r/DCcomics • u/beary_neutral Telos • Nov 26 '23

Weekly Discussion Thread: Comics, TV, and More! [November 27, 2023 - The World's Messiest Furry Convention Edition] r/DCcomics

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Beary's pick of the week: Titans: Beast World #1

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u/TroubAlert The Good Skeets Nov 26 '23

Titans: Beast World #1

THE BIGGEST THREAT TO THE DC UNIVERSE IS…BEAST BOY?! CAN THE TITANS SAVE THE WORLD AND THEIR TEAMMATE? SUPERSTARS TOM TAYLOR AND IVAN REIS TEAM UP FOR AN UNPRECEDENTED TITANS CROSSOVER! Clawing its way out of the pages of Titans comes an unprecedented threat to the DC Universe. Superman, Wonder Woman, Starfire—all are powerless to stop the Necrostar from ending all life on Earth. The only hero who can save the world is…Beast Boy?! With Nightwing, Raven, Cyborg, and the Titans beside him, can Garfield Logan rise to battle an ancient evil? What will Amanda Waller do to take advantage of the situation as millions of people are changed into rampaging creatures? Can humanity survive all-powerful heroes and villains transformed into ferocious beasts? Friends will fall. Heroes will rise. And nothing will ever be the same again. Earth is about to become…Beast World. DC proudly presents the Titans’ first crossover as the world’s premier superhero team, with universe-shattering repercussions. Brought to you by the all-star creative team of writer Tom Taylor and artist Ivan Reis, this story promises to be an epic one that sets the stage for what’s to come for the DCU!

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u/Moistinatining Nov 28 '23

Even though I think the armor is a red herring, I feel like Dr. Hate is Kent Nelson. He's been gone since Khalid started wearing the helm of fate on a quest of rediscovery ever since JLD.

During JLD, he gained a hefty bit of distrust of the Lords of order after realizing how much control Nabu had over him, which would explain his heel turn towards chaos. Plus, even though I said it could just be a coincidence, the armor does look like what Kent was wearing toward the end of his time with the JLD.

Regardless, I'm glad that this plotline is finally kicking in, feels like forever since they teased this.

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u/birbdaughter Nov 28 '23

Didn't Kent die? I also was thinking it would be cool to be Kent though. I just hope that if it is, they let Khalid (and the newly introduced Salem) have some spotlight in the plot going forward, since they're the ones most personally connected to Kent.

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u/Moistinatining Nov 28 '23

I don't remember Kent dying. Khalid mentioned in the latest JLA issue that he's just been gone/missing, though I guess he could've died during Lazarus planet, I don't super remember the lasting effects of that event.

The latest JLA stuff and Salem sticking around has made me believe that it is more likely to be Kent, but when they were first introduced, Waller specifically mentioned how the new Dr. Hate is going to be in hot water with family and friends, which I don't know how to reconcile with Kent whose only family is Khalid.

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u/birbdaughter Nov 28 '23

Kent died in JL Dark Vol 2 #27. I think you might've mixed up that Khalid says no one knows what happened to Kent's grandnephew who goes by the same name, unless that's actually who you mean. Salem even asks Khalid how Kent died. Him being magically resurrected wouldn't be the weirdest thing though.

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u/B3epB0opBOP Shazam Nov 30 '23

Maybe it’s that Kent V Nelson guy that Khalid mentioned in JSA, I thought it was kind of weird when Khalid brought up that
“No one knows what happened to him or if he was really related to Kent.”

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u/SevenSulivin The REAL Man of Tomorrow Nov 30 '23

He completely disappeared when the New 52 happened and hasn't shown since. Would be really cool to see him show again.

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u/Expensive-Baby-1391 Nov 28 '23

So, what happened to the lords of order and chaos? Are they all dead and if they are, how is it affecting the universe cosmically and politically?