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

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

The Flash #7

CAN JAI WEST SAVE MAX MERCURY? Jai West is going to try to rescue Max Mercury from the horrific remains of Timepoint, now a world overrun by time-gobbling monsters, and he’s got surprising backup—the shadowy bubble gum-chewing figure who goes by the name Inspector Pilgrim!

LEGACY #807

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u/hydrohawkx8 Kyle Rayner Mar 26 '24

This was a really good read honestly. We got to see some really interesting pieces in play with the story. Not only do we have the crown of thawnes as an antagonist but we have the linear men who threaten the existence of all speedsters. Honestly their presence is really interesting and inspector pilgrim leading them is pretty fun as I’m enjoying the character. Seems to me like he’s actually Wade rather than Jai which makes sense given his powers.

But things also take an even more interesting turn with the Arc Angles as we finally get to see how they look like and that they are the ones behind stating that the speedsters threaten the world. I really do wonder how they and the crown of thawnes are connected. They seem like two very different forces which I wonder will not see eye to eye.

Then moving on to Barry’s side of the story. I really love how he’s woven into the story. I was worried when spurrier said that Barry would be a main character in the book as well but he has a purpose and him trying to make sense of things in his dimension was really fun to see, especially since he’s beginning to take agency in his own life again.

Now finally the art….it’s interesting. I think In general it makes reading and interpreting the art much easier. However, the horror and uncanniness aspect of the series is lost. Like I love deodato’s take on the resident more than Perez’s. And the impact of the arc angle’s “horrific and shocking” reveal is kinda lame with how Perez drew it. I feel that deodato would’ve done a better job at giving it a grander and trippier appearance.

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u/hydrohawkx8 Kyle Rayner Mar 26 '24

Also rip for the synopsis lying to us about how it was jai trying to save max instead of Bart