DC Weekly Review: September 29, 2023 (Week 39)

Help Support The Heroes We Love:You can purchase all DC Comics digitally through their digital app, or the Comixology service. This month, we’re highlighting something a little different. We’re highlighting the Marvel Brain-Drain that has come over to DC. Chip Zdarsky (Daredevil) and Tini Howard (Excalibur) are writing their version of the Bat and Cat in Batman and Catwoman respectively, while Leah Williams (X-Factor) turns a new Paige in Powergirl’s story. Kelly Thompson (Captain Marvel) launches a new era of the Birds Of Prey, and Matthew Rosenberg oversees all kinds of chaos with WildC.A.T.S and The Joker: The Man Who Stopped Laughing. And you can read the opening salvos of these stories at DC Universe Infinite, when you subscribe to the Ultra Annual Level (which runs the price of $135 CAD).

Weekly Omissions- Static: Shadows Of Dakota #6

Hero Of The Week- This is a very Bat-heavy week, but we kick things off with a remarkable upset for the Gotham City ghouls. Batman brought in 22 Points over 3 Appearances, which would have locked him down the victory… if Donna Troy hadn’t put up a remarkable 23 Point Singular Appearance. It brings me great joy to see her do so well, especially when it’s at the expense of the Bat. Donna Troy scored both Hero Of The Week and Performance Of The Week with that performance.

Antagonist Of The Week – And now back to a our regular Gotham City Program, where The Penguin took Antagonist Of The Week, bringing in 12 Points over 2 Appearances.

Book Of The Week- And after a brief commerical break, we return back to the Gotham City Program where Batman; The Brave & The Bold #5 took Book Of The Week, bringing in 62 Points over 14 Characters.

Welcome to the League – 4 New Heroes, 1 New Antagonist Added: Colossal Boy (Gim Allon), Cosmic Boy (Rokk Krinn), Fury (Helena Kosmatos), Wildfire (Drake Burroughs); The Help

WEEK 38 / WEEK 40

Key: TU – Team-Up; LT – Lead Team; SC – Save Civilian; CD – Character Development; DA – Defeat Antagonist.

Action Comics #1057 (26)
Ms. Martian (MM) – Flight, Morph, Telepathy
Superboy (CK) –Flight, Speed, 
Superboy (JK) – Energy Offensive, Flight, Melee, Strength, Teleport, SC, DA (Robots)
Superman (CK) – Business, Flight, Influence, Rage, Senses, Speed, Strength, Teleport, SC, DA (Robots)
Batman: The Brave & The Bold #5 (62)
Alfred (AP) – Melee, Vehicle, TU (Detective Gordon), LT, DA (Bruce)
Batman (BW) – Durability, Intellect, Investigation, Melee, Rage, Swing, Vehicle, TU (Detective Gordon)
Detective Gordon (JG) – Investigation, Light, Tech, Vehicle, TU (Alfred)
Director Bones – LT
Emilia Harcourt (EH) – Agility, Energy, Gun, Heal, Influence, Melee, Strength, Weapon, DA (Crazy Quilt)
Flint (VN) – LT
Ravager (RW) – Sense, Telepathy, CD: Learns Stormwatch Is Run By Amanda Waller
Antagonist(s)
Amanda Waller (AW) – Deception, Influence, LT, CD: The True Head Of Stormwatch
Apollo (WS)  – Energy Offensive, Flight, Influence, Projectile
Peace-Keeper 01 (SM) – Deception
Phantom-One (SW) 
Shado (SA)
The Joker (TC) – Assassin, Blade, Intellect, Thief, Weapon, DA (Cops)
The Penguin (OC) – LT
Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War – Red Hood #1  (24)
Catwoman (SK) – Agility, Influence, Whip, LT
Red Hood (JT) – Agility, Deception, Influence, Melee, Precision, Rage, Stealth, Strength, Tech, Vehicle, LT
Scandal Savage
Spoiler (SB) 
Tom-Cat (DT)
Antagonist(s)
Scarecrow (JC) – Assassin, Stealth, Toxin
Batman Beyond: Neo-Gothic #3 (14)
Batman (TM) – Agility, Blade, Computers, Durability, Explosive, Flight, Melee, Precision, Projectile, Speed, Strength, Weapon, LT
Detective Comics #1074 (21)
Batman (BW) – Business, Explosive, Flames, Melee, Personality, Projectile, Suit, DA (Tweakers)
Commissioner Montoya (RM) – Business, LT
Nightwing (DG)
Antagonist(s)
Killer Croc (WJ) – Durability
Ten Eyed Man – Reality, Sense, Strength, Telepathy, SC
Green Arrow #4 (36)
Arsenal (RH) – LT
Black Canary (DL)
Brainiac 5 (QD) – Computers
Cheshire Cat (LH)
Colossal Boy (Gim Allon) 
Cosmic Boy (Rokk Krinn)– Flight, Telekinesis
Dawnstar (Gr’ell)
Green Arrow (CH) 
Green Arrow (OQ) – Durability, Influence, Melee, Projectile, Teleport, Weapon
Mon-El – Energy, Flight
Saturn Girl (IA) – Flight
Wildfire (Drake Burroughs) – Flight
Antagonist(s)
Brick (DB)
Cheshire (JN) – Blade, Stealth, DA (Brick)
Clock King (WT)
Doctor Psycho (EC)
Killer Croc (WJ)
Psycho Pirate 
Sportsmaster (LC) 
Harley Quinn #32 (6)
Harley Quinn (HQ) – Business, Intellect, Melee, Reality
Antagonist(s)
Poison Ivy (PI)
Power Girl #1 (24)
Omen (LC)  – Telekinesis, Telekinesis Defensive, Telekinesis Offensive, Telepathy, Telepathy Defensive, TU (Powergirl), SC, DA (Goons)
Powergirl (PS) – Business, Durability, Energy, Ice, Intellect, Melee, Sense, Strength, Teleport, TU (Omen), SC
Superman (CK) – Flight, LT
Spirit World #5 (23)
Batgirl (CC) – Influence, Magic, Melee, Projectile, Stealth
Hellblazer (JC) – Flames, Flames Offensive, Influence, Magic, Sense
Xanthe Zhu – Absorb, Artifact, Blade, Grow, Influence, Intellect, Magic, Sense, Weapon, LT
Tales Of The Titans #3 (36)
Donna Troy (DT) – Blade, Business, Creature, Durability, Ensnare, Flight, Influence, Intellect, Projectile, Shield, Shield Defensive, Shield Offensive, Speed, Strength, Suit, Weapon, Whip, TU (Vixen), LT, SC, CD: Exposed The Truth About Markovia, DA (Soldiers)
Fury (Helena Kosmatos) – Vehicle, TU (Donna Troy)
Nightwing (DG) 
Queen Nubia (Nu)
Vixen (MM) – Business, TU (Donna Troy), LT, SC
Wonder Woman (DP) – Blade, Flight
The Flash #1 (51)
Animal Girl (MB) – Creature, Sense
Impulse (BA) – Durability, Speed
Liberty Belle (JQ) – Melee, Speed, TU (The Flash) 
Linda West (LP) – CD: Stuck Still While Her Family Speeds
Max Mercury (Mx) – Durability, Sense, Speed
Mr. Terrific (MH) – Business, Intellect, LT
The Flash (JG) – Melee, Speed, TU (Liberty Belle)
The Flash (WW)– Agility, Deception, Durability, Intellect, Melee, Sense, Speed, Speed Defensive, Speed Offensive, Vibrations Defensive, SC, DA (Gorillas)
The Surge (JW) – Deception, Speed
Thunderheart (IW) – Investigation, Speed
Antagonist(s)
Gorilla Grodd (Gr) – Melee, Reality, Speed, Strength, Teleport, Weapon, LT
The Penguin #2 (19)
Antagonist(s)
The Help (TH) – Agility, Blade, Gun, Melee, Precision, Weapon, LT, CD: Returns To The Criminal World
The Penguin (OC) – Assassin, Gun, Influence, Melee, Rage, Toxin, Weapon, CD: Recruits The Help, DA (The Help)
Unstoppable Doom Patrol #6 (41)
Beast Girl (Ka) – Claws, Creature, TU (Flex Mentallo)
Elastiwoman (RF) – Grow, Melee, Shrink, Stretch, TU (Flex Mentallo)
Flex Mentallo – Telekinesis Defensive, TU (Doom Patrol), LT
Negative Man (LT) – Absorb, Deception, Flight, Melee, Sense, TU (Flex Mentallo)
Robot Man (CS) – Durability, Melee, Strength, Weapon, TU (Flex Mentallo), LT
The Chief (KC) – Claws, Claws Offensive, Flames, Morph, Personality, TU (Flex Mentallo), LT
The Chief (NC) – Gun, Weapon
Antagonist(s)
Monsieur Mallah  – Gun, Weapon
WildC.AT.S. #11 (48)
Arsenal (RH) – Weapon, TU (Batman)
Batman (BW) – Melee, Tech, TU (Fairchild)
Black Canary (DL) – Melee, TU (Batman)
Deathblow (MC) – Deception, Melee, Morph, Possession, 
Fairchild (CF) – Deception, Strength
Grifter (CC) – Gun, LT, CD: Admits Love For Zealot
Ladytron (MM) 
Martian Manhunter (JJ) – Flight, Melee, Morph, TU (Batman)
Spartan (JC) – Melee, Strength
The Void (AT)
Voodoo (PK) – Energy
Zealot (oK)– Melee, CD: Admits Love For Grifter
Antagonist(s)
Backlash (MS)
Maul – Melee, Morph
Mister Majestic – Flight, Melee, Strength
Threshold (MC) – Influence, DA (Deathblow)


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