Help Support The Heroes We Love: Last month we celebrated Series cut down before their prime, so this month let’s focus on those wonderful underdogs that continue on through the year. What makes a Title an under-dog? A lack of the DC Trinity (Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman) or their adjacent Families/Villains. And this criteria is such a rarity, it’s a struggle to find 5 Books to Highlight this month. But we’ll conclude with The Flash by Si Spurrier and Mike Deodato. Spurrier and Deodato wisely choose not to ignore the wonderful Flash Family that Jeremy Adams built up around Wally, while keeping a tight focus on both Barry and Wally as they face a new threat that seeks to use a bevy of Flash Rogues to undo reality. And you can read the opening salvos of the story at DC Universe Infinite, when you subscribe to the Ultra Annual Level (which runs the price of $170 CAD).
Weekly Omissions – Batman: Dark Age #5, John Constantine: Hellblazer – Dead In America #8, Zatanna: Bring Down The House #3, Zero Hour 30th Anniversary Special #1 (which will release next week digitally, which is how we read comics).
Hero Of The Week – Another Week, Another Hero Of The Week for Bruce Wayne. While Barry Allen put up a remarkable 20 Points, including a 13 Point Appearance, Bruce put up 24 Points over 3 Appearances, including a 14 Point Performance Of The Week.
Antagonist Of The Week – Another Absolute Power Week, another Absolute Loss for Amanda Waller. She came the closest yet, accruing 12 Points over 3 Appearances. Unfortunately, Poison Ivy gathered 12 Points in a single Appearance, giving her Antagonist Of The Week.
Book Of The Week – Unsurprisingly, the issue with the most characters took Gold. Our Book Of The Week is The Flash #12, which brought in 82 Points over 20 Characters.
Power Of The Week – Detective Comics #1088 had some of the best villain takedowns I have seen in some time. So we’re going to highlight Mr. Freeze’s dual use of Intellect and Weapon to defeat Neang, his mastery of ice and heat highlighted in a brutal fashion we rarely see.
Welcome To The League – One New Antagonist Added: Black Siren (Dinah Lance)
Key: TU – Team-Up; LT – Lead Team; SC – Save Civilian; CD – Character Development; DA – Defeat Antagonist.
| Absolute Power – Origins #2 (28) |
| Batman (BW) – Swing Green Lantern (JS) – Energy Offensive, Flight Martian Manhunter (JJ) – Flight Superman (CK) – Flight Wonder Woman (DP) – Flight Antagonist(s) Amanda Waller (AW) – Business, Deception, Influence, Intellect, LT, CD: Creates The First Task Force X Doctor Polaris (NE) – Durability Emerald Empress (Sa) – Durability Lobo (II) – Assassin, Blade, Business, Durability, DA (Cyclotron) |
| Absolute Power – Task Force VII #5 (34) |
| Colonel Trevor (ST) The Flash (BA) – Ensnare, Heal, Influence, Intangibility, Intangibility Defensive, Melee, Speed, Speed Defensive, Speed Offensive, Vibrations, Vibrations Defensive, Willpower The Flash (WW) – Energy, Intangibility, Vibrations Antagonist(s) Amanda Waller (AW) – Business, TU (Crime Syndicate), LT Black Siren (DL) – TU (Amanda Waller) Emerald Knight (JS) – TU (Amanda Waller) Johnny Quick (JC) – TU (Amanda Waller) Match (CK) – TU (Amanda Waller) Nocturna (NM) – TU (Amanda Waller) Superwoman (DT) – TU (Amanda Waller) |
| Batman: Off-World #5 (14) |
| Batman (BW) – Creature, Durability, Investigation, Melee, Projectile, Suit, Teleport, Vehicle, Weapon, Willpower, LT, CD: Responsible For The Death Of 13 Billions Souls, DA (Thanagarian) |
| Detective Comics #1088 (40) |
| Azrael (JV) Batgirl (CC) – SC Batman (BW) – Deception, Durability, Melee, Projectile, Strength, Suit, Tech, DA (Guards) Nightwing (DG) – Blunt Antagonist(s) Joker’s Daughter (DD) – Blade, Explosive, Influence Mr. Freeze (VF) – Intellect, Weapon, DA (Neang) Scare-Crow (JC) – Influence Talia Al Ghul – Heal, CD: Created A New Lazarus Substitute Ten Eyed Man – Melee, Morph, Sense, Telepathy, Telepathy Offensive, Teleport, DA (Shavhod) Two-Face (HD) – Gun, Personality, Willpower, DA (Beast) |
| Gotham City Sirens #4 (43) |
| Catwoman (SK)– Agility, Ensnare, Melee, Whip, DA (Punchline) Harley Quinn (HQ) – Agility, Blunt, Intellect, Melee, DA (Punchline) Antagonist(s) Poison Ivy (PI) – Ensnare, Grow, Melee, Pheremone, Plants, Plants Defensive, Plants Offensive, Rage, Sense, Strength, DA (Punchline) Punchline (AK) – Durability, Explosive, Gun, Melee, Pheremones, Rage, Weapon White Rabbit (JH) – Agility, Creature, Durability, Intellect, Melee, Personality, Sense, Strength, Weapon, DA (Punchline) |
| Green Arrow #15 (XX) |
| Arrowette (CJ) – Agility, Projectile, Tech, Weapon Arsenal (RH) – Melee, Projectile, Tech, Vehicle, LT, DA (Goons) Cheshire Cat (LH) – Stealth, DA (Goons) Green Arrow (CH) – Agility, Influence, Projectile, Tech, Weapon Green Arrow (OQ) – Flight, Projectile, Weapon Martian Manhunter (JJ) Red Arrow (EQ) – Agility, Projectile, Tech, Weapon Red Canary (Si) – Agility, Projectile, DA (Goons) Speedy (MD) – Agility, Projectile, Tech, Weapon Antagonist(s) Cheshire (JN) – Deception, Melee, Stealth, DA (Goons) Doctor Ivo (AI) |
| Power Girl #12 (11) |
| Omen (LC) – Telepathy Power-Girl (PS) – Artifact, Influence, Melee, Speed, Strength, DA (Vikings) Siegfried (Va) – Shield Offensive |
| The Flash #12 (82) |
| Green Arrow (OQ) Impulse (BA) – Energy, Influence, Speed Investigator Pilgrim (WW) – Energy, Influence, Speed, Tech Kid Flash (AW) – Energy, Influence, Speed Liberty Belle (JC) – Energy, Influence, Speed Linda West (LP) – Influence, Telepathy, Willpower Max Mercury – Energy, Influence, Speed, LT Orion (AP) – Sense Pied Piper (HR) – Energy The Flash (AH) – Energy, Influence, Speed The Flash (BA) – Blade, Energy, Influence, Speed, Speed Defensive, Willpower The Flash (JG) – Energy, Influence, Speed The Flash (WW) – Absorb, Blade, Energy, Toxin, Willpower The Surge (JW) – Energy, Influence, Sense, Speed Thunderheart (IW) – Energy, Influence, Sense, Speed, TU (Gorilla Grodd), LT Antagonist(s) Abra Kadabra (CA) – Energy, Speed, TU (Thunderheart) Amanda Waller (AW) Folded Man (EG) – Energy, Speed, TU (Thunderheart) Gorilla Grodd – Energy, Speed, TU (Thunderheart) Mirror Master (SS) – Energy, Speed, TU (Thunderheart), CD: Erased From Existence |
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