DC Comics 2023 News/General Discussion

[Johnrevenge]

Yes, that's a very lame Stormwatch team.
Could at least have Jackson King, Hawksmoor and Swift.

Yeah, it's one of the most dissapointing and boring lineups not only of Stormwatch but of comic books in general.

[Digifiend]

Tim is still 17.

That does match them saying Steph is 18... but it just doesn't fit with Damian's continuity. If he's four years older than he was 12 years ago, then Tim and the rest of his generation should also be four years older - which makes him 21. I've said it before and I'll say it again - Young Justice needs aging up!

[Drako]

Trying to give exact ages for this characters is pointless, especially in the current mess of continuity they have.

[MajorHoy]

Zatanna is too young, actually. 33? Zatara was around in the golden age, and she's supposed to be nearer Batman's age than Nightwing's (Bruce and Zee knew each other as teenagers). Bruce is over 40. If Zatanna is also over 40 that would make her older than John.

I do think at some point DC may want to make Golden Age-era Zatara the grandfather of Zatanna or find a way to remove him from the time stream for several decades, just like having Golden Age Black Canary and present-day Black Canary as a mother and daughter is becoming more of a problem as time goes on.

[Frontier]

I do think at some point DC may want to make Golden Age-era Zatara the grandfather of Zatanna or find a way to remove him from the time stream for several decades, just like having Golden Age Black Canary and present-day Black Canary as a mother and daughter is becoming more of a problem as time goes on.

I feel like the father-daughter dynamic is too important to her character though.

[km_sus]

What's frustrating is that the ages of a majority of the Bat-Family are very easy to work out.

Right before Flashpoint, Steph was a college freshman (18) and Tim was a high school senior (17), with Jason and Cass being two years older than Tim (19). Kate was shown to be 32, Dick confirmed he was 26, and Helena we know is a year younger than Dick (25), with Barbara being two-to-three years older instead (29).

Damian was 10 before Flashpoint and now in the current day he's 14, so it's just a case of simply adding four years to all the ages here.

[MajorHoy]

I feel like the father-daughter dynamic is too important to her character though.

Grandfather-granddaughter can also be a powerful dynamic as well.

[Hypo]

Blue Beetle: Graduation Day #5 Variant by Bruno Redondo

[M@Bowers2014]

Blue Beetle: Graduation Day #5 Variant by Bruno Redondo

That's awesome!

[Psy-lock]

I do think at some point DC may want to make Golden Age-era Zatara the grandfather of Zatanna or find a way to remove him from the time stream for several decades, just like having Golden Age Black Canary and present-day Black Canary as a mother and daughter is becoming more of a problem as time goes on.

Well, there was that time he stole some water from the Incas' fountain of youth. Maybe he put it to good use

[Hypo]

DC's Spirit World title brings in new hero Xanthe, Cass Cain Batgirl, and Constantine this May

Dawn of DC, the publisher's initiative to expand its line with new and relaunched titles, is growing in May with three new titles, the first of which is titled Spirit World. Spinning out of February 14's Lazarus Planet: Dark Fate #1, Spirit World by writer Alyssa Wong and artist Haining stars new DC hero Xanthe, a nonbinary Chinese hero with a connection to the Spirit World - the "realm of the dead" - and powers connected to the afterlife.

Xanthe's powers allow them to summon objects from the Spirit World by crafting them out of joss paper, a traditional East Asian incense paper that is often burned in remembrance of dead loved ones. By burning objects made of joss paper, Xanthe can summon the actual corresponding object to the physical world - including the massive sword that is their signature weapon.

Alongside Xanthe, who is described as a "master of the dark arts," the six-issue Spirit World limited series also brings in John Constantine and Cassandra Cain/Batgirl for an adventure that delves into the eponymous Spirit World itself.

"When Constantine shows up saying Xanthe scammed him into buying something, he finds them and Batgirl Cass Cain fighting an abnormal influx of jianshi (Chinese hopping vampires) and joins in to help," reads DC's official description of Spirit World #1.

"But when a portal opens up that drags Batgirl into the Spirit World, it's up to Xanthe and Constantine to travel to the land of the spirits to rescue her!" the announcement continues. "Who knows what other spirits we'll find in the Spirit World - like that skateboarding boy wearing hanfu with some headphones and a gaping hole in his chest?!"

[Drako]

Blue Beetle: Graduation Day #5 Variant by Bruno Redondo

Redondo can not miss, he is incredible.

[Zorkel567]

The Vigil, DC's mysterious new superhero team, gets its own title this May

"The Vigil is Arclight, Saya, Dodge, and Castle, a group of individuals given powers they didn’t want, determined to stop metahuman research and tech created for military applications at any cost," DC's announcement explains.

"Along the way, they’ll encounter super heroes that could be allies or enemies, not a surprise for a group that exists to shut down state-sponsored superhumans…and clean up the mess before any hero or villain arrives, as if both the crime and The Vigil were never there."

[Drako]

DC's new hero City Boy gets his own globetrotting title this May

https://www.gamesradar.com/dcs-new-h...title-this-may

[Drako]

It's safe to assume that the solicits are dropping this friday? Usually this announcements come in the same week as the solicits.