DC Universe New Weekly Releases 30 March, 2021

Out of the 11 new releases on DC Universe Infinite this week, I picked out 5 for my top selections. Seems likeDC was doing something right in late September when these issues were released.
Anyway, here’s the new stuff I found this week:

DC Universe New Releases March 30, 2021:

• Batgirl #49
• Batman/Superman #12
• Dark Nights: Death Metal: Speed Metal #1
• Justice League Dark #26
• Shazam! #15
• The Last God #9
• Action Comics #1025
• Batman Beyond #47
• Suicide Squad #9
• Flash #762
• Aquaman #63

TOP RELEASES OF THE WEEK

11 new comics released today (last week had 7).  Anyway, looking at Comic Book Roundup which aggregates a bunch of review sites, here are the top issues from this batch of comics. This week I found 5 issues that I wanted to look further into.

• Dark Nights: Death Metal: Speed Metal #1
  by Joshua Williamson and Eddy Barrows.
  Published by DC Comics, 2020.
  It’s the drag race from hell in this one-shot tie-in to Dark Nights: Death Metal! Taking place after the events of Dark Nights: Death Metal #3, the Darkest Knight is after Wally West and his Dr. Manhattan powers. Thankfully, Wally has backup in the form of Barry Allen, Jay Garrick, and Wallace West! It’s a knockdown, drag-out race through the Wastelands as the Flash Family tries to stay steps ahead of the Darkest Knight and his Lightning Knights!
• Shazam! #15
  by Jeff Loveness and Brandon Peterson.
  Published by DC Comics, 2020.
  After a night battling robots across the globe, Billy Batson finds out not everyone loves superheroes when one of his teachers unleashes a lecture on the ethics of unchecked power and privilege. It’ll take more than just the wisdom of Solomon for the teen hero to figure this one out.
• Suicide Squad #9
  by Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo.
  Published by DC Comcis, 2020.
  This issue, it’s the shocking death of Deadshot! The man who never misses has been on the front lines of Task Force X since its inception-bomb in his neck, gun in his hand. He’s seen teammates blow up and countries fall. He’s faced down heroes and villains alike. Now the Suicide Squad has one final mission: bring down the man who enslaved them, then put a bounty on their heads when they escaped: Ted Kord. But to finish the job, the world’s deadliest assassin will have to do the one thing he’s never done for the cause: die!
• Flash #762
  by Joshua Williamson and Howard Porter.
  Published by DC Comics, 2020.
  “Finish Line” finale! Barry Allen and the Reverse-Flash race for the last time in this fast-paced conclusion. For years, Eobard Thawne has tormented Barry Allen, and now the Flash knows the only way to win is to make sure the Reverse-Flash never runs again! The story years in the making comes to a close as Joshua Williamson finishes his epic 101-issue run on The Flash!
• Aquaman #63
  by Jordan Clark and Marco Santucci.
  Published by DC Comics, 2020.
  Now that Jackson Hyde has gained entry to Xebel, he must confront a wave of invasion-from the Trench! As Jackson fights for his life, the stakes only get higher, as Black Manta promised to target Jackson’s mother if he does not return in time. With the clock ticking and his life on the line, Jackson must make a choice: obey his father or suffer the wrath of Black Manta! And let’s not forget, there’s a wedding in Atlantis, where Mera is ready to drop the biggest news in the Seven Kingdoms. This special two-part story concludes here!

COMICS CORNER | DC UNIVERSE NEW WEEKLY RELEASES March 30, 2021