The List;
Superman #14
Aquaman #14
Green Lanterns #14
Batman #14
Justice League vs Suicide Squad #3
Justice League #12
Nightwing #12
Green Arrow #14
I really LOVE DC's multiverse so this new arc Multiplicity was always going to be an easy sell for me, I really enjoy the cover here, its simple but really effective seeing all the Multiverse Supermen I was already sold before I even turned the 1st page. I love the art by Ivan Reis in this issue and as always Tomasi's writing for Superman is just pitch perfect it just feels like my Superman where the New 52 one never really did. So the story here is someone called Prophecy is using a army of hive mind like creatures called the Gatherers to collect the Supermen of the Multiverse. Clark comes across the Superman of Red Son who has managed to evade capture but its looking pretty beat up and the 2 team up to fend off a group of Gatherers, Superman is the confronted by the rather awesome Justice League Incarnate a Justice League filled with leaguers from throughout the Multiverse including Mary Marvel, Aquawoman,Red Racer, Green Lantern and Machine Head the team is lead by the President Superman who I believe is form Earth 2. Realising that the Gatherers next natural Target is Keenan Kong they hustle to save the Chinese Super-Man, they were unsuccessful but manage to snag a Gatherer to interrogate. Meanwhile we see a mysterious prison full of Supermen form the Multiverse even CAPTAIN CARROT! Fantastic, Prophecy is doing something to these supermen as we see CC taken from his cell and his powers are taken causing him to revert to a normal Rabbit. Overall this was a really fun issue there's one line of dialogue which really made my day when helping Red Son Superman our Superman tells a Gatherer "The only person making lists around here is Santa Claus" that's the kind of line you would expect in the Golden Age Superman to say it would have been totally out of place int he New 52 books but felt totally right in this post Rebirth world.
4/5
Elsewhere in comics;
Aquaman #14: Sometimes a comic creates a new villain or villains that are so daft that its brilliant, that s the case here enter The Aquamarines! A team of genetically modified special ops soldiers using a mixture of human and Aquatic DNA I am sorry but that is fan-bastard-tastic! The Aquamarines are here to assassinate Aquaman, there is a pitched battle but Arthur prevails, he also gets a lead which takes him all the way to N.E.M.O mobile base and the issue ends with the amazing visual of Aquaman leaping into the air with trident in poised over Black Manta! This story has been great form start to finish Dan Abnett is just knocking it out of the park on this book, really looking forward to the conclusion and seeing what comes next.
Green Lanterns #14: This issue wraps up the Phantom Lantern arc, Frank Laminski is still with us which I am happy with I like the idea of keeping him around. There were a couple of good moments in this issue Simon managed to resist the temptation to use the Phantom Ring Jessica doesn't but the ring reveals to her that she is a Green Lantern at heart, so I guess this will help settle the confidence issues she has which can mean the character can start to grow, we also see the 2 Earth Lanterns interact with Isamot Kol and Vath Sarn 2 Lanterns who I really like, and the issue ends with a twist Volthoom has taken over the body of the Guardian Rami.
Batman #14: This was good I enjoyed this more than I did the last run, the premiss of this is Catwomans last night of freedom, spent with batman they plow through Bats D list villains everyone from Film Freak to Zebra Man the issue is great fun, the issues ends with Catwoman and Bats getting it on on a rooftop, I am sure that will upset some people but whatever, the only criticism I have is this could have been one and done but its just part 1 of 2 which seems to be stringing it out a bit.
Justice League vs Suicide Squad #3: This is a set up issue more than anything Batman breaks free from Wallers prison, it turns out the JL haven't been fitted with brain bombs this was all to set up a scenario where the JL would be in Belle Reve penitentiary she knows Max Lord is coming with his team to get something Waller has, we don't find out what this is but we do learn that Max's team were in fact Wallers 1st attempt at the Suicide Squad before she got round to using Brain bombs.
Justice League #12: Max Lord Rebirth, 1st off I love the cover for this issue, I am a big mark for Max Lord as a villain, this issue shows us Lords history with Waller, his mistrust of the JL, how he came to be in charge of checkmate, we also so some of his childhood and how the death of his father affected him, its a good issue that achieves what its set out to do which is get us inside Max Lords head.
Nightwing #12: Nightwing continues to dig into what's going on in Blud Haven, mostly the issue is just ok what I did enjoy the inclusion of The Orca into this, I have liked how this title has been using the Z List villains of the past, I am enjoying this book I really like the idea of former supervillains support group.
Green Arrow #14: This was a really enjoyable issue Ollie manages to clear his name plus we find out who it is whose been filling Seattle citizens with arrows Malcolm Merlyn! This was pretty good what I did not like was how Ollie cleared his name, he throws himself infront of one of Merlyns arrows to save a cop, this I am fine with, the problem was the scene was pretty unbelievable as Ollie is standing pretty much next to Merlyn but somehow out runs a flying arrow.... :-/
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