Catch-Up: Injustice 2, #1-3

[zapbiffpow]

In this edition of Catch-Up:

- Harley Quinn reacts properly to explosions.

- Doctor Fate is beaten by a new, difficult opponent.

- And Calendar Man celebrates an eventful birthday. Check it!

Words: Tom Taylor
Art: Bruno Redondo

Injustice 2 #1:























"Welcome to the Suicide Squad."

Injustice 2 #2:






























To Harley's horror, "Batman" kills off Waller and the other brass, commandeering the Squad for his own.

Injustice 2, #3:

I really want to know who this new Batman is, and if once again he's Jason Todd. There's a casually, street-level snarky tone to the way he talks: like how Red Hood was when Winick wrote him. 

 

Also because I want to know how he attached those rifles to his back without fucking up the paracape. 

Anyway, good luck to whoever covers #4! 

Comments

[walkingthroughforest]

Why is this again better than 90% of everything DC publishes?

[aperturedreams]

This is pretty good, but in the Rebirth era, I don't think that's true any longer. DC is doing quite well.

[spider_man6]

Yeah, I agree. I just wish Tom Taylor got to write the Harley Quinn book. It would be so good.

[zapbiffpow]

You say true, I say thankya.

[shadowpsykie]

Do you walk along the beam too sai?

[zapbiffpow]

A-ha! Long days and pleasant nights to you!

[shadowpsykie]

You have remembered the face of your father. Say Thankee sai.

[zapbiffpow]

*bows* Say thankee!

[rainspirit]

That's Damien Wayne colours when he was Nightwing. I'm pretty sure it's him. He was evil as hell.

[zapbiffpow]

In any case, that would explain the whole 'I'm better than you, old man' theme New Batman's been riding. Maybe an alternate universe version, given how this story does that thing.

Edit: Wait, I just realized something. Consider how our guy calls Batman 'Mr. Wayne' - that might throw a wrench on both our Damian/Jason theories. Still, the alternate 'verse theory holds.

[beyondthefringe]

Oh hey. Head-splodey the bad guys. Nothing like gratuitous carnage of D-list supervillains.

[icon_uk]

In fairness, it's a Suicide Squad tradition

[zapbiffpow]

That was one of the things I understand people might take issue with (given how Clock King was Squad during JLU and how Tom King pulled off one of the best Suicide Squad stories using shit villains during Batman's 'I am Suicide'), but I don't mind so much. Maybe except to wish for Gory Discretion Shots only.

[icon_uk]

I DO like this Harley Quinn!

"What does Batman get for Christmas?"

"Sadness... in black"

And her snark to Waller is excellent.

[zapbiffpow]

Yeah, Quinn's in prime form in this series. Even more than in the original Injustice series, or even in the current Harley Quinn book. Which, on a tangent, is why I'm scared they'll kill her off.

[deepspaceartist]

Nah, Harley's in Injustice 2. And it's explicitly this Harley, not an alt universe version or anything. She should be safe.

[zapbiffpow]

Oh, that's good news. Fingers crossed she makes it through the sequel.

[lizard_of_aus]

Jason Todd's an obvious answer. Personally, I'm hoping that they're using the multiverse angle to bring in an evil Batsy. So far it's been nothing but "Superman evil Batman super-good" in these parallel timelines. I'd enjoy it if they flipped it around for once.

[zapbiffpow]

If it's a parallel timeline, I don't mind, as Iong as they keep that characterization off the current Rebirth one. That's the creative advantage of Elseworlds stories, anyway.

[remial]

my guess is a Braniac bat-clone

[zapbiffpow]

Or maybe a Brainiac-bot, I guess. Hence the glowing eyes.

[captainbellman]

It would be nice if Killer Croc looked less like Doomsday.

[zapbiffpow]

Huh, didn't notice that.

[jekylls_salvation]

Yes that is more than a skin condition. Someone's eventually going to have to cave and fix his origin if this keeps up.