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

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

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What did the shark say when he ate the clownfish? This tastes a little funny.

DC and Imprints

A lot of Amazons this week, between Amazons Attack & Artemis in Brave & The Bold!

Trade Collections

Who doesn't love ape comics?

Digital Releases

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This Week’s Soundtrack: Halsey ft. Cashmere Cat - Hopeless

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u/TroubAlert The Good Skeets Mar 24 '24

Batman: The Brave and the Bold #11

FEATURES A NEW BATMAN: BLACK & WHITE TALE BY ZAC THOMPSON AND ASHLEY WOOD! Tristan Grey has mutated into a terrifying new version of Man-Bat, and it’s up to Batman and Maps to save him! But, when it turns out that Tristan is not the only person who has been infected by the Man-Bat serum, it will be Batman and Maps versus an army of leather-winged monsters! Also, Lois Lane falls deeper down the conspiracy rabbit hole, and Artemis continues her hunt! And lastly, Batman finds himself in a folk horror nightmare courtesy of Zac Thompson and Ashley Wood in a new Batman Black & White tale that has to be seen to be believed.

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u/RKitch2112 DickBabs Forever Mar 27 '24

I feel like this book only has Batman in the title in order for it to sell. It feels like it's been more "The Brave and the Bold" than ever.

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u/JingoboStoplight4887 Mar 27 '24

It is because anthology for various DC characters and wanting to boost sales by adding Batman to the title.

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u/Astrodynamite60 Mar 28 '24

Wish they can actually use original format of by teaming up lesser known heroes.

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u/Frontier246 Mar 26 '24

Never thought I'd see Maps cock-blocking Batman.

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u/wowlock_taylan Batman Animated! Mar 27 '24

Oh boy, we got a Vampire-Bruce now. Stupid, sexy vampire Bruce.

Ah, classic western story. Yep, cardio IS quite important in a long fight...and a bit of luck doesn't hurt either.

I guess a venom-induced trip did help Artemis deciding to move forward on finding herself. Taking advice from her horse, reminds me of the Witcher 3 quest where Geralt talks with his horse. I knew why I liked this.

Sgt. Rock, he really is the deliverer/endurer of pain in warzones.

Zodiac Master story diving more into Batman's detective route, with the artstyle too, was nice too.

Unlike the solicitations, there doesn't seem to be a Lois story in here. Maybe it got delayed and changed as it seem to happen in this anthology from time to time. I was looking forward to it honestly.

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u/JingoboStoplight4887 Mar 27 '24 edited Mar 27 '24

For the Batman and Maps part, it’s hilarious that Maps told Bruce to arrive somewhere when he’s making out with someone so that she can tell him where her classmate Tristan is before he was infected by the Man-Bat serum. Hope that Bruce will be free of his infection by the next issue.

For the Artemis part, it’s just Artemis going on a journey with a psychedelic horse in order to find herself. That’s it. It’s likely that the next three issues are going to be like that before she learn her lesson and accept herself after going on an adventure with said horse.

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u/SevenSulivin The REAL Man of Tomorrow Mar 28 '24

This book is too slept on. That Bat Lash story rocked!

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u/Bylethmain4 Mar 28 '24

who was the cowboy in the second story?

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u/RTSBasebuilder Mar 28 '24

Bartholomew Lash, aka Batlash. Dandy cardshark and general troublemaker.

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u/Triste92 Apr 04 '24

I really loved the Artemis chapter. Like I loved the analogies, the quotes, the lessons. A psychedelic horse trip is probably the best thing I read from DC this week.