Welcome, @ObscurityofDCClub and other members of the DC Community! Welcome to Obscurity of DC’s eighteenth Ultr-Obscure Book Club! This week, we’ll be focusing on…
DC: MECH!!!
AGE SUGGESTION: 12+
Number of Issues: 6
Description from dc.fandom.com: DC: Mech was a limited series, published by DC Comics. Set outside the main continuity, it retold DC’s history as a mechanized arms race between Earth and Apokolips after a Parademon scout came to Earth in 1945. It took place on Earth 28.
Now that that’s over with, here are some discussion questions:
- How do you feel about so many heroes being killed off so early on in the series? Explain.
- Which of the heroes was your favorite? Why?
- Some key characters were introduced later in the series. Did you like that? Why or why not?
- Do you like Luthor being an ally to the heroes in this series? Why or why not?
- Did you like the fact that Hawkgirl was Batman’s godmother? Why or why not?
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- How do you feel about so many heroes being killed off so early on in the series? Explain.
I think it makes sense for this story/the universe to turn out this way – they needed a big, dramatic example to show why our heroes need to go from the time of traditional superheroics to mech pilots.
- Which of the heroes was your favorite? Why?
That’s a hard one – Batman’s always fun for me, same with Wonder Woman. I liked the idea of the Green Lantern initially requiring two pilots (Pacific Rim reference?). The Superman here was really interesting to see how different he is coming to Earth as a young adult. Speaking of…
- Some key characters were introduced later in the series. Did you like that? Why or why not?
I believe you mean the Kents – that was cool. They worked well to help ground this different take on Superman. When I saw Martha in the Aliens-like mech, I was half expecting some lady bigot to be in the group to get at Kal and she fights them off with her mech yelling “Get away from him, you ■■■■■!” 
- Do you like Luthor being an ally to the heroes in this series? Why or why not?
Was he though? I mean, he wasn’t directly against the heroes in this one, I suppose, but he was hardly an ally. Hell, he inadvertently killed Batman’s parents in this one! Speaking of…
- Did you like the fact that Hawkgirl was Batman’s godmother? Why or why not?
That was a neat twist. I kind of wish we got a little more into that, maybe some flashbacks on how that dynamic really worked.
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