ACTION COMICS #1027 by Brian Michael Bendis and John Romita Jr. Lois is grilled by Agent Chase, who tries to determine if Lois is an alien. Lois never answers but Chase figures out that Leone is the actual alien. The Superboys, Supergirl, and Brainiac-5 save Superman from Red Cloud and the all transport to the Phantom Zone, where Red Cloud has a choice and she opts for jail. She receives a letter from Leone, who tells Goode to go to hell. In the end, Brainiac-5 goes back to the 31st Century and Perry White announces that Jimmy now owns the Daily Planet.
AQUAMAN #65 by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Miguel Mendonca. Arthur calls out for help after being stabbed by Orm and he gets it from the Justice League. That leads to a one-on-one battle between Orm and Aquaman, with Aquaman winning. With that defeat, Atlantis’ populations join together and heal. In the end, Arthur proposes and he and Mera get married.
BATMAN #102 by James Tynion IV and Carlo Pagulayan. There’s a new vigilante in Gotham by the name of Ghost-Maker. As Batman continues to take out Joker Gang members known as Grinners, he discovers a Grinner’s hideout where everyone inside has been killed. In a flashback, a young Bruce Wayne follows a man out of a bar and asks the man to train him. Bruce ends up fighting with anther youth who also wants this man to train him. Back in the present, Harley moves into a new apartment, where she is being watched by Clownhunter. Ghost-Maker shows up and menaces Clownhunter, but Batman shows up and the pair battle. Ghost-Maker offers Batman a wager-the winner of the fight gets Gotham.
BATMAN #103 by James Tynion IV and Carlo Pagulayan. In a flashback, Bruce is meditating in the desert when Ghost-Maker appears and wants to fight Bruce, before planting his sword in the ground and joining him. He tells Bruce he will fail because he allows emotions to rule him, leading to the two fighting. In the present, Batman is fighting Ghost-Maker where he reveals what he has already finished in Gotham. Meanwhile, Harley is talking to a poison ivy plant when Clownhunter sneaks in and tries to kill her. She knocks him out and Batman bursts in with two swords stuck in his back. Ghost-Maker shows up and takes her out with a tranquilizer dart. As Batman tells Ghost-Maker that he had actually known about all the things that Ghost-Maker had dealt with, but didn’t act on them as they would lead to bigger things. In response, Ghost-Maker hits Batman with a tranquilizer dart.
BATMAN BEYOND #49 by Dan Jurgens and Paul Pelletier. While future Batman saves his young father, present Batman teams up with Booster Gold to take on Blanque. Batman gets taken out and Blanque uses his mind-control powers to get Booster to kill him. Terry jumps in and so does Skeets, allowing them to take down Blanque. Terry leaves, Batman comes back and Booster tries to convince him to let them be partners. Back in the future, time has been restored and Matt is still alive. In the end, this was all a plan cooked up by Bruce Wayne. Time did not to be restored-Terry needed to make this happen as this moment inspired Terry’s dad. Without it happening, future Batman would never have come to be.
BATMAN/SUPERMAN #14 by Joshua Williamson and Max Raynor. Composite Batman/Superman comes to Earth and battles Superman while Batman, Steel, and Batwoman fight the robots on the moon. Batman puts on a VR headset and enters the matrix, shutting down the program. Batman examines the AI before containing it and storing it away.
CATWOMAN #27 by Ram V and Fernando Blanco. Selina and the kids work together to steal the Khadym Mob’s drugs. She stashes them in a storage unit, with directions for Handle to find them. Pit decides to have a hitman take Catwoman out but, luckily for her, Father Valley kills the hitman, swearing that only he will be responsible for killing her.
DARK NIGHTS DEATH METAL #5 by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo. The Trinity, along with Harley and Swamp Thing, battle Castle Bat and get much needed help from Lex and the Legion of Doom ship. Meanwhile, Perpetua and the Darkest Knight battle each other. Later a reunited team is thrilled as Lobo, straight from DARK NIGHTS DEATH METAL INFINITE HOUR EXXXTREME #1, shows up with the shards of Metal X. The plan is to use Metal to fix time. Batman reveals he is truly dead and this can’t be reversed and Superman can’t be fixed and will remain powerless. Superman gathers his team of living and dead heroes and villains to fight the evil earths while Diana and her team of Lobos head off the restart the Multiverse.
DARK NIGHTS DEATH METAL INFINITE HOUR EXXXTREME #1 by Becky Cloonan, Sam Humphries, Frank Tieri, Denys Cowan, Tyler Kirkham and Rags Morales. Lobo battles The Batman Who Frags before Lex pulls him away and tasks him with finding the shards of Metal X. After fighting Black Monday, Lobo teams up with Hawkman before they end up in Gemworld. In the end, Lobo ends up with Brainiac, who has created multiple Lobo hero mash-ups. Lobo gains all of the Metal shards and The Batman Who Frags is defeated by Lobo versions of Wonder Woman, Batman and more.
DARK NIGHTS DEATH METAL THE MULTIVERSE WHO LAUGHS #1 by Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, Joshua Williamson, Patton Oswalt, Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti, Saladin Ahmed, Brandon Thomas, Juan Gedeon, Sanford Greene, Chad Hardin, Scot Eaton and Thomas Mandrake. A collection of tales from many if the 52 Earths that have been created by the Darkest Knight. Four stories here featuring Zsasz, the Super-Pets, Green Arroe/Green Lantern and Steel.
DETECTIVE COMICS #1030 by Peter J. Tomasi and Bilquis Evely. Mayoral candidate Nakano is dreaming and finds himself engulfed in flames. He’s wakes with even more determination that vigilantes must be unmasked. Meanwhile, Batman has to deal with how Damian is filled with rage and has stolen Bruce's black book. Batman gathers Red Hood, Batwoman, Nightwing, Spoiler, The Signal, and Batgirl-all of whom have been attacked by The Mirror’s anti-vigilante group. They head off to help a potential victim, only to be surrounded by a group who are screaming “no more bats”. Elsewhere, Damian continues to investigate things he should leave alone.
DETECTIVE COMICS #1031 by Peter J. Tomasi and Bilquis Evely. Nakano gets a visit from The Mirror, who offers Nakano a flash drive that contains information that will help him win the election. Nakano refuses it, preferring to lose the election rather than cheat. Meanwhile, Robin has snuck into Detective Podolsky's house and has uncovered that she is actually Catherine Elliot: the half-sister of Hush. After a scuffle, he leaves her tied to a chair. Meanwhile, The Mirror is leading a rally of his followers and the teamfind themselves surrounded by the group who are screaming “no more bats”. A fight ensues and results in the team being captured by The Mirror.
THE FLASH #765 by Kevin Shinick and Sami Basri. With Barry’s powers gone and having been defeated by Dr. Alchemy, he resorts to investigating crimes scenes where Alchemy has been. After investigating Alchemy’s prison cell and discovering Latin words that describe a chemical process, he gets an idea while going through the metal detector. He deduces that Alchemy used Barry’s Flash ring to negate his Flash powers. He fixes the ring and heads off to battle Alchemy, quickly defeating him and getting the philosopher’s stone away from Alchemy. Alchemy reveals that he knows Barry’s name, leading Barry to get Iris and run her to a hidden cabin. Alchemy arrives and attacks, with the many faces of all the Philosopher’s revealed. Desmond regains control and explains cameras were placed inside of Barry’s pupils. Now the philosophers how Barry makes the metal, Lightzinium, which goes into his ring.
THE FLASH #766 by Kevin Shinick and Will Conrad. Barry continues to battle Alchemy and has his arms and legs turned to putty. Desmond regains control and tells Barry that the only way to stop them is to recreate the Philosopher’s stone. Barry heads to the Hall of Justice, where John Stewart removes the cameras in his eyes. Will Magnus instructs Barry on recreating the Philosopher’s Stone, but warms him that the Stone will have an effect on him as well. Barry believes that the addition of Lightzinium will protect him. Barry races through a radically altered Central City before meeting Alchemy, who turns Central City into a town of acid. It turns out Desmond was in control the entire time. Barry uses the stone and turns Alchemy to stone. In the end, a stone Alchemy goes to Iron Heights and Barry contemplates buying a ring for Iris.
GREEN LANTERN: SEASON TWO #9 by Grant Morrison and Liam Sharp.
Hal testifies in a galactic court against Hyperman. Hal decides to re-evaluate
his relationship with Carol, only to find her being proposed to by himself. This
turns out to be Earth 11’s Hal who has been tricked by Earth 11’s Carol into
going to our Earth. Carol Jordan shows up and takes Hal to Earth 11. That’s
when the Golden Destroyer arrives.
HAWKMAN #29 by Robert Venditti and Fernando Pasarin. Hawkman is bleeding out, but musters all of his energy to save Shay from Anton. He uses the power of his mace and dagger to make a bob and blow up the train. Rather than face defeat, Hath-Set chooses suicide. While he does continue to appear over the years, the book ends with Carter and Shay living long lives and training a new generation in the 40th Century.
JUSTICE LEAGUE #56 by Joshua Williamson and Robson Rocha. With most of his team taken out by the Omega Knight, Nightwing gets saved by Detective Chimp and his horse Comet. Meanwhile, Hawkgirl battles Mindhunter, defeating him and saving Martian Manhunter in the process. They all team up, along with Cyborg, Luthor and Starfire to head back into the fight. Chimp climbs the Throne of Perpetua, causing the Omega Knight to blast him, but also destroying the Throne on the process, freeing the Legion of Doom. And now, they want to take revenge on Nightwing.
JUSTICE LEAGUE #57 by Joshua Williamson and Xermanico. The Legion wants revenge, especially on Luthor who betrayed them to Perpetua. Detective Chimp, who was not killed last issue, arrives and tells them the Omega Knight still lives. This leads to a team-up between the Legion of Doom and the heroes. Luthor gets Sinestro to use his ring to destroy the Omega Knight. Luthor declares he will be in control again and uses a Boom Tube to bring he and his team away from the upcoming battle.
JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #28 by Ram V and Amancay Nahuelpan. Zatanna has allowed herself to be taken over by the Upside-Down Man. Bobo once again gets to be the protector of Myrra. John Contantine is dead but Zatara sacrifices himself with one last trick that resurrects Constantine. In the end…the Endless Winter is coming.
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