Tuesday, April 30, 2019

DC UNIVERSE Month 17, Part 2


JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #10 by James Tynion IV and Alvarez Martínez Bueno. Khalid recalls how he overheard Nabu and the Lords of Order plan to destroy other realms of magic and got trapped in the urn. Meanwhile, Zatanna and Wonder Woman are with Circe and still looking for Mordru. Circe reveals that Constantine was an agent of Zatara’s who has been leading Zatanna to where her life has gotten to. The Otherkind attacks, but is buried under the earth. Zatanna and Wonder Woman leave and the Upside-Down Man arrives to taunt Circe, even as it’s revealed they are working together. Back in Myrra, one of the Lords of Order, who says they cann all make safe passage back to Earth if they agree to be stripped of all magical knowledge and memory. If not, they will die.

JUSTICE LEAGUE ODYSSEY #8 by Dan Abnett and Daniel Sampere. Cyborg has build a restraint to hold Darkseid, who tells them he lied to them to get them to the Ghost Sector to save the universe. He explains that the breaking of the Source Wall has long been a prophecy on Apokolips.  But he needs to be at full power to stop what’s coming and he used Other Box to change time and plant Jessica, Starfire, and Azrael onto planets in the Ghost Sector where they would one day be seen as gods. Blackfire and Rapture attack and Darkseid makes his escape in a Boom Tube with Cyborg in tow. That leaves Jessica, Starfire, and Azrael behind and Azrael uses his voice to convince Rapture not to kill them, as that will mean the end of everything. In the end, Cyborg finds himself in peril at the temple Darkseid has built.

NAOMI #4 by Brian Michael Bendis, David F. Walker and Jamal Campbell. Naomi’s father reveals he is a fighter from Rann who came to Earth to seek out a missing Thanagarian guard, Dee. While here, he spends years integrating himself into Earth’s lifestyle. In the meantime, he meets his future wife. One day, alien forces show up chasing a woman and her baby and he teams up with Dee. The woman is killed but the baby survives, wrapped in a blanket with a mysterious box inside. After all these years, Naomi is given the box and opens it.

NIGHTWING #59 by Dan Jurgens and Chris Mooneyham. Ric is seen training with Hutch before Hutch leaves to visit a police comrade he was partly responsible for putting in a coma. The injured officer’s daughter arrives and castigates him. Later, a fire breaks out at a local police precinct and Hutch and Ric race into help get officers out. But they realize the fire is alive and talking to them.

RED HOOD OUTLAW #33 by Scott Lobdell and Pete Woods. Jason Todd is still running Penguin’s casino and still has Penguin locked away. The Five Aces how up to find the missing Penguin and battle Wingman, Bunker and the Su Sisters, while Jason battles a member of the All-Caste. In the end, he leaves Suzie Sur to clean up the remains of the All-Caste member.

THE SILENCER #16 by Dan Abnett and V Kenneth Marion. Hope battles her sister Smoke and loses. Later, while recuperating, Quietus tells her that Talia has locked down her place, as she knows Smoke is coming for her. He gives Hope 24 hours to figure it out. Smoke goes to Aftermarket’s garage and convinces them to give her some weapons. Meanwhile, Hope goes home as Silencer and meets with her husband.

SUPERGIRL #29 by Marc Andreyko and Eduardo Pansica. Kara, Zn’dr and Krypto are all relaxing when Krypto finds some stones, which are the stones Zn’dr has been looking for. Using her super-speed, Kara finds all the stones, which all have the symbol of the Circle on them. Zaar’s axe appears and begins interacting with the stones, activating a hologram of Appa. He reveals that The Circle as started to end violence but Gandelo teamed up with Rogol Zaar. It is revealed that Gandelo is Zn’dr’s mother. They are then attacked by hunters, who finally decide that Kara is the “chosen one”. They are suddenly killed by Gandelo, who is ready to fight with Kara. Meanwhile, Zaar plans his escape from the Phantom Zone.

SUPERMAN #10 by Brian Michael Bendis and Ivan Reis. Jon battles Superwoman before he is rescued by Jor-El, who has been searching for him for seven years. On the trip back home, they encounter Zod and his army before Jon finds himself back on Earth in Wisconsin. In the end, Jon and his dad head off to help fight a space battle.

THE TERRIFICS #15 by Gene Luen Yang and Stephen Segovia. Mr. and Mrs. Terrific are out on a date when they are interrupted by two T-Spheres, informing them of a giant snake destroying the Stagg Industries Campus. Metamorpho and Plastic Man get eaten by the snake, but Phantom Girl help free them and stop it, which transforms into a digital woman calling herself “his Herald”. Stagg later does a demonstration of his new digital training program, which goes horribly wrong and the digital frogmen go on the loose, showing up at Mr. and Mrs. Terrific’s second date. After defeating them, holographic gnats show up and Plastic Man realizes these are some of the Plagues of Israel and they are fighting God.

TITANS #36 by Dan Abnett and Bruno Redondo. After a flashback with a conversation between Nightwing and Raven, we good to the present where the team is trying to stop Mother Blood. To open the portal into The Bleed, she will have to destroy Unearth and betray Lord Travesty. Raven faces off with Mother Blood and Beast Boy tackles Mother Blood into The Bleed and closes the door, tapping her forever. In the process, Beast Boy is restored. The team leaves Unearth, with Hinston staying behind to make new stories.

WONDER TWINS #3 by Mark Russell and Stephen Byrne. Jayna makes a friend in Polly Math, whose father is a world renowned scientist and under Lex Luthor’s thumb. Meanwhile, the League of Annoyance plan to take out the Wonder Twins. Gleek’s history is revealed, as he was once a mistreated ape in a circus. The League attacks the Twins while they sleep and Gleek saves the day.

WONDER WOMAN #68 by G. Willow Wilson and Cary Nord. While Eirene and her mythical creatures examine the mysterious sword, Wonder Woman and Giganta attack the Elementals. Eirene arrives and, with sword in hand, demands the Elementals stop fighting, which they do. It is revealed to be Antiope’s sword and Eirene goes off with Cadmus to find her.

WONDER WOMAN #69 by G. Willow Wilson and Xermonico. In Summergrove, Connecticut, the whole town has been taken over by lust. Wonder Woman and Maggie show up and get attacked by cupids with razor-sharp teeth. Aphrodite arrives and the attack ceases, as they listen to her. They reform as the face of Lust, which leads them all to visit Aphrodite’s daughter.

YOUNG JUSTICE #4 by Brian Michael Bendis, Patrick Gleason and John Timms. Today, Amethyst and her new friends are locked up. Yesterday, the council of Gemworld were looking to vote Amethyst out of the council. After a discussion with Turquoise, she finds an intruder in the form of Damian. Today, Superboy and Impulse confront the troops of the Dark Lord Opal, with Superboy chasing them away. After revealing that he came here with Young Justice, Impulse and Superboy free the prisoners.

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