deadly multiversal encounter with the Dark Destroyer.
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THE CLUB #10
written by HOWARD CHAYKIN
art by SANDY JARRELL
cover by STEVE LIGHTLE
variant cover by RICH WOODALL
In a time before the term “serial killer” had even been coined, someone is stalking and murdering men seemingly linked only by their shared name, William Batson. Iron Munroe is on the case, but he may get more than he bargained for when leaning on an ex-G.I. suspect by the name of Rip Jagger. Meanwhile, Argent’s fading influence within the intelligence community leads him to attempt to recruit Tom Strong, who proves more than just reluctant.
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DART & THE GRIFTER #9
written by AMRUTA PATIL
art by DAVID LAFUENTE
cover by DARRYL BANKS
card stock variant cover by DREW MOSS
The Liberator will need additional power sources if it’s going to live up to its name, which means Cole Cash will need to exploit his underworld contacts to connect Gary Rand with Nasthalthia Luthor. “Nasty” lives up to her name when she sells the C.A.T.s out to I.O., or so she thinks, leading to a reunion with John Lynch. Years ago, Lynch was given a vision of the future involving Majestic, Black Canary, and a woman he’s since identified as Pandora. The critical moment predicted by the Kaizan’s precogs is fast approaching, but all Dart is concerned about is gathering a force of extra-terrestrials to address her own dire visions of things to come.
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DON CABALLERO #8
written by F.J. DeSANTO
art by GABRIEL RODRIGUEZ
cover by SAL VELLUTO
While investigating the criminal exploitation of undocumented workers at a migrant camp, Alex Sanchez is visited by the ghost of Alexei Luthor. He becomes mired in the dark history of the Luthors in Latin America, and the role Alexei played in pitting the U.S.S.R. against the U.S.A. that pressed the region to take sides in the Cold War.
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LYLA MICHAELS: THE HARBINGER #5
written by MAGDALENE VISAGGIO
art & cover by EDUARDO PANSICA
ENDS OF THE EARTHS CONTINUES! At Nexus, the desert base of Val-Zod, the Superman of Earth-2 is joined by Harbinger and Power Girl in facing Prophesy and the Gatherers. They’re a formidable threat, even for such a world class collective of Wonders. Though with the heroes’ ranks are further bolstered by the arrival of Captain Thunder, come to recapture a host of horrors from out of the Monsterlands, the worst is yet to come…
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NIGHTWING OVER METROPOLIS #84
written by GEOFF JOHNS
art & cover by JAVIER FERNANDEZ
variant cover by JEAN SINCLAIR
Dick is reeling from the recent deaths of his mentor, the Batman, and his successor, the Red Hood, as well as trying to figure out what if anything can be done about Damian Wayne’s being lured back into the fold by the Society of Shadows. A chance encounter with the juvenile delinquent Lori Luthor, niece of Lex, hints that a greater priority should be addressing Phantom Lad of Strikeforce: Superman. Meanwhile, Monarch has reactivated the Team Titans, and Mirage doesn’t want to answer his call, but fears the consequences of refusal.
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Ends of the Earths would seem a great name for an event that brings a close to your version of continuity, but it’s too early for that, surely.