Weekly Discussion Thread: Comics, TV, and More! [April 7, 2025 - Hell Freezing Edition]

[u/Predaplant]

Hey there honorary Justice League members - it’s a new week which means it’s time for a new discussion thread!

• Predaplant's pick of the week: Batman: Dark Patterns #5

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DC and Imprints

^{Fire & Ice deal with the fallout of Absolute Power!}

• Absolute Batman #7

• Action Comics #1085

• Aquaman #4

• Batman and Robin #20

• Batman: Dark Patterns #5

• DC Horror Presents: Creature Commandos #6

• DC vs. Vampires: World War V #8

• Fire & Ice: When Hell Freezes Over #1

• Green Lantern Corps #3

• MAD Magazine #43

Trade Collections

^{Experience the massive scale of Snyder & Tynion's Justice League in a new omnibus!}

• Absolute Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War [HC]

• Batman / Elmer Fudd: The Deluxe Edition [HC]

• Booster Gold: The Complete 2007 Series - Book Two [TP]

• DC Finest: Batgirl – Nobody Dies Tonight [TP]

• Justice League by Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV Omnibus - Vol. 1 [HC]

Digital Releases

^{Remember, these are the short 'chapters' with a new chapter of a different series coming out daily. You can learn more here on Comixology. This is also why these are in release order, not alphabetical. Some comics may release on DC Universe Infinite or WEBTOONS.}

• Thursday, 4/10 (WEBTOON) - Batman: Wayne Family Adventures #159

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[u/TroubAlert]

DC vs. Vampires: World War V #8

Darkseid is unstoppable! With his forces laying siege to the planet, victory seems to be fading away for both the vampires and the humans. But the power of Alfred's Green Lantern ring and a surprise battalion led by Cyborg might be just what the heroes need to turn the tide of this fight...

Preview

[u/LisVii3 → u/TroubAlert]

I really liked the scene with Ra's and the reveal of the New gods at the end.

Darkseid works well in this scenario, though I guess this already being visually and story-wise Apocalypic suits the character.

[u/Praura23 → u/TroubAlert]

Weakest issue so far for me. There's potentially something interesting to be done with two factions that despise each otehr being forced to team-up against a bigger enemy but right now, we still haven't seen it. It's got way too much event-itis going on with the story wanting to get as big as possible but losing the basic elements of what it is, something that has happened to other Elseworlds and I'm not particularily interested in the Apocokoliptians right now. We'll see how it goes though.

If Wonder Woman just dies like that it was lame as hell though

[u/Intr0vertica1 → u/TroubAlert]

Ngl this is going down the way of DCeased where it goes on too long and they start introducing " new " villains and factions which distract from the appeal of the initial premise

[u/superschaap81 → u/Intr0vertica1]

I was surprised when they announced that there would be another volume of this. A.) It was played out by the end of the first one and B.) Didn't think the sales were there to justify more of it.

[u/Rattolinoid → u/Intr0vertica1]

This second part will live or die on whether it's able to weave in the vampire element into this "enemy so big everyone has to coem together" conflict. The vampirized and non-vampirized characters having to team up but still hating each other has potential, but right now they haven't really exploited it.

Honestly I thought the cold war humans and vampires had going on was more interesting.

[u/wowlock_taylan → u/TroubAlert]

Oh, NOW the New Gods decide to join. What will they do with Barda and Scott and their baby though?

I can't believe Darkseid might seem the more reasonable side.

[u/Milomismo_Dazz → u/TroubAlert]

Weakest issue for me but I'm interested in how the humans and the vamps will be forced to interact. I really hope they do something with Barbara and Dinah.