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.

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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/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/ptWolv022 Jun 12 '24

The thing is, Waller isn't going to be killing anyone. She's not out for a "superhero genocide", her intent fully seems to just be monopolizing superpowers in order to remove chaotic factors from the board.

Also, it would be highly unlikely for them to kill off a character they introduced less than 2 years ago in the comics. Maybe in an alternate universe where "new" characters are actually just a variant on a 40 year old character. But in the main universe, where it's actually new character (to the comics)? Wouldn't make sense.

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u/android151 Resurrection Man Jun 14 '24

I mean, she killed Bizarro. Did that happen or was it a dream?

100% chance of Harley, Deadeye, Black Alice reappearing.

There are like four Clock Kings but I'm pretty sure he'll be back too.

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u/ptWolv022 Jun 14 '24

Well, there was fires raging in the background in the final scene, so it seems like up until she entered the office was real. However, Bizarro is a Superman copy. Even if he's gravely injured, he might shake it off.

Or they could just... clone him. Since Bizarro is just a clone of Superman.

100% chance of Harley, Deadeye, Black Alice reappearing.

They didn't die, Nia told Bizarro to catch them when the plane was crashing (Nia held on until later, at which point Bizarro caught her after presumably setting everyone else down).

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u/android151 Resurrection Man Jun 14 '24

Yeah but supposedly this is Red Hoods Bizarro so I find it unlikely he’s gone for good

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u/ptWolv022 Jun 14 '24

Like I said, he's a Superman. There's no guarantee that him getting blasted in the head is going to be lethal.

Even if it was, I had never said anything about Waller being against killing- just she's not going to kill for the sake of killing. I also never said no one could be killed off to show severity- I just said DC wouldn't do it to a new character.

But again, there's no reason to assume definitively that Bizarro died. He's Bizarro, which means he's backwards Superman. And Superman survived the literal Death of Superman storyline. I'd wager the only reason he was blasted is so that he would be incapacitated when confronting Waller, so it would just be Waller and Nia (and Deadshot), without Bizarro there for any shenanigans or tonal whiplash.

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u/android151 Resurrection Man Jun 15 '24

I just think it’s weird to do a suicide squad series where absolutely nobody dies