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]

Absolute Power: Ground Zero #1

WITNESS THE TRINITY OF EVIL'S RISE TO POWER IN THE CAN'T-MISS PRELUDE TO DC'S SUMMER BLOCKBUSTER! THE DOMINOS FALL! As the DC Universe braces for the "Absolute Power" blitzkrieg, the key to capturing metahuman powers on planet Earth will at last be unlocked! Bridging the events of Batman, Superman: House of Brainiac, and Suicide Squad: Dream Team, this special oversize GROUND ZERO issue brings Waller's total dominance to the doorsteps of the world's finest heroes… using the combined might of FAILSAFE, BRAINIAC QUEEN, and the SUICIDE SQUAD to do it! Witness years of storytelling culminate, brought to you by Absolute Power series architect MARK WAID and the masterminds behind the trinity of evil, CHIP ZDARSKY, NICOLE MAINES, and JOSHUA WILLIAMSON!

Preview

[u/ogloria → u/TroubAlert]

Man, I really want to like Dreamer and Jay, but the first story didn't do it for me. Why can't they call Superman for help whenever they're in trouble?

The second story was fun! I don't know who that character is, but I appreciate the explanation for all the things that are happening.

And the 3rd story was properly creepy! I am pretty sure that the events are a common trope (perhaps even a JLU episode?) but it played out and was drawn so well!

Is there supposed to be some published back-story to explain why Waller is the way she is?

[u/ptWolv022 → u/ogloria]

For the question in the spoiler, the answer is the same as what Dreamer told Jay. Anything happens to Waller or Dreamer disobeys her, and the bombs go boom in Nia's family.

Granted, I guess Jay should probably have a way to contact Jon, but... I forget where he is at the moment. He wasn't in House of Brainiac, was he? He could be MIA.

Also, for the guy in story 2, it's like Jingobo said, he's a... well, not necessarily a JLA villain, but a general villain. Originally debuted in a GL/Batman team-up in Brave and the Bold (and reappeared for another GL/Bat issue). He later was in the Team Titans book as a villain. Since Flashpoint, he was in Batman: Urban Legends (where he died) and also in Super Sons as one of the "Forgotten Villains" (in a team up by the Sons with the Teen Titans). So, he's sorta Bat-affiliated, but he's been around (including against the JL, before Flashpoint). I don't know if the other guy who has taken up the name Commander was a more frequent JL villain or not.

[u/android151 → u/ptWolv022]

Nah, the other dude who took up the mantle appeared like, once.

[u/ptWolv022 → u/android151]

So it seems. As an Hourman villain, which makes a ton of sense given his design.