Marvel barely touches this week’s pull list as DC leads the holiday season with a bang.
DC COMICS
ACTION COMICS #872
“New Krypton” part 7! As Superman attempts to free the other cities and abductees from Brainiac’s ship – including the original monster military unit, the Creature Commandos – Lex Luthor experiments on Brainiac himself. Meanwhile, rebuilt and out for blood, Metallo and Reactron attack, and a major turning point for one of our characters sheds a dark shadow across all that is good.
BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #24
“Rights” part 3 of 4! In an attempt to gain insight into this new kind of criminal The Joker represents in Gotham, Batman goes undercover to share the lunatic’s cell in the Gotham City Police Department’s holding pen! And a rogue officer hunts down Commissioner Gordon!
DETECTIVE COMICS #851
“Last Days of Gotham” part 1 of 2! Longtime BATMAN writer and editor Dennis O’Neil returns to The Dark Knight for this special two-part tale. Joined by artistic rising star Guillem March (JOKER’S ASYLUM: POISON IVY), O’Neil’s “Last Days of Gotham” dives into the soul of a city that has lost its most famous citizen, its favorite son, its beloved protector. How will Gotham City react in the wake of the horrible tragedy that has befallen The Caped Crusader?
FINAL CRISIS #5 (OF 7)
Humanity enslaved! Time shattered and bleeding! Anti-Life triumphant! Can Earth’s demoralized, beaten heroes rally their scattered forces for the ultimate super-battle against the nightmare armies of Apokolips when the forces of good meet the forces of evil on the bridge to Blüdhaven? As Darkseid’s presence causes reality itself to sicken and the lights to go out across the universe, as even the Guardians fall, the true power of the evil gods finally reveals itself, and a major character returns for a shocking conclusion.
Does the secret of humankind’s salvation lie in a mysterious cave painting and a bolt of lightning? Or has the Last Day come for us all?
FINAL CRISIS: REVELATIONS #4 (OF 5)
Cain walks the Earth with the Spear of Destiny in his hand, and the only one who can stop him is the Spectre! But the Spectre hovers at death’s door, split from his host, and only one person can save him: Crispus Allen. Meanwhile, the Question, Radiant, and Huntress struggle to defend what’s left of Gotham in the face of a Justifier siege.
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #27
A “Sightings” tale! Doctor Light is missing, and her former Justice League teammates intend to find the man responsible and make him pay. But before they do that, they’ll have to get past his Shadow Cabinet of powerful superbeings who have sworn to “Save humanity from itself.” Milestone Comics characters Icon and Hardware make their first modern DCU appearance, but this time it’s not clear whose side they’re on!
NIGHTWING #151
Nightwing has saved New York City from Two-Face, but that doesn’t mean that he’s saved himself – or that Two-Face is through with him. Nightwing will be forced to confront the madman in Arkham Asylum then face dire changes to his personal life as he deals with the aftereffects of “Batman R.I.P.” and makes the ultimate leap!
SECRET SIX #4
It’s Viva Las Vegas for DC’s most dangerous and demented team as the mysterious Junior tightens the noose around all their necks! That squeeze pushes one Secret Six member towards a life-threatening hazard that proves once and for all that rest-stop bathrooms really should be avoided at all costs!
Plus, the new sixth member has joined the team, but is she really willing to stick with the Six all the way to Gotham with half the villains in the DC universe chasing them?
SUPERMAN/BATMAN #54
The Man of Steel attempts to help The Dark Knight learn how to control his newfound superpowers. But has the Caped Crusader let his new abilities go to his head? Meanwhile, Clark deals with suddenly being powerless and unable to protect the world.
TITANS #8
There’s a traitor in the Titans’ midst, and the entire Tower is under lockdown until the team can discover which member could betray them. The problem is, there’s no real way to investigate, since the traitor is now a sleeper agent!
MARVEL COMICS
CIVIL WAR: HOUSE OF M # 4
The Story: The final battle for the House of M starts here! Magneto and his mutant army invade America…only to be met by a wave of non-metallic Sentinels! How can the Master of Magnetism defeat a foe he cannot control? Find out as the United States becomes a war zone in the startling climax of the biggest story in the House of M’s history.
SECRET INVASION: DARK REIGN # 1
The Story: The Invasion is over!! There are winners and there are losers and in this major one-shot from the Eisner award-winning team of Bendis and Maleev, (New Avengers: Illuminati, Civil War: The Confession) the stage is set for the next major era in Marvel Comics. Hold onto your beenies, boys, because you have NEVER seen your universe turned upside down like this.
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