#Danny suspects clark is superman

[escelia]

Danny can't recall many fond memories of his childhood, but ones he did remember often included their summer trips to his Aunt Alicia's in the countryside where he and Jazz would play in the woods just outside the Kent family's farm. The Kent's were a wonderful family who took his parents' ghost talks in stride, and they were always kind to him and Jazz. Danny loved when Clark and his wife Lois were in town while they visited. They always had really cool stories on account of them being journalists. And if Danny seemed to notice that Clark tended to treat everything like it was glass, or that he seemed to hear things way better than he should... well, Danny wasn't going to say anything about it.

It was about a year after Danny's accident that the Fenton family made a trip back out to Alicia's. Clark happened to be in town; he heard the Fentons were coming. He'd heard shouting coming from Alicia's, but had initially thought nothing of it. The Fentons were a loud family, always getting into some sort of trouble. Then he heard the sound of their weapons firing; a little weirder, but still normal for Jack and Maddie. And then he heard a cry for help... that's when he found Danny stumbling through their fields, covered in dirt and blood and green, glowing goop. He had a gash in his side that he gripped at in pain, and his eyes burned a toxic green in his determination to get to the farmhouse. He clung to Clark as soon as he was close enough.

"Please help me," he whimpered through ground teeth. "My parents are hunting me, please you have to help me!" Probably a meta, he thought, angry that Jack and Maddie could do something like this to their own son, meta or not. With gentle hands, Clark lifted the child he'd known since he was a baby and got him to the safest place he could think of for medical attention. It was time to smuggle a child into the Batcave.

OR

Clark has known Danny his whole life, and when an identity reveal goes sideways in the countryside, Batman helps Clark adopt Danny.

[noisilyscreechingsong]

Dp x Dc Crossover

Danny and Ellie somehow get tangled with Cadmus and frozen for study later. Obviously it comes to the JL’s attention and they all go ‘oh no another clone’. Anyone’s choice of who they think it is or if it’s a collection of people they took DNA from and meshed together to make these two sassy children.

Would be funnier if they came to DC universe by accident and didn’t have time to really learn about it before capture. The result being they have no idea superheroes are a thing and the heroes just thinking ‘these kids were traumatized and held captive, they don’t even know who Superman is!’ and cue another layer of hilarious misunderstanding.

When confronted about the whole clone thing, Danny immediately defends and protects Ellie. Obviously. Then they notice he was not defending himself, to which Danny goes ‘I’m not a clone!’ The heroes look at each other in clear doubt. ‘Oh he was in denial or seriously didn’t know who he was made from. That will make this harder.’

I may have started something though…

They found a discrete laboratory hidden in plan sight, underneath an office building. When researched, they found connections to Cabmus.

Considering the last encounter they had with the organization, they wanted to be prepared. Hence why when the small team noticed Batman walking down the stairs, Superman followed behind with a tight expression.

“Report.”

Red Robin stepped forward.

“Two cryo-stasis containers holding two nearly identical people. The first a male, approximately 13-14 years of age. Stable. The second a female, younger, approximately 10-11 years of age. Also stable, but her stats are lower than the boy’s.”

“What do you know?”

“Virtually nothing,” Connor says casually. “There are no documents left behind, digital or physical, and there are zero labels on these things.”

They arrive toward the back of the basement where the two frozen containers were sitting upright. One unit obviously smaller than the other most likely holding the girl. Batman has to peer down into the larger unit to see the boy’s face. Frost collected on his eyelashes and black hair like a forgotten doll. No movement from either forms, not even breathing.

“So we don’t know who they are made from,” Superman pushes, clearly displeased.

Batman keeps looking at their faces. The curve of their noses, the shape of their jaws, the positioning of their cheekbones. They didn’t look like Connor. No, they reminded him of someone else.

“We suspect hybrids of some sort,” M’gann contributes. “A mixture of different heroes if I had to guess, but there is no way of knowing with our lack of information without waking them up.”

“Can’t you look into their minds?” Clark questions.

M’gann squirms at the directness and Connor steps forward to defend her. Tensions rise.

“No, sir. They are frozen so there is hardly any brain function except to keep them alive. They aren’t even dreaming.”

She looks them over sadly, obviously distraught with not being able to connect to their minds in anyway.

Batman turns to Red Robin, the younger already watching him.

“You see it too, right?”

Batman grunts. Yes, he saw it.

“Is there a way to move them?” Batman brings back the focus.

“The containers are connected to the buildings power and then a back-up generator in case of emergencies. We’d have to switch the power to something mobile and there’s no telling what kind of effect that would have on the kids,” Connor explains, against the idea of moving them.

“It’s six in the evening. Most everyone in the building above as gone home for the day,” Red Robin helpfully adds.

“Evacuate the rest. Then call a medical team.”

“Wait,” Superman interrupts as the three younger heroes jump to do as instructed. “You’re not thinking about waking them up now, are you?”

“You have a better idea?”

Batman doesn’t even look at him as he studies the stats on the old screen connected to the nearest pod. This one holding the boy. He’ll be the first one out seeing as he’s the more stable one.

“They could be dangerous. They could try to attack us.”

“That’s why we’re here,” Batman deadpans. He didn’t state the obvious that they were children who had been frozen for who knows how long. If anything they’ll need reassurance that they were safe, not weapons in their faces as soon as they wake up.

Clark was not happy with his decision, but as long as he didn’t antagonize them Bruce left him alone.

It wasn’t long before they were ready to begin. Three medical personnel stood several yards back behind the heroes. Red Robin begins the defrosting procedure and they have to wait maybe an hour before the door slides open. There is a breath among them as they wait for his eyes to open. Instead they hear a cracking of thin ice and the boy falls forward without the door holding him in place. Connor is the one to catch him before he hits the floor face first.

Superboy turns him to lay him flat on the floor, the boy’s body still stiff with cold. Frost makes his hair and eyelashes brittle. His lips are a faint shade of blue.

“He isn’t breathing,” Connor informs quickly.

One of the medics push forward first, oxygen mask in hand.

“Bring the thermal blankets. We need to get his core temperature up,” the woman urgently instructs.

They get to work quickly in warming up the boy who is too small and fragile. After several minutes of the medics squeezing air into his mouth and rubbing his limbs and chest to get the blood flowing, the boy takes a breath. Then another. He coughs roughly, his throat scratchy, and starts to shiver.

“There we go.”

He whimpers and tries to move his hand, but the action is jerky and unpracticed.

“His eyes,” M’gann informs them, finally able to get some brain activity. “He can’t open his eyes. The ice-“

Connor takes a water bottle the medics brought and poured the room temperature water over his eyes to melt the ice holding them together. The boy jumps in surprise and tries to turn his head away but Connor continues until he can manually wipe away the ice and water from his eyelids.

Blue eyes. The boy has bright sky blue eyes. They aren’t the Krytonian blue, but they were still familiar.

He blinks and squints and looks around, breathing picking up at the people surrounding him and the unfamiliar environment. M’gann, sensing his distress, kneels down and sets a warm hand on his leg.

“It’s okay. No one here will hurt you. You’re safe now.”

He doesn’t relax, but he seems to at least understand her. He studies their uniforms and then her face before his eyes flick to something behind her and they widen. His breath stutters in his chest, making him wheeze out on the exhale.

They look behind the green skinned girl to see the smaller pod still holding the little girl, no change in her status.

The boy reaches out a shaky hand toward it, scraping against the cold concrete in his lack of energy to lift it.

“She’s okay too.”

He opens his mouth to speak, licks his lips, tries again.

“-ou-,” he rasps. His breath hitches and he’s coughing again. They help him onto his side.

“You want us to get her out?” Red Robin interprets.

The boy squints through the tears from the lack of oxygen at the hero. His expression is scrunched in discomfort and worry. As enthusiastic as he can manage, the boy nods.

“Okay, we can do that. You just have to wait, she needs to thaw out, just like what we did with you,” Red Robin explains to the boy.

He nods again in understanding, his eyes glued back to the girl in the pod. He still shivers harshly and his breathing isn’t regular but he’s not panicking and in no shape to attack them, so it seems like they were in the clear with that one.

While the girl is thawing, they get him more comfortable with warm blankets and get him to drink some water for his throat. He still wasn’t moving much except to curl up on his side and breathe on his colorless fingers. Every time he swallowed he cringed like he was drinking acid, so talking was off the table for now.

The boy was fighting sleep by the time the container door slide open. Connor was there and holding her before she could fall like the boy had.

Superboy lays the girl down close to the boy, seeing the pale hand reaching for her. As soon as he backed away the medics were on her to get air in her lungs and warm her body same as they did for the boy.

The boy watches, quietly holding her hand. Siblings it looks like it. Seeing them side by side was startling. They seemed to be clones of each other, one just younger and the opposite gender, but they were the same.

It was concerning as the number of minutes increased and there was no change. She didn’t breathe or move. She looked dead.

“Get the defibrillator,” the medic ordered, urgent.

The boy surprisingly wasn’t panicking, instead he held a hard determination that made some of the heroes curious.

Pushing himself up onto his elbow, he leaned over the girl and started weakly pushing the blankets out of the way. Thinking he was just helping to make the medic’s job easier, M’gann helped until her torso was exposed.

“You need to back away so they-“

She stops when she sees him tug at the girl’s white shirt to get into direct contact with her skin, hand pressed to her chest.

“What are you-?”

He narrows his eyes in concentration.

Red Robin unconsciously takes a step back when the boy’s blue eyes change into a glowing toxic green, illuminating the girl’s face, frost shining in the light. The hand pressed to her chest also starts to glow the same green until it seeps into her skin like she’s absorbing this weird energy. It reminded them of Starfire actually.

The green in his eyes fades as soon as the unknown green energy is lighting up her entire torso just under the skin. He pulls away and looks expectantly at the medic holding the defibrillator. She flinches into moving, setting the machine down and charging it. She’s hesitant to touch the green energy but the boy nods in encouragement, not looking concerned for anything but the girl’s health.

“Clear!”

It takes one shock for the green energy to disperse through her body and cause her to gasp. The girl starts coughing harshly and the boy pulls her to lay on her side facing him. Connor quickly helps the boy to cover her in blankets. The boy goes as far as tucking them around her and taking one of his own blankets to pile on top. He was moving more easily now even if it was sluggish.

M’gann gasps quietly just as the girl starts sobbing, whining when the act of crying hurt her throat. The boy pulls her close, wrapping his arms around her and tucking her under his chin so they could barely see her. They watch as he calmly comforts her until they are both eased into unconsciousness.

Batman give Superman a pointed look as he passes him. Clark doesn’t respond.

“Get them to the Watchtower med bay,” he orders.

It’s Superman who picks up the pile of two children tangled together and wrapped in layers of fabric, nearly throwing them at how light they both weighted. The three younger heroes follow behind, Tim mumbling about “Lazarus pits” and “Jason”, M’gann twisting her fingers in anxiety, and Connor keeping a close eye on the two kids being carried by his original.

It’s unsurprising that it’s Connor who volunteers to say with them when they are settled down in the med bay, still clinging to each other in sleep.

[flamingpudding]

Fictober23 Prompt: 7 - "Do you recognise this?"

Fandom: DPxDC

Rating: G

Warnings: -

"So, who did it?" Bruce asked, eyes narrowed at the children before him. Clark was next to him trying once more to persuade Bruce that it was unnecessary to go after the kids like this.

The 'kids' in question were the assembly of three of his children, Clark's child and clone and a couple of their respected friends.

"Father, I do not know what you are talking about." Damian piped up offended and crossed his arms. Next to him Jon scratched the back of his head in mild confusion and Dani despite not knowing what was going on but still glaring in defiance at Bruce.

"If this is about our prank war it was definitely not necessary to interrogate our friends too." Tim added looking every bit like he would be somewhere else than here. Kon and Bart were with him. Kon looked rather unsure while Bart had gone and gotten himself popcorn for whatever was going to happen.

"Look old man, how was I supposed to know Replacement would trigger the glitter bomb inside the Batmobile. I already cleaned that up!" Jason put in his two cents, Roy eyeing the other with a raised eyebrow.

Bruce stared at them quietly, not saying a word as Clark continued to fuss next to him to not make it a big deal and that a deep clean would surely fix everything.

"It's not your prank war I am talking about. Alfred will deal with you about the chaos you caused." The three respected batkids swallowed audibly while their friends chuckled. "No, what I am asking is which one of you decided it was a good idea to dye Clark's hero suit and my cape pink."

"Wait, someone actually did that to Dad?!" Jon piped up wide eyed as Dani broke out laughing causing Damian to eye the ghost girl with narrowed eyes and suspicion.

"Who would…" Tim started but didn't finish as his mind came up with possible suspects. Kon on Bart next to him went onto their phones, trying to search up pictures of Superman in a pink hero suit.

Jason and Roy broke out laughing too, voicing their respect to whoever managed to do that.

Bruce's eye twitch at the children's reaction. He then proceeded to pull out an opened can of pink dye and placed it on the table in perfect view of everyone. "Do you recognise this? Jason? Tim?"

"WHY ME?!" They both cried out in protest and Bruce narrowed his eyes on the two. "Jason, your last prank on Tim involved a glitter bomb with pink dye, the Batmobile's seats are still strained pink. Tim, you dyed Damian's shirts pink a couple days ago at the beginning of your prank war."

"So it was you Drake! You are going to pay for this!"

"And I will do it again if you ever touch my laptop again, Demon Brat!"

"How does that even prove that one of us did it!"

"It doesn't!"

"Do you think there might be someone else that fell victim to the pink dye in the JL?"

"Maybe?"

"Why would someone even go after Clark? He has nothing to do with our prank war."

"Jason, my friend. You are indirectly admitting that you would dye Batman's cape pink."

Bruce pinched the bridge of his nose as the children before him (he ignored that at least two of them were over 20, they were children period) started to argue among themselves while Damian's newest friend the Daughter of Phantom, who recently joined the Justice League Dark, was by now rolling on the ground laughing.

Not far from the interrogation Danny sat by a table next to Alfred snacking on some of the best cookies he had ever gotten to eat. He had originally come by to hang out with Tim, Kon and Bart but now he was threaded to some A+ entertainment, Dani was clearly enjoying.

"You recognize the can, don't you Mr. Daniel? I believe you accidentally left it behind in the cave." Danny side eyed the butler next to him and grinned into his next bite of a cookie. "Supes deserved it."

The man hummed and Danny smiled as he was offered another cookie. "I believe I know why but would you please elaborate on why Master Bruce also got targeted? I will most likely be the one who will have to wash out the cape."

The half ghost didn't say anything at first before shrugging. "Kon wasn't the only one who deserved some Justice for how he had been treated in the past. I know they get along now but still… a little pay back for past mistreatment wouldn't hurt anyone right?"

"Ah, so it was for Mr. Conner and Master Jason." The butler smiled in understanding, pushing over a box of take away cookies to Danny. "May I suggest that next time you seek out justice for the boy, that there are other -embarrassing- ways to achieve it."

Danny only gave the man a feral grin as he hopped off the chair with the box in hand. It was time to release the children of Bruce's interrogation. He would just put the blame on Constantine somehow, like a spell gone wrong instead of actual dye being the cause. The man owned him anyway since he had gotten most of his soul back aside from a couple of pieces he was still negotiating over in the Ghost Zone.

[such-expensive-mistakes]

Superpham AU (part 7)

Masterpost

A short one today, but I thought this section was funny (until it got sad again).

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It’s a quiet evening in the Lane-Kent household: Lois is trying to turn her notes into an article, Clark is going over Jon’s math homework, and Jon is watching a show Lois is only half-following.  It features lots of gunfire and explosions, though Lois’s— unfortunately extensive— experience with witnessing real violence makes the version on TV look cartoonish.  She suspects that is part of the show’s appeal.

Danny is paying about as much attention to the TV as Lois is, engrossed in something on his phone.  At least he’s in the same room as the rest of them, instead of sequestering himself away.

“Hey Lois?” Danny suddenly asks.

Lois looks up from her work.  “What’s up?”

“Did you know the internet thinks you’re Superman’s girlfriend?”

Lois knows that if she looks at Clark, he’ll be turning red, the way he always does whenever this particular subject comes up.  Lois herself is barely holding back a laugh.  Jon’s wrinkling his nose, looking thoroughly embarrassed by his parents.

“Well, I am,” she says, barely keeping herself composed.

“No, I mean—” Danny begins.

“You mean people say that I’m dating Superman and married to Clark?”  Lois glances at Clark, who is now hiding his face in his hands.  “Someone forgot to check for cameras after rescuing me a few years back, and we got caught kissing on film.  It was let people think Superman is a homewrecker or let them think I’m in a polyamorous relationship with my husband and his alter ego.”  

“That’s… really weird.”  Danny is giving her the kind of judgmental look only teenagers can give.  

Lois does laugh at that.  “It is, a bit.  But it helps protect Clark’s secret identity, so I don’t mind.”

“Don’t listen to her,” Clark finally says.  “There were other ways to handle that situation; she just thinks this is funny.”

“Even your parents think it’s funny,” Lois says.  Clark just sighs, faux-aggrieved.  

“It’s not even the weirdest thing on the internet about Superman,” Danny says.  “It’s just the weirdest thing everyone agrees is true.”

“Please do not tell me what else you’ve found,” Clark says.  

“You can tell me,” Lois says.  “We can just make Clark leave for a bit.”  Reading conspiracy theories about Superman is her guilty pleasure, though if anyone asks, she does it to keep tabs on anyone who might have a viable way of hurting him.  

Danny just laughs, and something in Lois’s chest seizes up.  Is this the first time she’s heard him laugh since he came back?  She thinks it might be.

She doesn’t want to call attention to it; like as not, that would just make him pull away again.  Instead she says, “Superman doesn’t even get the best conspiracy theories.  Those are all Batman.”  That’s because Bruce purposefully cultivates them, of course, but that’s not important.

“Which one is he, again?” Danny asks.  

It’s not that Lois ever forgets that Danny has spent most of his life in another dimension.  But little offhand comments like that… they really drive it home.  There are plenty of superheroes, even Justice League members, that most of the general public has never heard of— but Batman is not one of them.

She's saved from answering by Clark.

"You'll meet him eventually," Clark says.  "He's a good friend of mine.  And Jon and Kon are close to his two youngest sons, Robin and Red Robin."

Danny nods thoughtfully.  "Right.  I think Red Robin's in the group chat Kon added me to."

Lois reminds herself to thank Kon next time she sees him.  He and Danny seem to have connected, and Kon seems to have made it his personal mission to keep Danny from slipping too far into one of his funks again.

"Speaking of Kon," Clark begins.  "Ma and Pa want to know when we'll be able to make it to Smallville to visit."

They've been trying not to overwhelm Danny by introducing him to too many new people at once, but maybe that was the wrong choice.  Maybe they should be pushing him to get out more, to connect with this dimension.  Besides, Kon spends most of his time in Smallville, and they already know that he and Danny get along.

Lois re-evaluates the article she’s been working on.  Perry would probably appreciate it sooner rather than later, but if she turns in a smaller article this week, she can probably swing a weekend off.  If not, she can always work on it from Kansas.

“This weekend should work,” Lois says.  “If that’s alright with you, Danny.”

Danny looks a little surprised to be consulted.  “I— yeah, that works.  Not like I have anywhere else to be.”  He laughs a little, but the joke falls flat, and Lois resolves to double down on helping Danny connect with more people here in this dimension.

[halfagone]

So this prompt involves some villain attempting to invade earth, with them using their power to summon Earth’s greatest hero for a one on one fight for the planet that’s televised across the whole world. Everyone expects Superman to show up…instead a kid with black hair and blue eyes who’s 16 at most shows up. Basically, some villain forces Danny to fight them and Danny is forced to decide if he wants to out himself in front of the whole world to save the planet while the league watches in horror as what they presume to be some powerless kid fight someone the whole league would have trouble beating on a good day. What do you think?

OH MY GOSH This reminds me of The Apocalyptic Support Group by Voidborn. It's only one chapter right now, but that fic has me by a chokehold with just the one. However, unlike this idea, that fic has four "random" civilians. Billy Batson, Clark Kent, Danny Fenton, and Tim Drake. Whatever will these civilians do! (They all have black hair and blue eyes? Huh, crazy coincidence...)

But as for your idea, I like the concept of Danny... faking it? Like he's manipulating his surroundings as surreptitiously as possible and beating the villain that way. But as far as people can tell, it's just crazy good luck on his part? Or he's just really resourceful? But in reality, Danny is like- using his telekinesis to manipulate objects to move in the background out of sight or his cryokinesis to stir up objects within the ground so that it breaks a certain way to help his evade a blow. All sorts of tricks like that.

In the end, Danny wins the fight, but he acts like it's just crazy good luck/coincidence, and people begin to suspect that luck is his power. Like how John Constantine can manipulate luck to his favor, the same way Domino from the Marvel comics can. And maybe people want to take advantage of him for that, or try to harness his powers for their gain. But it never seems to work, and people can't figure out why.

And maybe others can piece together clues to suggest that Danny had been doing subtle little tricks all along, and they begin to realize that Danny really is crazy powerful to do all of this and manage to, largely, get away with it. He's obviously not a threat to superheroes, but maybe they should be reaching out and making sure he's okay. Metahumans aren't always treated kindly, after all, even if there are measures in place to ensure they have better and equal rights.

Of course, there is always the option that Danny just decides he has no more fucks to give and just goes: "Eh, why not?" And then absolutely wallops the villain on international television, and all the people back in Amity Park are either cheering for their boy or swallowing and praying he doesn't want revenge for some of the stuff they've done to him *cough*Dash*cough*. Ugh, sorry, I was clearing my throat. XD

Obviously this would be the funnier version, but there would be more consequences to it once he goes back home and people realize how powerful he is. However, this does offer more opportunities if Danny tries to play it off like: "Yeah, I have powers, but I'm not really interested in being a hero. Is that such a bad thing?" And that raises awareness of how metahumans shouldn't have to automatically be heroes just because they have powers? There are plenty of powers that don't lend well to heroism too, after all! But perhaps people try to pressure him into becoming a hero, or using his powers in his day to day life, and it's a whole thing.

I have to be honest with you, I really like the idea of a highly publicized identity reveal. Which is why I hate Phantom Planet. XDD You'd think I'd like it for that exact reason, but it's not really the concept that I disliked but the execution of it. But anyways, I'm rambling.

I like people realizing that Danny has powers, but not realizing how he has powers. For example, there was a fic a while back where people found out Danny was a halfa but didn't realize he was Phantom (can't remember who wrote it now, sorry about that). I adore identity shenanigans like that, and I feel like this type of AU would lend really well to that possibility.

I also really like Social Media fics, and I feel like there is a lot that could be explored in a highly televised fight like this. The Survivalists is a really good example of this, in my opinion. Just... exploring the populace's conjecture and theories, and just their reactions to everything that is going on without the context. I'm always excited for fics like that, and I definitely think this AU could do something similar.

[intertexts]

IRT THE SCHOOL THING. okay. okay hear me out. I KNOW worm places an emphasis on identities and I KNOW its more like. serious not silly when it comes to things. however. we have already put these little guys through so many blender settings i think we are allowed to get a little silly with it. what if we give them a "Clark Kent is just superman with glasses" "danny fenton/danny phantom" type secret identity immunity. ONLY when it comes to school. nobody notices unless it is narratively relevant for them to notice. they're just the weird kids holding hands in the back of class. that one guy eats lunch in the bathroom by himself if the other two can't make it to school for whatever reason. the red one threw a fit in the office when he got scheduled for a remedial math class that the other two already passed. I heard the purple one brought a knife to school once. no way he could be a ward that's criminal activity! STUFF LIKE THAT. WHERE ITS LIKE. huh? those guys? NAHHHHH never. youre ridiculpus for even suggesting that !! nobody suspects a thing. they are immune.

this is maybe not worm accurate but it's just SO endlessly fun to me. and also I want to put them in school and have them be miserable and weird about it

alsothis is so unrelated but thinking about school made me think about doug and summer bc I love them and ! after dougs Whole Thing I think they should be rogues and/or an independent team together :] I just think theyre neat

YEAHHHHH yeah yeah i love this a lot :]]] good shit... & it is our au!!!!!!!! nothing has 2 be 1:1!! there r. already a couple things irt future events that i'm already like "u know what. this is so heavy that thinking abt it will be no fun. i think maybe this just do not happen here <3" abt. god bless

AND ALSO YEAG... IT IS SO FUNNY.... IT IS SO SILLYGOOFY. like oh man. delinquents like them could neverrrrrrrrrrr be heroes. they're weird and kind of mean and lame and get terrible grades and don't talk to anyone ever? yeah sure imprint and failsafe also have like a seven inch height difference and the exact same hair. maybe they're cape kinnies? weird. god i love putting characters in school and having them be weird and miserable about it........ they r all hanging off each other in deeply obnoxious pda ways in the hallways... u KNOW none of them r paying attention in any class they r all texting under their desks!!!

[goldenbloodytears]

Lurker back at in my bullshit,

You have given me the brain worms now and I can't stop thinking of the entity cursed timeline where Danny and Clark Kent meet each other, care to join me in this train crash of idea?

Omg… this sounds… fun.

I have to warn you that I’m not actually super well versed in superman mythos and his power set so I could totally misrepresent something. That said…

If it’s an AU where Danny is now just in the DC Comics verse…

I don’t think Clark would have any suspicion when the new hire at the Daily Planet turns out to be Jed Olsen. I think Jimmy would very much make a running joke out of Olsen Squared. I think Danny would generally be of the idea that Superman has better stuff to do than worry about a random serial killer… but I do think Clark would take an interest in the Ghostface murders since he’s Jesus a very good guy. I’m just not sure how much resources Superman can commit to that when like… Lex Luther is doing evil activity #2365 of the week…. I actually feel like Danny would be at more of a risk from Lois taking an interest in his murders tbh. Like I can imagine Jimmy and Lois teaming up and they totally just end up exposing Danny/Jed for what he is.

If he manages to escape, well, let’s just hope Danny doesn’t go to Gotham or Blüdhaven.

Conversely, if it’s a regular Danny in the Fog situation where somebody from DC Comics has been entity snatched?

The idea of Superman in the fog is a bit too broken, like… the knife would bounce right? Danny takes a stab at this goofy pencil pusher looking guy in thick glasses and the blade of his knife just fucking bends backwards. Maybe he manages to damage Clark’s clothes enough to see the bright red S underneath his dress shirt. I think Danny would have a stroke from the outrage right then and there tbh.

Although… assuming the entity can nuke Clark’s powers… like idk if this is canon to the comics but I remember the awful man of steel movie suggesting that if Earth had been the same as planet Krypton then Clark would have just been a total normie. So maybe removing Clark from earth into the Entity’s realm would have the same effect and make his powers basically null and void? If so, I suspect the Entity would be eating good because I can’t imagine how overwhelming and confusing the situation would be for poor Clark, you’re used to being the saviour of men and now you can barely handle getting shanked and put on a meat hook. Like this man’s emotions are going to be a delicious banquet of optimism, righteous anger, fear, and despair.

[samgirl98]

Not All Heroes Wear Capes, Sometimes They Wear Ties and Pantsuits

Not my usual style of writing, but I hope it came out fine. Enjoy.

Edward Lancer knew something was wrong. It started with students who rarely, if ever, acted out suddenly stealing from the teacher’s lounge. It escalated to property damage, and—finally—it went to ghosts.

He tried the Justice League a few times but never got a response.

(His students' calls to the heroes went unanswered. Men in white suits showed up instead.)

Then, one day, every teacher, faculty member, and volunteer for the school was sat in an assembly by the frauds—he meant government agents.

“If we find you helping the ghosts, especially this so-called Danny Phantom,” they spat the ghost boy’s name, “you will be arrested and tried as a traitor to the United States of America.”

The elder Fentons stood by the agents’ sides.

(Lancer’s students’ calls became frantic. He knew it was pointless; he suspected interference from the GIW.)

He watched as the Danny Phantom protected the town with his entire afterlife. He watched as Danny Fenton’s bags grew bigger and bigger every day.

Edward Lancer saw how his student’s bright eyes became dimmer and dimmer every day.

(The Fenton’s and GIW were causing more property damage than the ghosts.)

Every other day marked a new ghost attack.

(Every day marked the whine of a new ghost gadget pointed at civilians by the so-called ghost hunters.)

Would the Justice League be okay with the threat to civilians? Lancer liked to think they wouldn’t be.  

(Ms. Manson’s and Mr. Foley’s grades plummeted. They had new bruises every other day.)

Would the Justice League help if there wasn’t interference by the assholes government agents?

(Mr. Fenton’s shoulders curved more inward every day.)

Edward Lancer had to help.

(Ms. Jazz Fenton’s eyes grew more and more desperate every day.)

____

Metropolis was a big city. It could probably fit ten Amity Parks within its borders.

It was good for his students to see the outside world. The freshmen were excited to see the city.

Mr. Fenton looked out the window with bright eyes.

(The letter in his pocket burned an imaginary hole.)

Ms. Manson took pictures of the Daily Planet’s globe.

(If he could only get Superman’s or Lois Lane’s attention.)

Mr. Foley salivated at all the new tech he saw being used.

(An attack happened. Lex Luthor had his expensive boxers in a twist.)

“All right, class. Stay calm! Remember your training and get to a safe place! Ms. Tetslaff, I’ll make sure there are no students that have been left behind.”

“Alright, you lily-footed princesses, this is where all my training comes into play. Run, now!”

Mr. Fenton hesitated. Lancer shook his head.

Mr. Fenton nodded and went after his classmates.

Edward Lancer walked against the running crowd. He had to get to Superman. He saw the Man of Steel fighting in the sky against a suit of armor. Lancer hid between two pieces of debris, watching the fight.

(There’s a boy who fights in the sky in his small town.)

He watched the fight with a critical eye, waiting for his opportunity.

He waited…waited…waited…

There! The fight was done.

Superman watched, confused, as a balding man wearing a black tie and gray pantsuit looked him straight in the eyes and deliberately left a letter on the floor.

“I have to believe you and the Justice League will not be okay with what we are going through,” his super hearing picked up. The man turned around and walked calmly between the wreckage.

The haunted look in the man’s eyes would stay with Clark Kent for a long time.

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Mr.lancer knew something was wrong. Especially after the ghost started showing up at school. Especially when every teacher was sat down in an assembly and spoken to by the government.

They were not to interfere.

This was all apart of a government approved program.

When ghost showed up or interacted if they intervened they would be arrested. Then tried as a traitor to the United States.

He saw his students make calls the the JL hotline. He saw nothing happen. He couldn’t be sure if the league knew and didn’t care or If the calls were being blocked.

He was hoping the calls were just blocked. Mr lancer saw how the kids who’s were frequently around these ghost were hurt. Explosions, kidnappings and just the mental toll. At any moment a ghost attack could happen. The way their eyes would shine just a tad to bright.

Government agents the Giw and the Fenton parents active threats as well. Would the JL actually be okay with this? He didn’t think so.

Every year of Casper highs life the freshman have always gone out of city for an overnight field trip. To get away from small town life. They’d always go to metropolis.

So. He plotted.

Hopefully he’d find a way to make contact with a super or even Lois lane.

As luck would have it. Superman got in a fight against a robot. Nothing worse then they have seen before, he shooed the kiddos away. And waited.

Making direct eye contact with one of the supers/Lois pointing at an envelope on his hand and setting it down. Then he turned around walking away.

Hopefully they would help.

[tachvintlogic]

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Fandoms: Danny Phantom, Superman - All Media Types, DCU

Characters: Danielle "Dani" Phantom, Clark Kent, Wes Weston, Kyle Weston, Easton Weston, Walter Weston, Original Characters

Additional Tags: Assassination Attempt(s), Interviews, Attempt at Humor

Words: 2852

Summary: In Australia, a subsidiary of LexCorp was secretly dumping pollution into the waterways. The marine biologist who discovered this has been through at least 17 assassination attempts as a result. Clark Kent decides to go to Australia to interview her, but things are not what they seem. He suspects there might be more to the biologist's continued survival than just plain luck.

Based on @stealingyourbones's prompt #28

[tales-of-the-ghost-zone]

Why it makes sense that the people of Amity Park don’t realize that Fenton and Phantom are the same person, A.K.A. The people of Amity Park aren’t actually stupid! An essay

First off I’d like to say, the only reason any of us actually know that Fenton and Phantom are the same person is because we have a third person point of view of events in Amity Park. We have a whole ass theme song that introduces Danny and tells us how he became Phantom. We get to watch as he becomes a hero and saves people. We see him transform every episode into Phantom. So yes it’s obvious to us because we’ve been shown it from the very beginning. But if any of us existed in the Phantom universe we would have no idea nor would we suspect it. And I know a lot of people would pry say “that’s not true, I would totally figure it out”! But really no, you wouldn’t, and here’s why.

Ghost verses human

To the people of Amity Park Phantom is just a ghost, and Fenton is just a human boy.

From an outsiders (meaning the average person in Amity Park) view Phantom is nothing more than a ghost. While he might not act like any of the other ghosts around Amity Park, he does look like one and have the powers and abilities of one. He glows like a ghost does. He can fly like any other ghost. He sometimes has legs and sometimes he has a spectral tail. Logically no one in Amity Park has any reason to believe that Phantom is anything other than a ghost or that he even needs a secret identity. Because why would a ghost need one, he’s dead?!

It’s the same reason why no one realizes that Superman and Clark Kent are the same person. Because no one really thinks that Superman or Phantom have secret identity’s. Most people probably just assume that Superman goes back to his fortress of solitude at the end of the day, the same way people pry just assume that Phantom just goes back to the ghost zone at the end of the day.

Fenton on the other hand is obviously a living human. He has parents and a birth certificate that states he was born 14 years ago. He lives in a house in Amity Park in the human world. He goes to school. He has a heart beat. He breaths. He eats and sleeps. All around the people of Amity see him as nothing more than a living human boy. They have no reason to think he’s anything more than that.

Now an argument could be made that there are some people in Amity who might think that Phantom isn’t actually a ghost and that Fenton just has ghost powers and made up an alter ego and is pretending to be a ghost so he can fight and stop the ghosts from destroying his home town. To them it would explain why Phantom is so different from all the other ghosts, since he’s not really a ghost himself.

But Fenton isn’t just a human who has ghost powers. He is literally half human half ghost, half alive half dead. The only people who know this and that it’s possible for that to be a thing are Danny, Sam, Tucker, Jazz, Vlad, and the other ghosts. To anyone else the idea of someone being half human half ghost is impossible both logically and scientifically. There aren’t many people who are going to assume that that’s something that exists. To them the logical thing is that Fenton is human and Phantom is a ghost therefore they are two separate people.

Time travel and historical accounts of Phantom

Thanks to Danny traveling back in time there are most likely historical documents and evidence of Phantom having existed thousands of years in the past. We know he went back to Ancient Roman times and fought with Vlad in a collasium. So there are more than likely documents and things accounting the things he did during that time. Most people in Amity Park pry assume, thanks to these historical documents, that Phantom was born thousands of years ago and then died and became a ghost, thousands of years ago.

So it would make sense that they wouldn’t think that a human boy whose only been alive for 14 years could be this thousands of years old ghost. They don’t have the background knowledge that we do to know that Phantom was only able to be in those time periods because of time travel. They aren’t going to just jump straight to the idea of time travel. They’re going to go with the more plausible and obvious possibility of Phantom having become a ghost way back in that time period. Because they don’t know that ghost portals can go to places in the past so it’s not something they would think of.

In all honesty most people pry assume that the reason Fenton and Phantom look so similar is that Phantom is probably one of Fenton’s ancestors. We all know that it’s possible for people to look like almost exact copy’s of their grandparent or great grandparents or hell even just their parents. Genetics are weird like that. I myself have been told that I look a lot like (not exactly just pretty damn similar) a grandma I never got to meet. It’s not out of the realm of possibility for Fenton to look like an ancestor of his.

And while from the looks of it Phantom died at the age of 14 and pry didn’t have the chance to have kids, people would probably come to the conclusion that when he was alive Phantom had siblings or even cousins who went on to have children. To most people this would be a more logical conclusion to come to than the idea that Fenton was somehow half dead/ghost.

Why Wes knows Fenton and Phantom are the same person

It’s possible that at some point after Danny got his powers, that Wes fell through a portal into the ghost zone. He then would have tried to exit the ghost zone through the first portal he could find, which very well might not have been the one he came in through since portals open and close very quickly. It’s possible that he stepped through a portal through time saw that he’d been taken backwards in time and quickly course corrected back into the ghost zone before the portal could close. He might have even gone through this several times before finding a portal that took him back home and to the correct time.

So now he knows that time travel is possible via ghost portal. Which means he knows very well that it’s possible that Phantom isn’t actually thousands of years old. That he very well could be a more recently made ghost who just used the ghost portals in the ghost zone to travel back in time.

And Fenton and Phantom do sound very similar and both have the first name Danny. And they also look similar. And since Phantom is potentially a recently made ghost that means he’s not an ancestor of Fenton’s like everyone thought. Which leads him to realizes that it’s possible for the two to be the same person.

He might not realize that they are half human half ghost, since as stated before that’s a thing that most people don’t know are logically or scientifically possible. He more than likely could just thinks that Fenton died fully and just hasn’t accepted his death and is walking around most of the time pretending to still be alive. Or like mentioned earlier in this essay, could just believe that Phantom isn’t actually a ghost but just a human with ghost powers.

In conclusion

While it might seem obvious to us that Fenton and Phantom are the same person, and while to us it might seem stupid to think otherwise, it’s not such an obvious thing for the people of Amity Park. The people of Amity Park are not stupid or oblivious for not immediately jumping to the idea that Fenton and Phantom are the same person. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk, and have a pleasant evening!!!

[gokinjeespot]

off the rack #1276

Monday, August 26, 2019

 Sorry for the lateness. I went fishing this morning with my buddy David and he brought his fly rod that he got recently. He's a novice but he caught two sunfish using it. That made me very happy as they were the first fish that he caught that way. Penny and I went to see a matinee at our local theatre earlier and I had to have words with a teenager who talked and then took out his phone during the screening. The second time he turned on his phone after I had asked him to put it away the first time he showed me no respect so I went and got a staff member to deal with him. By the time we got back to the theatre he had left with his friend but he still abused me verbally while standing at the exit doors. The kid couldn't have been more than 13. The language and disrespect was what upset me the most. I suspected they snuck into the theatre and the fact that they left before staff could deal with him confirmed my suspicions. I didn't care that they snuck in. If this kid had just sat and watched the movie I would not have had a problem with him. I must be an asshole magnet because the kid and his friend were the only other people in the theatre and they sat close to us.

 I picked up a copy of Marvel's "Heralds" trade paperback while working at the store last week and while reading the credits I see that it was lettered by Virtual Calligraphy's Clayton Cowles. So that's what the "VC's" stands for.

 Batman #77 - Tom King (writer) Mikel Janin & Tony S. Daniel (pencils) Mikel Janin, Norm Rapmund & Tony S. Daniel (inks) Jordie Bellaire & Tomeu Morey (colours) Clayton Cowles (letters). A death in the family and this issue is in super high demand because of it. Damian tries to fight Thomas Wayne/Batman while Bruce is recovering under Selina's care. The prospect of the Bat Family gathering has me all excited.

 Daredevil #10 - Chip Zdarsky (writer) Jorge Fornes (art) Jordie Bellaire (colours) VC's Clayton Cowles (letters). We get a glimpse of real Daredevil action when Detective North is threatened by corrupt cops in his own precinct while Matt is there. Matt gets a visit from an ex that had me chuckling on the last page.

 Fearless #2 - This is an excellent anthology for young readers, particularly young female readers.

 "Campfire Song" part 2 by Seanan McGuire (writer), Claire Roe (art), Rachelle Rosenberg (colours) & Cardinal Rae (letters) sends Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel to the leadership camp where Captain Marvel, Storm and Susan Storm/the Invisible Woman are going to give keynote speeches. Something nefarious may be afoot.

 I liked "Night Nurse: A Cape of Her Own" by Karla Pacheco (writer), Iolanda Zanfardino (art) Rachelle Rosenberg (colours) & Cardinal Rae (letters). It's always a treat to see Night Nurse mending super powered people.

 To help get over the end of X-23's book Eve L. Ewing (writer), Alitha Martinez (art), Rosenberg (colours) & Cardinal Rae (letters) show us what Laura and Gabby are up to now.

 Ghost-Spider #1 - Seanan McGuire (writer) Takeshi Miyazawa (art) Ian Herring (colours) VC's Clayton Cowles (letters). So Spider-Gwen is now Ghost-Spider. She has dual dimensionship between Earth-65 and Earth-616. In her own dimension of Earth-65 everyone knows that she's Ghost-Spider but in Earth-616 where her secret identity is safe, she's just Gwen Stacy, freshman at Empire State University. Peter Parker helps to get her enrolled and now she can go back and forth taking classes and fighting crime. This is a good place to start if you're looking for another female super hero to follow but there wasn't anything really special in here to make me add this title to my every burgeoning pile of comics books that I want to read.

 Strayed #1 - Carlos Giffoni (writer) Juan Doe (art) Matt Krotzer (letters). In this new Dark Horse science-fiction book military scientist Kiara Rodriguez invents a device that allows her to talk to her cat Lou. The cat is special because it can astrally travel through space. Kiara's superiors are using her cat to conquer other planets and exploit their resources. They're the bad mans. This sounds familiar to me with Kiara's race being like Galactus and Lou like the Silver Surfer. I'm not much of a cat person so I'll pass on the rest of this story.

 Guardians of the Galaxy #8 - Donny Cates (writer) Cory Smith (art) David Curiel (colours) VC's Cory Petit (letters). Rocket's back and we even get a mini origin story for the little furball. This issue also reveals what the Universal Church of Truth's very bad plans are. I loved seeing the cocoon. With the impending battle with Death, I'm wondering if Thanos is going to show up. This would be a cool way to bring the Mad Titan back.

 The Avant-Guards #7 - Carly Usdin (writer) Noah Hayes (art) Eleonora Bruni (colours) Ed Dukeshire (letters). The one and only basketball based comic book on the racks and it's a three points shot at the buzzer to win the game. I love the message about team work in this issue.

 Powers of X #3 - Jonathan Hickman (writer) R.B. Silva (art) Marte Gracia (colours) VC's Clayton Cowles (letters). This issue clears things up for me. Nimrod is the big bad guy and Apocalypse is a good guy in this story. I'm so glad they took last issue to explain Moira's character and her mutant ability because she's crucial to everything going on. If you're not reading this and House of X, you're missing out on a major event in Marvel Mutant History.

 Marvel Action Spider-Man #7 - Delilah S. Dawson (writer) Fico Ossio (art) Ronda Pattison (colours) Shawn Lee (letters). Introducing Felicia Hardy, the Black Cat. Her bad luck powers have Peter, Gwen and Miles all tangled up. They're going to have to learn to work together to keep her from stealing again.

 The Superior Spider-Man #10 - Christos Gage (writer) Mike Hawthorne (pencils) Wade von Grawbadger (inks) Jordie Bellaire (colours) VC's Clayton Cowles (letters). Man, Spidergeddon sure did cast a wide net. So the super villain for this story is revealed to be the Norman Osborn of Earth-44145. He wants revenge for being humiliated by the Superior Spider-Man during the debacle with the Inheritors. But first Norman is going to kill everybody that Otto cares about. It's a tried and true basis for many a comic book story but it still works great.

 Superman Year One #2 - Frank Miller (writer) John Romita Jr. (pencils) Danny Miki (inks) Alex Sinclair (colours) John Workman (letters). Okay, so Clark trains to be a Navy Seal so that Frank Miller can set it up for him to meet and fall in love with Lori Lemaris and clash with her father Poseidon. It was a slog for me to read through this issue. I think Miller was trying for something epic like The Odyssey by Homer. I found that Clark's time in the navy was contrived, which soured my enjoyment.

 Valkyrie #2 - Jason Aaron & Al Ewing (writers) Cafu (art) Jesus Aburtov (colours) VC's Joe Sabino (letters). Why is it that the death in Batman #77 is bigger than the death in this comic book? Bullseye somehow got his hands on Valkyrie's sword Dragonfang and Jane Foster has to take it away from the killer or else a heck of a lot of innocent lives will be forfeit. The last line of this issue made me groan.

 Year of the Villain: Sinestro #1 - Mark Russell (writer) Yildiray Cinar (art) Julio Ferreira (inks pages 21 - 26) Hi-Fi (colours) Steve Wands (letters). A solo story of Sinestro doing Lex Luthor's bidding. This story uses sentient nanobots which to me was a silly concept. I thought they did a good job showing how smart and arrogant Sinestro is but unless you're a Green Lantern fan you don't need to read this.

 Year of the Villain: Black Mask #1 - Tom Taylor (writer) Cully Hamner (art) Dave Stewart (colours) Wes Abbott (letters). This is a good origin story and sets up the villain for what's coming next. These Year of the Villain one shots are a good way for new fans to learn about these characters which should give them a better understanding of their involvement in the big picture.

[monotype-on-phantom]

Is Danny Fenton identical to Danny Phantom? (I'm not talking about the times when they've split; I'm talking about the normal state of affairs.) What makes two people the same person? Do they need to have the same body? The same brain? The same immaterial soul? The same chain of memories? If you could somehow split Fenton and Phantom so they both had identical personalities, who would be the real Danny? Can a person survive when split into two? Or do they "die" because they're no longer unique?

Oh boy, that’s a lot of questions. Fortunately, I’ve actually talked at least a little bit about all of this before.

To answer your main question, Danny isn’t two people. Any more than any other superhero is.

Clark Kent and Superman appear to have different personalities and lives to those around them, so nobody realizes they’re the same person. Nobody has any reason to suspect that Superman has a secret identity.

Things are similar for Danny, because he’s a ghost. Why would someone suspect that a ghost is living a secret life and going to Casper High? And even if they did have a reason to suspect that, their appearances are different enough that it flies over everyone’s heads.

The Guys in White get as far as suspecting that Danny Phantom is an associate of Tucker Foley, and they even go to Danny’s house to question him. They dismiss the idea that they could be the same person solely based on his appearance. Danny Fenton looks physically smaller, weaker, and according to the GIW, even younger than Danny Phantom.

Danny’s able to alter his appearance, or more specifically, materialize a ghost around his body. They have the same mind, though. They’re the same person.

When Danny becomes two people, the show itself states that he actually split himself in half. He removed the ghost half from his body, but since they are one person, that also removed half his mind.

Danny is Danny, whether he’s a ghost or a human. When you split the two, all you have is two halves of Danny.

As for whether or not that’d kill him, well, it obviously wouldn’t. Danny’s split himself in half more than once, and he’s turned out okay in the end.

What’s more, I don’t think it’s actually possible for him to completely split himself in half. Dan still aged after losing his human half, so no matter how empty he wants to claim he is, there has to be something that’s still human inside of him. Poindexter didn’t age, and his spirit has been around since the 50s. And Desiree died of old age, yet she still looks young as a ghost.

The whole thing is kind of confusing, but these sorts of things just have to be accepted when you’re dealing with a story about ghosts that takes a sort of science fiction approach. It’s trying to explain the “science” behind ghosts. It’s gonna get weird.

[aion-rsa]

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“Superman Reborn Aftermath” part two! Superman’s life has been changed, some good is back, but the bad is back as well—with a vengeance! As Superman’s allies gather to address the looming threat of Mr. Oz, another Squad seeks revenge against the Man of Steel—and you won’t believe who made the team!

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BATWOMAN #2

Written by MARGUERITTE BENNETT and JAMES TYNION IV • Art and cover by STEVE EPTING Variant cover by J.G. JONES

“The Many Arms Of Death” part two! The criminal haven of Coryana has changed completely in the years since Batwoman left! The biggest change of all? Her closest friends are now her enemies — or they’re corpses! It’s time for Kate Kane to cut to the heart of what’s happening here, and find out who brought the deadly bioweapon Monster Venom into Coryana…but she might get her own heart cut out in the process, by the unbeatable assassin known as the Knife!

On sale APRIL 19 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T+

BATMAN #20

Written by TOM KING • Art and cover by DAVID FINCH and DANNY MIKI • Variant cover by TIM SALE

“I am Bane” finale! In this epic climax, there is no going back. No more tricks, no more allies. Just Batman. And Bane. When the final blood spills…nothing will ever be the same for the Dark Knight.

On sale APRIL 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

BATMAN #21

Written by TOM KING • Art and cover by JASON FABOK • Variant cover by TIM SALE • International edition cover by JASON FABOK

“THE BUTTON” part one! The cataclysmic events of DC UNIVERSE: REBIRTH #1 continue here! The Dark Knight and The Fastest Man Alive, the two greatest detectives on any world, unite to explore the mystery behind a certain blood-stained smiley button embedded in the Batcave wall. What starts as a simple investigation turns deadly when the secrets of the button prove irresistible to an unwelcome third party—and it’s not who anyone suspects! It’s a mystery woven through time, and the ticking clock starts here!

On sale APRIL 19 • 32 pg, FC

Lenticular cover edition $3.99 US

Nonlenticular edition, international edition and variant edition each $2.99 US • RATED T

BATMAN #22

Written by TOM KING • Art and cover by JASON FABOK • Variant cover by TIM SALE

“THE BUTTON” part three! The cataclysmic events of DC UNIVERSE: REBIRTH #1 continue here! The Dark Knight and The Fastest Man Alive, the two greatest detectives on any world, unite to explore the mystery behind a certain blood-stained smiley button embedded in the Batcave wall. What starts as a simple investigation turns deadly when the secrets of the button prove irresistible to an unwelcome third party—and it’s not who anyone suspects! It’s a mystery woven through time, and the ticking clock starts here!

On sale MAY 3 • 32 pg, FC

Lenticular cover edition $3.99 US

Nonlenticular edition and variant edition each $2.99 US • RATED T

THE FLASH #20

Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON • Art by NEIL GOOGE • Cover by CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO • Variant cover by TBD

The dangerous scientists of Black Hole have been stealing the bodies of dead speedsters, prompting Iris West and The Flash to go deep undercover among them! And in doing so, they discover a shocking secret: a traitor within The Flash’s inner circle!

On sale APRIL 12 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

THE FLASH #21

Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON • Art and cover by HOWARD PORTER • Variant cover by TBD

“THE BUTTON” part two! The cataclysmic events of DC UNIVERSE: REBIRTH #1 continue here! The Dark Knight and The Fastest Man Alive, the two greatest detectives on any world, unite to explore the mystery behind a certain blood-stained smiley button embedded in the Batcave wall. What starts as a simple investigation turns deadly when the secrets of the button prove irresistible to an unwelcome third party—and it’s not who anyone suspects! It’s a mystery woven through time, and the ticking clock starts here!

On sale APRIL 26 • 32 pg, FC

Lenticular cover edition $3.99 US

Nonlenticular edition and variant edition each $2.99 US • RATED T

THE FLASH #22

Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON • Art and cover by HOWARD PORTER • Variant cover by TBD

“THE BUTTON” part four! The cataclysmic events of DC UNIVERSE: REBIRTH #1 continue here! The Dark Knight and The Fastest Man Alive, the two greatest detectives on any world, unite to explore the mystery behind a certain blood-stained smiley button embedded in the Batcave wall. What starts as a simple investigation turns deadly when the secrets of the button prove irresistible to an unwelcome third party—and it’s not who anyone suspects! It’s a mystery woven through time, and the ticking clock starts here!

On sale MAY 10 • 32 pg, FC

Lenticular cover edition $3.99 US

Nonlenticular edition and variant edition each $2.99 US • RATED T

BLUE BEETLE #8

Written by KEITH GIFFEN • Art and cover by SCOTT KOLINS • Variant cover by CULLY HAMNER

After taking on the mystical Mordecai Cull, Blue Beetle is left broken and powerless. With an even more powerful menace about to appear, Jaime Reyes is going to have to defend the people he loves without the powers of the scarab and show what it really means to be a hero!

On sale APRIL 26 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T

CYBORG #11

Written by JOHN SEMPER JR. • Art and cover by WILL CONRAD • Variant cover by CARLOS D’ANDA

Severely damaged and on the run, Cyborg struggles to find his father as the Rat Lord engulfs Detroit with his army of rodents! But when the Rat Lord oversteps his boundaries, it causes a turf war within the criminal underworld. Introducing 8-BIT, who has the power to delete anything in his path—and he’s looking forward to reuniting with Vic Stone!

On sale APRIL 5 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T

DEATHSTROKE #16

Written by CHRISTOPHER PRIEST • Art by CARLO PAGULAYAN and JASON PAZ • Cover by BILL SIENKIEWICZ • Variant cover by SHANE DAVIS

“Twilight” part five! In what could be his final battle, Deathstroke, wounded and blind, confronts Deadline, the Human Weapon, to avenge the murder of someone close to him.

On sale APRIL 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

DEATHSTROKE #17

Written by CHRISTOPHER PRIEST • Art by JOE BENNETT and NORM RAPMUND • Cover by BILL SIENKIEWICZ • Variant cover by SHANE DAVIS

“Twilight” part six! All the chips fall as dark secrets within Deathstroke’s world are revealed, including Power Girl—who learns her houseguest’s true identity. Determined to atone for her mistake, the 16-year-old takes on the World’s Deadliest Assassin on her own. Will she bring Deathstroke to justice…or die trying?

On sale APRIL 19 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

DETECTIVE COMICS #954

Written by JAMES TYNION IV • Art by MARCIO TAKARA • Cover by EDDY BARROWS and EBER FERREIRA • Variant cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE

“League Of Shadows” part four! Ra’s al Ghul has the answers Batman needs to take down the League of Shadows…but will he lift a finger to help him? Or would he rather use the League to take care of the Dark Knight Detective once and for all?

On sale APRIL 12 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

DETECTIVE COMICS #955

Written by JAMES TYNION IV • Art by MARCIO TAKARA • Cover by EDDY BARROWS and EBER FERREIRA • Variant cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE

“League Of Shadows” part five! All of her teammates are broken—or dead. There’s only one fighter left to stand between the League of Shadows and Gotham City’s total destruction. This is Cassandra Cain’s greatest battle—the fight she was born for! Do not miss the most astounding action sequence of the year!

On sale APRIL 26 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

GREEN ARROW #20

Written by BENJAMIN PERCY • Art by ELEANORA CARLINI • Cover by W. SCOTT FORBES • Variant cover by MIKE GRELL

“REUNION” finale! Estranged partners Green Arrow and Arsenal find common ground as they reunite to take on the violent right-wing Wild Dog militia that’s been menacing Roy’s childhood home at the behest of Oliver Queen’s stolen corporation, leading to shocking revelations about the heroes’ pasts and huge implications for the future of Green Arrow. In the end only one thing is certain: not even time can heal all wounds.

On sale APRIL 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

GREEN ARROW #21

Written by BENJAMIN PERCY • Art and cover by JUAN FERREYRA • Variant cover by MIKE GRELL

“THE RISE OF STAR CITY” part one! They killed Oliver Queen. They made an outlaw of Green Arrow. Now the Ninth Circle will gather its forces to destroy the hero’s very soul. Buildings will topple. Innocents will starve. Disease will spread. And Seattle will die. The biggest Green Arrow story ever begins here!

On sale APRIL 19 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

GREEN LANTERNS #20

Written by SAM HUMPHRIES • Art by RONAN CLIQUET • Cover by ROBSON ROCHA and DANIEL HENRIQUES • Variant cover by EMANUELA LUPACCHINO

“THE GREEN IMPURITY” part two! Following the events of JUSTICE LEAGUE VS. SUICIDE SQUAD, Polaris strikes! The two Earth Green Lanterns are caught between the two warring personalities of the Master of Magnetism.

On sale APRIL 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

GREEN LANTERNS #21

Written by SAM HUMPHRIES • Art by EDUARDO PANSICA and JAY LEISTEN • Cover by ROBSON ROCHA and DANIEL HENRIQUES • Variant cover by EMANUELA LUPACCHINO

“THE GREEN IMPURITY” finale! Pushed to the brink by Polaris, one of the two Earth Green Lanterns will have no choice but to use lethal force for the first time and take down their enemy…permanently!

On sale APRIL 19 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERNS #18

Written by ROBERT VENDITTI • Art by V KEN MARION and DEXTER VINES • Cover by MIKEL JANIN • Variant cover by KEVIN NOWLAN

“THE PRISM OF TIME” part one! The Green Lantern Corps has united with their once mortal enemies the Sinestro Corps, but there’s a storm brewing on the horizon as an enemy from the future arrives to rip the two apart. There will be no peace in this time.

On sale APRIL 12 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERNS #19

Written by ROBERT VENDITTI • Art by V KEN MARION and DEXTER VINES • Cover by MIKEL JANIN • Variant cover by KEVIN NOWLAN

“THE PRISM OF TIME” part two! A mysterious time traveler arrives wearing a Green Lantern ring given to him by one of the Corps in the future? Locked within this ring are secrets that will either save the Green Lanterns or eradicate them.

On sale APRIL 26 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

HARLEY QUINN #17

Written by AMANDA CONNER and JIMMY PALMIOTTI • Backup story written by PAUL DINI and JIMMY PALMIOTTI • Art by JOHN TIMMS • Backup story art by BRET BLEVINS • Cover by AMANDA CONNER • Variant cover by FRANK CHO

“Deadly Sin” part one! The twisted Harley Sinn’s been released from prison, and she’s looking to hurt Harley in a whole new way…by going after somebody she loved and lost! And to make this issue extra-unmissable, a brand-new backup story begins, set in Harley’s earliest days with the Joker—and co-written by one of Harley’s original creators, Paul Dini! “Harley Loves Joker” kicks off as Harley makes the biggest mistake of her burgeoning criminal career…accidentally revealing the location of Mistah J’s hideout!

On sale APRIL 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

HARLEY QUINN #18

Written by JIMMY PALMIOTTI and AMANDA CONNER • Backup story written by PAUL DINI and JIMMY PALMIOTTI • Art by JOHN TIMMS • Backup story art by BRET BLEVINS • Cover by AMANDA CONNER • Variant cover by FRANK CHO

“Deadly Sin” part two! How can Harley protect somebody who’s vanished into witness protection? Unfortunately, Harley Sinn has a lead that she doesn’t! And in “Harley Loves Joker” part two, Harley tries to make it up to her puddin’ after her colossal blunder—but The Joker’s wrath is not easily soothed!

On sale APRIL 19 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

THE HELLBLAZER #9

Written by SIMON OLIVER • Art by PHILIP TAN • Cover by TBD • Variant cover by YASMINE PUTRI

“The Smokeless Fire” part three! Magic is all very well, but in the City of Light John and Misabel’s hunt for the missing journal has become a battle of wits—and Constantine may finally have met someone more slippery than he is. Meanwhile, Marid’s plan moves into London’s corridors of power…and an Angel loses his wings.

On sale APRIL 26 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T+

NIGHTWING #18

Written by TIM SEELEY • Art and cover by JAVIER FERNANDEZ • Variant cover by IVAN REIS and OCLAIR ALBERT

“Nightwing Must Die” part three! Someone Dick loves is being held by one of the deranged foes of his past: Professor Pyg! Nightwing and Robin race to stop Pyg’s attack, but an even darker villain may be waiting for them in the aftermath…

On sale APRIL 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

NIGHTWING #19

Written by TIM SEELEY • Art and cover by JAVIER FERNANDEZ • Variant cover by IVAN REIS and OCLAIR ALBERT

“Nightwing Must Die” part four! As Dick’s worst nightmares are realized, and the demons of his past come to destroy his loved ones, he must face his own dark reflection. He must face…the Deathwing!

On sale APRIL 19 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

JUSTICE LEAGUE #18

Written by BRYAN HITCH • Art and cover by FERNANDO PASARIN and MATT RYAN • Variant cover by YANICK PAQUETTE

“TIMELESS” part four! Separated by centuries, the Justice League fights their way through the Timeless hordes towards the incredible machines that are rewriting history—except Batman, who undertakes a mission to rescue Superman from the clutches of the Timeless Mind!

On sale APRIL 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

JUSTICE LEAGUE #19

Written by BRYAN HITCH • Art and cover by FERNANDO PASARIN and MATT RYAN • Variant cover by YANICK PAQUETTE

“TIMELESS” finale! In the unbelievable conclusion, the Justice League reunites to discover they’ve been deceived. How can Earth’s greatest heroes save the world when everything they know is wrong?

On sale APRIL 19 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #4

Written by STEVE ORLANDO • Art by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO • Cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO • Variant cover by DOUG MAHNKE

“THE EXTREMIST AGENDA” finale! The new JLA’s first adventure comes to a (multiple-)earth-shattering conclusion as Batman and his team takes the fight directly to Lord Havok.

On sale APRIL 12 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #5

Written by STEVE ORLANDO • Art by ANDY MACDONALD • Cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO • Variant cover by DOUG MAHNKE

“HEART OF A BASTICH” part one! The JLA discovers a super arms dealer has transformed an entire city into his own massive militia force. And when the team can’t liberate its citizens from the outside, they turn to their own legendary master of mass destruction…Lobo!

On sale APRIL 26 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #9

Written by SCOTT LOBDELL • Art by DEXTER SOY • Cover by NICOLA SCOTT • Variant cover by GUILLEM MARCH

“Who is Artemis?” part one! When Artemis discovers that the Bow of Ra has been used to destroy an entire city, Red Hood and the Outlaws race to Qurac to discover the identity of this barbaric bowman—and who they find is too shocking to believe!

On sale APRIL 12 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T+

SUICIDE SQUAD #15

Written by ROB WILLIAMS • Art by JOHN ROMITA JR., RICHARD FRIEND, EDDY BARROWS and EBER FERREIRA • Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR. and RICHARD FRIEND • Variant cover by MATTEO SCALERA

“BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE” finale! Fueled by vengeance, Harley Quinn travels to Rustam’s stronghold to take on the traitor Deadshot and his entire team of villains all by her lonesome. But help comes from a most unexpected place in this thrilling conclusion to the most shocking Suicide Squad story of the Rebirth era!

On sale APRIL 12 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

SUICIDE SQUAD #16

Written by ROB WILLIAMS • Art and cover by TONY S. DANIEL and SANDU FLOREA • Variant cover by LEE BERMEJO

“EARTHLINGS ON FIRE” part one! Amanda Waller is used to getting what she wants—but this time, what Waller wants is something only Lex Luthor has. Striking a deal won’t be easy—or cheap! It’s a war on two fronts as Waller leads a smoldering charm offensive in Luthor’s penthouse while her Suicide Squad tries to open the most heavily guarded safe in all of Lexcorp.

On sale APRIL 26 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

SUPER SONS #3

Written by PETER J. TOMASI • Art and cover by JORGE JIMENEZ • Variant cover by DUSTIN NGUYEN

“When I Grow Up” part three! It’s Super-Son vs Bat-Son as the exciting new series continues! Kid Amazo is ready to rip the hearts out of the world’s not-so-finest super duo. Face to face with their newest—and first—villain, Jonathan and Damian strike out the only way they know how…at each other!

On sale APRIL 19 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T

TEEN TITANS #7

Written by BENJAMIN PERCY • Art by KHOI PHAM and WADE VON GRAWBADGER • Cover by KHOI PHAM • Variant cover by CHRIS BURNHAM

“The Rise of Aqualad” finale! Out of the depths of the San Francisco bay rises King Shark, backed by an army of mutant shark-people! Outnumbered and out…teethed, can Damian, the Teen Titans and their new ally Jackson Hyde defend their city from the jaws of disaster?

On sale APRIL 26 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T

TITANS #10

Written by DAN ABNETT • Art and cover by BRETT BOOTH and NORM RAPMUND • Variant cover by NICK BRADSHAW

“Made in Manhattan” finale! While Wally and Dick are trapped inside Meta Solutions with the raging Mammoth, Psimon reveals that his employers have big plans for Bumblebee! Can the rest of the Titans rally before the Fearsome Five unleash hell on New York City?

On sale APRIL 12 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T

WONDER WOMAN #20

Written by GREG RUCKA • Art and cover by BILQUIS EVELY • Variant cover by JENNY FRISON

“Godwatch” part three! Cale launches a desperate gambit to take control of Godwatch, but her plan hinges on two factors she cannot control: the witch Circe, and Wonder Woman!

On sale APRIL 12 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

WONDER WOMAN #21

Written by GREG RUCKA • Art and cover by LIAM SHARP • Variant cover by JENNY FRISON

“The Truth” part four! As the reality of Themyscira is revealed, Wonder Woman is forced to make a decision: defy the will of the gods or betray her Amazon sisters to Godwatch!

On sale APRIL 26 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

BATMAN/THE SHADOW #1

Written by SCOTT SNYDER and STEVE ORLANDO • Art and cover by RILEY ROSSMO • Variant cover by TIM SALE • Variant cover by CLIFF CHIANG • Blank variant cover • Coloring book variant cover by RILEY ROSSMO

Two of history’s greatest vigilantes are reunited at last! Murder has come to Gotham City, and Lamont Cranston appears to be the culprit…but he’s been dead for over fifty years! Batman will go to the ends of the Earth to unravel the mystery of Cranston’s life, but the mysterious Shadow will do everything in his power to stop him from learning too much…

The superstar team of writers Scott Snyder and Steve Orlando and artist Riley Rossmo brings you a dark and twisty modern noir like nothing you’ve seen before, with a brand-new villain unlike any either hero has faced! This is the unmissable crime series of 2017, so get on board now! Co-published with Dynamite.

On sale APRIL 26 • 32 pg, FC, 1 of 6, $3.99 US • RATED T

THE WILD STORM #3

Written by WARREN ELLIS • Art and cover by JON DAVIS-HUNT • Variant cover by JAMIE McKELVIE • Variant cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS

Angela Spica is wounded, alone and hiding from black-ops killers sent by her own benefactor, the man she thought responsible for her well-being—the mastermind behind an assassination attempt the Engineer just foiled. But, unknown to her, she might yet have a chance to survive this terrible day. The Grifter has a plan. A storm is building. And through it all, a mysterious woman crackles though the electrical devices that inhabit our lives, slipping among the invisible networks of the world. There’s something new in the world.

On sale APRIL 19 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T+

BATMAN ’66 MEETS WONDER WOMAN ’77 #4

Written by MARC ANDREYKO and JEFF PARKER • Art by DAVID HAHN and KARL KESEL • Cover by MICHAEL ALLRED

Ra’s al Ghul has discovered the Amazons’ Elysian Well…better known to Man’s World as a Lazarus Pit! Wonder Woman takes Batman and Robin (and Catwoman!) to confront him, but strange creatures live in the same maze, which the Amazons have used for centuries as a prison!

On sale APRIL 26 • 32 pg, FC, 4 of 6, $3.99 US • RATED E • DIGITAL FIRST

DC COMICS BOMBSHELLS #25

Written by MARGUERITE BENNETT • Art by ANEKE • Cover by ANT LUCIA

Vampire Batgirl, Enchantress, Ravager, Killer Croc and Frankie join together to form the all-new Suicide Squad in this special extra-size issue! After the events of the Bombshells AnnUAL, follow them on their first mission into an underwater Nazi submarine to rescue Vampire Batgirl’s long lost lover, Luc!

On sale APRIL 5 • 48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T • DIGITAL FIRST

THE FALL AND RISE OF CAPTAIN ATOM #4

Written by CARY BATES and GREG WEISMAN • Art by WILL CONRAD • Cover by CARLOS D’ANDA

“Shock and Awe” part four! After dealing with a nuclear explosion on live TV, Captain Atom begins an uphill battle to rebuild his life and reclaim his legacy. But events from his past lives come back to haunt him in ways he could have never imagined…

On sale APRIL 5 • 32 pg, FC, 4 of 6, $2.99 US • RATED T

INJUSTICE: GROUND ZERO #9

Written by CHRISTOPHER SEBELA

Art by DANIEL SAMPERE, TOM DERENICK and JUAN ALBARRAN

Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA

The desperate plot to free Batman from Stryker’s Island and prevent his execution reaches its climax. Escape seems imminent when an angry Superman suddenly makes an appearance. Meanwhile, a newly docile Harley Quinn is taken on a joyride with the Joker and led to an encounter with Lex Luthor.

On sale APRIL 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+ • DIGITAL FIRST

INJUSTICE: GROUND ZERO #10

Written by CHRISTOPHER SEBELA

Art by JHEREMY RAAPACK and MARCO SANTUCCI

Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA

Tragedy strikes when two former Superman allies face their end—and the Man of Steel plans to set an example by raining down destruction on Metropolis and Gotham City. Is this the straw that will sever his bonds with the Justice League? Meanwhile, Harley gets her mojo back and leads a new uprising against The Joker’s army.

On sale APRIL 19 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+ • DIGITAL FIRST

THE FLINTSTONES #10

Written by MARK RUSSELL

Art by STEVE PUGH

Cover by DENYS COWAN and BILL SIENKIEWICZ

Variant cover by NICOLA SCOTT

Bedrock is in ruins and its citizens believe their mayor, Clod the Destroyer, is to blame! Meanwhile, Bamm-Bamm develops his first crush. Can his best friend Pebbles help him get the girl?

On sale APRIL 5 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T

FUTURE QUEST #12

Written by JEFF PARKER

Art and cover by EVAN “DOC” SHANER

Variant cover by TONY HARRIS

The most daring heroes and greatest minds of Earth and a distant solar system make their last stand against the World Ender. How can we survive when other more advanced worlds have fallen? Get ready for the cosmic finale that shapes the Hanna-Barbera action adventure universe forever!

On sale APRIL 26 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T • Final issue

SCOOBY APOCALYPSE #12

Written by KEITH GIFFEN and J.M. DeMATTEIS

Art by DALE EAGLESHAM

Cover by HOWARD PORTER

Variant cover by PAUL GULACY

It’s a Dinkley family reunion! Can Velma reconcile with one of her brothers in order to the save the world that they destroyed? Or is someone else to blame for the apocalypse?

On sale APRIL 12 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T

SUPER POWERS #6

Written by ART BALTAZAR and FRANCO

Art and cover by ART BALTAZAR

An epic crisis has happened, and Superman needs the help of all of his friends to save his family! But even with their help, Darkseid and his parademons might be too much to overcome! Don’t miss the shocking conclusion!

On sale APRIL 5 • 32 pg, FC, 6 of 6, $2.99 US • RATED E

JUSTICE LEAGUE/POWER RANGERS #4

Written by TOM TAYLOR • Art by STEPHEN BYRNE • Cover by KARL KERSCHL

Superman is determined to help the Power Rangers return to their dimension before the teens learn the pain of losing their entire planet. Billy and Cyborg have a plan that could save the day, but it seems impossible—unless there’s a Large Hadron Collider available? Co-Published with BOOM! Studios.

On sale APRIL 12 • 32 pg, FC, 4 of 6, $3.99 US • RATED T

GOTHAM ACADEMY: SECOND SEMESTER #8

Written by Brenden Fletcher, Becky Cloonan and Karl Kerschl

Art by Adam Archer, MSASSYK and Sandra Hope

Cover by KARL KERSCHL

In an epic climax to this storyline, Olive faces her true destiny as the fate of Gotham Academy hangs in the balance. Will her friends be able to reach her in time…or will the Academy be lost forever?!

On sale APRIL 12 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

THE ODYSSEY OF THE AMAZONS #4

Written by KEVIN GREVIOUX

Art by RYAN BENJAMIN and RICHARD FRIEND

Cover by RYAN BENJAMIN

The Amazons are taken to Valhalla, heavenly home of warriors who have fallen in combat. Hessia learns where the Amazons originated and why their numbers have come to be spread throughout the world. But she’s also determined to find a way back to Earth, to rescue her comrades who have been taken by the Storm Giants. As for the Giants, they are getting ready to go to war.

On sale APRIL 19 • 32 pg, FC, 4 of 6, $3.99 US • RATED T+

THE KAMANDI CHALLENGE #4

Written by JAMES TYNION IV • Art by CARLOS D’ANDA • Cover by PAUL POPE • Variant cover by CARLOS D’ANDA

After the jaw-dropping end of the last issue, writer James Tynion IV and artist Carlos D’Anda take us on a high flying adventure. Kamandi’s journey has led him to the wondrous Western Wall—but is he prepared for what lies on the other side?

On sale APRIL 26 • 32 pg, FC, 4 of 12, $3.99 US • RATED T

SUPERGIRL: BEING SUPER #3

Written by MARIKO TAMAKI • Art and cover by JOELLE JONES

Kara Danvers’ hidden memories of her life on another planet are bubbling to the surface—but is she alone here on earth? Following the devastating events of the Midvale Earthquake, Kara and Dolly struggle to piece their lives back together—but what’s up with Coach? Their mentor is acting strangely, and her odd behavior goes from curious to downright creepy when Kara follows her back to a Lexcorp bunker deep underground. What she’s hiding will change Kara’s life forever—all will be revealed and a hero will need to be super in this penultimate chapter!

PRESTIGE FORMAT • On sale APRIL 26 • 48 pg, FC, 3 of 4, $5.99 US • RATED T

SCOOBY-DOO, WHERE ARE YOU? #80

Written by DEREK FRIDOLFS

Art by RANDY ELLIOTT

Cover by DEREK FRIDOLFS

After wrapping up their latest case, the Mystery Machine may need an exorcism! When a trip to the car wash unearths a soapy spirit with intent to scare, can Mystery Inc. capture this clean fiend or will they find themselves all washed up?

On sale APRIL 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED E

SCOOBY-DOO TEAM-UP #25

Written by SHOLLY FISCH

Art and cover by DARIO BRIZUELA

The generation gap turns into a generation gasp when the aging hipsters of Karma Corners get locked up by the ghosts of their ancestors, who are fed up with the hijinks of their meddling kids! Even with the help of Green Lantern and Green Arrow, can Scooby and the gang crack the mystery of the ghosts and reunite the town?

On sale APRIL 26 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED E

TEEN TITANS GO! #21

Written by IVAN COHEN and DEREK FRIDOLFS

Art by ERICH OWENS and DEREK FRIDOLFS

Cover by DARIO BRIZUELA

Titans Tower has been condemned! The Titans don’t want to become couch surfers, but they have to find a new place to live while repairs are underway. Let’s find out if the Batcave is available! And when the Titans get swept up in the Goblin Grab gaming craze, Beast Boy gets swept up by Control Freak. Will his teammates rescue him, or will they be distracted by the their new favorite game?

On sale APRIL 19 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED E • DIGITAL FIRST

MAD MAGAZINE #545

Written and illustrated by THE USUAL GANG OF IDIOTS

It’s spring! The bees are buzzing, the flowers are blooming, the grass is growing—and a new issue of MAD has sprung up like a weed!

On sale APRIL 19 • 56 pg, FC, $5.99 US

CAVE CARSON HAS A CYBERNETIC EYE #7

Written by JON RIVERA • Art and cover by MICHAEL AVON OEMING • Variant cover by ROBERT HACK

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s…Superman?! After a gnarly battle between Team Carson and the Whisperer and his cult, Cave finds a quiet moment to reminisce about his long-ago adventures with the Big Red S. But are these just fond memories, or is there a deeper mystery afoot?

On sale APRIL 19 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • MATURE READERS

DOOM PATROL #7

Written by GERARD WAY

Art by MICHAEL ALLRED

Backup story art by BRANDON BIRD

Cover by MICHAEL ALLRED

Variant cover by NICK DERINGTON

How have you been, Niles Caulder? The Chief is back, and he’s ready to reshape the new Doom Patrol to be just like the old Doom Patrol—a prospect not everyone is happy with. But the team’s former leader hasn’t grown less manipulative in his old age, so nobody make any rash decisions. Pretty sure he’s up to something. Michael Allred (iZOMBIE, Silver Surfer) joins Young Animal for this special one-off issue.

On sale APRIL 26 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • MATURE READERS

DOOM PATROL VOL. 1: BRICK BY BRICK TP

Written by GERARD WAY

Art by NICK DERINGTON

Cover by NICK DERINGTON and GERARD WAY

A blenderized reimagining of the ultimate series of the strange, DOOM PATROL combines elements from classic runs, new directions and things that could not be. Our entry point is Casey Brinke, a young E.M.T. on the graveyard shift to abstract enlightenment, with a past so odd that she’s not entirely sure what is real and what is not. Along with her partner, Sam Reynolds, the pair blaze a path through the city and its denizens, finding the only quiet that exists at 3 a.m. is the chaos of the brain. When the pair answer a hit-and-run call, they find themselves face to face with a familiar figure: Cliff Steele, a.k.a. Robotman. This first DOOM PATROL trade paperback collects issues #1-6.

On sale MAY 31 • 176 pg, FC, $16.99 US • MATURE READERS

MOTHER PANIC #6

Written by JODY HOUSER • Art by SHAWN CRYSTAL • Cover by TOMMY LEE EDWARDS • Variant cover by ERIC CANETE

As Mother Panic’s scope of revenge narrows, her partnership with the unhinged Pretty falls apart. Unable to bear the end to their collaboration Pretty turns on Mother Panic. After all, if she’s not with him…

On sale APRIL 26 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • MATURE READERS

SHADE, THE CHANGING GIRL #7

Written by CECIL CASTELLUCCI • Art by MARGUERITE SAUVAGE • Backup story art by DAN PARENT • Cover by BECKY CLOONAN • Variant cover by MARGUERITE SAUVAGE

In this stand-alone issue, Shade begins to ponder what’s next for her on Earth. As the winter dance approaches, she reminisces about high school on Meta, and starts to wonder why she’s putting herself through that kind of hell again. Will she find the perfect dress, or will the dance be a perfect disaster? Plus, an all-new episode of “Life with Honey,” with art by Dan Parent (Kevin Keller).

On sale APRIL 5 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • MATURE READERS

BLUE BEETLE VOL. 1: THE MORE THINGS CHANGE TP

Written by KEITH GIFFEN and SCOTT KOLINS

Art and cover by SCOTT KOLINS

Bonded to the Blue Beetle Scarab, teenager Jaime Reyes has no idea what he’s doing with one of the most powerful weapons in the universe. But he’s in luck, because his predecessor—Ted Kord—is back in the DC Universe, and he’s going to serve as the young hero’s mentor! Alongside fellow teen hero Doctor Fate, this duo will have to learn how to be heroes on the fly! Blue Beetle is back for a new generation as a part of DC Universe Rebirth! Collects BLUE BEETLE: REBIRTH #1, BLUE BEETLE #1-6.

On sale MAY 10 • 160 pg, FC, $16.99 US

BATMAN: DETECTIVE COMICS VOL. 2 – THE VICTIM SYNDICATE TP

Written by JAMES TYNION IV and MARGUERITE BENNETT

Art by EDDY BARROWS, ALVARO MARTINEZ, BEN OLIVER and others

Cover by JASON FABOK

In these tales from DETECTIVE COMICS #943-949, innocent victims maimed or broken by Batman’s greatest enemies band together, and they blame Batman and his fellow crime-fighters for what happened to them just as much as they blame the psychopaths who hurt them. Batman and his newly trained allies must take on these troubled souls, but one of Batman’s teammates can’t help thinking they might have a point…

On sale MAY 10 • 168 pg, FC, $16.99 US

THE FLASH VOL. 2: SPEED OF DARKNESS TP

Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON

Art by JORGE CORONA, FELIPE WATANABE, OCLAIR ALBERT, DAVIDE GIANFELICE and NEIL GOOGE

Cover by CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO

A storm is brewing over Central City. Just as Barry begins to feel overwhelmed fighting crime, a new speedster appears—but just where did this amazing new friend come from? Spinning out of the events of DC UNIVERSE: REBIRTH #1, the Fastest Man Alive finds himself at a crossroads. Collects issues #9-13.

On sale MAY 17 • 128 pg, FC, $14.99 US

HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS VOL. 2: BOTTLED LIGHT TP

Written by ROBERT VENDITTI

Art by ETHAN VAN SCIVER, RAFA SANDOVAL, JORDI TARRAGONA, ED BENES, DEXTER VINES and V KEN MARION

Cover by ETHAN VAN SCIVER

Hal Jordan is about to go from the leader of the Green Lantern Corps to an army of one. His long, tumultuous tenure with the Corps takes several hairpin turns. At lightspeed. Toward a black hole. In a blender! Don’t miss these tales from HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #8-13.

On sale MAY 31 • 144 pg, FC, $16.99 US

SUPERGIRL VOL. 1: REIGN OF THE CYBORG SUPERMEN TP

Written by STEVE ORLANDO

Art by BRIAN CHING and EMANUELA LUPACCHINO

Cover by EMANUELA LUPACCHINO

Supergirl moves to National City! As Kara Danvers, high school student, Supergirl must balance her life as a superhero with her new life on Earth. But some demons from her Kryptonian past are coming back to haunt her, and Kara will find herself face to face with her father, the sinister Cyborg Superman! Collects SUPERGIRL: REBIRTH #1 and SUPERGIRL #1-6.

On sale MAY 17 • 168 pg, FC, $16.99 US

SUPERWOMAN VOL. 1: WHO KILLED SUPERWOMAN? TP

Written by PHIL JIMENEZ • Art by PHIL JIMENEZ, MATT SANTORELLI, JACK HERBERT, EMANUELA LUPACCHINO and RAY MCCARTHY • Cover by PHIL JIMENEZ

Imbued with the powers of Superman, Lois Lane and Lana Lang pledge to use their powers to protect Metropolis as Superwomen! The only problem is their new powers are killing them, and neither one knows how to stop it. Can they survive long enough to uncover the deadly secret of their new foe, Ultra-Woman? Collects SUPERWOMAN #1-7.

On sale MAY 3 • 168 pg, FC, $16.99 US

WONDER WOMAN VOL. 2: YEAR ONE TP

Written by GREG RUCKA

Art by NICOLA SCOTT and BILQUIS EVELY

Cover by NICOLA SCOTT

The team of writer Greg Rucka and artist Nicola Scott weave the definitive and shocking tale of Diana’s first year as Earth’s protector. Paradise has been breached, Ares stirs and the Amazons must answer with a champion of their own…one who is willing to sacrifice her home among her sisters to save a world she has never seen. Wonder Woman’s journey begins in this epic origin story! Collects WONDER WOMAN #2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14.

On sale MAY 3 • 168 pg, FC, $16.99 US

ADAM STRANGE: THE SILVER AGE OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC

Written by GARDNER FOX, EDMOND HAMILTON and JACK SCHIFF

Art by MIKE SEKOWSKY, CARMINE INFANTINO, MURPHY ANDERSON and others

Cover by MICHAEL CHO

The Silver Age adventures of Adam Strange are collected in one giant omnibus! After being mysteriously teleported to the distant world of Rann, Adam Strange’s life changed forever as he went from being an archaeologist to a cosmic hero. In these stories, Adam and his new ally, Alanna, defend Rann against alien invaders, giant monsters, mad scientists, out-of-control robots and more! This new title collects SHOWCASE #17-19 and 101-103, MYSTERY IN SPACE #53-100 and 102, STRANGE ADVENTURES #157, 222, 226, HAWKMAN #18-19 and WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #262-263.

On sale JULY 19 • 944 pg, FC, $99.99 US

BATMAN: ARKHAM – MR. FREEZE TP

Written by various

Art by various

Cover by JAE LEE

Mr. Freeze stars in this new collection that features some of his most brutal skirmishes with Batman! Collects BATMAN #121, 308, 375 and 525, DETECTIVE COMICS #373 and 595, BATMAN: MR. FREEZE #1, BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS #59, BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #190-191 and BATMAN ANNUAL #1.

On sale MAY 10 • 248 pg, FC, $19.99 US

BATMAN: NEW GOTHAM VOL. 1 TP

Written by GREG RUCKA

Art by SHAWN MARTINBROUGH, JOHN WATKISS, WILL ROSADO, PHIL HESTER and others

Cover by DAVE JOHNSON

It’s a new dawn for Gotham City after the events of “No Man’s Land.” Now, Batman’s longtime nemesis Ra’s al Ghul has returned with a deadly plan that will devastate the city and the entire world! Collects DETECTIVE COMICS #742-753.

On sale MAY 24 • 336 pg, FC, $29.99 US

BATMAN BY BRIAN AZZARELLO AND EDUARDO RISSO DELUXE EDITION HC

Written by BRIAN AZZARELLO

Art and cover by EDUARDO RISSO

This deluxe edition hardcover from the award-winning team of writer Brian Azzarello and artist Eduardo Risso collects the six-issue Batman epic “Broken City,” an examination of the Dark Knight and the city he protects. While hunting the murderer of a small boy’s parents, Batman is caught up in his own investigation and ruminations, only to fall prey to a deadly new pair of killers who have been stalking him. Collects BATMAN #620-625, FLASHPOINT: BATMAN—KNIGHT OF VENGEANCE #1-3 and stories from WEDNESDAY COMICS #1-12 and BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS #8.

On sale JUNE 28 • 240 pg, FC, $39.99 US

BATMAN BY SCOTT SNYDER AND GREG CAPULLO BOX SET 2

Written by SCOTT SNYDER and JAMES TYNION IV

Art by GREG CAPULLO, DANNY MIKI and others

Cover by GREG CAPULLO

The second box set collecting Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s epic run includes the trade paperback editions of BATMAN VOL. 4: ZERO YEAR—SECRET CITY, BATMAN VOL. 5: ZERO YEAR—DARK CITY and BATMAN VOL. 6: GRAVEYARD SHIFT. The perfect addition to any hardcore fan’s collection, this box set continues one of the greatest comic book runs of all time.

On sale AUGUST 9 • FC, $49.99 US

BATMAN: ZERO HOUR TP

Written by DOUG MOENCH, ALAN GRANT, CHUCK DIXON, JO DUFFY and ARCHIE GOODWIN

Art by MIKE MANLEY, BRET BLEVINS, GRAHAM NOLAN, JIM BALENT, VINCE GIARRANO, TOM GRUMMETT and others Cover by GRAHAM NOLAN and SCOTT HANNA

The Dark Knight stories tying into ZERO HOUR are now collected in their entirety. Time is collapsing upon itself! The villainous Extant has ushered in a series of black holes that are swallowing the universe, past, present and future! And like everyone else in the DC Universe, the Bat-family has seen time loops affect their lives. The result? The return of Barbara Gordon, Batgirl! Collects BATMAN #0 and 511, BATMAN: SHADOW OF THE BAT #0 and 31, DETECTIVE COMICS #0 and 678, CATWOMAN #0 and 14, BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #0 and ROBIN #0 and 10.

On sale MAY 31 • 272 pg, FC, $24.99 US

BATMAN/WILDCAT TP

Written by CHUCK DIXON, BEAU SMITH and BOB HANEY

Art by SERGIO CARIELLO, JIM APARO, IRV NOVICK, BOB BROWN, NICK CARDY and others

Cover by ART THIBERT and DANNY MIKI

The fight of the century is on! But it’ll take more than muscle for Batman and Wildcat to shut down a secret superhuman fighting ring that’s killing its combatants! Two of the DC Universe’s greatest fighters go head to head in these slobberknockers from BATMAN/WILDCAT #1-3, CATWOMAN/WILDCAT #1-4 and THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #88, 97, 110, 118 and 127.

On sale MAY 17 • 280 pg, FC, $24.99 US

THE DC UNIVERSE BY MIKE MIGNOLA HC

Written by NEIL GAIMAN, JOHN BYRNE, PAUL KUPPERBERG, ROGER STERN, JERRY ORDWAY and GEORGE PEREZ • Art by MIKE MIGNOLA and others • Cover by MIKE MIGNOLA

This new title collects Mike Mignola’s work on comics including SUPERMAN: THE WORLD OF KRYPTON #1-4, ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #2, SUPERMAN #18 and 23, BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #54, BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS #36, SWAMP THING ANNUAL #5, PHANTOM STRANGER #1-4 and more! Also collects dozens of covers by Mignola!

On sale MAY 10 • 400 pg, FC, $39.99 US

DEADMAN: DARK MANSION OF FORBIDDEN LOVE TP

Written by SARAH VAUGHN

Art by LAN MEDINA

Cover by STEPHANIE HANS

Trapped inside an old gothic mansion, Deadman must battle the forces of darkness alongside Berenice, a young woman with a complicated love life who is gifted—or cursed—with the ability to communicate with the dead. Romance, mystery, and evil await in this new title collecting the acclaimed prestige format miniseries!

On sale MAY 31 • 160 pg, FC, $16.99 US

DOCTOR FATE VOL. 3: FATEFUL THREADS TP

Written PAUL LEVITZ • Art by SONNY LIEW, INAKI MIRANDA and BRENDAN McCARTHY

Cover by BRENDAN McCARTHY

The original Doctor Fate has come to New York to help Khalid Nassour learn how to use and control his powers. But when their lessons lead to an Efreet appearing and lighting New York afire, Khalid and Kent must defeat it and take it back where it came from. Collects DOCTOR FATE #13-18.

On sale MAY 3 • 144 pg, FC, $16.99 US

THE LAST DAYS OF THE JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA TP

Written by ROY THOMAS and DANN THOMAS

Art by DAVID ROSS, MIKE GUSTOVICH, MICHAEL BAIR, TOM GRINDBERG, GEORGE TUSKA, LUKE MCDONNELL and others • Cover by MICHAEL BAIR

After the devastation to their home dimension following the cataclysmic events of CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS, the world’s first super team faces their gravest challenge to date. As Ragnorak reigns down from the sky, the surviving members of the JSA must make the greatest sacrifice—one that would affect the DC Universe for decades to come. Collects THE LAST DAYS OF THE JUSTICE SOCIETY SPECIAL #1, plus stories from SECRET ORIGINS #7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18, 20, 24, 25 and 31.

On sale MAY 10 • 336 pg, FC, $29.99 US

THE FLINTSTONES AND THE JETSONS VOL. 1 TP

Written by MIKE CARLIN, MICHAEL KUPPERMAN, SAM HENDERSON and others

Art by GLEN HANSON, TIM HARKINS, IVAN BRUNETTI, BILL WRAY and others

Cover by GLEN HANSON

In this two-in-one collection, see stories inspired by the classic animated TV series starring history’s finest families. Meet Fred, Wilma, Pebbles and Dino all over again! Visit the high-flying Jetsons one more time! Collects issues #1-6.

On sale MAY 3 • 144 pg, FC, $12.99 US

GREEN ARROW VOL. 8: THE HUNT FOR THE RED DRAGON TP

Written by MIKE GRELL • Art by RICK HOBERG, JOHN NYBERG, FRANK SPRINGER and PABLO MARCOS • Cover by MIKE GRELL

When asked to find a woman with a unique red dragon tattoo, Green Arrow’s hunt for justice becomes more than a mere manhunt, as Oliver’s prey is Shado, once his foe and his lover. Oliver soon finds myself the hunted, not the hunter. Collects GREEN ARROW #63-72.

On sale MAY 17 • 256 pg, FC, $19.99 US

JLA YEAR ONE DELUXE EDITION HC

Written by MARK WAID and BRIAN AUGUSTYN

Art by BARRY KITSON, MICHAEL BAIR, JOHN STOKES and MARK PROPST

Cover by BARRY KITSON

The definitive tale of the JLA’s formation is back in a new deluxe hardcover of the epic tale starring The Flash, Green Lantern, Black Canary, Martian Manhunter and Aquaman! Learn how the five founding members of the JLA pulled together as a team, earning the respect of the public and defeating foes like Vandal Savage, scientist T.O. Morrow and the Brotherhood of Evil! Collects JLA: YEAR ONE #1-12, with sketches and other bonus material!

On sale MAY 3 • 336 pg, FC, 7.0625” x 10.875” • $49.99 US

HARLEY QUINN VOL. 6: BLACK, WHITE AND RED ALL OVER TP

Written by AMANDA CONNER and JIMMY PALMIOTTI

Art by CHAD HARDIN, JOHN TIMMS, MORITAT and ELSA CHARRETIER

Cover by AMANDA CONNER

Harley Quinn knows all about mad love, but she’s put all that behind her. Now she’s an independent, butt-kicking woman with a business that offers violence in the service of good. But Harley is about to find out what it feels like to be on the receiving end of some truly mad love. These stories introduce the Red Tool, who will have Harley seeing red! Collects HARLEY QUINN #26-30.

On sale MAY 31 • 176 pg, FC, $16.99 US

RAVEN TP

Written by MARV WOLFMAN

Art by ALISSON BORGES, DIOGENES NEVES and RUY JOSE

Cover by ALISSON BORGES

Raven takes a break from the Teen Titans and moves to San Francisco to face her most perilous challenge yet: high school! As Raven discovers more about her human side, one of her classmates goes missing under mysterious circumstances, and she must face an evil like none she’s known before! Collects RAVEN #1-6.

On sale MAY 10 • 144 pg, FC, $16.99 US

SUICIDE SQUAD VOL. 6: THE PHOENIX GAMBIT TP

Written by JOHN OSTRANDER, KIM YALE and DAVID M. DEVRIES

Art by LUKE MCDONNELL, GEOF ISHERWOOD and MARK BADGER

Cover by GEOF ISHERWOOD

Since their disbandment, the members of Suicide Squad have gone their separate ways. Now it’s up to the unlikely team of Amanda Waller and Batman to bring them back together! Plus, in order to prevent a confrontation between American and Soviet forces in the war-torn country Vlatava, Batman and the Suicide Squad head to Europe. Collects SUICIDE SQUAD #40-49.

On sale MAY 17 • 240 pg, FC, $19.99 US

SUPERGIRL VOL. 3: GHOSTS OF KRYPTON TP

Written by GEOFF JOHNS, KELLEY PUCKETT, KURT BUSIEK and FABIAN NICIEZA

Art by RENATO GUEDES, DREW JOHNSON, RAY SNYDER and LEE FERGUSON

Cover by DREW JOHNSON and RAY SNYDER

A new story begins with a bizarre delivery to Kara’s apartment that quickly has her hopping dimensions and traveling through deep space! These tales from ACTION COMICS #850 and SUPERGIRL #23-33 guest star Superman, Batman and the Green Lantern Corps!

On sale MAY 31 • 304 pg, FC, $29.99 US

SUPERMAN: THE FINAL DAYS OF SUPERMAN TP

Written by PETER J. TOMASI

Art by MIKEL JANIN, MIGUEL SEPULVEDA, PAUL PELLETIER, DOUG MAHNKE and others

Cover by MIKEL JANIN

With his final days upon him, the Man of Steel reaches out to his loved ones and allies to say his good-byes. Yet while he does so, the world is greeted by new threats: a dangerous being alive with fire, who insists to Lois Lane and anyone else he meets that he is the one true Superman, and a black-clad man whose appearance and powers mirror those of Superman himself! Collects SUPERMAN #51-52, ACTION COMICS #51-52, BATMAN/SUPERMAN #31-32 and SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN #28-29.

On sale MAY 24 • 200 pg, FC, $19.99 US

SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN VOL. 5: SAVAGE END TP

Written by PETER J. TOMASI

Art by DOUG MAHNKE, JAIME MENDOZA, CLIFF RICHARDS, ED BENES and JORGE JIMENEZ

Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR. and SCOTT HANNA

In these stories from SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN #25-31 and ANNUAL #2, Superman’s powers have still not returned to full strength, and now Wonder Woman is forced to turn to the rest of the Olympian gods in hopes of saving the man she loves. But this divine intervention turns out to be more trying than the God of War could have ever expected. Plus, Superman and Wonder Woman must face off against another one of the most powerful duos in the DC Universe: the twin children of the immortal madman Vandal Savage!

On sale MAY 17 • 216 pg, FC, $19.99 US

THE SUPERMAN ADVENTURES VOL. 3 TP

Written by MARK MILLAR, CHRIS DUFFY, DEVIN GRAYSON and others

Art by NEIL VOKES, ALUIR AMANCIO, BRET BLEVINS, MIKE MANLEY and TERRY AUSTIN

Cover by RICK BURCHETT and TERRY AUSTIN

Spinning out of Superman: The Animated Series, the Man of Steel’s exploits continue in these stories from SUPERMAN ADVENTURES #17-25! In these tales, Superman must protect the president of the United States from an attempted assassination, and also encounters Brainiac, Parasite, Livewire and heroes Supergirl and Batgirl!

On sale MAY 24 • 248 pg, FC, $19.99 US

TEEN TITANS GO!: READY FOR ACTION TP

Written by J. TORRES

Art by TODD NAUCK, SEAN “CHEEKS” GALLOWAY, MIKE NORTON and LARY STUCKER

Cover by TODD NAUCK and LARY STUCKER

In this collection based on the hit TV show, it’s Teen Titans to the rescue! First, Robin, Cyborg, Starfire, Raven and Beast Boy get their powers scrambled and no one is happy; plus a special holiday issue featuring Billy Numerous! The laughter and fun returns in this volume containing TEEN TITANS GO! #19-25.

On sale MAY 10 • 152 pg, FC, $12.99 US

WONDER WOMAN BY JOHN BYRNE BOOK ONE HC

Written by JOHN BYRNE

Art and cover by JOHN BYRNE

When a grief-stricken scientist attempts to recreate his dead son as a computer program, Wonder Woman inexplicably finds herself battling three powerful beings who are long dead! Princess Diana tries to piece together what’s behind these miraculous resurrections, but the answer to their mysterious return might not be enough to save her from the onslaught of these deadly adversaries. Collects WONDER WOMAN #101-114.

On sale MAY 24 • 328 pg, FC, $39.99 US

WONDER WOMAN: THE GOLDEN AGE OMNIBUS VOL. 2 HC

Written by WILLIAM MOULTON MARSTON and others

Art by H.G. PETER

Cover by DARWYN COOKE

In these tales from the Golden Age of Comics, Wonder Woman protects Man’s World, using her bracelets and lasso of truth to stop injustice. These tales include Wonder Woman’s battle to keep innocents from being drawn into a land of nightmares, sees her sending a gangster to Paradise Island to be reformed, attending a costume party to prevent a murder and much more! Collects COMIC CAVALCADE #6-13, SENSATION COMICS #25-48 and WONDER WOMAN #8-15.

On sale JULY 5 • 768 pg, FC, $75.00 US

ASTRO CITY #44

Written by KURT BUSIEK • Art by RICK LEONARDI • Cover by ALEX ROSS

A tale of murder, mystery…and a cat. Starring Nightingale, Sunhawk…and their cat. Did we mention the cat? The cat’s the lead character. Featuring guest art by Rick Leonardi (SUPERMAN, Spider-Man 2099). Mreow.

On sale APRIL 19 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T

LUCIFER #17

Written by RICHARD KADREY • Art and cover by LEE GARBETT

Backed by the Presence and wielding new powers, Takehiko steps forward to take revenge on Lucifer. As the filial tradition continues, Izanami conspires with Rosemary to take down Mazikeen, or so it seems. And the only thing more disorienting than an assassin with unclear allegiances is the hangover that hits you after using a demonic drug made from the flesh of a fallen angel.

On sale APRIL 19 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • MATURE READERS

CLEAN ROOM #18

Written by GAIL SIMONE

Art by WALTER GEOVANI

Cover by JENNY FRISON

Season One of CLEAN ROOM finishes with a literal big bang as the walls of reality come crashing down! Everything Astrid Mueller has tried to build is on fire, and she is nowhere to be seen, as the true monsters are revealed at last. A mind-bending climax to this acclaimed series’ first epic tale!

On sale APRIL 26 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • MATURE READERS • Final issue

SAVAGE THINGS #2

Written by JUSTIN JORDAN

Art by IBRAHIM MOUSTAFA

Cover by JOHN PAUL LEON

Years after escaping the U.S. government’s clandestine global terrorist cell, Abel is back under surveillance. Being the only one of the trained killers to have ever left the Black Forest program, they need him to stop his former comrades before their terror campaign can escalate further. As the bad guys continue their bloody quest at a local hospital, Abel has to convince his handlers that the only way to stop these monsters is to become one. But even that might not be enough to stop Cain…

On sale APRIL 5 • 32 pg, FC, 2 of 8, $3.99 US • MATURE READERS

EVERAFTER: FROM THE PAGES OF FABLES #8

Written by DAVE JUSTUS and LILAH STURGES

Art by TRAVIS MOORE

Cover by TULA LOTAY

After her role in the Alcatraz catastrophe, Tanner returns home and faces the personal fallout from her professional choices. When her bullied teenage son and his friends discover a stash of Tanner’s leftover mission loot, they weaponize the artifacts and vow to punish their peers. With her son at the helm of his besieged high school, Tanner must swallow her pride and call on the Shadow Players for assistance.

On sale APRIL 5 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • MATURE READERS

EVERAFTER VOL. 1: THE PANDORA PROTOCOL TP

Written by DAVE JUSTUS and LILAH STURGES

Art by TRAVIS MOORE • Cover by TULA LOTAY

EVERAFTER features the return of FABLES favorites Bo Peep, Peter Piper, Hansel and Connor Wolf! The Shadow Players are a global network of agents—both Fable and mundane—tasked with policing a newly enchanted world and protecting humanity from itself. Collects EVERAFTER: FROM THE PAGES OF FABLES #1-6.

On sale MAY 3 • 144 pg, FC, $16.99 US • MATURE READERS

UNFOLLOW #18

Written by ROB WILLIAMS

Art by MIKE DOWLING

Cover by MATT TAYLOR

Rubinstein’s mask leads the way to Larry Ferrell, but can the master of social media truly be defeated? After all, this is his game. The 140 come down to just one and death waits in the jungle. Who are we really?

On sale APRIL 26 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • MATURE READERS • Final issue

THE BOOKS OF MAGIC BOOK ONE TP

Written by JOHN NEY RIEBER

Art by GARY AMARO, PETER GROSS and others

Cover by CHARLES VESS

Tim Hunter, destined to become Earth’s greatest sorcerer, defends the realm of Faerie from the deadly manticore while trying to maintain a normal childhood. Is his real father the one-armed drunk in the front room, or is he the man who can turn into a hawk? Is his mother dead and buried, or is she Titania, Queen of Faerie? Plus, Death herself weighs in on the subject of identity. Collects a story from VERTIGO RAVE #1, BOOKS OF MAGIC #1-13 and ARCANA: THE BOOKS OF MAGIC ANNUAL #1.

On sale MAY 24 • 400 pg, FC, $34.99 US • MATURE READERS

HELLBLAZER VOL. 16: THE WILD CARD TP

Written by MIKE CAREY

Art by STEVE DILLON, JIMMY PALMIOTTI, MARCELO FRUSIN, MARK SIMPSON, LEE BERMEJO and DOUG ALEXANDER GREGORY

Cover by TBD

Believed to be dead, Constantine needs to set the record straight with the surviving members of his family. John walks into the middle of a range war between rival groups of magicians. Like it or not, he’s going to have to choose a side—and it would help if he knew which faction wants him dead. Then, after a tip-off from a dead informant, John takes steps to protect himself against a demonic attack. Collects HELLBLAZER #175-188.

On sale MAY 24 • 328 pg, FC, $24.99 US • MATURE READERS

FREE COUNTRY: A TALE OF THE CHILDREN’S CRUSADE TP

Written by NEIL GAIMAN, TOBY LITT, ALISA KWITNEY and JAMIE DELANO

Art by PETER GROSS, CHRIS BACHALO, MIKE BARREIRO and PETER SNEJBJERG • Cover by MARK BUCKINGHAM

The two-issue miniseries THE CHILDREN’S CRUSADE is collected, including new chapter written by Toby Litt that completes the tale as Gaiman originally envisioned it.

When several children go missing in an English town, the Dead Boy Detectives are on the case. A series of strange and unexpected twists takes them to Free Country, a place that dates back a millennium, where children never grow old and are free from the abuse and tyranny of adults. But Free Country is failing, and what it needs is the strength of five innately powerful children—including Timothy Hunter—to restore their uncanny world to what it once was.

RESOLICIT • On sale MAY 17 • 208 pg, FC, $19.99 US • MATURE READERS

BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES GCPD ROGUES GALLERY ACTION FIGURE 5-PACK

A lone cop—Renee Montoya—is surrounded by some of Gotham City’s greatest evildoers in this amazing new action figure 5-pack inspired by Batman: The Animated Series that comes in deluxe packaging with battery-powered lights!

Each figure in this set comes with its own character-specific accessories and extra hands.

$175.00 US • AUGUST 2017

Allocations May Occur • Batteries not included

DC COVER GIRLS: ZATANNA STATUE

Designed by STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU

Sculpted by KAREN PALINKO

EMOSEWA! Zatanna becomes the newest DC Cover Girl with this magical new statue!

Limited Edition of 5,000

Measures Approximately 10.22” Tall

$100.00 US • On Sale AUGUST 2017

Allocations May Occur

BATMAN BLACK & WHITE BY NORM BREYFOGLE STATUE

Designed by NORM BREYFOGLE

Sculpted by CHRIS DAHLBERG

Artist Norm Breyfogle lends his vision of the Dark Knight to DC Collectibles’ long-running BATMAN BLACK & WHITE statue line.

Limited Edition of 5,000

Measures Approximately 7.78” Tall

$80.00 US • On Sale AUGUST 2017

Allocations May Occur

DC SUPER-PETS!: SILKY AND WHATZIT PLUSH FIGURES

Designed by ART BALTAZAR

Two unlikely super-powered beings are the latest DC Super Pet Plush Figures: The super-speedster turtle known as Whatzit, and Starfire’s pet, Silky, from the pages of TEEN TITANS GO!

Silky comes with two plush hearts.

Each Measures Approximately 10” Tall

Each $15.00 US • On Sale AUGUST 2017

Allocations May Occur

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[evilminji]

Clark "I am a little shit and no one will ever believe you about it" Kent, for the good of planet Earth AND his family: "In FACT, Bruce? You got that list? Of course you do, the one of people you suspect either have or are trading the stuff? That list. Did you KNOW, Danny, that long term exposure to Krptonite causes cancer in humans? It's a carcinogen. Radioactive."

*pulls out the full force of his "I Am Sunshine And Apple Pie" smile and he does the One Hand On Your Shoulder Of Dadness(tm)*

"You and some buddies could do a LOT of good if you helped us clean some of it up. You'd even get a snack out of it!"

Danny, totally on board for free cash and food: "Okay! I'd love to help out! I'll start right now! Luther, huh?" *flies off*

*Batman and Superman watch as he vanishes into the distance*

Batman: ".........you realize he's going to break.... So Many laws, right? You just sent a kryptonite eating extrademensional being after not only Luthor... but at least half the top arms dealers on the planet."

Supes, unrepentant: "Yep."

Batman, unsure if he's horrified or impressed: "At least a few hidden branches of quite a few governments too."

Supes, gleeful: "Mhmm~"

Bruce "Not My Circus Not My Monkeys" Wayne: "Just keep them out of my cave, got it?"

Supes: "This is one of the best days of my LIFE :D You think Lex'll cry?"

Short DPXDC Prompts #688

Kryptonite is the Infinite Realm’s Currency. The higher the bill the stronger the kryptonite purity. Imagine someone pulling out a $100 bill and you see the hero chasing you turn green and fall from the sky.

[bloggerspam]

Jazz feels a migraine coming on. 

She rubs her temples, trying to breathe slowly and deeply. 

It was typical of Danny to dump problems on her, and being in their ~30s did not change that. 

She knew that the field trip was a bad idea! They were toddlers for Ancient’s sake, the whole point of this program was to help the more Liminal children grow into their erstwhile powers so that they could hide.

Not get rowdy at the Metropolis Art Museum and get caught by a meta working for the government!

She also strongly suspected that the meta in question was actually not a meta at all but an alien. Specifically Superman. 

Seriously, seriously, glasses and a hunch for a disguise? How did that even work?

Though, considering Danny’s disguise was white hair and being dead maybe she shouldn’t judge. 

In her defense, those are way more compelling of an argument than glasses and ill fitting suits. 

At least the NDAs were solid, and the Justice League wouldn’t come raining down on them. The GIW was already a handful to deal with and they were mostly incompetent. Hopefully they don’t give any reason for Superman to inform his buddy Batman about them. 

A knock on her door brought her out of her thoughts, and she took a deep breath before pasting on a professional smile. 

“Come in!” Okay, Jasmine. Meta school. I can do that. In and Out, steady heartbeat. He can hear it. Walk around the truth. 

The door opened, and Superman--Clark Kent walked into her office holding a struggling 3 year old. Presumably, Jon Kent. Cute. 

“Hello, Miss Fenton. Say hello, Jon!” The child in his arms harrumphed, but properly raised his hand with a happy little ‘i!

Clearly, H’s were still a work in progress. 

“Hello Mr. Kent, and hello to you too, Mr. Kent! Are you ready for your first day?” 

“Clark, please. I’m sure Jon wouldn’t mind you using his first name too, isn’t that right champ?” Jon seemed to finally settle in his father’s arms, clutching at the baggy plaid shirt and looking at Jazz confusedly with another i?

Well. We’ll work on that too.

She grabbed a clipboard before directing the Kents out the door, walking down the hall to Danny’s class as Jazz went over the game plan for the day once more.

“As I said when you visited with your wife last week, you’ll be sitting in on Teacher Danny’s class today, for about an hour. You’ll only be joining for circle time, but if necessary he could also join for lunch time right after. We have some extra portions set aside just in case.” They arrived at a bright neon green door that was ajar, one of the only two in the building, decorated with a variety of snowflakes each holding a child’s name. 

Billy’s name was already moved to the door opposite, which boasted large yellow stars instead. At the top of the door was Danny’s name with a little crown sticker pasted over the D. Star’s name on the opposite door had a little Moon over the a and r. 

“Oh no, that’s fine, we’ll be heading straight to Grandma’s after this,” Clark smiled at the doors, seemingly charmed. She smiled and gestured them inside.

“Circle time in our,” she glanced at Jon, “special needs classes are focused specifically on familiarizing the children with their...abilities.” Clark froze for a moment, before nodding at Jazz’s explanation.

“For the most part, we try to encourage the kids to feel safe inside the school, with parents encouraging the same inside their homes. We don’t want to constantly limit them, when it might backfire and cause them to lose control.” That seemed to surprise Clark, which had Jazz smiling a little sadly.

“We don’t want the kids to feel scared of their powers, just to be aware of them. The teachers mostly focus on limiting any possible dangers than the kids using their powers.” 

The room was empty and a little cluttered. A large circular rug with a snowflake pattern lay in the middle of the room, and on one side there was a kitchen-esque counter and sink. On the other side sat a low table with tiny chairs surrounding it. 

“Could you be more specific on what you mean by encouraging the children regarding their abilities?” Clark asked, seemingly a little confused. He set a squirming Jon down near the cubby area, where big colorful bins were filled with a variety of toys.

“Well, mostly when the children exhibit their abilities we don’t scold them or tell them to stop unless it’s dangerous."

There was a door that lead to the outside, the playground area, where the children currently were. Though she could already hear Danny and Star gathering the children to come inside. 

“They’re about to come back in, so you can probably just see for yourself soon enough. It might get a little loud--you said Jon’s hearing was fairly mundane?” Jazz brought up her clipboard to check the freshly printed page listing the children and their known abilities. 

Georgie - Flight. Minor telekinesis. 

Jon - Flight. Advanced Strength. Invulnerability. Possible Heat Vision. 

Jordan - Invisibility. Minor Ecto-manipulation. Possible advanced hearing.

Luna - Intangibility. Advanced Jaw strength. 

Marina - Flight. Esperanto. 

Clark nodded, “So far, it seems to be by normal human standards.” 

“I know it’s only been a week, but per protocol I need confirmation that nothing has changed since the last time we spoke--Kids tend to change quite rapidly at this age, as far as we can tell.” 

“Just one thing--he uh, he fried the shower curtains 2 days ago when he didn’t want to do bath time,” Jon gave a little giggle at that, as if proud. Clark, in contrast, just sighed.

“Ah. The heat vision developed huh?” Jazz chuckled, crossing out the “Possible” on Jon’s power list. Just then, Clark faced the door. A second later it opened to the squeal of children piling in. 

Jordan came barrelling in leading the pack, before abruptly stopping at the sight of them causing Luna and Georgie to crash into him. The three of them tumbled down into a tiny pile of children.

“Aaaand that’s a strike!” Danny chuckles from outside, before stepping in. Little Marina, as always, follows behind him, tugging on his apron strings. 

“Ya’ll okay?” He asks, though the children don’t answer and simply scramble to hide behind him after he closes the door. Marina finally notices the strangers as well, and starts screaming. Right. She doesn’t like men.

Jazz steps in front of Clark, asking him softly if he could put Jon down and kneel onto the carpet for a second, explaining that Marina doesn’t like men.

“Hey hey, whoa it’s okay! Remember what I said this morning? We have a new friend visiting today! That’s just his dad, he’s really nice.” Danny soothes, scooping Marina up and crouching to face the children. 

Marina stops screaming, hiccuping, but she’s mumbling in Esperanto now. Great. It’ll take a while for her to come back from that, but thankfully that’s a Danny problem. 

“They’ll be joining us for circle time, we’re gonna play the name game, remember?” Danny’s soothing must work, because most of the children are clapping their hands and squealing happily, save for Marina. 

Danny ushers the children over to the circle rug, gently placing Marina between Luna and Georgie, and makes his way over to them. 

“Good morning, I’m Teacher Danny! Welcome to the Special Snowflake Class.” Danny winks, shaking Clark’s hand and crouching down to Jon’s eye level. Jon nibbles on his hand, clutching and hiding behind his father’s pant leg with the other. 

“Do you want to come join circle time with us?” Jon looks over at the rug and hesitantly nods. He glances up at his dad, who nods encouragingly, before toddling his way over to a free space between Jordan and Luna on the rug. Danny gets up, grabbing the paper from Jazz and glancing at it. He nods at what he sees and folds the paper into his apron pocket then addresses Clark. 

“Been a while huh, Mr. Kent? Sorry I was so, uh, scattered that day.” 

“No need to apologize, Teacher Danny. I did sort of just drop a bomb on you.” Clark chuckles, waving away his apology.

“Right, well, you can join us on the rug, or you can grab a chair--there’s one folded up in the kitchen area--and sit wherever you like. Participation is entirely optional, though we would prefer you let us handle most of the work so you can see for yourself what and how we do these things. You can totally interact and talk with the other children if you’d like, and feel free to ask me any questions!” Danny explains quickly, waiting for Clark to acknowledge his words. 

“Got it. I don’t think I’ll join the circle, but I can sit on the floor.” Clark says, before both men look at her.

“I’ll join this time Danny, if that’s okay? It’s been a while and this one is a bit of a special case after all.” Danny nods, before they all make their way to the circle rug. 

Clark and Jazz make themselves comfortable on the soft floor outside the rug area as Danny claps his hands to grab the kids attention from where he stands in the space between Georgie and Jordan, closing the circle. 

“Alright, what should we sing today? Let’s sing....bumblebee!” Danny makes his hands into fists, rolling them one over the other, and the kids all copy him. It takes Jon a moment, but he catches on.

“Bumble bee bumble bee can you say your name for me?” Danny sings, before pointing at Jordan. 

“Jordan!” the boy yells, flinging both his hands up. Danny smiles as the children clap, before rolling his fists again.

“Bumble bee bumble bee can you say your name for me?” Danny says again, pointing at Marina. She covers her face with her hands and starts giggling in esperanto, so Danny answers for her.

“Marina! Bumble bee bumble bee can you say your name for me?” He points at Jazz this time, which makes her chuckle before she answers. 

It goes on like that, with each child answering in their own way with Danny filling in any blanks. 

An almost howl-like “Luuuuuna!” for Luna, an excited “Juhji!” for Georgie, an indulgent “Clark!” from Clark, before he points at Jon. 

“Jon!” Jon is bouncing now, except he floats, clapping his hands excitedly. Clark blanches, about to reach over, but Jazz stops him. 

“Uh oh, feet on the floor Jon!” Danny says, with Jordan laughing and falling over. Luna reaches over to tug on Jon’s pants, only for her hand to go through and making her pout. Jordan screeches with more laughter, Georgie and Marina joining in at a lower volume.

Jon looks at Luna very confused, but he at least floats a little closer to the ground. 

“Peepers creepers, peepers creepers,” Danny starts singing, putting his hands over his now glowing eyes and opening them to the tune. “Make sure they don’t glow!”

The kids start following along, though Jordan smacks his face with every excited motion.

“You don’t want the Guys in White to know!” Georgie’s eyes flash brightly, and impressively he manages to stop the glow much faster than usual.

“Stomp your left foot! Stomp your right foot!" Danny then gently stomps his feet to the tune of the song, the kids following along.

"Both feet on the ground!” The kids, including a now not floating Jon, jump down on both feet at the same time as Danny, before he stomps each foot one at a time for the next part.

“Step by step, make sure you only walk around the town!” Danny finishes the little dance with a spin, to which the kids clumsily try to do with varying degrees of success. 

“Good job everyone!” Circle time continues like that, with Danny leading the kids into little songs and dances.

Some of them are classics, like Head-Shoulders-Knees-and-Toes. Some of them are the ones they designed to help the kids keep their abilities on the down low. 

Clark leans over once, to ask about the Guys in White that come up in some of the songs. 

Jazz pauses to think through her answer, because she doesn’t want the Justice League to be involved. They’ve worked hard on their anonymity, incompetent GIW aside, and bringing the attention of Superman is bound to make problems. But what to say? And how to bypass Superman’s lie detecting hearing?

“We have these bad guys in our stories. The Guys in White. It helps introduce the kids to why they have to be careful about hiding their powers. The Guys in White are easily recognizable to the kids because they dress in all white suits. Eventually, as the kids grow older, we’ll start to incorporate other such...stranger danger ideas to them. They’re the...gateway bad guys, if you will.” Jazz says, thinking about the little picture books Sam made for the school with Star’s help. Not a lie. Just not the whole...truth.

Clark thankfully accepts that answer, which makes her significantly relieved. 

Lunch Lady comes in, then, thankfully walking through. When they asked her to provide lunches for the kids, she was more than happy to accommodate their request of walking like a regular human inside the school to encourage the kids to not use their powers that often. Equally thankfully, during the day her green glow isn’t that noticeable; she just looks like a pale old lunch lady.

She drops off the food onto the table, and walks straight out with a smile and a wave to either go back to the Zone or serve Star’s children if she hasn’t already. 

“Alright kids, the food’s here so let’s say goodbye to our new friend Jon!” The kids all wave, even Marina, some even saying a hearty buh-bye Jon!

Clark scoops up Jon when he toddles his way over, and he and Jazz start walking out the door as Danny bids his children to wash their hands.

“That was amazing. I was especially impressed by the feet on the ground song!” Clark is beaming, brushing the hair away from Jon’s eyes. Jazz smiles, proud.

“We’ve worked hard on this program, when we discovered some of our kids were affected by an incident their parents were involved in.” They make their way back to the lobby of the school leisurely, Jon humming and swinging his legs happily. 

“It’s great that you guys have this. It really means a lot to Lois and I. We were struggling quite a bit, since none of us have experience with a toddler having powers like this before...” Clark trails off, sadly. 

“Well, we’re glad to have you here. Part of the reason Danny and I petitioned for this was because Danny didn’t have anyone when his powers manifested. Just his two best friends who were equally out of their depth. We just wanted to make it a little easier on both the parents and the kids.” Jazz admitted, making sure to skirt the hows and whys. 

“That’s very admirable of you. It’s very impressive that you managed to create this program for them. I...I wish I had something like this when my powers manifested.” Clark confesses. 

“Thank you, that’s very nice of you to say.” Jazz smiles proudly, and they arrive outside the school in the drop of zone.

“We’ll see you tomorrow at 7:30am, then? Teacher Star is in charge of drop offs tomorrow, so she’ll walk you through the process before directing you to Danny’s classroom for the first hour.” Clark nods along, adjusting Jon onto his shoulder. 

“After that, we’ll have some paperwork for you to sign. There’s a coffee shop down the road you can wait at for the second hour while we see how Jon is on his own...” Jazz says, offering her usual spiel, before pausing and remembering they live in Metropolis and can get here by flying. 

“Then again, you could just pop back home I suppose.” They both laugh at that.

Clark looks around to see if anybody is around before bidding Jazz a goodbye and just. Flies away. 

She chuckles as she waves, before walking back to her office when they disappear into the sky.

She slumps into her chair, empty clipboard clacking on the desk, and sighs.

This will certainly be interesting, she thinks. A thought suddenly pops up.

Suffering Spooks. She’ll have to make sure Danny makes the ghosts stay away from Amity Park for at least a week.

She wonders if the Observants would consider Danny Royal Decreeing the ghosts away as an abuse of power.

Maybe she could petition the ghosts to hinder the GIW if they make any attempts on the town? Val and Sam seem to have it in hand, but you never know....

Well. It’ll keep ‘em on their toes, at the very least.

Preschool teacher Danny au

Danny takes his class on a field trip to a local museum and makes sure the kids keep a hold of the safety rope. Well things go slightly wrong when one of his students starts floating so he rushes to get him back on the ground which does require a little floating on his part. He thinks no one saw him since they were in a blind spot for the security cameras until he makes eye contact with Clark Kent and is immediately trying to figure out how to bribe a country boy reporter while Clark is low key freaking out at seeing a whole potential class of metas with a meta teacher

.

[evilminji]

Why not both? Superboy Prime was punching Side A of the Universe while, unknowingly, the Observant was full ghostly Ancient force punching Side B (since the Zone is the lining of EVERY universe and is EVERY Side B. They were just in the wrong spot, wrong time)?

Universe No Likey.

Now the Observants are all just standing around like... ( O.O) ( O.O ) (O.O )

DUDE. You punched the KING out into... "???" That's on you! Just a SOLID "NOBODY PANIC!!!" Moment.

Now THEY got to pretend that Danny no REALLY, TOOOOTALLY, is DEFINITELY, for realsies here you guys! Just... don't look in the back! He's uuuuuuh... GETTING ready! Yes. Yes that's what he's doing! Coronation. Much to do! Ha ha!

Now if you'll excuse them... errands you understand. Left the Television running. Don't want to overcook the stove!

And... hmmm... Sam And Tuck are beginning to suspect they might be LYING.

Meanwhile! Danny tastes concussion. Plurble. He he... Bat people. Weeee! *is sick onto Superman's shoes*! *everyone should be GLAD it was Superman because it's ectoplasm and instantly eats through his uniform and the ground under him. Lightly BURNS him*

Oh FUN! The concussed Alien has SUPER acid inside him! The day just keeps getting better! And? Now Clark has no shoes. Fantastic.

Royal.

What?

He has a crown now.

Oh! Yeah THAT'S better! The concussed ROYAL alien has super acid inside him! So much better. That calms EVERYTHING down. >:T

Picture this:

Danny gets punched, so, so hard that he flies through dimensions.

That's it, that the literal prompt.

He just gets punt through dimensions because he was punched, not even that a natural portal opened up in the direction he was being flung in no.

Whoever punched him, punched so hard that it ripped a hole between space, time the whole shebang and Danny is just flung through and ends up in the DC dimension questioning how the fuck he got here and in a world of pain.