Hey everyone, thank you for joining us this week. As always, I’ve chosen 5 titles which are both good but also important to DC in some way. This week we are reading
Batman #50
It’s the wedding you never thought you’d see! The Batrimony is real as Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle are set to tie the knot in a can’t-miss, extra-length milestone issue that will reshape Gotham City. All their friends (and a few enemies?) will be party to a comic book coupling for the ages.
Superstar scribe Tom King officiates the sure-to-be-offbeat nuptials, joined by an all-star lineup of guest classic Bat-artists doffing their hats to the lucky couple in a series of pre-wedding flashback scenes sure to set the romantic mood.
Big Picture: It’s a wedding!! Also it is directly followed up by Catwoman #1
Catwoman #1
The wedding night’s barely over, but Catwoman’s back on the streets, this time to expose a copycat who’s pulling heists around Gotham City. As Selina cracks the whip on her former criminal cohorts, she’s attracting unwanted attention from one of Gotham’s most dangerous groups. The mob? Nope. Try the GCPD. And as if the Bat-Bride didn’t have enough problems, don’t miss the debut of an all-new villain determined to make trouble for all nine of Selina’s lives. Don’t miss the start of an all-new monthly series written and illustrated by Eisner Award-nominee Joëlle Jones!
Big Picture: Catwoman’s new adventure is well worth it both as a follow-up on Batman #50 but also as a providing of the state of Catwoman’s Psyche. Can Catwoman be a hero? Find out AFTER you read Batman #50
Man of Steel #6
The fate of Lois Lane and Jon Kent is revealed! Metropolis’ survival hangs in the balance! And Superman must somehow put an end to Rogol Zaar’s rampage! It’s do-or-die time for the Man of Steel in the final chapter of this explosive miniseries!
Big Picture: Jon and Lois’s current status are important but the series also sets the stage for both Superman #1 and Action Comics #1001
Green Arrow #42
It’s Parasite Season for Green Arrow. The Emerald Archer must hunt down the power-sapping purple powerhouse—alone, in a maximum-security prison, running low on arrows—and after the tapeworm terror has feasted on a buffet full of metahuman criminals. Prison reform, Ollie? You shoot arrows in people; that’s straight up medieval!
Big Picture: This issue is great at world building the Hall of Justice. Oh yeah, the hall of Justice has a prison.
Justice League #3
John Stewart: Ultraviolet Lantern? Believe it! Under the influence of the Ultraviolet Spectrum, John Stewart engages in some ultraviolence against his teammates Flash, Wonder Woman and Aquaman. Meanwhile, the rest of the League investigates the scene of the fallen Source Wall fragment, and encounters not only a horde of giant monsters, but a pair of longtime archenemies using stolen Atom technology to literally get under their skin. Best to stock up on Cortizone for that sort of itch! All this and…the Turtle? Yep.
Big Picture: This issue expands on the big reveals on last issue in an important way
Questions
Batman #50
- Which letter was prettier Bat or Cat’s?
- Do you agree with Catwoman’s assessment of Batman?
- Did you like that ending?
- Was the best man choosing not the most heartfelt moment ever?
Catwoman #1
- What is your favorite moment in terms of art?
- Is Pennyworth a jerk?
- What’s your opinion of Villa Hermosa?
Man of Steel #6
- Knowing what happens to Jon, how does that change the mood of Jon leaving?
- Does Rogal Zar’s defeat seem cheap?
- What did you think of the split narrative?
Green Arrow #42
- Is Parasite a tragic villain?
- Is this comic too political?
- How is the art of Parasite
Justice League #3
- What do you think of the invisible spectrum now?
- What do you think of that reveal with Kendra?
- What do you think J’onn J’onzz saw?
Honorary Mention (Harley Quinn #45 is the start of a new run where Harley becomes a female fury. (Not in continuity I think)
