DC Universe New Weekly Releases 16 November, 2021

This week’s DC release look like they can be a lot of fun to read. I’ve been enjoying all the new Dreaming issues by G. Willow Wilson as the Sandman universe is a func mix of supernatural and unreality. Asian Heritage month is also celebrated both a ton of writers and artists collaborating on the DC Festival of Heroes which looks pretty cool as well. Sadly, we are getting to the end of Vertigo Comics and while they always seem to have issues that top my list of favorites for the week, I wonder how they’re gonna integrate into DC Comics proper. I guess we’ll see…

Anyway, here’s what I found for the week…

DC Universe Infinite New Releases November 16, 2021:

• Future State: Gotham #1
• Wonder Woman #772
• Superman #31
• American Vampire: 1976 #8
• Rorschach #8
• The Dreaming: Waking Hours #10
• Batman: The Detective #2
• The Joker #3
• Batman: Urban Legends #3
• Justice League: Last Ride #1
• DC Festival of Heroes: The Asian Superhero Celebration #1

TOP RELEASES OF THE WEEK

11 new comics released today (last week had 6).  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 1 issue that I wanted to look further into.

• The Dreaming: Waking Hours #10
  by G. Willow Wilson, M. K. Perker, and Nick Robles.
  Published by Vertigo Comics, 2021.
  The new ruler of the Kingdom of Faerie stands revealed-and it’s…Nuala? She may be one of the most beloved characters in the Sandman mythos, but she sure does seem, uh…how shall we say this…different? And amid this chaos, what secret from Heather After’s past will re-emerge when she needs it most?
• Batman: The Detective #2
  by Tom Taylor and Andy Kubert.
  Published by DC Comics, 2021.
  The bestselling team of writer Tom Taylor and artist Andy Kubert continue their epic Batman adventure! Batman’s European adventure continues as the mystery around the organization known as Equilibrium deepens! Just who are these enigmatic villains, and why are they out to erase the Dark Knight’s legacy? And how does Henri Ducard play into all this-can this face from Bruce Wayne’s past be the key to it all?
• DC Festival of Heroes: The Asian Superhero Celebration #1
  by Aniz Adam Ansari, Amy Chu, Sarah Kuhn, Minh Le, Dustin Nguyen, Greg Pak, Pornsak Pichetshote, Mariko Tamaki, Ram V, Alyssa Wong, Gene Luen Yang, Gurihiru, Jen Bartel, Sami Basri, Bernard Chang, Sean Chen, Jim Cheung, Cliff Chiang, Sumit Kumar, Jae Lee, Francis Manapul, Audrey Mok, Dustin Nguyen, Trung Le Nguyen, Marcio Takara, Philip Tan, Alexandre Tefenkgi, Marcus To, Kevin Wada, and Victoria Ying.
  Published by DC Comics, 2021.
  Grab your favorite boba and pull a chair up to the dim sum table as we celebrate Asian Heritage Month with all your favorite Asian DC characters, old and new! Join Cassandra Cain, Katana, Green Lantern Tai Pham, the Atom, Dana Tan (a.k.a. Batman Beyond), Red Arrow, Lady Shiva, Damian Wayne and the al Ghul clan, New Super-Man, and more as we present new tales of these characters from their thrilling history! Plus, Cheshire Cat’s relationship to Cheshire is revealed as Shoes asks Selina Kyle to take her under her wing as Cat Girl. And that’s just the start!
• Rorschach #8
  by Tom King and Jorge Forns.
  Published by DC Comics, 2021.
  As the detective digs deeper into the mystery behind Rorschach and his sidekick, the story becomes about not what they wanted to do but why they started on their murderous path. As more witnesses emerge, the stranger Laura’s history is revealed to be. Tough times made her want to kill a presidential candidate, and she did a lot of damage herself when fighting back.
• The Joker #3
  by Sam Johns, James Tynion IV, Mirka Andolfo, and Guillem March.
  Published by DC Comics, 2021.
  The hunt for The Joker is under way, as Jim Gordon heads to a remote part of South America to run down a lead…and comes face-to-face with the Clown Prince of Crime himself! The mystery around A-Day deepens, but not before an attack by the blood-thirsty Sampson family! And in the Punchline backup story, Punchline has to face off against the Queen of Spades’ new muscle…Orca! At the same time, Bluebird’s investigation at Punchline’s alma mater takes a dark and horrifying turn!
• American Vampire: 1976 #8
  by Scott Snyder and Rafael Albuquerque.
  Published by Vertigo Comics, 2021.
  Cut to their core by an act of unspeakable betrayal, the team must think fast to regroup and recover-but with two of their lives hanging by a thread and a third taken captive to be sacrificed to the Beast, hope and practical solutions are in short supply. As a demon army prepares to rise from the earth on the eve of America’s bicentennial celebration, an old friend of the VMS steps in to assist and Gus gets a chance to rewrite his grim fate. In the end, their efforts will all hinge on Skinner Sweet’s final decision to either retreat and preserve what’s left of his limited life, or to face his fear of death and risk it all for Pearl and the future of humanity.

COMICS CORNER | DC UNIVERSE NEW WEEKLY RELEASES November 16, 2021