I'm going to combine two weeks into one post, since I procrastinated again and because while I bought five books last week, there was only one this week. So, starting with last week's haul...
Superman: War of the Supermen 4 (of 4): Everything that's been going on in the Superman titles for the last couple of years came down to this. A war between the survivors of New Krypton, led by General Zod, and the Human Defense Corps mastermined by General Sam Lane, with Superman's team (including Supergirl, Superboy, Steel, etc.) essentially caught in the middle, knowing that if they failed it may mean the destruction of both the human and Kryptonian races. All kinds of death and destruction occurs from start to finish. Then imagine the whole thing happening in an hour and 40 minutes. You know, I've been geeking out about this since I first heard about it, and it really delivered.
Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne 2 (of 6): Bruce Wayne's next stop on his journey through time is early colonial times, when they executed people for being witches. Always fighting for justice, even in his memory-deprived condition, Bruce tries to protect one such woman. Meanwhile, the group trying to track him down (including Superman and Green Lantern) runs into some trouble of their own. There's a separate miniseries that is going to tie into this one that's due to start next month, and hopefully it will elaborate on some of what's going on here, because I'm a bit confused about the premise they've introduced: that if Bruce returns to his own time on his own, everyone will die.
Gotham City Sirens 12: The first of a two-part story that picks up from Catwoman 83 (the canceled series that was "resurrected" during the whole Blackest Night thing) -- Selina is searching for her missing sister, with "help" from Harley Quinn. Meanwhile, Poison Ivy deals with her little problem at her new job.
Simpsons Summer Shindig 4: Only the fact that this yearly special was released at the start of the summer season relates to the title, but the four stories contained are fun. Two are superhero-related. In one, the future Bartman travels back in time to the present to warn his younger self of a terrible future if he doesn't quit being Bartman forever; the other stars Homer as..."The Last Son of Krapton."
Futurama Comics 49: The company's "semi-annual surprise stress test" reveals that Leela's stress level is too high; meanwhile, Bender's "sense of humor" file was deleted and to reboot it he ends up creating a ventriloquist act with a dummy of Fry...except the dummy Fry keeps trying to kill the real Fry.
And this week's lone purchase...
Superman/Batman Annual 4: This serves as an appetizer for an upcoming "Batman Beyond" miniseries, based on the animated series where, in the not-too-distant future, elderly Bruce Wayne served as mentor to a new, younger Batman. Here, a surge of criminal activity in Gotham leads Batman to Metropolis -- a much bleaker place since Superman has been missing for years.
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