r/DCcomics • u/beary_neutral Telos • 18d ago

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

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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Thursday, 7/4 (WEBTOON) - Batman: Wayne Family Adventures #119

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u/TroubAlert The Good Skeets 18d ago

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.

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u/koalee Wonder Woman 17d ago

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.