MONKEY PRINCE #8 by Gene Luen Yang and Bernard Chang. Monkey Prince and Aquaman argue with each other, as do Sifu Piggy and the Atlanteans. But the Trench shows up, leading to a new battle, where the Silver Horn demon has possessed the Trench King. This leads Monkey Prince to meditate so he can communicate with the staff. Using the staff, Monkey Prince beats them back. But King Fire Bull is waiting in the wings to lead the greatest demon army the world has ever known. In the end, Marcus reunites with his parents and they head off to Metropolis.
MULTIVERSITY: TEEN JUSTICE #6 by Danny Lore, Ivan Cohen and Marco Failla. The team battles Sinestra and the Lanterns as they mourn Raven’s sacrifice. During the battle, Sinestra betrays her team and steals all of their rings. Georgia Gardner, now known as Warrior, retains her ring and defeats Sinestra. Carol Jordan arrives with the rest of the world’s heroes, offering Georgia a role with the Star Sapphires.
THE NEW CHAMPION OF SHAZAM! #3 by Josie Campbell and Evan "Doc" Shaner. Mary heads home to Darla, as she is still trying to find out about the kidnappings. There she finds out the Internet is now making memes about her. Back at school, Dr. G. tries to encourage her to work with her, even after she has lost much of her accreditation in the scholastic community. She goes to the train station around Fawcett and meets with Dudley, who insists he be called Uncle Marv. She learns there is a tent city there and many of the people there are the ones who have been disappearing. Babel shows up and uses his powers to convince people they are not worthy, including Mary. Back home, she plugs in the Sim card she pulled from the crocodile monster and discovers a connection: all these people are connected to an alleged medical trial through Fawcett Community College. Unfortunately, Darla knows this information now too and she is off to solve the mystery on her own.
THE NEW GOLDEN AGE #1 by Geoff Johns, Diego Olortegui, Jerry Ordway, Steve Lieber, Todd Nauck, Scott Kolins, Viktor Bogdanovic, Brandon Peterson, and Gary Frank. In 1848, Corky tries rto convince John Wilkes Booth to not kill Abraham Lincoln when he grows up. Rip Hunter and his team show up, gathering Corky and sending them off to find The Thirteen. They also have to find Dreiberg before his real parents, Cleopatra Pak and Bubastis or someone else finds him. Ten years from now, a young Helena Wayne sees a mysterious, redheaded man. Back in 1940, the Justice Society of America meets and Dr. Fate has a vision of the redheaded man and the lost children. We also learn of the Red Lantern: Russia’s super powered villain. In 1951, the JSA has to testify to a government committee that wants them to remove their masks and reveal themselves to the world, and the redheaded man is there to watch it. In 1976, Dr. Midnite examines Dr. Fate, telling Power Girl and Star Spangled Kid that it’s time for a new generation of heroes. In 2009, Dr. Fate encounters Catwoman, who he warns about the stranger who is coming to kill her daughter, which she does not have yet. In the present, the new Justice Society, Green Lantern, Atom and a female Dr. Fate meet the redheaded stranger, who kills Dr. Fate and Green Lantern. Khalid meets with Detective Chimp, planning to have Deadman exorcise Hauhet from the helmet. But Khalid transforms, saying that Hauhet says to look before it’s too late. Helena hears a visitor in her house and stabs them in the dark, only to find it is Batman, who she recognizes as her father. He shows her the cave, including the costumes of the dead Robins, including Stephanie, Damian and the Joker’s son.], much to Selina’s disgust. Eighteen years from now, Helena learns that her father is dead and she decides to become The Huntress. To be continued in JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #1.
NIGHTWING #98 by Tom Taylor and Daniele Di Nicuolo. Nightwing meets Ric Grayson, who turns out to be Nite-Mite and Nightwing’s biggest fan. He informs Nightwing that Blockbuster once made a deal with Neron and he sold his daughter Olivia’s soul to the demon. Neron is coming to collect and it takes Dick and Nite-Mite to stop him. But it is Olivia, who has her father’s strength, to stop him. Raven arrives and takes Olivia with her. Nite-Mite reveals is real name is Dyxl and he thinks Dick should be the new Blockbuster…because “Nightwing is awesome”.
NIGHTWING 2022 ANNUAL #1 by Tom Taylor, Jay Kristoff, C.S. Pacat, Eduardo Pansica and Inaki Miranda Many years ago, Gerald Chamberlain arrives at the Lyle household as their new butler, where he discovers their son Shelton has murderous tendencies. The man is not really Gerald Chamberlain, as he murdered the real Chamberlain as he was travelling to America and assumed his identity. He takes a liking to Shelton and took him on various trips to feed his murderous desires. He also took him to the circus on the night the Grayson’s died, which truly ignited his rage. During his school years, Sheldon became the bully that was handled by Dick Grayson. Later on, Chamberlain’s attempt to kill the Lyle family resulted in Shelton being critically injured, resulting in him receiving his dead father’s heart. Over the years, Shelton becomes Heartless and now, with Chamberlain’s help, he will receive Blockbuster’s heart. In the backup, Dick goes out for the night, leading to Haley dreaming about being a crime fighting dog who saves his master’s life. In the second backup, Dick trains Jon Kent
NUBIA & THE JUSTICE LEAGUE SPECIAL #1 by Michael W. Conrad, Becky Cloonan, Stephanie Williams, Amancay Nahuelpan and Alitha Martinez. Nubia teams up with the Justice League members to take down a number of villains. In the backup, she battles a giant octopus and later reunites with her love.
POISON IVY #6 by G. Willow Wilson and Brian Level and Marcio Takara. Ivy battles Jason Woodrue as she decides to save the planet rather than destroy it. She kills Woodrue and eats his remains. Later, she sends a letter to Harley explaining how the Bat family cannot save the world. In the end, the remains of Woodrue escae the van carrying it and is on the loose again.
PUNCHLINE: THE GOTHAM GAME #2 byTini Howard, Blake Howard, Gleb Melnikov and Will Robson. Bluff and Ante are working with Punchline and her crew and they are all watching for Eiko Hasigawa and her crew. Punchline wants the Ace Cheical Factory and that leads to a battle between the two teams. Batman shows up and Eiko and her team make an attempt to leave while Batman beats on the Royal Flush Gang. Punchine catches up with Eiko and Batman tries to apprehend her. She stabs Eiko and tosses her off the roof, leading Batman to make a decision.. He saves Eiko and calls for medical, telling Punchline she better hope Eiko lives or she will have to deal with catwoman.
STARGIRL: THE LOST CHILDREN #1 by Geoff Johns and Todd Nauck. In 1942, TNT and Dan the Dyna-Mite are fighting crime. Six months ago, Dan is looking through a scrapbook containing the story of TNT dying in action. Today, Courtney Whitmore is telling her mother how she and Red Arrow had gone out to a supernatural cemetery looking for Stripesy’s partner Wing, believed to be dead but who may be still alive. That night, Red Arrow shows up, explaining that she has a new lead on Wing. While they are investigating Dan Dunbar’s home, Emiko reveals that most of the Golden Age sidekicks, including Betsy Ross, Molly Pitcher, Miss America, John Henry Jr., Cherry Bomb and others have mysteriously disappeared over the years. They hear a radio broadcast, telling Dan, who is out on a boat, that they are “all here.” Courtney and Emiko decide they need a boat. Dan, however, has landed at an island, discovering he is young again after putting on the two rings that TNT had given him. But a laughing voice tells him that he is actually cursed.
SUPERMAN: KAL-EL RETURNS SPECIAL #1 by Mark Waid, Sina Grace, Marv Wolfman, Alex Segura, Clayton Henry, Dean Haspiel, Jack Herbert and Fico Ossio. Superman reunites with Batman, teaming up to take on Mr. Nobody. Later, he reunites with Jimmy Olsen, who shows him some photos he has taken, including some of Jon in action, which inspire him. Jon follows a tip that leads him to a Lexcorp warehouse, only to find that Luthor fooled him, leading to a media outlash. But he manages to get the better of Lex in the end. In the last story, Superman reunites with his Justice League partners before being transported away into DARK CRISIS.
SUPERMAN: SON OF KAL-EL #17 by Tom Taylor and Cian Tormey. Kal-El is back on Earth, reuniting with his family. As the pair work to rebuild the Kent farm, Jon finds himself reluctant to come out to his father, although the whole world now knows of his relationship with Jay, as he fears that his father would be appalled and turn away from him. Clark turns to his own father, looking for advice. Jonathan delivers some truths to him, which allows the family to reconnect. An attack by Red Sin, with Jon powerless, leads to his father saving him. In the end, the pair have a heart-to-heart talk, that changes the family dynamics for the better. Elsewhere, Lex is messing around with genetic experiments. Continued in ACTION COMICS #1049.
SWORD OF AZRAEL #4 by Dan Watters and Nikola Cizmesija. In the past, Brother Dumas meets with Brother Garnier and Brother Lavigne who explain that God has provided them with the Angel Maker Box that will unleash seraphs. Dumas kills the men, searing to use the box to create Azrael, the angel of vengeance. In the present, Jean-Paul is forced to fight and eventually kill God Satan. In the end, a dejected Jean-Paul talks to Brother Karl, who turns out to be Father Valley. He instructs him to join him at the monastery, to explain why he sent Sauriel to him, why the monks had to die, and why it is all Jean-Paul’s fault.
TIM DRAKE: ROBIN #3 by Meghan Fitzmartin and Riley Rossmo. Tim battles a gang of Robins, discovering they are actuaslly made of clay. After defeating them, he is rescued by Barnard, who takes Robin, who he does not know is Tim, to Tim’s houseboat. Before he leaves, Bernard gives a note to Robin to give to his boyfriend. As Robin tries to piece together the various clues, one of the clay Robins goes to the boat of Colonel Moran, wanting to meet the boss…who appears to be Clayface.
WILDC.A.T.S #1 by Matthew Rosenberg and Stephen Segovia. Zealot, Grifter, and Deathblow try to acquire a scientist for Director Marlowe. But his experiments bother Grifter, who executes the scientist. Later, they are given a new assignment for another scientist, but with the addition of Fairchild to the team. This mission goes worse than the first, with Deathblow getting killed and blown up by Marlowe. If that was not bad enough, Green Arrow arrives and the surviving team has been captured.
WILDSTORM 30TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL #1 by Brandon Choi, J. Scott Campbell, Warren Ellis, Christos Gage, Brett Booth, Dan Abnett, Matthew Rosenberg, Greg Pak, Ed Brisson, Meghan Fitzmartin, Joshua Williamson, Jim Lee, Bryan Hitch, Dustin Nguyen, Neil Googe, Stefano Landini, Minkyu Jung, Mike Henderson, Jeff Spokes, Will Conrad and Jonboy Meyers. In the first tale, Michael Cray goes on a mission of mercy, executing some prisoners of war to save them further torture. In the second tale, Grunge has a nightmare about the world of 2022 before waking to realize he is still in 1993 with the rest of Gen13. In the third story, Jenny Sparks goes on a mission with The Authority. In the fourth story, Lord Emp discusses the past and the future. In the fifth tale, Backlash and Taboo battle S’ryn in a simulation, just to prove they still have what it takes. In the sixth tale, Mr. Majestic recalls the final meeting with his teammates before the battle that ended it all, saving the world but leaving annihilation in their wake. In the seventh tale, Grifter gets vital information from his contact, who he saves from ninjas. In the end, he finalizes his deal with Talia Al Ghul. In the eighth tale, Jack Hawksmoor meets someone with magic abilities, in a tale continued in LAZARUS PLANET: LEGENDS REBORN. In the ninth story, Director Bones puts his own tea together consisting of Shado, Flint, Eminence of Blades, Ravager, Core, and Peacekeeper-01. Eminence of Blades dies on the mission, but they get the Darkness Engine in the process. In the tenth story, we see the many lives of Deathblow who, every time he dies, has his consciousness transferred into a new body. In the eleventh story, Midnighter and Apollo, who is still suffering through some of what he went through on Warworld, kills a super-powered pair. Apollo is consoled by Midnighter and the pair go off to assist in DARK CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #7. In the last story, Zealot battles Angel Breaker, before deciding that her sister needs mentors.
WONDER WOMAN #793 by Michael W. Conrad, Becky Cloonan, Jordie Bellaire, Emanuela Lupacchino and Paulina Ganucheau. Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman are on a deserted Watchtower when they are attacked by The Imperium. They are defeated and imprisoned. Later, they explain they ere part of a invading force that abandoned them here and now understand human values. Young Diana goes to Olympus and gets advice from some goddesses before she heads home, where she is actually recovering from her wounds while her mother and Antiope care for her.
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