Help Support The Heroes We Love: This month, we’re highlighting comic book runs that have survived from 2024 and seem to still be going strong in 2025. This week we’re highlighting Birds Of Prey by Kelly Thompson. This book continues to kick all the ass, with a variety of stellar women rotating in and out of the roster. Likewise, some incredible artists like Sami Basri and Juann Cabal are on hand to give this book an incredible visual style. And you can read the first year plus of the story at DC Universe Infinite, when you subscribe to the Ultra Annual Level (which runs the price of $170 CAD).
Weekly Omissions – Absolute Superman #3, Batman: Full Moon #3
Hero Of The Week – We start the year off by highlighting a Bat-Family member like usual. Thankfully, it’s not Bruce Wayne. No, Cassandra Cain bursts out the gate running in 2025, scoring the first Hero Of The Week with 18 Points over 2 Appearances.
Antagonist Of The Week – We had two front-runners for Antagonist of 2025 this week, one of which was last year’s Antagonist Of The Week. Poison Ivy and Mister Mind went head to head, but only one emerged victorious. Poison Ivy took home both Antagonist Of The Week and Performance Of The Week, with a 14 Point Appearance, beating Mister Mind’s measly 13 Points. So Ivy has already become Antagonist of 2025, will anyone be able to dethrone her?
Book Of The Week – We had a tight race for Book Of The Week, with 3 titles bringing in 40+ Points. Coming in at 3rd was Shazam #19 with 40 Points. Taking Silver was JSA #3, bringing 41 Points. And our Book Of The Week is Birds Of Prey #17, bringing in 46 Points over 8 Characters.
Power Of The Week – We here at the FCL love a good Fourth Wall break, so let’s kick off 2025 by highlighting Mister Mind’s Fourth Wall Power usage, breaking through dimensions to infect the reader’s brain alongside the characters in Shazam.
Welcome To The League – One New Antagonist Added: Nyssa Al Ghul
YEAR START / WEEK 02
Key: TU – Team-Up; LT – Lead Team; SC – Save Civilian; CD – Character Development; DA – Defeat Antagonist.
| Batgirl #3 (21) |
| Batgirl (CC) – Agility, Heal, Melee, Projectile, Rage, Sense, Suit, CD: Struggles With Her Mother’s Legacy, DA (Shadows) Antagonist(s) Angel Breaker (LS) Lady Shiva (SW) – Agility, Durability, Influence, Melee, Sense, Weapon, CD: Created A Sect Of Worship Around Healing And Destruction, DA (Shadows) Nyssa Al Ghul |
| Batman #156 (36) |
| Batman (BW) – Agility, Durability, Energy, Intellect, Melee, Projectile, Sense, Swing, Tech, Vehicle, Weapon, TU (Gordon), DA (Cops) Jim Gordon (JG) – Agility, Blunt, Explosive, Melee, Projectile, Rage, Weapon, TU (Batman), DA (Cops) Antagonist(s) KGBeast (AK) – Deception, Explosive, Influence, CD: Revealed To Be Commander Star Mad-Hatter (JT) The Riddler (EN) – Computers, Ice, Intellect, Tech, LT |
| Birds Of Prey #17 (46) |
| Batgirl (CC) – Blade, Durability, Melee, Precision, Toxin, Willpower, SC Big Barda (BF) – Durability, Melee, Strength, Suit, Teleport, SC Black Canary (DL) – Agility, Blade, Melee, Sonics, Sonics Offensive, LT, SC Grace Choi – Melee, Strength, SC, DA (Corrupted Amazon) Onyx (OA) – Blade, Melee, Strength, SC, DA (Corrupted Amazon) Oracle (BG) – Computers, LT, SC Queen Nubia (Nu) – CD: Forgives The Birds Of Their Crimes Sin (CL) – Ensnare, Plants Offensive, LT, SC, DA (Corrupted Amazon) |
| Dc Horror Presents: Creature Commandos #4 (3) |
| Antagonist(s) Brainiac (VD) – Computers, LT |
| JSA #3 (41) |
| Doctor Fate (KH) – Magic Defensive, Magic Offensive, Telekinesis, Teleport, DA (Ruby) Doctor Midnite (BC) – Computers, Intellect, Investigation, Light, Tech Green Lantern (AS) – Flight Hawkgirl (KS) – Flight, Sense Hawkman (CH) – Heal Jade (JH) Jakeem Thunder (JW) The Flash (JG) – Melee, Speed Offensive The Sandman (SH) – Influence Wildcat (TG) – Influence Antagonist(s) Johnny Sorrow (JS) – Appendage, Deception, Ensnare, Morph Red Lantern (RS) – Blade, Energy, Energy Defensive, Energy Offensive Solomon Grundy (CG) – Durability, Melee |
| Justice League: The Atom Project #1 (25) |
| Captain Atom (NA) – Absorb, Durability, Energy, Energy Offensive Doctor Light (KH) The Atom (RC) – Computers, Flight, Grow, Influence, Shrink, Suit, Tech, Teleport, SC The Atom (RP) – Computers, Deception, Flight, Melee, Suit, Tech, Teleport, LT |
| Poison Ivy #29 (22) |
| Antagonist(s) Poison Ivy (PI) – Durability, Ensnare, Influence, Morph, Pheremones, Plants, Plants Defensive, Plants Offensive, Sense, Teleport, LT, SC, DA (Cops) The Gardener (BG) – Creature, Deception, Influence, Plants, Sense, LT, CD: Started A Cult In Poison Ivy’s Name |
| Shazam #19 (40) |
| Shazam (BB) – Absorb, Durability, Energy, Flight, Influence, Lightning, Morph, Projectile, Speed, Strength, TU (Shazam), LT Shazam (FF) – Absorb, Energy, Energy Offensive, Flight, Lightning, Speed, Strength, Willpower, TU (Shazam) Shazam (MB) – Durability, Intellect, Lightning Antagonist(s) Mister Mind (MM) – Claws, Deception, Durability, Fourth Wall, Grow, Influence, Lightning, Possession, Tech, Telepathy, Telepathy Offensive, DA (Shazam) |
| Two-Face #2 (13) |
| Antagonist(s) Two-Face (HD) – Assassin, Blade, Business, Gun, Melee, Personality, Weapon, Willpower White Rabbit (JH) – Agility, Creature, Deception |
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