ND 05-2020

ACTION COMICS #8
Plotted by KC
Written by Geoff Johns
Art by Gurihiru
EMPEROR OF MIDVALE!- Part 2
For trying to stage a revolution against him, Mister Mxyzptlk has taken control of Kara’s parents and will only release them if she swears loyalty to him forever. But Kara has a cunning plan to free them and the town.
32 PGS./ Rated T...$2.99
BAT-WING #10
Written By Malcolm Jones
Art By Ben Oliver
Plot By Marvell2100
THOSE WHO HUNT HEROES: Part 6! Family Matters.
Kia, Dakota and Steve come face-to-face with the super-hero serial killer known as Massacre who is responsible for the brutal deaths of more than 30 people! Realizing their guns are having no effect on the killer, they look for a way to escape! They frantically run down the darkened corridors of the Zivambe Institute only to turn into a dead end! They turn to see Massacre right behind them, blood-stained blade in his hand ready to add three more victims to his list! Suddenly comes a loud crash through the skylight, a full moon cast behind him as he lands between massacre and his victims! Bat-Wing has come to save his friends and confront the man responsible for so much death, his brother! Next Issue: We Were Soldiers!
32 PGS./rated T+...$3.99
CLAW THE UNCONQUERED #3 of 4
Miniseries
Plot by EXCITER
Written by R. A. SALVATORE
Art by JAE LEE
“A MOUNTAIN OF MADNESS”
The unparalleled warrior Claw the Unconquered, aided by the beautiful Graxosian Elf ranger Narilla Rrab, has hacked and slashed his way through a long march. His quest: to find the only wizard capable of permanently removing the accursed demon hand of Belial from his wrist! At long last, he is closing in on the fabled Arion of Atlantis! Though several challenges yet lay before him...
After the Great Upheaval, the sorcerer Arion formed an Atlantean colony in a strange subterranean realm. He called it... Skartaris. Entrance to Skartaris, according to elven lore, is through the mouth of the dormant volcano Mount Ba’al, in the far north. It is this volcano that Claw and Rrab now look upon. Yet, in their way:
I. An outpost of the Kingdom of Pytharia, filled with armed knights sworn to serve the immortal King Vandar Adg (Vandal Savage), who has declared Claw an enemy of the crown to be slain on sight.
II. A clan of orcs, green-skinned berserkers said to have devolved from shape-shifting and mind-reading gods from the sky.
III. A bizarre druid, capable of communicating with the beasts of the world, both large and small, and mimicking their abilities.
The only advantage Claw has is that these forces are also at odds with one another. Can he overcome them all? And even if he can, there’s still a more infernal danger: the young demon Etrigan will finally come face-to-face with the mortal he’s been pursuing for weeks! He seeks to end his own hellish quest, and to prove himself by reclaiming his father’s hand!
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
DEADLY HANDS OF CONNOR HAWKE #10
Plotter: Marvell2100
Writer: Jeff Lemire
Artist: Andrea Sorrentino
Life's Been Good To Me So Far!
For weeks now Connor's life has been good of late. He's got a job and a place to stay. He's been working with Avila at the flower shop and they've gotten closer over the past few days. Even her friends are starting to like him. Yes, life's been very good. So what a perfect time for Naomi and Jax to show up at the shop asking for his help! Did they forget that they abandoned him when Kilroy and Komodo attacked(see issue #7)? All they want is a few bucks to last them thru the week and they'll be gone. Suddenly, he stops listening to them as they continue to babble on. Someone has entered the shop and he bears the markings of The Guild. He stares at the stranger, studying him, preparing to counter whatever move he makes. Conner is shocked when the stranger extends his hand in friendship. He calls himself The Magus and he was sent to protect Connor. A skeptical Connor asks who sent him and is stunned when the stranger replies, "Your father."!
32 PGS./Rated T+...$3.99
DETECTIVE COMICS #8
Plotted by KC
Written by Ed Brubaker
Art by Michael Lark
The Scarecrow: A True Story- Part 2
The Scarecrow has already killed the writer of the book about him and the publisher is next on the list. He is using a version of his fear toxin that is more powerful than ever but Batman and the Black Bat are on his tail. Will they stop his mad killing spree?
32 PGS./ Rated T...$2.99
THE FLASH #10
Plot by EXCITER
Written by ROBERT KIRKMAN
Art by FRANK CHO
“UNTIMELY”
Iris West is getting rrreal tired of Booster Gold. Her on-again-off-again fiancé Barry Allen is lost in time, and Booster had a solid rep as a time-traveling hero. Yet the “agent” she was negotiating with to acquire his services turned out to be a weird floating roomba named Skeets (ew?) and, despite several temporal jumps, they still haven’t found Barry. To top it off, Booster is totally annoying and can’t stop talking about how the 2020 quarantine is a sham because in his time they’re up to like Covid-3467 and the viruses didn’t really get bad until after someone ate Man-Bat Beyond. She’s starting to suspect the guy is just some dudebro who stole a super-suit in the future... and now they’re trapped between the French and Mexican armies in the 1862 Battle of Puebla! Happy Cinco de Mayo!
Flash Fact: In The Song of Hiawatha, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote:
Swift of foot was Hiawatha
He could shoot an arrow from him
And run forward with such fleetness,
That the arrow fell behind him!
Proving to be even more amateur a time traveler than Booster, after butting heads with his maternal grandfather in the 1970s, Flash attempts to run back home... and totally overshoots the mark... in the wrong direction! In the year 1550, he meets another speedster: Hiawatha, Chief of the Onondaga, who is attempting to unite the five Iroquois tribes against a deadly threat...
Meanwhile, in the present, the forces of Gorilla City have prevailed in Africa. Grodd now wears the skull of General Abioye Ezekwesili around his neck. This means the Light will need a new L36 - and that both sides of this war are about to escalate matters!
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
GREEN LANTERN #10
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“NON THE ESSENTIAL”
Travel Advisory: Level 4. Do not travel. Circadia.
The strength of Non, a Kryptonian grunt, made him very popular among the insectoid women of Circadia. He fathered numerous clutches of half-bug super-boys... then abandoned them. But Hal Jordan’s lecture about the responsibilities of fatherhood (see GREEN LANTERN #8), might have been more effective than he intended... because Non’s back in their lives and assembling his unruly nuclear family into a conquering army! All hail King Non the Essential, ruler of Circadia, and his thousands of invincible heirs to the throne!
Kryptonians have certain weaknesses... among them, red light causes them to lose their powers. So if John Stewart wants to liberate Circadia, he’ll need units capable of wielding red light. That means he has no choice but to call upon his old partner, now a leader among the Red Lantern Corps, the rage-filled Guy Gardner! But Guy didn’t exactly leave the Green Lantern Corps on the best of terms... Will John’s solution turn out to be worse than the problem?
Meanwhile, Hal went undercover into the Galaxy-spanning Starro swarm to discover why it hasn’t advanced on Oa yet... but discovers that it already has! Starro weakens those in its path by sending spores to gain mental control over powerful defenders. So who on Oa is already infected?
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
MYSTERY IN SPACE #8
Written by: JEFF PARKER
Plot by: LEE STONE
Art by: STEVE RUDE
"Side-Stepping Annihilation'
Kanjar Ro has tried to harness the energy of the Energon Wave and has only made it stronger.
As planets begin being drawn towards the wave, Adam Strange and his band of intergalactic heroes will have to act fast to shut it down.
Pandora thinks she may have a way to do it, but it will require the powers of both Starfire and Blackfire!
32 PGs./ Rated T...$3.99
THE OUTSIDERS #8
Written by: BRIAN BENDIS
Plot by: LEE STONE
Art by: ALEX MALEEV
"Out with the Outsiders!"
The cat is out of the bag: Nemesis reveals that he's the one that's been sneaking information into the hands of Ra's al Ghul. Talia joins him for the big finish to take out the Outsiders as their headquarters goes up in flames!
Will there be an Outsiders team left after this?
Green Arrow and Black Lightning are already taking names!
32 PGs./ Rated T...$3.99
THE QUESTION #10
Plotter: CaptCleghorn
Writer MARK RUSSELL
Artist BILL SIENKIEWICZ
"What is the Difference Between a Plant and a Weed?"
It's Vic Sage, the Question vs. Professor Jason Woodrue, the Floronic Man, through the halls of the Hub City University Medical Center.
Vic is torn between standard fisticuffs and whatever weed destruction habits he can remember. If you've ever wanted to see man vs plant, this is the story for you.
Now for the other questions covered in this issue:
Tot is still infected with the amoebae from Woodrue's experiments in the Hub City University Infirmary. How is he doing?
And what is the nefarious Sportsmaster doing back in Hub City?
32 PGS./ Rated M for Mature Readers...$3.99
RED X #10
Written by Marjorie Liu
Plot by H-E-D
Art by Riley Rossmo
Yggdrasil. The World Tree. Once believed to be merely a Norse myth, Leonard Lewis of Meridian has determined it is quite real.
It’s roots are intertwined with life itself, stretching into the souls of all mankind.
If one wished to control humanity, the subjugation of Yggdrasil would be sufficient to accomplish that end.
This, Doctor Sung has discovered, is what Meridian plans to use the Starheart to accomplish. And, somehow, Dick Grayson is essential to the process.
Unfortunately for Doctor Sung, the aftermath of murdering Guitez has left Dick catatonic!
This is more than simple trauma. There’s something else in Dick’s mind. A separate presence, snaking its way through Xenothium in the Red X suit. A nascent conscious. The Starheart itself.
Three times will the Starheart flare.
The first brought life, granting immortality to the Green Dragon, Chang.
The second brought death, as Red X killed the criminal, Guitez.
The third will bring power, as it instigates the Instrumentality of Yggdrasil.
32 PGs./ Rated T...$3.99
… SAME AS THE OLD GODS #5
Plotter: YOHEI72
Writer: MATT FRACTION
Artist: FRANK QUITELY
Color Artist: F.C.O. PLASCENCIA
Scott Free and Big Barda are already beginning to regret their decision to let camera crews into their home for “The Miracle Family,” their new reality show. They want to present the picture of a loving home, but their producer, Graham MacQuoid, wants conflict, and isn’t above a little manipulation to get it - or even a lot. And it isn’t just ratings driving Graham. His strings are being pulled by forces bigger than even the media-industrial complex.
Meanwhile, Kyle Mason is finding even nihilism isn’t always an effective shield against the enormous stress of his first time in the director’s chair, especially since he’s starring as well, and a reality-show private eye is snooping around the set asking about the disappearance of the previous director. Worst of all, he was just starting to bond again with his estranged 8-year-old daughter and now can barely find time to get home – and he’s starting to have doubts about Granny’s, the nanny service that Godfrey recommended.
32 PGs./ Rated T...$3.99
SENSATION COMICS #10
Written by Kieron Gillen
Plot by H-E-D
Art by Stephanie Hans
Diana and the Wonder Women fight dire wolves on the Rings of Saturn!
Nuff said!
(Are we allowed to say that here at the Distinguished Competition?)
32 PGs./ Rated T...$3.99
SONS OF DITKO #1 (DC Next Dawn/AOM-NU Crossover!)
Written by J.M.DeMatteis and Mark Russell
Plot by CaptCleghorn
Art by Brendan McCarthy
Book 1: "A=A"
The Question takes part in the latest generation of CBR universal crossovers.
Vic and Tot are off to the Big Apple, New York City! But both men have different missions. Tot is on a busman's holiday to interview a couple of outstanding science students in NYC, one Peter Parker, and a pre-teen prodigy, Lunella Lafayette.
Sitting next to Tot on the flight to Newark (EWR) Airport (Hub City has NO flights to JFK or LaGuardia) is Vic. Vic is here for two reasons. The first is an interview with the Daily Bugle webpage and its publisher J. Jonah Jameson. Have we mentioned Vic wants to get the f*** out of Hub City?
The other item on Vic's travel agenda is finding a former college buddy and fellow journalist, Rex Graine. Graine and Vic met in college but eventually drifted as Vic lost focus and Graine became hyper-focused. Graine's latest pieces have been rather harsh and worrisome even to Vic. If the guy in a mask running around at night beating up bad guys is worried, there may very well be a problem.
Just to liven things up, Peter Parker is actually the NYC celebrity hero "Spider-Man"! And yes, he and Vic will actually meet this issue, so buy it already!
40 PGs./ Rated T+...$3.99
SWAMP THING: SEA OF GREEN #8
Plotter: YOHEI72
Writer: TOM KING
Artist: JEROME OPEÑA
Color Artist: MATT HOLLINGSWORTH
In an effort to save her village from his wrath, Kaira has once again entered the mind of the Swamp Thing and wanders the labyrinth of his buried memories. There, a seemingly minor, even absurd, incident surfaces: a camera crew for a shoestring-budget internet series on legendary creatures has blundered into the swamp in search of him. The stakes seem no higher than an annoying interruption of his self-imposed isolation. So why has this memory come to the fore? Is it random coincidence… or if Kaira pulls on this string, will it lead somewhere?
32 PGs./ Rated T...$3.99
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