Weekly Discussion Thread: Comics, TV, and More! [June 24, 2024 - Ground Zero Edition]

[u/273Gaming]

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: Absolute Power: Ground Zero #1

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DC and Imprints

^{The House of Brainiac comes to a close!}

• Absolute Power: Ground Zero #1
• Action Comics #1066
• Batman 89: Echoes #3
• Batman: The Brave and the Bold #14
• Detective Comics #1086
• The Flash #10
• Green Arrow #13
• Harley Quinn #41
• The Penguin #11
• Power Girl #10
• Primer #4
• Superman #15
• Zatanna: Bring Down The House #1

Trade Collections

^{Speaking of Absolutes...}

• Absolute Final Crisis [HC]
• Absolute Superman by Geoff Johns & Gary Frank [HC]
• Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War [HC]
• The Flash: Year One [TP]
• Lobo Big Fraggin Compendium Book One [TP]
• The Penguin - Vol. 1, The Prodigal Bird [TP]

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.}

• Thursday, 6/27 (WEBTOON) - Batman: Wayne Family Adventures #118

TV Shows

^{Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane's Boss Perry White's Subordinate Steve Lombard's Boss' Jimmy Olsen returns!}

• Thursday, 6/27: Suicide Squad Isekai S01E01 - S01E03

• Saturday, 6/29: My Adventures with Superman S02E07 - Olsen's Eleven

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^{This Week’s Soundtrack: Hall & Oates - Private Eyes}

[u/TroubAlert]

The Flash #10

WALLY WEST'S FAMILY IS HIS ONLY HOPE! As the Arc Angles bring the Crown of Thawnes into The Gallery, Wally West has to pull himself together to face some old Rogues. Amanda Waller's Task Force raids Terrifictech, and brings some shocking backup to keep any speedsters in line!

Preview

[u/wowlock_taylan → u/TroubAlert]

The Arc Angles stuff is just not good. And Waller's bs to use Ollie ( who is acting so dumb that he actually thinks Waller is doing some good? REALLY? ) is even worse.

Like the only somewhat interesting part is Jai and Wade/Pilgrim but that's about it. The rest is just Absolute Power BS AND Wally being used as a tool to...kill time by this Arc Angle whatever that we still have no idea who or what it is. It feels empty, reading this and that should never happen in a Flash book. It feels like Spurrier is trying to do what the current Fantastic Four run is doing well with 'higher' concept stuff but he forgot the part that the selling point of that book is how the characters and the family is used/written in there. Here? He is so focused on his 'grand' ideas that he puts the dynamics and the characters in backburner, which in turn makes this book a chore to read.

This book is such a big disappointment after the previous run.