DC's Recent Comics Highlight Prominent Characters in a Captivating Manner
Get ready, comic book fans! DC Comics is cooking up some fresh tales under their "All In" banner, and the main attraction is the never-before-seen Absolute Universe. But that's not all - key characters like Batgirl (Cassandra Cain), Black Canary, and the Question (Renee Montoya) will be starring in their own, thrilling new series!
First up, it's Batgirl time! Tate Brombal (House of Slaughter) and Takeshi Miyazawa (Silk) are teaming up to craft a martial-arts-filled epic for Cass. When an assassin attack sends shockwaves through her life, she teams up with none other than her mom, Lady Shiva. Buckle up for a jaw-dropping adventure celebrating Cass' 25th anniversary, as she delivers the ass-kicking only she can. It's been quite some time since Cass got her own Batgirl series, but rest assured, she's ready to light up the scene once again. Brombal himself promised a world that won't know what's coming.
Next on the dance floor, Tom King and Ryan Sook drop in with Black Canary: Best of the Best. This six-issue miniseries pits Dinah Lance against her nemesis, none other than Lady Shiva, to determine which reigns supreme in combat. As Dinah makes her way to the climactic match, she'll pick up new moves from the likes of her mother, Batman, and Wildcat. King praised the series, calling it a "gorgeous, epic, heartbreaking, heartwarming miniseries dead focused on what makes Dinah unique and uniquely awesome."
Now, let's dive into Renee Montoya's world with The Question: All Along the Watchtower. Alex Segura (Secret Identity) and Cian Tormey (Injustice) present a murder mystery set on the Justice League's titular space station, the Watchtower. Sometime after Absolute Power, the Trinity calls Renee to investigate a murder in a noir tale that blends classic whodunits with modern mystery. The team drew inspiration from authors like Walter Mosely, Laura Lippman, and George Pelecanos, while paying homage to key figures in Renee's history, such as her co-creator, Denny O'Neal, writer Greg Rucka, and artists Denys Cowan and Cully Hamner. Segura describes Renee as stepping into a world of heroes "akin to gods," setting the stage for a story reminiscent of Batman: Long Halloween on a much larger stage. The Watchtower, Tormey adds, will be almost as big a character as Renee herself, promising a fiesta of shadows and, of course, blood!
Lastly, Black Lightning finds Jefferson Pierce and his daughter Jennifer (Lightning) managing a new Justice League outreach program for metahumans. When Anissa comes seeking help with her Thunder powers, the Masters of Disaster return to Metropolis' Suicide Slum. It's up to the Pierces to put an end to their reign of chaos. Brandon Thomas (Black Manta) and Fico Ossio (Mister Miracle: The Source of Freedom) have crafted a mystery that sees a rival consolidating power and legitimacy, manipulating public sentiment to fear metahumans.
Mark your calendars! Batgirl drops on November 6, followed by the five-issue Black Lightning on November 13. Black Canary: Best of the Best, a six-issue series, starts on November 27. As for the release date of The Question: All Along the Watchtower, we'll have to keep our ears to the ground for that one!
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- The martial-arts-filled epic for Batgirl (Cassandra Cain), crafted by Tate Brombal and Takeshi Miyazawa under DC Comics' "All In" banner, promises to be a heartwarming adventure, as she delivers the ass-kicking only she can.
- In the upcoming miniseries, Black Canary: Best of the Best, Dinah Lance engages in combat against her nemesis, Lady Shiva, with author Tom King praising it as a "gorgeous, epic, heartbreaking, heartwarming miniseries dead focused on what makes Dinah unique and uniquely awesome."
- The Question: All Along the Watchtower, a murder mystery penned by Alex Segura and Cian Tormey, draws inspiration from authors like Walter Mosely, Laura Lippman, and George Pelecanos, while paying homage to key figures in Renee Montoya's history.
- Brandon Thomas and Fico Ossio's Black Lightning storyline presents a mystery that sees a rival consolidating power and legitimacy, manipulating public sentiment to fear metahumans, as Jefferson Pierce and his daughter Jennifer (Lightning) manage a new Justice League outreach program for metahumans.
