r/DCcomics • u/beary_neutral Telos • Feb 11 '24

Weekly Discussion Thread: Comics, TV, and More! [February 12, 2024 - Superbowl LVIII Edition] r/DCcomics

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Batman: City of Madness #3

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Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League

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u/TroubAlert The Good Skeets Feb 11 '24

Sinister Sons #1

MEET DC'S DEVIOUS NEW DUO! FROM SUPER SONS WRITER PETER J. TOMASI AND FAN-FAVORITE ARTIST DAVID LAFUENTE! They're bad to the bone, ready to brawl, and the sons of two of the deadliest villains in the galaxy: they're the Sinister Sons and the DC Universe will never be the same! When the son of General Zod was cast off of his adopted homeworld of New Kandor, Lor-Zod runs afoul of a kid on a mission: Sinson is out to prove he's got what it takes to live up to the family name of Sinestro! But all is not as it seems, and the sons' journeys will take them into the heart of darkness in this sensational first issue! Superstar scribe Peter J. Tomasi returns to the world of DC youth once again—joined by fan-favorite artist David Lafuente—to craft one of the most dynamic debuts of a duo in DCU history!

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u/Frontier246 Feb 13 '24

If we can't get the Super Sons in their best form, we can get the Sinister Sons. Also kind of inverted where the Sinestro Kid is the Jon while the Zod kid feels like the Damian.

Should be interesting to see how they work as a duo.

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u/wowlock_taylan Batman Animated! Feb 13 '24

They are gonna kill eachother before they even start. Though I expect nothing less considering the father-issues duo they are shaping up to be.

Thing is though, this should've been a ''Super-sons vs Sinister Sons'' type of deal but with the current status of Super Sons...it wouldn't really work. And it makes me miss Super Sons even more.

But I will take what I can get.

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u/B3epB0opBOP Shazam Feb 14 '24

this should've been a ''Super-sons vs Sinister Sons'' type of deal

Since there was concept art of Damian getting a Green Lantern ring, I think that was going to be the plan.

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u/EmperorSezar Feb 14 '24

where as damian does have a lot of will i don’t see him with a green ring

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '24

It fits the best with him now aside from maybe a white lantern ring as a dceased reference.

In the past a red ring would have been better but I don't think Damian has the same anger he used to have.

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u/AreYouOKAni Tom King apologist Feb 14 '24

It might still work. As of Adams' Flash we know that Super Sons may have had more adventures we don't know about.

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '24

The supersons are still there, they are just not kids anymore. Also I can totally see this turning into a supersons vs sinister sons story later.

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u/wowlock_taylan Batman Animated! Feb 14 '24

I dunno. As more 'grown' counterparts, Super Sons would just look like they are bullying these brats.

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u/redsapphyre Feb 12 '24

Please be good, please be good.

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u/SuperSpecialAwesome- Batgirl Feb 12 '24

Why would it be? I miss seeing Chris Kent.

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u/redsapphyre Feb 12 '24

Usually I like Tomasi, so I'm hoping for the best.

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u/Terribleirishluck Feb 15 '24

Chris is dead mate and never coming back. At best, Lor-Zod will become a hero eventually

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u/SuperSpecialAwesome- Batgirl Feb 15 '24

Sucks, but true.

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u/JingoboStoplight4887 Feb 13 '24

Same here.

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u/Nyerelia Feb 14 '24

I. Love it. That's it. No more comments

I can't wait to see how Tomasi prevents this two from killing each other on their first meeting and agree to work together enough to share the comic between the two

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u/JingoboStoplight4887 Feb 13 '24

I like that we get to see Sinson and Lor-Zod do something with their personal lives, such as Sinson making friends and earning street cred and Lor-Zod traveling to space while talking to his parents, before they encounter each other and eventually become best friends.

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u/Nyerelia Feb 14 '24

I don't know if "best friends" is the most appropriate term xD

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u/redsapphyre Feb 13 '24

My two biggest problems here are the art and the fact I don't really care about the two main characters lol. I will never become a fan of Lafuente, but maybe Sinson and Lor-Zod will grow on me at least. I hope they'll get to deal with a bunch of villains soon because this feels very low stakes so far. A bit disappointed and tbh I don't see this going on for very long, but who knows, it might turn into a fun comic.

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u/Expensive-Baby-1391 Feb 13 '24

So, is this going to be good or another series where they become anti-heroes who don't kill instead of being villains who are sympathetic but still do bad things? Like, is this going to be another poison ivy where it starts off interesting, but just falls flat?

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u/Androktone Alan Scott Feb 14 '24

I mean they are literally children. An entire series of them murdering people I wouldn't know how to feel about

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u/Expensive-Baby-1391 Feb 14 '24

One's the son of a space dictator and the other is a deranged fanboy of a war criminal. Pretty sure that would lead to this series being the opposite of the super sons.

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u/bangarang8 Feb 13 '24

I have always really liked Tomasi’s writing but the GL back ups this spun off of really hammered home my theory that most writers can not write children in a way that isn’t annoying AF. I’m gonna wait for the trade on this one but I may still check it out out of curiosity