HARLEY QUINN #51 by Elliot Kalan and Mirka Andolfo. While Harley continues to fight with Quintellect, that has taken her over, the citizen captives decide to come to Harley’s defense before Gunbunny and Mayfly can kill Harley. Harley and Quintellect come together and have something equivalent to virtual sex, allowing Harley to come to and subdue the villains, with them eventually being brought back to their boss. Undaunted, she has a plan and has hired Ravanger to take out Mrs. Grimaldi.
JSA #7 by Jeff Lemire and Rafael De Latorre. The members of the JSA gather for Wildcat’s funeral filled with memories and hard feelings. Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman arrive and offer their help, accusing the JSA of not handling their jobs well. In the demon dimension, Hawkman, Hawkwoman and Kid Eternity try to make their way out along a brimstone path. Kid Eternity receives a summons and passes through a tunnel where she is greeted by the original, deceased members of the JSA, who ask her for her help.
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #7 by Mark Waid and Travis Moore. WE ARE YESTERDAY PART FIVE. The time displaced villains unleash their attack on the Watchtower as many Justice League members find themselves scattered throughout time. Superman, Batman, and Robin are in Arabia 14,000 BC, The Captain and Stargirl are trapped in 19,000 BC. Flash and Green Arrow are stuck in Tombstone in 1872. Mr. Terrific, Suoergirl, and Martian Manhunter are on Jupiter in the distant future. Nightwing and Beast Boy are at the End of Time, while Green Lantern and Thunderlord are in 40,000 BC. Suddenly, they all receive a transmission from Air Wave, where he apologizes and it is revealed that he was weaponized and responsible for them being time displaced. On the Watchtower, Grodd shows his teammates the Omega Rift and shows off the only known fragment from Apokolips. Seeing that Grodd looks to take the Ultimate Power for himself, Lex attacks Grodd and grabs the rock from Apokolips, only to discover it is a ruse. Air Wave uses his power and has it amplified by the other Leaguers, allowing them to arrive at the Watchtower and are ready to fight back. To be concluded in JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #8.
JUSTICE LEAGUE: THE ATOM PROJECT #5 by Ryan Parrott, John Ridley, and Mike Perkins. In the past, we see how the military, led by General Eiling, demand that the Atoms release Captain Atom to him so the military can test his powers. He proceeds to strip powers from those affected and then leaves the Watchtower. In the present, Inferno meets with Captain Atom while also attacking Eiling and the military. Captain Atom saves Eiling and allows Inferno to take him. Inferno reveals themselves as the Legion of Doom, threatening to change the world now that they have access to his powers.
METAMORPHO THE ELEMENT MAN #6 by Al Ewing and Steve Leiber. Metamorpho seemingly sacrifices himself to save the Earth and meets Mark Merlin, now known as Prince Ra-Man. Ra-Man shows Metamorpho how this was an unfair fight because it should have happened in an earlier era. After defeating Ra-Man, Metamorpho resumes his mission and destroys Solaris using Hydrogen, which also kills him. In the end, Superman returns Metamorpho’s remains from Sol II and they end up in a lab with Stagg deciding he can bring the hero back to life.
MISTER TERRIFIC: YEAR ONE #1 by Al Letson and Valentine De Landro. In the past, Michael Holt meets with his friend Dre, where he reveals what he calls a skeleton key, as he continues to tinker with his T-Sphere, which may be used as Dre’s personal trainer app. Dre shows Holt a news report that declares people on the South side of Gateway City are being sickened by a loud noise coming from Prescott Tower. It seems to be related to an engine being tested by Athena Prescott of Prescott Industries. Holt, who has lost his wife Paula, refuses to get involved. Later, a team of individuals break into Prescott Tower but their entry is seen by Athena and she activates the engine, debilitating most of them. Dre calls Holt and says he is in trouble, leading to Holt to come get him. he does and they flee town. But, when they stop, a sniper shoots Dre, killing him.
THE NEW GODS #6 by Ram V, Evan Cagle and Filipe Andrade. The Black Racer drives Lightray to The Source after his death at the hands of Karok. He explains they must travel through liminal space and must do so while avoiding The Darkness, which cannot enter liminal space. But it does, breaking the rules, leading to Black Racer leading The Darkness away to protect Lightray’s soul. He then demands The Source return Lightray to fight the battle that is coming. Meanwhile, Highfather tells Lightray’s origin and how he developed powers during a fight against a group of soldiers from Apokolips. On Earth, Superman tells Orion to stand down as the Justice League rescues the New Genesis ship as it was falling to Earth.
NIGHTWING #126 by Dan Watters and Francisco Francavilla. A group of corrupt cops tend to one of their own and prepare to have Captain Hallow handle things with the police commissioner. Maggie is with her new girlfriend Katie and meets Katie’s daughter, who fears The Wanderers. Nightwing makes his way to the dilapidated Harlow Manor, where the crooked cops are hold up. He takes out the cops and meets with the injured Henry Allison, soon realizing the fourth cop is not here. Dressed as Captain Hallow, he attacks Maggie and her new family, leading to her ultimately killing him. Later, Maggie tells Nightwing she needs people she can trust. In the end, someone makes their way into the evidence locker and removes the Hallow gear.
POISON IVY #33 by G. Willow Wilson and Marcio Takara. Janet struggles with recuperating even after the help of the Bog Venus. Undine explains that Janet has Mucormycosis: a fungal infection that will probably kill her in the next month or two. He reveals there may be specialists in Gotham or Metropolis that could help her and she needs to figure how to get her there without tipping off law enforcement. Janet overhears and calls up the Bog Venus for help. Bog Venus says that if Janet can tell her how Ivy can be separated from Xylon. Janet tells her that if the Bog Venus can break the enchantment over Marshview Ivy won’t have anywhere to run. Ivy shares a tender moment with Undine when GCPD shows up and shoots at them. Janet says how she betrayed them and Ivy refuses to leave Marshview and decides to reach out to the Order of the Green Knight.
SECRET SIX #3 by Nicole Maines and Stephen Segovia. Senator Gravenport, who aided Waller when she blackmailed him, goes to meet with CheckMate, which does not end well for him. The Secret Six sneak into the same club, looking for information that will allow them to find Waller and shut CheckMate down permanently. Nia spots Gravenport and jumps him, revealing themselves and blowing their cover. That leads them into direct confrontation with CheckMate’s leader-Banshee.
SUPERGIRL #1 by Sophie Campbell. Supergirl receives a phone call from her adoptive parents in Midville and want her to visit over the July 4th holiday. She agrees although she is not a fan of digging up old memories. When she arrives, she finds the town filled with signs and posters about Supergirl, even though the images do not look like Kara. She saves an old school friends as Supergirl but the townsfolks accuse her of being an imposter because she doesn’t look like the Supergirl they know. The ‘real’ Supergirl arrives and attacks Kara before flying away. Later, Kara heads to her home and her parents do not recognize her but introduce her to the “real Kara Danvers”.
SUPERMAN #26 by Joshua Williamson, Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, and Sean Izaakse. Lois has lost her powers as solar energy Is no longer charging her cells. The Atom tells her he is uncertain if they will ever return and she heads back to Earth, telling Superman she is fine, although he does not believe her. Meanwhile, Lena visits Lex in prison, telling him exactly what she thinks of him. She then meets with Mercy, quits Supercorp and steals a Superbike and heads to Midvale. Superman arrives and tells Mercy he is shutting Supercorp down but she says that only Lex can do that. Elsewhere, the Darkseid Legion tortures Time Trapper to learn more about Earth Prime’s Superman, even as Zod’s ship is invaded by Khund raiders carrying Supercorp weaons. In the end, Superman visits Lex in prison, where he offers to restore Lois’ powers if he continues to work with him. This enrages Superman and his Red-K infection erupts, with Suerman breaking Lex out of prison. Once out, he strokes a deal with Pharm and Graft to help him cure the Red-K infection. That’s when Marilyn Moonlight arrives to stop Superman.
SUPERMAN UNLIMITED #1 by Dan Slott and Rafael Albuquerque. Imani Edge, Morgan Edge’s ex-wife, has obtained the Daily Planet in the divorce settlement and wants to use the Planet to establish outlets around the world, including policing misinformation for several social media platforms. During the announcement, Clark flies off as Superman. After many calls, he gets a Watchtower call about a meteor made of Inerton heading to Earth. He punches the meteor and the outer skin breaks off revealing the entire meteor is made of Kryptonite and, despite the pain, he pushes the meteor to an uninhabited part of the planet and guides it down. He wakes three months later aboard the Watchtower and finds the world has changed. Kryptonite is available all across the Earth, with El Caldero turning it into a business and becoming the most advanced nation on Earth. Somehow, he has developed a resistance to Kryptonite, as revealed by a spectrograph, even as it makes life horrible for the rest of the Super Family.
TITANS #23 by John Layman and Pete Woods. The Titans continue to get used to Vanadia, even as she struggles with the depth of her powers. Elsewhere, Slade, Clock King and the rest continue to plot, even as Clock King has a secret weapon: Terra!
TWO-FACE #6 by Christian Ward and Fabio Veras. After meeting with Batman, Harvey reconvenes at the White Church and goes back on trial. Mid trial, Lake callsd him and says that Zsasz is there and he races out. Harvey arrives and fights Zsasz and is being beaten when he agrees to let Two Face back out, defeating Zsasz. Back at the trial, two Face flips the coin and it is good side up, meaning the Shadow Hand is innocent. Later, he reveals to his daughter that he had a regular coin and not the scarred one, which is observed by Lake. In the end, Harvey is now trapped in his own mind as Two Face is finally free again.
WONDER WOMAN #21 by Tom King and Guillem March. As Batman recovers from the attack, Diana visits with her mother before meeting with Hephaestus, whose dagger was used in the murder. He claims he only made the weapon before demanding she leave after she tells him she met with Aphrodite. After checking in on Batman, she visits Zeus and demands another day, which he refuses. Aphrodite tells Diana she is not interested in Hephaestus and that Area would cry as he told her he was sorry for those who suffered in his wars. Diana goes to see Dionysus and, after threatening him, he reveals he told Hephaestus about Aphrodite’s story regarding Ares, which leads her back to Hephaestus, who attacks her, using the Lasso of Truth and wrapping it around her neck . She tells him Batman is behind him, distracting him, even though Batman is not there, and she knocks him out. She and Batman return to Zeus and she declares that he is actually the murderer and he admits to it, saying this was his revenge on Diana for instilling “female weakness” upon his son. He refuses to release Diana’s mother until Batman threatens him with Deadman telling Area and Hades of what Zeus did. Wonder Woman brings Batman home, with the mystery solved.
ZATANNA #4 by Jamal Campbell. Still dealing with what has been done, Zatanna escapes the realm and returns home. Later, she meets with Fuseli, the demon of nightmares, and has him read a piece of paper she retrieved from the realm and he tells her it’s an invitation for her to attend the next Night of Desires/, which she does. She demands Peck show her Adam and Blue Devil and The Lady White produces him, threatening to kill him with an arrow. Adam attacks Zatanna, forcing her to freeze him so she can continue the fight. Even Blue Devil attacks her, causing her to pull the sword out of her, vowing to escape, even if she has to tear herself apart to do it.
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