My Week In Comics 7-21-10

Procrastinating again. Sorry. And this particular week was rather busy, too.

Time Masters: Vanishing Point 1 (of 6): "The search for Batman begins!" the cover says. Well, except it actually began in the "Batman: Return of Bruce Wayne" miniseries. This picks up, sort of, after the point in issue 2 of that series where the group trying to find the lost-in-time Batman -- Rip Hunter, Booster Gold, Superman and Green Lantern -- disappeared (into the 15th century, as it turns out). There's a bit of a flashback explaining how and why Hunter learned of Batman's being thrown back in time and why he and Booster want Superman and Green Lantern along. There are also some developments in the 21st century which are related, I suppose, although I have no idea how. And considering what I'm feeling about the "Return of Bruce Wayne" series (for that you'll have to wait until the next comic book update), this series might go by the wayside, or it'll be one of those I keep buying because I want the complete series.

Supergirl 54: The good news is that Kara finally decided to get back into costume. The bad news is there's a Bizarro Supergirl in town and she's taking prisoners. But she doesn't seem to be the only one involved in kidnapping. Whether this other plot is related or a setup of a future story arc isn't clear.

Batman Beyond 2 (of 6): Future Gotham has a new Batman. It also has a new Catwoman, it seems. Meanwhile, attacks on enemies of the original Batman continue, with another old Bat-villain seemingly behind them.

Superman/Batman 74:
This wraps up the story that started in issue 72 (again, set sometime in the recent past), where Luthor attempts to establish himself as a god of a distant planet, a savior who will deliver them from a powerful enemy -- Superman. (And Batman's in it, too.)

Simpsons Comics 168: Another one of those themed trilogy-of-tales episodes...oh, sorry, I mean issues. This one lampoons Norse mythology (or a Marvel comic book hero with a hammer), Greek mythology and...the origin of Superman, which I suppose qualifies as American mythology.

Futurama Comics 50: A tale of role reversal, I suppose: Leela gets a taste of power, while Amy suffers from not being cute (at least, when compared to her boyfriend Kif).