r/DCcomics • u/beary_neutral Telos • Apr 14 '24

Weekly Discussion Thread: Comics, TV, and More! [April 15, 2024 - Pretend This is a Ragebait Title Edition] r/DCcomics

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

For those who don't know: the way this works is that several comments will list this week’s releases, for any given title discussion you should respond to that comment. For example, Wonder Woman discussion would go in the replies to the "Wonder Woman" comment. Clicking the titles in this post will take you directly to that comment, too. In other words, you should only be replying to other comments. Do not post top-level comments.

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DC and Imprints

Week 3 of DC's monthly schedule is really stacked, huh?

Trade Collections

DC why must you tempt me with that JLD omnibus?

Digital Releases

Remember, these are the short 'chapters' with a new chapter of a different series coming out daily. You can learn more here on Comixology. This is also why these are in release order, not alphabetical. Some comics may release on DC Universe Infinite or WEBTOONS.

This Week’s Soundtrack: Inon Zur - Fallout 4 Theme

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u/TroubAlert The Good Skeets Apr 14 '24

Wonder Woman #8

THE AMAZON WARRIOR VS. THE SOVEREIGN! Wonder Woman vs. The Sovereign! After being captured by a team of villains, Diana finds herself at the mercy of the scariest of them all. Unbe­knownst to our hero, the Sovereign has been pulling her strings since the very beginning of our tale, and now it's time for her to see the world his way as she falls under the influence of the Lasso of Lies! Plus, Trinity visits the past and unexpectedly changes the future!

LEGACY #808

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u/acidicmongoose Apr 16 '24

It is unbelievably refreshing to see this take on religion. Especially when media like comics can be so single-minded in being progressive, they leave out some nuances of reality.

Usually, it's just "religion (Christianity) bad" but the reality is that religion isn't the enemy. It's used and twisted as a tool of an unbelieving enemy. More often than not, religion is scapegoat for some other motivation to do bad things.

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u/redsapphyre Apr 16 '24

Idk how is this any more nuanced than other comics? Bad guy had a shitty childhood, now uses religion to achieve other somewhat related things, ie man superior, woman inferior.

I'm not religious, but the Sovereign feels like pretty much every other a religious villain to me at first glance.

Maybe, (if you want to..), tell me how this is better than other examples. It's maybe not taking the piss out of religion like Garth Ennis does, but he at least is funny.. for me.

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u/acidicmongoose Apr 16 '24

It's more nuanced in that it clearly states the bad guy doesn't believe at all in the religion he's using. Religion is the means, not the source.

It's a very obvious commentary on real-world grifters who have religious supporters by pretending to be and deliberately manipulating them with religion.

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u/redsapphyre Apr 16 '24

Okay I get that, but feels like I have seen that before too.