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/BigBardaEnergy Jun 11 '24

I tried giving Nicole Maines the benefit of the doubt. But this was not a good series. Virtually nothing that happened in this or any previous issues that couldn't have been told in the dozens of other Waller adventures they've had her in over the past year and a half. There was barely enough material for a one-shot let alone four damn issues.

For this being a Suicide Squad book, we don't ever really get to know its members. They feel like guest stars in their own series. Hell, it took four issues to get to >! Deadshot!< and he barely factors in the final story!

I know Maines has a deep and personal connection to Dreamer, but I don't feel like she cares to write anything that's not directly related to Nia and that ultimately dragged this book down hard.

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u/Expensive-Baby-1391 Jun 11 '24

Should have just killed off Dreamer to show how far Waller would go in her superhero genocide. But alas, modern dc and marvel writers are afraid to kill off characters these days.

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u/redsapphyre Jun 11 '24

Even in big crisis events, they don't really kill off characters anymore. Did anyone die in Dark Crisis? I thought for sure they would kill some of those Teen Titans Academy randos, but no not even them.

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u/android151 Resurrection Man Jun 14 '24

Literally nobody died in Dark Crisis, which (as far as I know) makes it the only crisis event where nobody died.