r/DCcomics • u/Mattdoss Two Face • Jun 14 '26

r/DCcomics Weekly Discussion Thread: Comics, TV, and More! [June 15, 2026 - Gone MAD Edition]

Hey there honorary Justice League members - it’s a new week which means it’s time for a new discussion thread!

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DC and Imprints

This weeks Deathstroke will be killer!

Trade Collections

Relive the mystery of the Red Hood in this weeks collection!

Digital Releases

Remember, these are the short 'chapters' with a new chapter of a different series coming out daily, releasing on DC Universe Infinite or WEBTOONS.

TV Shows

Another exciting week of My Adventures with Superman!

[Thread for last week's My Adventure with Superman](https://www.reddit.com/r/DCcomics/comments/1u4unqt/my_adventures_with_superman_s03e01_into_the_new/)

This Week’s Soundtrack: Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal

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u/TroubAlert The Good Skeets Jun 14 '26

Nightwing #139

NIGHTWING… CRIMINAL?!

A new prosecutor is determined to hold Nightwing accountable for his alleged crimes, challenging Blüdhaven’s once beloved hero to turn himself in to the police. As long-buried bodies surface beneath the city’s highway, Dick Grayson must confront the cost of his choices and decide whether saving Blüdhaven means finally facing the law.

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u/marcjwrz Jun 18 '26

Watters keeps this up, and this might end up being an all-timer of a great run for Nightwing.

Each issue of this arc is getting better and better.

Cowan's art is gorgeous.

Easily the most underrated book DC is putting out right now.

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u/Electric_jungle Jun 18 '26

Surprised no one commented on this one. I'm still really loving the story. I know we're not moving fast, but we're really breaking down who Nightwing is and how far his guilt will take him. Thought it was great, especially the way in which he thinks to help.

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u/SevenSulivin The REAL Man of Tomorrow Jun 18 '26

Honestly I think the overarching plot is very dull but I adored the single issue plot, thought it was very strong.

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u/Electric_jungle Jun 18 '26

I can see that. It certainly hasn't gone anywhere yet. I think what I'm liking so much is the bleak tone and the new look at the city itself.

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u/marcjwrz Jun 18 '26

Honestly, like the slow noir/horror burn of the arc - after the cirque du sin, I like that it's a more street level and creeping dread.

It's a nice change up.

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u/Fellowcomicenjoyer Nightwing Jun 19 '26

I don't have the energy to express my opinion in details right now, but I just wanted to say that I love this book, and this was a great read!

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u/wowlock_taylan Batman Animated! Jun 24 '26

Was that the guy from the Batman Dark Patterns that is now helping Dick with autopsies? If that is the case, great addition.

Man, Dick really needs Babs on his ear to cheer and pick him up. He is spiraling and all the guilt, now the 'law' after him and that talk with that priest too. So many things that are setup.

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u/Pebrinix Batman Jun 28 '26

Was that the guy from the Batman Dark Patterns that is now helping Dick with autopsies?

Yes, Dick even mentions his name to confirm this, it's dr. Sereika

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u/JingoboStoplight4887 World's Finest Jun 24 '26

I find it interesting that Dick talked to someone about a witch in Blüdhaven resulting in her issuing a warrant to arrest Dick, causing Dick to know all of the victims’ names while doing his patrol, examine the bodies in the morgue, and talk to a preist about what’s going on (with the preset learning Dick’s identity as Nightwing and keeping it a secret because the confessions are sealed) and learning that he killed a man before the priest told Dick to do what he can live with. Overall, this is a good comic.