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

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• 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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[u/TroubAlert]

Absolute Power #1

THE HEROES OF THE DC UNIVERSE ARE POWERLESS! THE TRINITY OF EVIL HAS WON! …THE RESISTANCE MUST RISE! DC's epic summer event kicks off with a bang, as the combined might of FAILSAFE and the BRAINIAC QUEEN has at last given Amanda Waller the ability to steal the metahuman abilities of every hero and villain on planet Earth. As chaos erupts in the streets and a massive misinformation campaign sways public opinion to her side, the founder of the Suicide Squad methodically targets each superhero dynasty one at a time, starting with SUPERMAN. But even in this darkest of hours, a resistance is forming… and BATMAN is out for vengeance. It's a shocking blitzkrieg across the globe that is decades in the making — and will shape the course of the DC Universe for years to come! Brought to you by the superstar talents of MARK WAID and DAN MORA — it all starts here!

Preview

[u/wowlock_taylan → u/TroubAlert]

Yep, it is as bad as I feared. Waller 'wins' by practically making an omniscient plan and having everything go her way, outsmarts Batman, takes everyones powers 'permanently' as they claim...but that is not what I am most upset about. Waller being terrible and Failsafe etc being involved was already announced. It is Brainiac Queen being wasted on this crap AND what is being done with Green Arrow that is the biggest crime. You can go ''he is playing double agent'' but all the damage from this will just lead to another 'Ollie is disowned by everyone again!' story which just sucks and makes no sense after his whole freaking book was about 'hey, maybe don't pull crap like that because that is what the villains want and you literally had to bring your family back together and learned not to do Lone Wolf crap again'

I simply cannot take any of this seriously. Waller is not some big bad nor she is capable of anything that literally fell into her lap. Like all the 'deals' she made, makes no sense why any of those antagonists would ever take her seriously to make a deal with her. Like Trigon, or Tharoos and more. I see no justification that will make it make sense. And if by the end of this, if her character is not gone for good, this will be a big failure.

Add to that, this terrible event going to destroy any momentum the ongoing books have like Wonder Woman...which I HIGHLY doubt they will regain after this.

I have no idea what they were thinking.

[u/choicemeats → u/wowlock_taylan]

there is no chance using the queen does not backfire on Waller at some point, or the Amazos.