A Look Back at DC Universe Infinite Releases
While I have sputtered in my coverage of the new releases from DC Universe Infinite, the service has continued to march on and released dozens if not a hudred new issues since I last posted their releases. So I figured it would be a good idea to find some highlights to bring to everyone’s attention.
The Rundown
Just a quick one today since there are so many items covered in the next section.
- The Angels Face a Double Header
The losing streak has made it to 6 and things are not looking like they’re gonna get any better. The Angels face off against the Yankees again in a double header today and while the team could break out of their slump at any time, the Yankees are playing pretty well so far this season. I’m sure things will turn around soon but it is frustrating when your team is stuck in a slump.
The Goods
- ARKHAM CITY: THE ORDER OF THE WORLD #1
by Dan Watters and Dani Strips
Published by DC Comics, 2021.
The Joker’s attack on Arkham Asylum left the long-standing Gotham establishment in ruin, most of the patients killed or missing, and only a handful of surviving staff-a few nurses, a gravely injured security guard, and one doctor. In the chaos of the assault, it is believed that several of the asylum’s patients escaped and scurried off into the dark nooks and crannies of Gotham City. Now, these Arkhamites walk among us, and it’s up to the Asylum’s one remaining doctor, Jocasta Joy, to round up her former patients. Meet these Arkhamites: a woman with no face, a pyggy in search of perfection, a man who feels nothing and burns everything, a woman who must devour life to save herself, a man unfit for the waking world who looks instead for Wonderland, a body with more than one soul, a being unbound from time who lives in the present and the past, a boy who seeks the comfort of vermin, and the twisted man who sees them all for who they are.
And witness the avenging angel who stalks them. This fall, join writer Dan Watters and artist Dani on an odyssey through the deepest depths and darkest shadows of Gotham City and find all-new reasons to fear the night. - THE NICE HOUSE ON THE LAKE #5
by James Tynion IV and Alvaro Martinez Bueno
Published by DC Comics, 2021.
Veronica, the Scientist, has one of the longest-standing connections to Walter among anyone in the House…and through her work with NASA, she may have insight into who he really is. But what she sees in the stars above the House may upend everything she thought she knew! - HARDWARE: SEASON ONE #2
by Brandon Thomas, Denys Cowan, and Bill Sienkiewicz
Published by DC Comics, 2021.
With Dakota convinced that Curtis Metcalf is to blame for the Big Bang riot and the police hot on his trail, Curtis decides to change the game in a way that Edwin Alva won’t see coming. He just needs to find a way to leave the country without getting caught. - WONDER WOMAN: THE ADVENTURES OF YOUNG DIANA #1
by Jordie Bellaire and Paulina Ganucheau.
Published by DC Comics, 2021.
The world may know her as Wonder Woman, but once upon a time she was Diana, the young princess of Themyscira. Back then, she struggled to find her place on an island deemed paradise by many, but which was, to her, a prison. Trapped in her role as a royal and shielded from the harsh realities of Man’s World, Diana yearned for adventure, or at least a purpose. So when ancient texts portraying her home’s history go missing, she gets both. How far will our hero go to find the texts and the truths they’re hiding? Find out in this exciting story that promises to be a classic for for years to come! Collected together for the first time, these backup stories by Eisner Award-winner Jordie Bellaire and rising star Paulina Ganucheau provide an intimate look into Wonder Woman’s upbringing and dangerous secrets of her past you’ll never forget! - CATWOMAN: LONELY CITY #1
by Cliff Chiang
Published by DC Comics, 2021.
Ten years ago, the massacre known as Fools’ Night claimed the lives of Batman, The Joker, Nightwing, and Commissioner Gordon…and sent Selina Kyle, the Catwoman, to prison. A decade later, Gotham has grown up-it’s put away costumed heroism and villainy as childish things. The new Gotham is cleaner, safer…and a lot less free, under the watchful eye of Mayor Harvey Dent and his Batcops. It’s into this new city that Selina Kyle returns, a changed woman…with her mind on that one last big score: the secrets hidden inside the Batcave! She doesn’t need the money-she just needs to know…who is “Orpheus”? Visionary creator Cliff Chiang (Wonder Woman, Paper Girls) writes, draws, colors, and letters the story of a world without Batman, where one woman’s wounds threaten to tear apart an entire city! It’s an unmissable artistic statement that will change the way you see Gotham’s heroes and villains forever! - CATWOMAN #36
by Ram V and Nina Vakueva.
Published by DC Comics, 2021.
The Gotham City Sirens reunion no one saw coming! As Ivy senses Queen Ivy’s presence and her behavior becomes increasingly erratic, Catwoman decides that she is too vulnerable to keep in Alleytown and a plan is hatched to get her out of Gotham. But to do it, she’s going to need the help of The Riddler-but even after Selina saved him from certain doom, can he be trusted? Meanwhile, the flickering assassin known as the Wight Witch, flanked by Magistrate soldiers, has arrived to return Ivy to Simon Saint! Harley Quinn and The Gardener join the fight against Wight Witch and the Magistrate! Also featuring…Ghost-Maker! - AQUAMAN: THE BECOMING #2
by Brandon Thomas, Diego Olortegui, and Skylar Patridge.
Published by DC Comics, 2021.
Someone launched a terrorist attack on Atlantis, and Jackson Hyde is the prime suspect! Despite Mera’s best efforts to defend Jackson against the accusations of the Atlantean guard, the evidence is mounting and time’s running out. How far will Jackson go to prove his innocence? - WONDER WOMAN: BLACK & GOLD #5
by Sanya Anwar, Kurt Busiek, Josie Campbell, Peter J. Tomasi, Christian Alamy, Sanya Anwar, Carlos D’Anda, and Benjamin Dewey.
Published by DC Comics, 2021.
Prepare to be whisked away with an Amazon fairy tale, flown back to World War II, swept up in a nautical ghost story, and blasted by a bitter space princess! Don’t miss the penultimate issue of this golden moment for Diana and her legacy! - ARKHAM CITY: THE ORDER OF THE WORLD #2
by Dan Watters and Dani Strips.
Published by DC Comics, 2021.
The Joker’s attack on Arkham Asylum left the long-standing Gotham establishment in ruin, most of the patients killed or missing, and only a handful of surviving staff-a few nurses, a gravely injured security guard, and one doctor. In the chaos of the assault, it is believed that several of the asylum’s patients escaped and scurried off into the dark nooks and crannies of Gotham City. Now, these Arkhamites walk among us, and it’s up to the Asylum’s one remaining doctor, Jocasta Joy, to round up her former patients. Meet these Arkhamites: a woman with no face, a pyggy in search of perfection, a man who feels nothing and burns everything, a woman who must devour life to save herself, a man unfit for the waking world who looks instead for Wonderland, a body with more than one soul, a being unbound from time who lives in the present and the past, a boy who seeks the comfort of vermin, and the twisted man who sees them all for who they are. And witness the avenging angel who stalks them. This fall, join writer Dan Watters and artist Dani on an odyssey through the deepest depths and darkest shadows of Gotham City and find all-new reasons to fear the night. - DARK KNIGHTS OF STEEL #1
by Tom Taylor and Yasmine Putri.
Published by DC Comics, 2021.
An entire medieval world will be forever changed when a spaceship crash-lands from a doomed planet. Monarchs will die, kingdoms will rise, and what seemed the end of the world for many…was only the beginning! An epic high-fantasy story set in a DC Universe where nothing is what it seems… From worldwide bestselling writer Tom Taylor (DCeased, Superman: Son of Kal-El) and acclaimed artist Yasmine Putri comes a generational tale of good and evil within a brand-new DCU! - HUMAN TARGET #1
by Tom King and Greg Smallwood.
Published by DC Comics, 2021.
Christopher Chance has made a living out of being a human target-a man hired to disguise himself as his client to invite would-be assassins to attempt his murder. He’s had a remarkable career until his latest case protecting Lex Luthor when things go sideways. An assassination attempt Chance didn’t see coming leaves him vulnerable and left trying to solve his own murder…as he has 12 days to discover just who in the DCU hated Luthor enough to want him dead. Human Target is a hard-boiled, gritty story in the vein of classic detective noirs told by bestselling and critically acclaimed creators Tom King and Greg Smallwood! - SWAMP THING #9
by Ram V and Mike Perkins.
Published by DC Comics, 2021.
With the secrets of his past revealed, Levi returns home despairing in the knowledge that his brother Jacob, now the villain Hedera, is the cause of the contagion within the green. But the brothers opposed are only a symptom of a greater rift within the Green itself. Does the world care for its human denizens or are they an infection to be purged? - ROBIN & BATMAN #1
by Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen.
Published by DC Comics, 2021.
The legendary story of Batman and Robin has reached nearly mythic proportions: the crime-fighting Dynamic Duo, always one step ahead of the criminals they pursue and never meeting a case too big. This isn’t that story. This is the story of a young Dick Grayson, newly orphaned, struggling to find his way in a strange, difficult, dark new world…This is the story of Robin and Batman. The bestselling creative team behind the Eisner-winning Descender, Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen, reunite in Gotham City to tell the story of a remarkable young man learning to navigate an incredible new world! - WONDER WOMAN #781
by Vita Ayala, Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad, Skylar Patridge, and Marcio Takara.
Published by DC Comics, 2021.
Wonder Woman faces her greatest threat yet: a world that doesn’t need her! Lost and without purpose, Diana travels to visit an old friend looking for answers. Meanwhile, her image as a hero has taken a shape all its own and it’s ready to fight back…literally! - THE NICE HOUSE ON THE LAKE #6
by James Tynion IV and Alvaro Martinez Bueno.
Published by DC Comics, 2021.
The House has an eleventh guest. Reg is here-and that was never part of the plan. Or was it? Everything you know gets turned upside down in this issue…ending on a cliffhanger that will have to hold you until the House reopens in March 2022! - HARLEY QUINN #9
by Stephanie Phillips and Riley Rossmo.
Published by DC Comics, 2021.
Harley Quinn here, reporting live from Fear State! And let me just say…I’ve jumped outta airplanes, faced down the baddest criminals in Gotham, thrown punches at Batman, and filed my own taxes without instructions from the IRS, but reuniting with Poison Ivy to try to save all of Gotham…? Let’s just say I’ve got a little anxiety. I’m only one well-dressed and overly verbal former psychologist turned heroic clown, after all. Which is why I’ve teamed with the Gotham City Sirens to take down Scarecrow and…wait…why is Keepsake here? This couldn’t just be an easy, straightforward mission, could it? I blame the writer…i
It’s a Wrap
I’m looking forward to getting back into my regular posting schedule for DC Universe Infinite. Hopefully I’ll be able to roll them out every Tuesday as I previously did.
In any case, I’m looking forward to making the rest of today a good one and I hope you all have a great day.
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