#there's lazarus planet assault on krypton dark crisis

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Some Jon Kent 'stans' haven't read anything beyond like one volume of super sons and then about a hundred damijon fics and think they fully understand Jon and totally get him.

Chief. He has these things called 'comics' he appears in because ya know, he's a comic character.

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📁| KHALID NASSOUR/DOCTOR FATE READING GUIDE

Who's Khalid Nassour/Doctor Fate?

Khalid Nassour is an Egyptian-American college student who was chosen by the Egyptian Gods to act as the latest incarnation of Doctor Fate. Currently, he is a member of the Justice Society of America and Justice League Dark.

» READING GUIDE

ESSENTIAL READING

DC Sneek Peek: Doctor Fate

Doctor Fate (2015): #1-18

Justice League Dark (2018): #2, #8-29

The Flash (2016): #775-779

Justice League (2018): #63-64, #68-69

Justice League Dark (2018): 2021 Annual

Justice League (2018): #70-71, 2022 Annual, #72-74

Dark Crisis: The Deadly Green

Lazarus Planet: Assault on Krypton ("Gone Dark")

The New Golden Age

Justice Society of America (2022): #1-2

additional reading ↷

Martian Manhunter (2015): #11

Superman (2018): #23-24

» ALTERNATE VERSIONS

ELSEWORLDS

Earth 2: #9-12, #14-17, #19-26, #31-32

Earth 2: World's End: #1-3, #5-9, #12, #25

Earth 2: Society: #8-10, #13-14, #16

POSSIBLE FUTURES

Future State: Justice League: #1-2

» OTHER MEDIA

ANIMATED

Young Justice: S4: EP9-EP13

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Weekly comic review ?

Nightwing #100 - A great artist showcase that Taylor manages to stay mostly out of the way of. No real narrative developments worth mentioning, the Titans shilling and obvious setup for a new Taylor written Titans ongoing just makes me roll my eyes but hey - whatever pries Taylor off of Jon I'm all in favor of.

World's Finest #11 - Solid ending to an arc that surprised me. Got thoughts to share on Magog now that it's over that I'll write up in a different post, but I will say I didn't expect him and Clark to part on such amicable terms. Of course Waid canonized the depower chamber from Superman II, should have seen that coming. Ending is definitely setting up some kind of follow up, be that in a future arc or in a spinoff mini like how Lazarus Planet is resolving the Nezha plotline.

Stargirl #3 - Continues to be great, guessing the Foster Father is Per Degaton. Eventually I'm sure Courtney will join the JSA book, only question is how many of these legacies will too.

One Bad Day: Bane - After Dark Crisis shit the bed Williamson needed this book to come out to remind me why I was on board for his Superman. It's solid and I love the twist that the "one bad day" for Bane actually ends up being the day he broke Batman. He peaked then and there, and never achieved anything as noteworthy ever again, something Bane himself recognizes and regrets. By the end he's become a quasi-Batman figure himself, taking in and mentoring a young man in an attempt to find a new purpose in life. Very much feels like an abbreviated DKR for Bane which is fitting given his status as the Evil Batman.

Lazarus Planet: Assault on Krypton -

Dreamer: Fine. Mostly just served as the story to explain what the hell is going on if you didn't bother to read Batman vs. Robin or the Alpha issue.

Jon - Wow actual chemistry between Jon and someone else! Almost forgot what that felt like after a year of utter blandness between Jon and Jay. God just break those two up already and put Jon with Ash, it would at least be amusing to see Jon dating someone who pushes back at his preaching.

Mercy - Good, I liked the flashes we get of her relationship with Lex and I approve of her becoming more like her animated Young Justice counterpart. Not quite a cyborg, more like Alex Mercer in terms of powerset.

Power Girl - Beautiful art, and Leah seems to have a good handle on Karen's voice. If she's getting telepathy I think she needs to give up one of the powers she already has in exchange. Looking forward to the backup.

The New Champion of Shazam #4 - Ending was a bit rushed but on the whole this was an enjoyable mini that left me feeling very optimistic about MAWS. I'm not thrilled that they seem to just want to have Mary go by "Shazam" too, come on surely we can come up with a better code name for her than just having her use Billy's. Especially since not only is he coming back, but his book is going by Shazam! Have Mary go by "Captain Shazam" if DC/Campbell is that opposed to a gendered name for her, it pays homage to Billy's original name and let's her be "Shazam" without literally having the same name as him.

Immortal X-Men #10 - Holy fuck I haven't been this eager for the follow-up since HoX/PoX. Gillen nails Xavier, there's no question that he is a good man, but his goodness doesn't stop him from taking actions that leave you unsettled. And that cliffhanger... looks like we're seeing the beginning of the end for resurrections.

Invincible Iron Man #2 - It's fine. I have no clue what is going on with Riri since I have never read anything with her in it, but she comes across as Tony's equal in arrogance alongside intellect.

Strange #10 - I was not familiar at all with Clea before this mini but now consider me a Clea fan. Great ending and i can't wait to see where McKay takes these two next. I've seen articles hyping up the new Strange series coming as being about Stephen as a wife guy, but brethren, it's Clea who is the husband gal. Look at that adorable psycho itching to slaughter an entire building this issue, but shows mercy because she loves her husband that much! Awwwww!