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  1. 01-13-2018, 06:00 PM #1
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    Default Tom King “Sanctuary”, DC Superheroes Dealing With the Mental Trauma of Violence

    https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/01...-sanctuary-dc/

    This could potentially be amazing as King’s depiction of Mister Miracle dealing with depression has been some of the most powerful and tragic storytelling in years.

    He mentioned working with Harley Quinn but said that it wouldn’t be in his Batman book. This may be the project that she’s featured in. If so it should be interesting to see her address the battered spouse syndrome that she dealt with for so many years.
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  2. 01-13-2018, 06:07 PM #2
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    These are some weird comics DC is announcing. I like it
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    That's cool, I wonder if it has something to do with the Booster Gold project he teased. Maybe Booster is the one running this Sanctuary
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    I think the premise is definitely interesting, and examining Superhero mental health is something I think is both appropriate in today's world and King's writing in general, though I can see it proving controversial depending on his handling of certain characters.
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    That's cool, I wonder if it has something to do with the Booster Gold project he teased. Maybe Booster is the one running this Sanctuary
    Or he's one of the patients receiving counseling.

    King teased Booster and Harley together on his twitter so I'm guessing this is something they'll both be in.
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  5. 01-13-2018, 06:20 PM #5
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    Cool concept. King's on fire right now, so I'm in.
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    Sounds interesting.

    PTSD is something I'm always interested in seeing superhero comics explore. It's such a fitting topic, and the DCU is in a state of crisis every other day.....

    If this turns out to be good, I'll definitely be recommending it to all my friends who are (or were) in the armed forces and various first response units.

    And since its King, I expect it to be good. I'm not completely in love with his Batman but every other thing he's written that I've read has been phenomenal.
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    While I definitely hope they don't get much focus, I do hope to see Bruce, Dick, Tim, and Jason in here. It's been a while since he's really done anything meaningful with Dick and Tim, and Jason could use the spotlight I think, but again, not too much of it, since there are tons of characters who definitely could (like Booster).
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    Quote Originally Posted by Robotman View Post
    https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/01...-sanctuary-dc/

    This could potentially be amazing as King’s depiction of Mister Miracle dealing with depression has been some of the most powerful and tragic storytelling in years.

    He mentioned working with Harley Quinn but said that it wouldn’t be in his Batman book. This may be the project that she’s featured in. If so it should be interesting to see her address the battered spouse syndrome that she dealt with for so many years.
    I would've much rather read this series rather than the bloated event comic that this mutated into.
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