The Fury of Firestorm #2

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Writer: Gerry Conway

Pencils: Pat Broderick

Inks: Rodin Rodriguez

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Black Bison attacks the Senator who donated his people’s sacred artefacts to the museum.

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Green Lantern #181

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Writer: Len Wein

Pencils: Dave Gibbons

Inks: Mark Farmer

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Hal tells the Guardians of the Universe to stick their job where Mogo doesn’t socialise.

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Pride Month: The People's Joker

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I've talked a few times in the past how even though DC won't officially acknowledge it various creators have interpreted the Joker as being LGBT and how he's since become a pride symbol in some circles. More recently trans filmmaker Vera Drew came out with a parody called 'The People's Joker' which reimagines the Joker as a trans woman. It's not just a parody of the Todd Phillips film; there's a lot of comic pastiches throughout the film including an animated segment done in the style of 'The Dark Knight Returns'.

I'm not going to give it an in-depth review but it was a lot better than I thought it would be... while I respected the idea the trailers made it look like a YouTube fan video/adult swim bit that wouldn't work for an entire feature film. In reality there's a lot going on with the film; a lot of it is an autobiography of Vera Drew's experiences coming out as trans through the lens of the Joker (I.E. her mother's attempt at conversion therapy is depicted as being a trip to Arkham Asylum). 

One thing that came to mind was how much a story worked with the Joker and how it might not have with, say, Spider-Man or Batman. I guess in addition to the queer readings to the character he's just become such a universal archetype that he lends himself to so many different interpretations.

If you're interested the film is available to stream on Mubi.

I included a trailer under the cut.

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Guy Gardner: Warrior #19

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Writer: Chuck Dixon

Pencils: Mitch Byrd and Brad Gorby

Inks: Dan Davis

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The mystery of Militia is solved! (Unless you already saw the spoilers from a while ago.)

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Hawkworld Annual #1

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Writer: John Ostrander

Pencils and inks: Gary Kwapisz

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An adventure into the past with the Flash reveals a surprising link to the Golden Age Hawks.

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