ND 04-2021

AQUAMAN #6
Plot by EXCITER & H-E-D
Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art by JIM LEE
The start of an ambitious crossover millennia in the making!
“AMAZONIA-ATLANTIS: WEIGHT OF THE WAVES” part one “BEFORE THE DELUGE”
Millennia Ago.
It was a day of legendary celebration, for two mortal nations had united to quell the wrath of mad gods. Triton, god of the depths, had forsaken his father Poseidon and warred upon his faithful. He found a bloody ally in the most zealous of Ares’ divine offspring: Enyo, goddess of bloodlust! Only by fighting together could the heroes of Atlantis and Amazonia prevail - and prevail they did. Now, gathering in victory, the King of Atlantis formally announces the establishment of Aurania and Venturia! In the great tradition of Amazons guarding the prisons of fallen gods, these two Amazonian outposts within Atlantean borders would allow the two powers to collectively ensure that Triton and Enyo never threaten the world again!
Yet only the small fellowship of heroes who personally fought the mad gods truly know the threat they represented - and the dark sacrifice involved in ending it. One among that fellowship, the unparalleled sorcerer Arion of Atlantis, hopes that dark knowledge remains locked away for eternity alongside Triton and Enyo...
Today.
Word reaches King Orm in Atlantis’ capital, Poseidonis. A delegation of Amazons have arrived in Xebel. The warrior women claim authority over two swaths of resource-rich territory within modern Xebellian borders. They call these areas Aurania and Venturia. Yet, these designations are unfamiliar to Orm, who refuses to recognize the claim. Xebel is one of the few Atlantean states still loyal to the crown, and he will not betray them or show weakness by allowing a foreign occupation. No, the Amazons must go... and Orm knows just the Xebellian to expel them from her homeland: the water witch, Mera!
Meanwhile, Arthur Curry receives a cryptic message from a familiar name. But how does he know Kahina of Cenculiana, the Amazonian Realm hidden within Tunisia, and what does she want with the Aquaman?
Continued in SENSATION COMICS #19!
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
BAT-WING #21
Writter: Malcolm Jones
Artist: Dexter Soy
Plotter: Marvell2100
THE LADY IS A BAT?
David is stunned by the allegations made by Steve Trevor that his partner Kia Okura is Bat-Wing! How could Kia be Bat-Wing? The vigilante by all appearances looks to be a tall male with a slim athletic build. Steve believes that Kia is using padding and prosthetics to make herself appear as a male, not only to fool the criminals but the police as well. David needs to figure out a way to get Trevor off the trail of Bat-Wing before he discovers that it isn't Kia in the costume but him!
Elsewhere, Kia and Dawn have broken up another gun smuggling ring in the outskirts of Tinisha. They've been very successful over the past few weeks but they've also put a target on themselves. Lena Killian has left Cadmus to form her own company. But it's a shell corporation used to bring guns into the Congo with the help of her new partner Tasha as Ghul. Now, they've decided to put a bounty on the heads of Kia and Dawn. Tasha reaches out to an old acquaintance, Richard Dragon, head of The Guild for someone to take the contract. Dragon says he has a young assassin looking to prove herself and this would be the perfect opportunity. Her name is Ravager!
32 PGS./Rated T+...$3.99
DEADLY HANDS OF CONNOR HAWKE #21
Plotter: MARVELL2100
Writer: JEFF LEMIRE
Artist: ANDREA SORRENTINO
The Magus hunts for Connor's mother but what will he do when he meets his own child that he abandoned almost two decades ago? A former Israeli agent, her last reported location was in the city of Jerusalem. The Magus is one of the most feared and dangerous men in the world but for the first time in his life, he's afraid to face his past. In San Francisco, Connor and Avila are back together working in the flower shop again. He knows that this won't last long but he wants to enjoy it as much as he can. Pretty soon he will have to leave again and find the answer to the biggest question: Who is his father?
Naomi and Jax are crashing with their friend Alba Garcia in another part of San Francisco. After everything that happen with Connor over the past few weeks, they just want a break from everything. Alba tells them that she's misses them and she's glad to have them around. As the two get settled in, Alba goes to another room and closes the door. She makes a call and tells the person on the other end, that Jax and Naomi are here and that if they want them now is the perfect time to get them both!
32 PGS./Rated T+...$3.99
DETECTIVE COMICS #14
Written by MIKE W. BARR
Art by ALAN DAVIS
Plotted by CaptCleghorn
“Family Feud”
The Batman Challenge, conclusion!
The reappearance of the supposedly dead Mary Sue Parker has brought a mix of good and not-so-good news. First and foremost, Bruce Wayne is no longer a suspect as there was no crime and is a free man. However, a look in Parker’s eyes sets off alarms in Batman’s detective persona. Could it be? Mary Sue Parker is actually criminal genius Ma Parker?
With public sentiment and Wayne Stockholders behind her, can either Batman or Bruce Wayne stop Parker from replacing key members of Wayne management with her children? Holy nepotism, Batman! It’s Bruce, Tim Drake, Jason Todd, Alfred Pennyworth, and the mysterious young Carrie Kelley against the Parker gang: Ma and her children: Pretty Boy, Machine Gun, Mad Dog and Legs.
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
THE FLASH #21
Plot by EXCITER
Written by ROBERT KIRKMAN
Art by FRANK CHO
“HUMANITY FIRST” prelude part two “ALL ROADS LEAD TO CENTRAL CITY”
Operation Humanity First has been implemented by Vandal Savage. Thanks to his influential clandestine organization, the Light, all non-human sentient life on Earth is under attack!
U.S. Director of Homeland Security “John Jones” has been exposed as a Martian. Although he did his best to protect the nation and world, Savage’s mouthpieces in the American government and media are painting his actions as a dangerous infiltration, evidence of interplanetary espionage, and the need to implement more stringent security measures. Meanwhile, narrowly escaping capture, the Martian Manhunter has become a Martian man hunted! Perhaps he can find a place to hide... in Central City.
Cheetah, along with the Light’s African contingent, have subjugated Gorilla City. Solovar and a few survivors, including a badly injured Grodd, have escaped. Can they find sanctuary... in Central City?
Meanwhile, in Central City, Savage’s top metahuman henchmen, Killer Frost and the Turtle, are waging a gang war with the Rogues: Captain Cold, Heatwave, and the their newest member: Iris West!? It’s not safe for anyone in the CC...
Flash Fact: The most recent estimates reflect an 8.6 percent increase in gang membership over the previous year.
In another time, Barry Allen thinks he has finally found a way to get home. But when he finally arrives... he may find an entirely different status quo!
Next: The Flash of Earth-2!
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
GREEN LANTERN #21
Plot by EXCITER
Written by MARK MILLAR
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
“BATTERY ASSAULT” part three “GO GREEN OR GO HOME”
Everything has been building to this! Either the Central Battery gets restored, or the Green Lantern Corps dies trying!
The Guardians of the Universe have been convinced: they will channel all their considerable power into Oa’s new Central Battery in order to effectively “jumpstart” it. Rings will finally be rechargeable. The Corps can finally return!
The only hitch is that this will take time... and while the Guardians channel their energy, all of Oa will be vulnerable. They’ll need to be protected until the process is complete. It’s a good thing that Hal, John, Guy, and the rest didn’t make numerous powerful enemies on their mission to restore the Battery. Oh wait, they did!
Despero had seized control of his planet, Kalanor. He ruled as a governmental and religious leader... until the meddlesome Lanterns intervened and led an uprising to depose him (see GREEN LANTERN #17-18). Now he leads his remaining loyalists to Oa with one goal... revenge!
Guy Gardner became the leader of the Red Lantern Corps before being ousted for failure. Then he helped his old friends steal the Red Lantern Central Battery (see GREEN LANTERN #19). The Reds were already full of rage... now they’re completely incensed and heading right for Oa in a last gasp of fury before their rings burn out!
And oh yeah, remember when Doomsday was unleashed to fight in the Starro Wars? (see STARRO WARS: RED LANTERN #3). Well... he’s back!
And the Green Lantern Corps rings are all at 0%. Is there enough willpower in the entire universe to overcome these odds?
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
HOUSE OF S #2
Plot by KALAI
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Art by ESAD RIBIC
On New Krypton, in the City of Kandor, Jor-El told Superman about Lex Luthor and the scientists of Earth.
The Futuresmiths are forging an army of Metallo, but it will lead to the rise of Brainiac-12.
Clark is uncertain how Jor-El got this intel, but the readings of the Still Zone seem to confirm it.
Superman and Zod assemble a team of Super-Robots and enter the Still Zone from the Phatom-Zone Projector.
Meanwhile on the Moon, Jimmy Olsen takes Lois Lane through a tour in the New Cadmus Project.
The Cadmus Project was initially created to make clones for different environments.
Now, Cadmus Project focuses on Bizarro, all the Bizarro Workers are created for specific tasks, they grow up in designed environments and have different roles in the project.
The whole Project is now run by Bizarro Workers while Conner Kent is working on Kryptonian Hybrid projects.
As Superman and Zod enter Brainiac's ship, Zod decides the most efficient way is to destroy the whole ship, but Superman stops him, as the destruction of the Ship would kill all the scientists.
Clark believes letting them live is the only way forward.
This, however, gives time for Lex Luthor to activate the army of Metallo.
They were all designed to be able to transform into weapons and phase through the wall, each unit was constructed by millions of Nano-Metallo, all powered by Kryptonite Radiation.
Superman and Zod were both wounded, but they will finish the mission.
A glimpse into the future, the Time Trapper arrives in a future ruled by Brainiac-13.
32 PGs./ Rated T...$3.99
JUSTICE FOR ALL SEASONS #5
Plot: KALAI
Writer: TOM KING
Artist: EVAN "DOC" SHANER
Wars of the Roses
Black Mercy has corrupted most of his kingdom, changing the Roses into Black Roses.
The Rose Prince begins to rally his own army of Roses, but the numbers are just not enough,
Fire believes the Rose Prince should also Rally the flowers of other kingdoms,
the Rose Prince believes that to be too risky as the other Kings might make unreasonable demands.
But there is no other choice so they traveled the other kingdoms, defeating Black Mercy's assassins along the way.
The Shamrock King refuses, the Daffodil Queen hesitates,
and the Prince of Thistle offers help under one condition, that Fire becomes his bride.
Ice and Tawky Tawny believe there must be other options,
but the horn of war is blown, and the Crusade of Black Roses begins.
Will Fire make the sacrifice and be married to a flower, or will this be the doom of all flowers?
At the same time, King Black Mercy emerges from the Forge of Flowers with the Mercy Box,
a weapon that can instantly transform every flower on the Earth into Black Mercy?
32 PGs./ Rated T...$3.99
OUTSIDERS #18
Plotted by randomideaguy
Written by JIMMY PALMIOTTI
Art by AMANDA CONNER
It's time for the Outsiders to get the hell out of dodge (or California in this case). Oliver Queen splurges to get the team bus a spot on a container ship heading out from Los Angeles to Alaska.
It seems like a decent chance for a vacation, some light reading. Black Lighting & Huntress take up in the small library and do just that.
Katana and Black Canary spend the time off constantly training and meditating on the top deck of the ship.
Last is Oliver Queen, who can't help himself from investigating the ship while doing some hard labor with the fishermen and sailors on board.
Turns out the ship may be a mission after all - as it seems to be the center of many recent disappearances. But who would do such a thing?
32 PGs./Rated T...$3.99
THE QUESTION #21
Writer MARK RUSSELL
Artist BILL SIENKIEWICZ
Plotter: CaptCleghorn
“Can You Hear Me, Major Tom?”
Carleton Cerebrus (Adm. US Navy Ret.) has anticipated an assault on Brother Eye from the superhero community. Vic and Lee Travis go in locked and loaded for a fight thousands of miles above Earth’s surface. Valentina Vostok remains aboard the stolen shuttle keeping it ready for an expected quick getaway while Merry Pemberton, Girl of a Googleplex of Gimmicks, sets an unofficial world record for the youngest person to ever spacewalk as she plants some of her gimmick devices on the outside of the nefarious satellite’s.
Myra Fermin is now positive her husband is a doppleganger as Wesley’s made appearances on Colbert and Bill Maher completely sober. Her problem now is, since Wesley was a total scumbag, is this a good development, or something even worse?
32 PGS./ Rated M for Mature Readers...$3.99
RED X: SEASON TWO #6
Written by Marjorie Liu
Plot by H-E-D
Art by Declan Shalvey
When the new Red X was just an art thief, Dick Grayson could tolerate his former mantle being appropriated.
But now, the new Red X has partaken in Dick’s greatest sin from his time under the mask.
Murder. Dick still remembers how it felt. Guitez’s blood on his hands. The snapping of bones. The life leaving their eyes. The way he felt it, knew what was happening, but couldn’t stop it. Not couldn’t. He didn’t stop it.
He should’ve stopped it. First Guitez, and now Daizo. He has to stop the next one. He must.
Dick is done sitting on his hands. He’s going to take down the copycat – if only to prove to himself that he isn’t Red X anymore.
His grit and determination will only get him so far, though. He’s been out of the hero game for some time. He needs help, somebody that knows the players in the city’s underworld. And who better than the heroine that took up his [i]other[ /i] mantle? The hero that’s been keeping Blüdhaven’s people safe.
Enter: Nightwing!
32 PGS./ Rated T...$2.99
SENSATION COMICS #19
Written by Vita Ayala
Plot by H-E-D & EXCITER
Art by Rod Reis
WEIGHT OF THE WAVES Part 2 – “DARK TIDINGS”
Still reeling from their Civil War, Amazonia is in desperate need of resources for Reconstruction. They called upon the Territories, their outer realms, and many have answered the call, and gladly. Traveling by starlight, the Celestial Wonder Woman works ceaselessly alongside her sisters to heal the scars of war.
But not all Territories have been so forthcoming. Beneath the waves of the seven seas, the delegations to Aurania and Venturia have been met with apprehension. Amazonia is their distant past, a footnote in their history. Few even in Xebel know the true names of the cities – to say nothing of those in the royal palace.
Duchess Eeras of Aurania's hopes for an uneventful departure of the Amazons were dashed when the cruel and ambitious Duchess Clea of Venturia sent word to King Orm in Poseidonis. Meanwhile, one of Diana’s Wonder Women, the enigmatic seer Kahina, reached out to an old ally: Aquaman! Diana fought at his side in the recent STARRO WARS, but Kahina served with him for years in the nigh-forgotten OTHERS. But this is no mere reunion — Kahina seeks to avert a plot to free evil gods. But are they too late?
As tensions escalate, Diana blinks to Aurania. (Don’t worry, Amazon technology lets her breath underwater! Think Purple Healing Ray.) And not a moment too soon, as Mera and her Xebellian forces arrive to forcibly expel the Amazons! Outnumbered and outmatched by the amphibious Xebellians, Diana barely manages to get the Amazons out alive! Unfortunately, she buys them time by surrendering: Wonder Woman is Mera’s prisoner!
Outraged by the violence against their diplomats and the detention of their paragon, the United Realms of Amazonia send forces to Aurania, demanding restitution!
Continued next month in AQUAMAN #7!
32 PGS./ Rated T...$2.99
TEEN TITANS #11
Plotted by randomideaguy
Written by FELICIA HENDERSON
Art by FIONA STAPLES
The Titans reunite on a boat in the Pacific Ocean, defeating August General in Iron and locking him up. The plan is to drag him back to the United States so they can deliver him to United Nations authorities. But the General says that plan won't take the group very far.
If there's one thing heroes love being told, it's that their efforts are utterly futile. Why would the UN sanction August General's actions? Unless he had a man on the inside.
This investigation takes us to Silicon Valley for the second time in a few months, as the Teen Titans tracks the enigmatic backer of the August General in Iron - the evil telepath Maxwell Lord! Max was hoping that building up non-American super teams would give him an excuse to make his own UN team. But the Titans foiled his plans! Them and their stupid dog! (Wait, wrong property...)
All Titans are on deck as the group goes up against Maxwell Lord and the August General In Iron!
32 PGS./ Rated T...$2.99
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