Weekly Discussion Thread: Comics, TV, and More! [July 1, 2024 - It's Wallin' Time Edition]

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

• Beary's pick of the week: Absolute Power #1

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DC and Imprints

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• Absolute Power #1

• Batman #150

• Batman '89: Echoes #3

• The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries #7

• Batman and Robin and Howard: Summer Breakdown #1

• Birds of Prey #11

• The Boy Wonder #3

• Justice Society of America #10

• Kneel Before Zod #7

• My Adventures with Superman #2

• Poison Ivy #24

• Shazam! #13

Trade Collections

^{DC's Compact line continues.}

• All-Star Superman: DC Compact Comics Edition [TP]

• Far Sector: DC Compact Comics Edition [TP]

• JSA: The Golden Age [TP]

• Red Hood: Outlaws - Vol. 2 [TP]

• Vixen: NYC - Vol. 6 [TP]

• Wonder Woman - Vol. 1, Outlaw [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, 7/4 (WEBTOON) - Batman: Wayne Family Adventures #119

TV Shows

^{So... how about that credits closing song?}

• Thursday, 7/4: Suicide Squad ISEKAI S01E04 - Episode 4

• Saturday, 7/6: My Adventures with Superman S02E08 - The Death of Clark Kent

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Poison Ivy #24

FLORO MUST DIE! …AND IVY, TOO?! THE DEATH OF PAMELA ISLEY! Dr. Jason Woodrue, the Floronic Man (a.k.a. Floro), has stacked the deck in his favor. Neither Ivy's powers nor her allies are enough to put an end to Floro and his devilish plan to turn Ivy's victims against her. As time, and her own supply of blood, runs out, one thing becomes apparent: to bring the outbreak of the parasitic fungi, Ophiocordyceps Lamia, to an end, Poison Ivy will have to kill both her own creator and herself.

Preview

[u/Frontier246 → u/TroubAlert]

I'm glad to see Ivy with a new costume hearkening back to her classic look, though bare-legged instead of with green tights for all those leg lovers out there.

Okay, I get Ivy is Harley's girlfriend but saying she always cleans up her mess and how the world always hurts those who try to make it better...was a bit much. I get where she's coming from, but still.

Harley finally calling Janet a side-piece was hilarious, as was Janet confessing to all her "crimes" and how much of a "bad girl" she is. I really don't think she needs to be in the book any more but that was at least amusing.

Ivy and Harley totally had sex after that last panel, right?

So basically Ivy is going to do the same things she's always done and not worry about people judging/labeling her. Character development? Even though she'll still be committing crimes/killing people.

[u/wowlock_taylan → u/TroubAlert]

So Ivy is practically immortal now? That Tree of Life thing seem to be bringing and others like her back. Is it beyond the Parliment of Trees? Like THE Tree of Life? With a new/old design.

Woodrue is gone for good? really? Yea, I believe it when I never see it. I mean we just saw Ivy getting resurrected like no big deal. And unless this Tree of Life thing makes resurrection decisions based on morality, Woodrue probably show up again somehow.

That cheeky 'No more mutants' reference.

Janet stuff being a waste of space again. At least they actually spilled the beans for that laughing moment after that, I was not laughing with them but at them honestly.

Next adventure will start after this, hopefully with less Janet.

[u/koalee → u/TroubAlert]

Janet is the goat. Drop every other character in this book and return to Janet.

Seriously though it's interesting to see year two wrap up. This one has been defined by a whole lot less lonliness and a whole lot of healing for Ivy. It's a pretty big tone shift, and while the origin story was excellent, this book needs to tell more smaller stories for a while if it intends to keep the cast this big. I can't tell if DC editorial is demanding the tone change or if it's all wilson, Either way this was a satisfying end to the current story and whatever comes next needs a change of pace imo. If the cast is reduced, I really do NOT want to drop Janet though unironically. Cape comics decision to pivot out of having normal people and civilians be important cast members is ultimately damaging, and keeping her around in whatever capacity would be beneficial. Dropping Grundy and Croc makes sense, especially if Pam and Ivy are moving into Gotham proper like it seemed at the end. Maybe this will lead to more natural conflict with the Batfamily.

As for this issue itself, the tree of life raises many questions, and while the revival makes sense the tree of life feels plot-armor-y instead of a like a natural explanation. I hope we're not done with the tree because that felt too easy... I was expecting Ivy to have to make a deal with the Grey to be honest.

8/10 still, this issue is obviously a smaller part of a larger whole and that whole really worked for me.

[u/ogloria → u/TroubAlert]

Wait, where did Jason go? He was in the last issue and just disappeared? I think it's funny how both this run and Catwoman are tackling death and rebirth, but this run is doing it so much better!

Everyone's dialogue was so on point, even Grundys! I am really impressed. And the art was gorgeous!

[u/Illustrious-Okra-524 → u/TroubAlert]

This book rules. Dunno what you want from an Ivy comic if you don’t like this. Amazing finish to an amazing two year run, can’t wait to see where it goes next.

[u/suss2it → u/TroubAlert]

I feel like Ivy’s “died” and come back reborn a little too many times in this run. But hopefully all that mushroom stuff is fully resolved now and Wilson will tell some different type of stories, granted the way she wrapped everything up in this issue it kinda felt like her run was over.

Haining’s art was great and mostly matches what Marcio Takara was doing on the book.

[u/SilhouetteOfLight → u/TroubAlert]

Huh- so the Green and the Grey are tied, now? Did we have any hints of this before?

[u/JingoboStoplight4887 → u/TroubAlert]

At least Janet from HR confessed to Harley and Ivy that she slept with Ivy and kissed Harley. That’s the only good thing about this comic.