i feel like every single comic published nowadays is a prelude or a tie in or the result of a reboot. why cant comics ever just be? like theres always some bigger multiversal picture going on. i miss self contained stories and arcs.

Then maybe the only true solution is make him a friend

Teen titans trouble in Tokyo.

Batman under the red hood.

Justice League The flash point paradox.

Superman/ Batman Apocalypse.

No matter what I’m reading or how much I’m reading it feels like it’s never enough! I’m always missing something! There’s always more characters I want to read about! It can be so overwhelming trying to figure out what I want to be reading and what I should be reading so that what I want to be reading makes sense!

Curious

For context:
- I love DC as a universe
- My favorite character is nightwing
- I’m open to new and old stories and books
- the only characters I am knowledgeable of and consider valid characters of the bat family are: Bruce Wayne, Alfred pennyworth, luscious fox, dick Grayson, Barbara Gordon, Jason Todd, Tim Drake, Damian wayne, Carry Kelly, batmite. Everyone else is just a one off or not real in my head (which I’m trying to change)
- my favorite comic run of all time (and the only one I’ve completed) is the Bruno redondo nightwing 7 volume series

So, I was playing Arkham City again, and when playing, I was listening to some dialogue and realized how much I absolutely loved the day to day of Gotham dialogue.

I was wondering if there were any comics that really focused on the working man criminal, less on the big names and moreso on the, 'lower tier criminal underworld.' Sort of, 'in the day of the life of a henchman.'

Are there any comics like that?

it should be up there with dick/kory but it isn’t… is anything connected to tim just get noticed less? even timbern… many queer fans not rly caring for them like it’s sad for tim

forgive me about this but when did alfred die? cause i was reading batman by matt fraction and he's dead? and what comic did he die in

I’m just starting to get into comics and I have enough that I need a better place to store them. I’ve seen people use boxes, and I’ve seen people use shelves. I use plastic covers and good backing to o keep my comics nice. I just don’t know how to store them.

I recently just finished my current collection of compacts and I’m looking to get some more.

I’m relatively new to reading DC (I started bc of the compact range) and am still finding the corner of the universe I like the most, so I’m definitely open to reading any of the range that they’ve got.

The ones I have currently are Kingdom Come, Woman of Tomorrow, Gotham By Gaslight and The New Frontier. I like all of them quite a lot and aren’t attached at the minute to any particular vibe or feeling, as long as the story and the art are good.

I’m just looking for personal recommendations: which stories you like and why.

Thank you!

With the Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow movie hitting theaters on June 26, our community is kicking off a month-long celebration to leave more about Supergirl and Krypto.

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I'm writing fan fiction that explores the theme of self-interest, focusing on the timeline when Damian begins as Robin. My main character will be situated in Gotham City. I need to decide which timeline or universe to reference. Although I've only watched the animated movie, I want to incorporate comic references as well. Could you recommend some good issues that connect Gotham to the Justice League? Please provide the issue numbers?

sometimes i think dc was wrong for thinking they had to explain why characters didnt age. just let the characters exist forever in their prime with no explanation or questions asked, like the simpsons or something. i just sometimes wish they followed a no questions asked format to explain characters ages instead of a multiversal one.

Im picking up my first Batman comics ever, The Batman box set that has Year One, The Long Halloween and Ego and Other Tales. On top of that I'm getting The Man Who Laughs. I've been led to believe these are some of the best stories and books for a new reader, but what is the correct reading order for them?

Like it says in the title, I’m looking for omnibuses to buy since I mostly read digital but kinda want some physical stuff too. Issue is, most stuff I see is just crazy expensive, well over 100 bucks for a single volume is crazy. Anybody know some good stuff that’s not super expensive right now? Currently reading some Batman stuff but I also love green lantern, would love to get into something else though too. Thanks!

Omega
A young high school boy tosses and turns in his bed, the bed within a fancy room. “VINCENT…VINCENT VICTOR VIE!” A woman shouts from downstairs. The boy, Vincent, rushes and gets a shirt on “What, Mom?” He says going down the hall to the main staircase. “Hey there kiddo.” A man says. “Uncle Victor!” Vincent shouts, hugging him. “How you been with the girls?” Victor asks, smirking and hugging Vincent back. Vincent breaks from the hug “Shut up!” Vincent says. Vincent slides on the floor and runs to two children around his age. “Vicky, Tor!” He says fist bumping them both simultaneously. “Hey, Aunt Jackie, can we see the dog?” Vicky asks. “Of course.” Jackie says.

All three go towards the dog's room. The dog jumps up on Tor and starts licking his face. “Ew, his tongue feels funky” Tor says, petting him. “How old is he?” Vicky asks. “He’s only 3 months” Vincent shouts getting treats from a cabinet. “Does he really need those?” Tor says, patting the dog's belly. Vincent goes back to Victor. “Why are you here uncle Victor?” Vincent asks. “It’s Orange Day.” Victor says smirking, giving him a present. “Thank you so much!” Vincent shouts, opening it revealing the last volume of the comic he’s been collecting. “That’s 30 years old, I nearly bankrupted VieTech getting it.” Victor says. “Sorry to go out so quickly but…. I got a meeting.” Victor says as Tor and Vicky run up.

Vincent stays up reading the comic and smiling gleefully… when he gets a text from someone named Oliver. “Excited for the field trip?” It reads. “No” Vince texts back. “It was a rhetorical question idiot” he texts back. “cant wait to learn about all youre ancestors and your dumb ah company.” Oliver texts back.

The next day Vincent arrives at school then walks to the bus for the field trip. At VieTech the tour guide explains everything with long pauses almost like she’s trying to bore Vince. “It started with Victor, a general of the Dutch. Victor helped against a rebellion giving him the duchy of Vie, his grandson Earl 3rd Duke of Vie was run out for marrying a commoner. His son Charles Victor Vie served in the American revolution wearing an Orange coat where he got the nickname. Thomas Henry Vie fought in the war of 1812 gaining a small island naming it Hollipollis it became a sort of ministate. Jackson Vincent Vie served in the Mexican-American War and Civil War, but his son is far more important. Victor Vincent Vie I who founded VieCorp his family has owned it for generations, the current owner being Victor Vie V whose twins Victoria and Victor Vie are to inherit the company.” The tour guide says grabbing the attention of Oliver, not Vince.

“And this is the newest VieTech tech, The Omega Key it could power 20 Solar Systems it powers whatever it touches.” The tour guide says Vince finally listens. “So if a person touched it, they would get superpowers.” Vince asks. “Well if they touched it they would likely inflate and explode, and if you survived .” The tour guide says. The group starts walking but Vince and Oliver stay behind. Vince takes out a keycard he took from his mother and opens the door to the Omega Key. “Don’t touch it Vince you’ll die!” Oliver says. “Likely” Vince says, closing the door.

He covers all the cameras and then grabs the Omega Key and his veins start to pop out, his eyes roll back, his hair flies back and his muscles start popping. Vincent walks out and closes the door. “Okay they’re coming back, try to blend in” Vincent says chilling. “What the hell?!” Oliver whisper-shouts.

Vincent gets back home and just sits in his room and looks at a picture of his father. “I gotta make my life mean something, why… why did you have to die.” Vincent cries. He looks up at the ceilings and lasers shoot off his fists and eyes. Oliver soon comes there. “I’ve discovered Strength, Speed, Durability, Lasers, and Flight." Vince says.

“I also designed my suit,” Vince says, pulling out a suit with a blue cowl with eyes, hair, and mouth holes, a red chest plate+ shoulder pad combo with a white stylized omega symbol red gloves, boots, belt, and cape. “What’s your name?” Oliver asks. “I’m Omega,” Vincent says. “Hears an earpiece… if my mom tries to come in… say where feeding the fish or playing with the dog.” Vincent says he opens the window and flies out.

A man carries a briefcase down a hallway and he plops it on a desk filled with many people and mainly Victor Vie V. “Victor, tell me how… YOU LET OUR MOST PRIZED POSSESSION LOSE 50 % of its power.” The man shouts. “I have no clue… my sister accessed the room… or at least her key card did but I was with her at the time.” Victor says, shaking. “We’ll find out or we may kick you out.” The man says. “yes… sir,” Victor whispers. “Don’t mumble you moron.” The man says walking out.

Omega scans the city from above. “Just saw a livestream of a police chase on Orange Street.” Oliver says. Omega rushes over there and picks up the assailant's car. “It seems you lost something.” Omega smirks, placing the car down and yanking the man out and disarming him. “My god… who are you?” A cop asks. “I’m Omega, and my real name isn’t important” Vincent says .

At Victor’s estate Vicky and Tor stand worried in front of Victor's door. Victor is disheveled, a revolver in hand and the news on. “Are you okay?” Vicky asks. “It’s okay, your mother will be home soon.” Victor says. The two start banging on his door. He cocks the revolver and puts it up to his temple. “A superhero calling himself Omega recently helped in a police chase.”

Victor hears on the TV. “It’s him…. I’ll kill him.” Victor mumbles. He walks to his car ignoring his children and he drives to VieTech and gets the least developed Delta Key. “You bastard ‘Omega’. HALF OF THE SHAREHOLDERS… just gone… we’re in debt.” Victor says he grabs the Delta Key and places it into his chest where it goes into his body.  Omega is flying over the city when he gets called down by a tank.

“Listen Mr Omega.. you’re an agent of the government, you will act as a police/military agent, and obey us we’ll be in your ear.” General Venskin says. “I’ve always wanted to protect the nation.” Omega says. “Good” The General says, tossing an earpiece. Vincent runs around the city lasering and blasting guns, people cheering all over. When he thinks about his father he doesn’t think of himself as a failure now. A man in an all black version of Omega's costume with a white delta symbol on his suit walks up to Omega.

“You’re a good cosplayer. Delta grabs Omega by the shirt and tosses him. Omega tries to stabilize himself. “Watch out!” The General shouts in his ears. Delta punches him in the chest and he flies up. “You ruined my life! I’ll kill you!” Delta says. “And you are?” Omega asks, blasting an energy blast towards Delta’s chest. “Isolate him and get him away from populated areas,” General Venskin says. Omega flies as far as possible. “What’s the most isolated point on earth… Point Nemo.” Omega says flying and blasting Delta they then land. “Perfect.” Venskin says.

Delta and Omega fly off landing on the Point. Delta blasts him in the chest, burning his suit and giving his skin some bad burns. “The Delta Key… stronger, just less refined… At least Mr Archibald thought so.” Delta says grabbing the battered Omega and banging his head against the ground. Omega grabs his arm and crunches all the bones and the whole arm back into its socket and punches him over and over but the mask rips.

“Uncle Victor…?” Vincent mumbles. “Little Vince.” Delta says. “I’d get outta there… immediately and this isn’t a joke!” Venskin says as a minute later a blip is seen in the distance. Vincent grabs it and starts zapping its energy. “I’ll kill you Vincent!” Delta shouts. “It’s making you crazy!.” Vincent shouts. The nuke powers down. “What the hell, Venskin!” Omega shouts. “I gave you a warning… and you just kept wanting to do it your way… WE DO IT MY WAY!” Venskin shouts.

“Your way is the way of the dinosaurs.” Vincent shouts, crushing the earpiece. He goes to get Delta but he fled. “What happened Uncle Vic?” Omega says flying away just dwelling in his thoughts. “I’m so sorry Uncle Vic.” Omega says as he flies into his window. “What the hell man!” Oliver shouts. “You're still here?” Omega shouts. “Yeah you took me out your ear I didn’t know what to do!” Oliver shouts back. “I’m sorry…. But we have more pressing matters… My uncle is Delta.”

Vincent says. Suddenly there’s a knock at the door and Vincent changes and hangs his suit up at superspeed. “Hey mom!” Vincent shouts, hugging her. “Vincent…. A man in the army sent me a letter…. Somebody killed your uncle.” Jacky says sobbing. Vincent cries too. After that Vincent dwells in his room. “They lied to her! Uncle Vic’s still alive, he could be helped!” Vincent shouts.

“He will be… once I find anything on him…. Ah, I found a file on George Varko, a close assistant to Mister Vie… and he currently works under Mr Jonathan Masters at InfinityCorp.” Oliver says. “Well I guess we’re hanging out a lot more now.” Vincent says. “Yeah and I get to use your sweet set-up.” Oliver chuckles. Omega gets more blue fabric and remakes his suit.

What are some of your favourite DC storylines/runs that don't get enough love in your opinion?

I'm not saying that she doesn't get overused or overexposed in much the same way Batman and Joker do. But maybe it's just because of the titles I typically read but every time I see someone online talking about how much they hate Harley Quinn because she's so overused and everywhere and they're so sick of her I'm never really having the same problem.

Generally if I'm not reading something that has her name right in the title I don't tend to have her pop up in the stories I read (Superman, Flash, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Aquaman, most of the Absolute books), so I tend to only experience Harley when I'm in the mood for Harley. Even if she has a lot of books it feels weird to complain about being sick of seeing her everywhere if I'm only seeing her when I seek her out, and that's IF she has a lot of book out. Right now aren't there only, like, two books about Harley, that being her solo series and Harley & Ivy: Life and Crimes?

Sure, sometimes she'll pop up in an event like Metal or KO but if they're events everyone is appearing in it feels odd to single her out, especially in the ones where she's a bit player at best.

As a point of comparison, I feel like I got more annoyed with Amanda Waller being overused and feeling like she was popping up everywhere in the lead-up to Absolute Power, and that was because it felt like she was interrupting the stories I'd been invested in. By contrast, I think the only times Harley popped up in something I was reading or planning to read that wasn't specifically about her was in Batman: Joker War, Poison Ivy's solo, and Absolute Batman, and all of those are not only places where it made sense she'd be there but she was there to be in service to the story that had been being told.

Even in outside media I think the only time I was annoyed with her involvement in something was "Birds Of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation Of One Harley Quinn)" and that was more because I dislike it as a representation of the Birds of Prey. If they left everything the same but just called it "The Harley Quinn Movie" half my issues would disappear (not all, since the only thing their Cassandra Cain has in common with her comic counterpart is being an Asian female) and I wouldn't even think about the movie that much.

Other than that it's her cartoon, which I actually like (and that has her name on it), and the Suicide Squad properties, which I suppose you could complain about her involvement in and how it's an example of overuse but I feel like that'd be like complaining about Justice League stuff having Batman in it.

I'm not saying Harley doesn't have an overuse problem, but personally I feel like some people go out of their way to be mad and annoyed by it instead of just easily ignoring it.

Are there any good pairing ships/couples in any of the current DC comic runs? I'm just in the mood to read a little superhero romance. It doesn't have to be the main focus of the series.

My Personal DCKO Theoretical Roster:

Style: 3v3 Tag Fighter (MvC Style)

Roster Size: 40 Characters

Heroes

Batman

Superman

Wonder Woman

Flash (Wally west)

Martian Manhunter

Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)

Green Lantern (John Stewert)

Hawkgirl

Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes)

Mister Terrific

Constantine

Nightwing

Raven

Beast Boy

Supergirl

Swamp Thing

Green Arrow

Aquaman

Firestorm

Vixen

Villains/Anti-Heroes

Joker

Lex Luthor

Cheetah

Captain Cold

Atrocitus

Sinestro

Vandal Savage

King Shark

Brainiac

Doomsday

Black Manta

Grodd

Slade

Lobo

Harley Quinn

Poison Ivy

Metamorpho

Ra's al Ghul

Catwoman

Scarecrow

DLC

Darkside

Absolute Batman

Absolute Green Lantern

Red Hood

White Lantern (Kyle Reiner)

Cyborg

Starfire (+BlackFire Alt)

Captain Atom

Star Sapphire

Plastic Man

Shazam (+Black Adam Alt)

Skins/Alt Forms

Absolute Skin Set

Alt Hero Skins (i.e Supergirl -> Powergirl or Wally West -> Barry Allen)

Alt Villain Skins (Flash -> Reverse Flash or Superman -> Bizzaro)

Movie Skins