AQUAMAN #8
Plot by EXCITER & H-E-D
Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art by JIM LEE
“AMAZONIA-ATLANTIS: WEIGHT OF THE WAVES” part five “TONIGHT THERE’S GONNA BE A JAILBREAK”
Now.
Atlantis versus Amazonia! War wages on the sea above Xebel. With Amazon reinforcements appearing, will King Orm have no choice but to... release the Kraken?
Or can an unlikely hero, Crablad, deescalate the situation?
Then.
Eight Others embarked upon their quest, only three returned. The Atlantean sorcerer Arion, the Amazonian kanga-rider Exposta, and the cursed human Claw the Unconquered emerged as heroes, having imprisoned the mad gods Triton and Enyo. Their fellows, Palardan, Killaristos, and the Green Lantern Garin Mar, were slain. Worse still, two of their number were betrayers: tide priestess Jarax and the archer Valari. Their shame would be hidden from history, as the survivors chose to omit that detail after imprisoning them with their masters. Arion, however, would never forget - and, with his magic, he ensured a few others never would either...
Now.
The Cerulean Lanterns of Triton and the Saffron Lanterns of Enyo gained the might of their Olympian benefactors... but also fell under their mental influence. How far has this cult’s corruption spread through both Amazonia and Atlantis? Too far. And they’ve been preparing for this day for a long, long time....
It’s Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Mera and Kahina in a creepy subterranean prison against an ancient cult that uses bootleg power rings amped up by divine energy from two insane Greek gods! In the chaos, not even the quasi-Justice League is fast enough to stop Jarax from using the Seal of Clarity to open the prisons...
After millennia, the God of the Depths and the Goddess of Bloodlust are free! Will the oceans run red?
Opening their cells, however, triggered Arion’s long dormant spell - a summoning of Others! The spirits of Arion, Claw, Exposta and her kanga Jumperoo, Palardan the man-of-war, General Killaristos, and Garin Mar arrive to aid the heroes in their time of need! Can the ethereal, original Others and the loosely aligned new Others together confront the existential threat before them?
Continued in SENSATION COMICS #21!
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
BAT-WING #23
Writter: Malcolm Jones
Artist: Dexter Soy
Plotter: Marvell2100
TELL THE LIE TO HIDE THE TRUTH!
There is a pipeline of weapons making it onto the streets of Tinisha leading to a rise of violence and Kia and Dawn are attempting to shut it down! But now they have drawn the attention of The Guild and one of their most ruthless assassins Rose Wilson, aka Ravager! Dawn is down so it's just Kia left to face a one of the most dangerous killers in the world! What are her and Dawn's chances of making it through this alive?
It's late in the evening high above in a high rise in one of the most expensive condos in the DRC. David is coming to pay a visit to Lena Killian. He wants to ask her about her new company OSIRIS and if it's connected to the flood of guns coming into The Congo. Lena stands in the doorway entry, dressed in a long see thru gown and asks if that's the only reason why David came by to see to her at such a late hour. Suddenly he hears a call over the radio about agents being attacked and quickly leaves. As she shuts the door, Lena turns to her hidden guest and tells him to stop being so worried. Agent Zavimbe suspects nothing and the operation will keep proceeding smoothly as long as he continues to be her spy. She tells Steve Trevor that he worries to much for someone who is getting paid handsomely as well as receiving other benefits!
32 pgs./Rated T+...$3.99
CRISIS ON EARTH-2 #2
Plotted by randomideaguy
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Art by STEVE RUDE
Bruce Wayne of Earth-0 finds himself mysteriously warped to another world entirely : Earth-2! President Preston Rickards has tasked one of his top scientists (Natasha Irons) with establishing contact between the two worlds. Well, if these people would kindly let him return to Earth-0, Bruce could introduce Natasha to the Earth-0 scientist Karen Beecher and establish a cross-dimensional brain trust that could sort all of this out.
In the meantime, it's exciting and heartbreaking for our Earth-0 Bruce Wayne to go to dinner and the movies with his (living) Earth-2 parents. Earth-2 seems pretty nice. Does this mean Earth-0 is the "bad Earth"? Well, lets not dig too deep in that hole. I doubt we will like what we find. A welcome respite before he and Natasha return to Earth-0 - just moments after he had been warped away.
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
DEADLY HANDS OF CONNOR HAWKE #23
Plotter: MARVELL2100
Writer: JEFF LEMIRE
Artist: ANDREA SORRENTINO
"LIVE WITH KOMODO AND KILROY!"
Cold Cut Turkey performs their hit single - "The Pursuit of Emptiness"
"We live our lives and know it's a lie,
We envy the birds as we watch them fly.
The world around us is a total mess,
As we drown in the pursuit of emptiness!"
Connor and Avila are headed home after the Cold Cut Turkey concert but's he's worried that he hasn't heard from Naomi or Jax. They all agreed to keep in constant contact with each other and he can't help but feel that something is wrong. The enter Avila's apartment and turn on the lights and are shocked to find them both tied up and beaten. Jax tries to warn them to get out but it's too late as Kilroy and Komodo slam the door shut behind them! Komodo tells them to smile as they are livestreaming this to hundreds of thousands of their followers! On tonight's video, Kilroy will show you how a propane grill can be used for steaks and as a flame-thrower while Komodo will teach you how to build a guillotine with from simple kitchen tools for slicing veggies and the occasional head! Be sure to click "like" on the bottom of the screen and subscribe to their videos!
On the other side of the world, The Magus has found his ex-wife, Akira Knight and has learned that his own child has grown to become an assassin and is living in the US. Will he continue his quest to find Connor's mother or will he search for his own child who he abandoned. No, he has to find Connor's mother and asks Akira for her help. Reluctantly she agrees but tells him she expect something from him in return, something that will cost him dearly!
32 PGS./Rated T+...$3.99