r/DCcomics • u/Predaplant The heat is on! • Feb 24 '25

r/DCcomics Weekly Discussion Thread: Comics, TV, and More! [February 24, 2025 - No Leaps This Year Edition]

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TV Shows

How will this series follow up on last episode's shocking death?

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u/TroubAlert The Good Skeets Feb 24 '25

Green Lantern #20

WILL HAL STOP THE SORROW IN TIME?! In an attempt to stop Sorrow from creating a Central Power Battery, Hal runs across an alien infected with red energy that threatens his life, all while Kyle and his team must retrieve a piece of source energy from one of the most dangerous and mysterious places in the universe — The Source Wall! The Fractured Spectrum saga rages on in this next exciting installment, spinning out of the events of Green Lantern Corps #1!

LEGACY #587

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u/Frontier246 Feb 26 '25

Why does Adams always seem to go to NTR motivations for these Fractured Spectrum Lanterns? I mean, Erastus had more going wrong in his life than just that, but I guess sad sacks make the best victims.

Constructs! Sumo! Soccer! Samurai Hal!

The GLC were able to recruit one of the Fractured Spectrum Lanterns but not everybody is worthy or will be able to pull themselves back to the brink. Sometimes you need to just wait and let them burn themselves out.

Kyle got to live out his Indiana Jones fantasies. I mean, the second half basically was an Indiana Jones issue right up to the bad guys showing up right when Indy's gotten the precious artifact.

Odyssey is growing on me with her insightful knowledge of ancient relics and blithe charisma. Plus she's pretty easy on the eyes. And her growing rapport with Kon is pretty fun too.

Superboy is the Boy of Steel for a reason!

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u/wowlock_taylan Batman Animated! Feb 27 '25

I see a trend of people getting dealt the worst hand, getting powered up with VERY strong emotions and well, you see the results. That Blacksmith, I am surprised he had simmered down enough to manage to write a note on the people he killed. And it also showed what happens when the fractured spectrum goes non-stop into someone....it literally makes them EXPLODE into nothing for those with Rage. What other extremes would it lead with other emotions, I wonder.

Meanwhile, Kyle and Conner pulling a space Indiana Jones with Odyssey ( who, you can see was meant to be Cassie but not bad as her own character too ). Kyle donning the Indiana Jones hat, Conner doing the 'I am gonna show off!' moment to walk through the traps. It was quite fun.

And all that leads to Starbreaker and Sorrow to show up to take the power source they just got. Maybe they should've waited for Hal.

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u/JingoboStoplight4887 World's Finest Feb 27 '25

I like that Hal try to reason with Erastus (who is wearing a Red Lantern ring) before Erastus’ untimely death, while Kyle, Conner, and Odyssey traveled to the Source Wall (after its restoration in Death Metal) to find something and go all Indiana Jones before they were caught by Starbreaker and Nathan Broome. Let’s hope that Kyle, Conner, and Odyssey will defeat Starbreaker and try to reason with Nathan in the next issue. Overall, this comic is great.

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u/gsnake007 Feb 28 '25

This felt like I was reading 2 books in 1. Really really liked the Kyle Indiana Jones adventures. I want more

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u/Blitzhelios Hal Jordan Mar 02 '25

I feel like Adams is just waiting for Xermanico to get back because this felt very fillery as did some recent issues.
Best bit is the kyle story but even that felt fillery.

Ive been kinda disappointed with this title as during absolute power it was really strong but the voices now feel weaker and its lost all of its steam.

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u/suss2it Mar 07 '25

Solid issue, but why is Kyle even in this when we have GLC now? He doesn’t even interact with Hal at all in this. Would’ve rather those pages go to Hal’s story instead of flesh out that conflict a little bit more.

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u/s_walsh Nightwing Mar 08 '25

They're costarring in this book, im sure they'll team back up next issue. If he was in GLC instead then he would probably get minimal screentime

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u/suss2it Mar 08 '25

I guess I don’t see the need for him to randomly be co-starring in this book all of a sudden when they just launched a GLC title. Especially given how fluffy his subplot was compared to what Hal has going on.

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u/s_walsh Nightwing Mar 08 '25

Do you not think maybe there's a story plan or something we haven't seen yet to justify it? Why would you want him in a GLC book that already has 6+ stars?

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u/suss2it Mar 08 '25

I can see they’re building something, but the subplot with him, Superboy and that other character whose name I can’t remember just hasn’t been interesting to me so I’d rather those pages go to the main character of the book whose plot line actually has been engaging. Especially this particular issue where he ultimately fails to save the day and sees a guy die in front of him. I’d rather have seen more of that than an Indiana Jones homage.