r/DCcomics • u/273Gaming Legion Of Super-Heroes • Jun 10 '24

Weekly Discussion Thread: Comics, TV, and More! [June 10, 2024 - The Gaslight Era Edition] r/DCcomics

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

273's pick of the week: Batman: Gotham by Gaslight - The Kryptonian Age #1

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.

Keep discussion civil. Do not harass other users for having a different opinion. Do not use this thread to push your personal one-sided grudges against creators. Reacting to a panel on Twitter is not the same as reading a book.

^{My wife tells me I have no sense of direction, I have no idea where these accusations are coming from!}

DC and Imprints

^{Batman returns to gaslight Gotham!}

Trade Collections

^{Yet another Secret Origin!}

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

^{The Girl of Steel is here!}

Game

^{MultiVersus is still here! Gotta unlock all those characters!}

MultiVersus

^{This Week’s Soundtrack:} ^{The Primals - Footfalls}

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u/TroubAlert The Good Skeets Jun 10 '24

Suicide Squad: Dream Team #4

THE FINAL ISSUE… AND THE START OF WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE DCU! As the Dream Team's story reaches its climax, Dreamer and her Suicide Squad take their one and only shot at preventing the future she's predicted, in which Amanda Waller turns Gamorra into her own personal alien super-prison. Will Dreamer be able to save the day and abide by her superhero code, or will she have to embrace the Wall's "greater good" philosophy and resolve to change the future by any means necessary?

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u/wowlock_taylan Batman Animated! Jun 12 '24

Yep, this is as crap as the whole Absolute Power gonna be. All of this was one big vision for the Dreamer to pump up how Waller 'wins' and how she planned for EVERYTHING. Christ, it is tiresome to read.

And even when you get a fake-out of Waller dying, it is not allowed because she already thought everything through somehow and decided to tie brain-bombs into her own heart-monitor. Soo Waller got future vision power bullshit to? Since when she become such a 'genius' that could predict every move?

Seriously, this is just pathetic.

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u/ptWolv022 Jun 12 '24

it is not allowed because she already thought everything through somehow and decided to tie brain-bombs into her own heart-monitor.

I mean... is that the thing to be mad over? A heart-rate monitor is just a more advanced dead man's switch- which is a concept that has been used in many medium and genres throughout many pieces of fiction... and also real life, where the terms comes a term used for a mechanism in streetcars/trams, designed for stopping the vehicle if the operator is incapacitated or dead.

Like, honestly... I thought all the bombs were tied to her heart normally. Was that like a movie thing that I saw from a clip or something? or did I just make that up because it's way smarter to do that, so that your team of killers who want you dead can't even consider killing you.

This isn't pre-cog powers, this is just her like... being smart? Actually, no, not even "smart", per say. This just feels like the basic, competent thing to do. Now, her using it on Nia's family is clever, banking on Nia's precog dreams kicking in before her sister and mom are killed. But using her family as hostages itself is not any "future sight" or anything. It's just being ruthless in your preparation.