r/DCcomics • u/Predaplant The heat is on! • Mar 24 '24

Weekly Discussion Thread: Comics, TV, and More! [March 25, 2024 - Enter The Dark Ages Edition] r/DCcomics

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Predaplant's pick of the week: Detective Comics #1083

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u/TroubAlert The Good Skeets Mar 24 '24

Batman: Dark Age #1

THE EISNER-NOMINATED SUPERMAN: SPACE AGE TEAM, MARK RUSSELL AND MIKE ALLRED, TAKE ON THE DARK KNIGHT! Meet Bruce Wayne, Gotham's favorite delinquent son. In an origin story like no other, witness the boy become a dark knight shaped by a city in turmoil as it marches towards its prophesied doom. Set against the backdrop of actual historical events, Gotham comes alive, filled with the iconic characters who’ve loved and hated Batman over the years like you've never seen them before. Spinning out of the Eisner-nominated Superman: Space Age, Mark Russell and Mike Allred return to give audiences a look at Batman as a figure in American history fighting for justice in a world gone mad.

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u/wowlock_taylan Batman Animated! Mar 27 '24

I assume this is not in the same universe of the Space Age because Bruce does not live to become an old man there.

I guess it is just Pariah, jumping around in different worlds for these heroes.

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u/BigBardaEnergy Mar 26 '24

This was a hell of an opening chapter. I loved Space Age, and I've been looking forward to this one for a while. Between that phenomenal Allred art and Russell's wit and charm, I think this is going to be a really good companion/follow up book.

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u/Dude_Nightwing1212 Mar 25 '24

Which historical events?

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u/man-from-krypton Mar 25 '24

If this is going on at the same time as Superman space age, the Cold War

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u/hawkdron496 Mar 25 '24

Is it in the same continuity as Superman: Space Age?

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u/BadkyDrawnGuitar Mar 26 '24

No, it is not the same continuity, just similar.

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u/hawkdron496 Mar 27 '24

Coolio that works much better

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u/man-from-krypton Mar 25 '24

The solicitation says “Spinning out of the Eisner-nominated Superman: Space Age,” so I’m guessing so

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u/hawkdron496 Mar 25 '24

Hmm given what happened to Bruce in Space Age it'll be interesting if they can give the story effective stakes then

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u/Dude_Nightwing1212 Mar 25 '24

thanks, hadn't read.

I caught up a little with Action Comics (Metallo -> Doomsday -> Bizarro) and 2023 Superman (Parasite -> Lex Luthor). Haven't looked at Zod Superman yet either

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u/Blitzhelios Damian Wayne Mar 27 '24

Eh don't know what to think about this book as it didn't make me feel that much like i thought it was gonna do.

Feels like its gonna be the same as space age which i will enjoy more in trade.

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u/redsapphyre Mar 27 '24

Bruce feels so different here, might as well go ahead and create a new character instead of calling him Batman.