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It would appearDC Comicshas at last looked in the mirror and greet its own intragroup darkness , much like an high-strung teen after they get their first listen at some John Rock medicine . Yes , DC Comics – or Hal Jordan , at least – has possess up to its own systematically sullen content in the recentGreen Lantern : Blackstars # 2 .
With plots like the one in " The Infected , " a late crossover case that followsinfected , villainous versions of classic DC heroesShazam ! , Donna Troy , Supergirl , Hawkman , Jim Gordon , and Blue Beetle , and the entire Batman Who Laughs storyline , DC is consistently pushing the envelope on how twisted they can make their part . Now , Blackstarswriter Grant Morrison has his version ofSupermanlament about what theJustice Leaguehas had to look in recent years , saying,“Every month it seems these hyper - creatures , or their close relative , plan of attack from some hitherto unsuspected , hardly - think - out region of this fresh Depressoverse scientists have discovered . "
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" Depressoverse " is n’t too far off . DC has not shy off from dark or sad content at any point in the past few decades , but it has offered peculiarly black plot as of recent . The Batman Who Laughs ' ownBatcaveis beneath where Bruce Wayne ’s parents were killed , for crying out loudly . In December alone , Tales from the Dark Multiverse : The Judas Contract # 1,several " Year of the Villain " issues , and aSuicide Squad seriescalled DCU ’s " bloodiest serial yet " are some of the first - listed and most anticipated titles make out to shelves . latterly , theDCeasedseries concluded , revolve around a zombi revulsion game affecting the Justice League . The gore - filled series welcome adramatic trailerrecently that only further embraced DC ’s idolization for gruesome and dark plots .
DC has recently been defined by iniquity even off the page of their comic book . This year ’s R - ratedJokerfilm further pushed how dark DC ’s film characters could get in a agency that Marvel does n’t with their films ( but Baby Grootismore family - friendly to find out than a murderous goof , in many ways , so we interpret ) . With infamous line like , " Tell me … do you bleed ? " fromBatman V Superman : Dawn of Justice , even those who do n’t find fault up comic books and instead head to the movies would still recognize DC by its edginess .
Superman ’s verbatim addressing of this propensity , however , could be a sign for variety to add up . If even the Justice League is tired of the " Depressoverse , " there might be some sunshine peeping through the clouds for a more lighthearted series on the visible horizon or , perhaps , just a serial in which " carnage " is n’t the top anteriority . however , rooter seem to flock to the title that do bring the duskiness , such as the bestsellingDCeasedseries , so this could plainly be Superman taking note of the aesthetic that ’s delimitate DC ’s current releases .
Green Lantern : Blackstars # 2will arrive in your local comic Holy Writ shop December 4th , 2019 .
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