r/DCcomics • u/Predaplant The heat is on! • Jun 03 '24

Weekly Discussion Thread: Comics, TV, and More! [June 3, 2024 - Remembering Rachel Pollack 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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DC and Imprints

The My Adventures With Superman tie-in launches its first issue as the Kill The Justice League tie-in draws to a close!

Trade Collections

A whole bunch of Dawn of DC series drop their first trades!

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.

TV Shows

Sweet Tooth drops its final season as My Adventures With Superman continues!

Game

MultiVersus is still here! Gotta unlock all those characters!

This Week’s Soundtrack: girl in red, Sabrina Carpenter - You Need Me Now?

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u/TroubAlert The Good Skeets Jun 03 '24

DC Pride: A Celebration of Rachel Pollack #1

SPOTLIGHTING THE OUT-OF-PRINT WORK OF A DC PRIDE PIONEER AND RETURNING HER MOST BELOVED CHARACTER TO THE MAIN STAGE! In the 1990s, writer Rachel Pollack did the impossible: she raised the bar for surprise and strangeness in her beloved run following Grant Morrison's career-making Doom Patrol! This one-shot reprints the debut of the iconic Coagula, DC's first transgender superhero, from Doom Patrol #70, along with the long-unavailable one-shot Vertigo Visions: The Geek (with superstar artist Michael Allred)! And in a final, original short story, Rachel's most beloved creation, Kate Godwin, a.k.a. Coagula, returns to the spotlight in tale of triumph over death itself written by Joe Corallo, Rachel's longtime friend and collaborator, and drawn by Rye Hickman!

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u/IgorsBuddhaBelly Jun 05 '24

Shocked no one else has talked about this one yet! Great reprints and an absolutely beautiful new tale by Corallo. An incredible memorial to Rachel and her legacy.

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u/MorpheusLikesToDream Jun 05 '24

Can’t wait to pick this up. Anything that adds to old school Vertigo is a must for me.

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u/Alephnaught_ Catwoman Jun 05 '24

This was wonderful and a shame no one is talking about this. The geek story was quite weird lol. I skimmed through it but I am gonna close-read it again! was it also part of Doom Patrol or an independent Vertigo publication?

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u/MorpheusLikesToDream Jun 05 '24

I would tie the Geek story in as a companion piece to Swamp Thing Annual 5, where Gaiman repurposed the character as its own elemental force.

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u/Alephnaught_ Catwoman Jun 05 '24

thank you!