JSA #23 by Jeff Lemire and Teddy Kristiansen. In the 1950’s, the Justice Society disbanded to protect the secret identities. A decade later, Ted Grant, Rex Tyler, and Charles McNider are met by a mysterious man who convinces them to put their costumes on again for a secret mission to rescue a government operative who may have been captured in the Soviet Union. The trio land in the Soviet Union and see the captured operative: The Atom.
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #23 by Mark Waid and Dan Mora. Hawkgirl, Martian Manhunter, and Metamorpho are on the Planet Dronna, fighting against Kanjar Ro and his team of villains and attempting to defend Mister Terrific who has been corrupted with the sudden surge of power he has absorbed. A Dominator attempts to capture terrific and he awakes, heals the others and defeats the villains, leaving only Kanjar Ro standing. Ro says he was hired by another to capture the Power Bank and Terrific uses telepathy to extract the employer from Ro’s mind before teleporting the team to their next destination. On Earth, many of the villains who were granted amnesty have gathered at the Hall of Doom, where they debate working with the League or not until Lex arrives, telling them they are probably being tracked. He is correct, as they are being observed from the Watchtower by Ray Palmer’s secret group. Batman arrives at the Hall of Doom, accusing Lex of undermining the League. As the two tussle, other League members join the fray until Shazam summons a thunderbolt and gets them to stop fighting. As Atom and his group observe, Atom still believes the villains are not being honest about wanting to be helpful and Blue Beetle is concerned about his friend’s apparent paranoia.
LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #1 by Joshua Williamson and Hayden Sherman. A thousand years from now, as told from the diary of R.J. Brande, Brande tells how the heroes of this era, despite heroes being illegal, were inspired by Superboy. As it turns out, Brande has been murdered and his death could represent a turning point for the United Planets. Brainiac 1 is a private investigator along with his bodyguard, Matter-Eater Lad, and they are investigating the murder, with Brainiac 1 believing the Persuaders were involved and that Brande had been searching for superheroes. On the planet Winath, Garth Ranzz, despite the ban on superheroes, is using his lightning powers to apprehend a gang or car thieves, declaring himself to be Lightning Lad. Upon returning home, his sister, Ayla, questions what he has done, with Garth saying that what happened to them, being attacked by lightning beasts, gave them a gift they sure use to help people. On Braal, Rokk Krinn is a star playing Magnoball where he uses his powers to change the game and this could result in the end of his career. On Titan, Imra Ardeen is a lonely girl who hears voices from events in the past, with glimpses of the original Brainiac and conversations flooding her mind. Brainiac 1 and Matter-Eater Lad, investigating the murder, find Brande’s journal and see how he was searching to heroes when the Persuaders arrive, telling brainiac 1 that he is wanted on twelve planets and will be returned to New Colu for reeducation. In response, he tasks Tenzil with dispatching them. Brainiac 1 searches telepathically and sees the future Legionnaires, even as his brother Mekt Kim rescues his brother from bullies. This leads to brainiac 1 realizing that Mekt, the future Lightning Lord, killed Brande.
LOBO #7 by Skottie Young, Riley Rossmo, and Jorge Corona. Lobo is hanging out and enjoying Game Night with Granny Goodness, Ambush Bug, Thak and the Space Cabbie. Lobo gets a job from a mysterious contract that sends him back to Czarnia: the homeworld he destroyed and killed everyone. Suddenly Dawg is hit by a blast of pink energy from an unknown assailant. Lobo suspects this is Mr. Kzzt’s doing but it soon becomes evident that this is personal, where the assailant utterly destroys Lobo, leaving him beaten and apparently dead. The attacker reveals himself as…Francis?
NEW TITANS #39 by Tate Brombal and Sami Basri. The New Titans head to the Amazon, where they find that Commodore Murphyand his Green Team are there to bring Green Energy to the Amazon. They encounter a giant cat made out of trees called the Yaguara before crash landing in the jungle and encountering the Esquecida Amazons. The New Titans and the Amazons make their way to Akahim, where Yara is greeted mostly warmly by her people. But a giant worm called Minhocao arrives and the team reacts until Commodore Murphy arrives and feeds the creature with a giant pink sugar treat. Emily reacts with surprise at his appearance; saying she does not know him. That is when Anahi has a vision that the Yaguara has breached the hidden city.
NIGHTWING #142 by Dan Watters and David Lapham. A BAD SEEDS tie-in. A truck filled with a large quantity of TNT is stolen from a Bluehaven construction site and is heading toward Gotham, with the driver bent on revenge because his son died during Ivy’s attack on the city. Nightwing gives chase while trying to avoid the ever growing plant problem. When the driver reaches his destination and is poised to explode it, he is suddenly stopped by a Batarang through the truck’s windshield, seemingly killing him. Who saved the day? Damian Wayne.
POISON IVY #48 by G. Willow Wilson and Marcio Takara. A BAD SEEDS tie-in. As Ivy walks the streets of Gotham, citizens beg for help to no avail. She travels to Robinson Park and meets with The Hill, who informs her that he is leaving as Wood Elementals arrive and march into the city. She is told that the Parliament could have taken Gotham without her help and remind her that she is only human after all and must pay for killing Bog Venus. She tries to attack them but ends up having to flee back into the city. She is struck in the ankle by an arrow from The Huntress who leaves Ivy to have to deal with the Wood Elementals, even as she begins to choke on her own toxins. In the end, she knows she must reconcile with Harley.
SUPERGIRL #17 by Sophie Campbell, Bruno Frenda, and Joe Quinones. KINGDOM OF ZOD PART 5. Supergirl, Superboy, and Ursa travel to Krypton’s past; about a year before its’ destruction. Ursa is determined to prevent the impending disaster, while Kara knows that this would radically alter the timeline. Superboy, himself displaced from his time period into the current one, is ordered to not get involved in any of the events that could also affect the timeline. Reaching the city, Kara spies her parents and her younger self. Young Kara falls and Supergirl reacts to go help her, but is restrained by Superboy and soon find themselves being chased by Kryptonian police, which leads to her capture, along with Ursa, with them finding themselves face to face with a younger General Zod. Meanwhile, the Kryptonite infection continues to grow on Earth, potentially making it inhabitable. But there is hope as Steel makes a discovery concerning the plague, until he and his team are interrupted by Plague Zombies. Lois and Tomorrow Man, each infected continue through the tunnels while the Eradicatrix finds herself lost without Ursa or Zod. To be continued in ACTION COMICS #1102.
SUPERMAN #42 by Joshua Williamson, Eddy Barrows, and Eduardo Pansica. KINGDOM OF ZOD PART 8. The Kryptonite plague has been eliminated and all Kryptonite is now inert, except for some samples on the Watchtower. Meanwhile, in El Caldero, Martian Manhunter, Mary Marvel, Lena, Nightflame, Luna, Princess Shark, and Thundergirl escape from their cells and Superman arrives to assist the Calderans, with J’onn saying that Supergirl and Superboy are no longer on Earth. The Super Family go to the Kryptonian fortress where the body of Zod is. Superman and Prime find a captive Booster Gold, who says that Ursa stole his time bubble, which suddenly materializes in Emerald City. Superman, Booster, and Prime race there to find Zod and a fleet of warships, along with a captured Supergirl and Superboy. Trying to settle things peacefully, Superman kneels before Zod, who agrees to release the captured heroes if Superman agrees to help Zod save Krypton from destruction. Superman refuses and Zod, using the powers he has gotten from Earth’s yellow sun, decides to take Earth by force. To be concluded in SUPERMAN: KINGDOM OF ZOD SPECIAL #1.
SUPERMAN: KINGDOM OF ZOD SPECIAL #1 by Joshua Williamson, Mark Waid, Dan Slott, Paolo Villanelli, Sophie Campbell, Tamra Bonvillain, David Messina, Ivan Plascensia, Rachel Stott, and Bruno Frenda. In the past, Jon and Damian had taken Wonder Woman’s jet on a joy ride, leading to Jon being grounded by his father, who told him how he had been forced to seal Zod in the Phantom Zone. In the present, the Eradicatrix makes an entry of how the Kryptonite asteroid gave rise to El Caldero. Superman and the family take on Zod, who refuses to return to his Krypton, knowing the ultimate fate. Lena finishes work on her time bomb and Booster is able to get past Zod’s guards and get to the detonation site near the time bubble. The bomb releases temporal energy that sends Zod and his army back to Krypton. Young Clark is caught in the vortex but is captured by Ursa, who is prepared to kill him if it keeps Superman from ever interfering in Zod’s plans. Supergirl and Tomorrow Man try to reason with her but she is ultimately swayed by learning her son, Lor-Zod, is still alive, leading to her leaving and telling the Super-Family not to search for her. With the war ended, Castilho realizes that El Caldero will have serious economic repercussions, even as Lois says he must turn over the Kryptonian castle to the House of El, with Supergirl as the owner, as chosen by the sun crystal. Superman asks Jon why he has accepted a new identity, with his son saying he wants to walk his own path. Lois interviews Young Clark, who says he was inspired by Jonathan Kent. Booster, Mary Marvel, and Martian Manhunter bring Superboy to the Fortress, who does not want to leave after learning so much about his future, which leads to Martian Manhunter to erase his memory and return him to his past. Meanwehile, Supergirl has chosen Antarctica as the home for her Fortress of Solidarity, with Thundergirl and Nightflame invited to live with her. Maybe she will not have any peace as Reactron is preparing to attack her, now that he has attached a piece of Gold Kryptonite to his armor. Superboy-Prime, admitting mistakes he has made, decides to put his hero career on hold but answers one last call to give Lois and Clark some time together. At her lab, Lena tells Conner of visions she saw when the bomb detonated, including a Black Lantern ring, a future Brainiac capturing multiple Legions of Super-Heroes, the flag of Black Zero waving during a solar eclipse, and Mercy working on a mysterious project. She has Conner take her data to the Watchtower when he is met by Lex, who tells him they need to talk.
SUPERMAN UNLIMITED #17 by Dan Slott and Rachael Stott. KINGDOM OF ZOD PART 7. On the Planet Krypton, one orbital cycle before it explodes, Zof has captured Supergirl, Superboy, and Ursa. Back in El Caldero, Superman finds himself cured by Lana, who purges the lethal Kryptonite from his body. What he discovers is that he can now absorb Kryptonite and the radiation from it into his own body. He turns into his 200 second golden form, repairing his damaged eye in the process, and proceeds to travel around the world, absorbing the radiation from every infected individual on the planet; even going to Stryker’s Island where he gives Metallo a new Kryptonite heart. Returning to El Caldero, he removes the Kryptonite that had become the country’s major resource. In the process, his gold form transforms to something very much like that from his Superman Prime era and he expels all of that radiation into space. Returning back to Earth, he uses his last few seconds to absorb all the extreme radiation that is crippling Lana, restoring her to her human form. In doing so, he burns out his golden form permanently. The Eradicatrix arrives and battles with Jon, who defeats her with shocking results. In the end, Jon tells Superman and Lois that he cannot sense any other Kryptonians. To be continued in SUPERMAN #42.
TEEN TITANS #1 by Kyle Higgins and Daniele Di Nicuolo. Jason Todd meets with two parents so he can investigate the disappearance of a young man named Cole. His online footprint leads him to a group of mostly meta-humans and tech-savvy teens who are calling themselves Teen Titans. Included in the group are Eugene Choi(formerly a member of the Shazam Family), Cheshire Cat(Lian Harper-daughter of Cheshire and Arsenal), and Fairplay(Jeffrey Holt-son of Mr. Terrific), along with new heroes Proxy and Wildcard. While at a video arcade, the teens encounter a group of masked robbers with the heroes defeating the robbers, although they do get assistance from Red Hood. Jason demands they stop using the Titans name and he continues searching for Cole, who the teen heroes are aware of but have had no contact with. Later, the teens show up at Jason’s lair and he tells them he will help them find Cole, provided they fix his damaged gear and he picks the team name, which is Teen Titans.
WONDER WOMAN #37 by Stephanie Williams and Daniel Sampere. Steve and Trinity arrive in the present, only to be met by an army of Amazons who do not believe this version of trinity is the same as the baby they know of. This leads to Trinity fighting and defeating the Amazons. Meanwhile, Diana, carrying both baby Trinity and baby Lyssa, descend into a deep cave, where she fights a monster that had escaped from Doom’s Doorway; eventually defeating it by choking it out with her lasso. Steve and Trinity learn of where Wonder Woman is and they descend into the cave, where the trio come face to face with each other, with Steve and Diana sharing a kiss. Diana recalls meeting the adult Trinity before in TRINITY: DAUGHTER OF WONDER WOMAN. Trinity says they have come back to warn Diana of the future where Lyssa becomes the Matriarch. But the Matriarch has slain the Amazons who met with Steve and Trinity and now she uses the Lantern ring to take baby Lyssa from Diana.
WONDER WOMAN 2026 ANNUAL: WONDER WAR-THE MATRIARCH SPECIAL #1 by Stephanie Williams, Leah Williams, Eduardo Pansica, Julio Ferreira, and Belen Ortega. Lyssa has died and must cross the River of Fire to make her way back to the time where Steve and Trinity have gone back to in an effort to stop Lyssa from becoming the Matriarch. The River is populated by the people she has killed throughout her life including Green Arrow, Angle Man, Bane, Aquaman, Damian Wayne, Donna Troy, Jon Kent, Cassie, Yara Flor, and Nubia, who wants revenge for Lyssa killing Io. Her journey ends with the three Fates meeting her and offering her the Green Lantern ring, telling her that if she takes it, Lyssa belongs to them. She does and makes her way to Themyscira. Also essential are the numerous flashbacks, revealing the sisterly bond she once had with Trinity and how she eventually came to the realization that she needed to do whatever was necessary; even if it broke all the principles of the Amazons to prove she was worthy.
ZATANNA #6 by Jamal Campbell. Zatanna gives the reader a lecture on the four Classical elements and their roots in magic. Midway through this, a Great Dragon of Despair has arrived over the Hidden City. In response, Zatanna summons a giant purple rabbit to carry the citizens of the city to safety. Zatanna fights the dragon but cannot defeat it, as it was brought forth by the negativity of the citizens, leading them to unite to save themselves.
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