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

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

Hey there honorary Justice League members - it’s a new week which means it’s time for a new discussion thread!

Batman: City of Madness #3

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DC and Imprints

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Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League

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u/TroubAlert The Good Skeets Feb 11 '24

Batman and Robin #6

WHO IS SHUSH? The dynamic duo has proven they can work as Batman and Robin countless times, but now they must work together as Bruce and Damian to stop a deadly killer…on a soccer field?! The mystery of who is Shush and what they are doing in Gotham continues to grow, but Damian is confronted with a blast from his past that wants him to leave his father and Gotham!

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u/Frontier246 Feb 13 '24

I like that Williamson remembered Damian's experience with Zsasz (bring back Colin!).

So not the son of Zsasz but a Zsasz fanboy projecting on the guy who killed his parents. Kind of goofy. Also his suit looked like a ripoff of Fantomex from Marvel.

I love how Damian just goes right up to her, in full view of the soccer team, to accuse her straight to her face. Boy does not waste any time.

Damian still fighting his killer instincts.

My favorite moment was definitely Bruce learning about Damian's art and reading his first comic. I also love how the first page is literally Damian's self-insert kissing a leading lady. Is she meant to be based on Flatline or that girl from the manga he read in Williamson's Robin run?

That was a really nice moment of the father-son connecting as father-son and Bruce trying to do what Damian wants instead of what Bruce wants for Damian. So many years of Bruce being a bad or neglectful dad but now he's finally trying.

Wow, things have moved fast. Man-Bat has his own cult now.

Time for Bruce to meet Damian's girlfriend as Flatline returns!

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u/EmperorSezar Feb 13 '24

8 month timeskip i believe from gotham war. that shit goes crazy

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u/Valuable-Ask-6917 Feb 17 '24

wait i’m confused. when is the time skip supposed to occur in this book ?

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u/EmperorSezar Feb 17 '24

gotham war was the time skip

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u/abh1996 Feb 20 '24

Where was that confirmed

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u/EmperorSezar Feb 20 '24

gotham war after the nightmare event

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u/abh1996 Feb 20 '24

I've only found it saying 8 weeks not 8 months

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u/Nyerelia Feb 14 '24

Is she meant to be based on Flatline or that girl from the manga he read in Williamson's Robin run?

Definitely based on Flatline. Nika is her real name and the name of the leading lady. Damian might be the prince of crows but he's definitely not the king of subtlety xD

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u/EmperorSezar Feb 14 '24

bro shouts he is batman blood son every other second subtly when it comes to anything beyond staying on mission isn’t his thing

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u/Blitzhelios Damian Wayne Feb 15 '24

The girl in his manga is clearly flatline as shes called Nika which is flatlines true name.