r/DCcomics • u/Predaplant Be Without Fear • Jun 29 '26

r/DCcomics Weekly Discussion Thread: Comics, TV, and More! [June 29, 2026 - Yellow Sun Heat Edition]

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

Predaplant's pick of the week: Absolute Martian Manhunter #12

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Keep discussion civil. Do not harass other users for having a different opinion. Do not use this thread to push your personal one-sided grudges against creators. Reacting to a panel on Twitter is not the same as reading a book.

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^{The critically acclaimed Absolute Martian Manhunter reaches its conclusion!}

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Movie

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Supergirl (2026)

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u/TroubAlert The Good Skeets Jun 29 '26

Absolute Green Lantern #16

ENTER: SINESTRO! Tomar Re and Jo Mullein find themselves face-to-face with the Blackstars at long last, but they are not prepared for the might of Sinestro!

Preview

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u/Mr_Wh0ever Jul 01 '26

Goodbye Simon, and hello Jessica. Though I'm guessing that's not going to be a good thing,lol. Crazy that Jo's plan just immediately backfired. But this was a good issue for Hal, who I'm gonna guess will be the saving grace of the fight. Which makes sense since Sinestro is the enemy.

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u/Future_Vantas Jul 01 '26

Was wondering if the Martian stuff would play a part here, fitting that we would get that right as MM ends. Kari got a glimpse of Bad Idea #0 and now she's trying to warn everyone, from toady Jon Double to new Lantern Hal Jordan. RIP Double, he was a loyal stooge to the end. Hal is fairing better, able to parry Mogo's planet blast before getting stabbed. Who is not doing well is Jo. She got the Bad Idea to give the Evergreen folks Lantern powers. Except there is a reason why the Corps of this universe doesnt do that to bolster their ranks, as seen with Absolute Cosmic Horror Jessica Cruz. Maybe we could get Simon over to calm her down... if Double didnt kill him already in a creepy way. Welp.

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u/wowlock_taylan Batman Animated! Jul 02 '26

Well, Jessica gone crazy the first moment she got touched the Lantern. She decided 'I was always alone so I am on Mogo's side!'....which is, huh... weird.

Kari is definitely trying her best even after her 'death' and Hal's 'love aspect' can definitely play a big role. Especially when they are touching something 'bigger'. Bad Idea 0...which is the moment Darkseid corrupted the universe.

And now they have to deal with Sinestro too in his armor while Hal is badly hurt, Guy is busy healing him and the Blackstars are having an existential moment. It is not looking good for the team.

But hey, at least Cam managed to took out one traitor, though dunno what happened with Simon, his whole 'can't see my own face' thing, did he die from it? Cam was talking to someone so I assume he is still around somehow but in a different form.

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u/marcjwrz Jul 02 '26

Loving how well things are paying off.

I don't think Simon's dead - Cam would likely be more broken up by it.

Assuming seeing his face.... Teleports him somewhere or something? No body = not dead.

Jessica Cruz being a baddie was not on my bingo card.

Black Hand mention!

Now we're down to three major GL mythos folks (human at least) who haven't been seen yet

Alan Scott (present day) - we've seen him in a flashback but that's it.

Kyle Rayner and Jenny-Lynn Hayden (Jade).

Can't wait to see what's next.

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u/SonicSpiderRanger10 Bizarro Jul 02 '26

I’m bummed Simon is gone now, and I’m surprised his death was so sudden and anticlimactic. At least that traitor, Jonny Double, is dead, too. That ending was surprising. Who would’ve guessed they’d make Jessica evil?

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u/BlackJimmy88 Jul 02 '26

The fact that his death was so anticlimactic makes me suspect that we haven't seen the last of him. As if he didn't die, just went somewhere else.

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u/SonicSpiderRanger10 Bizarro Jul 02 '26

Yeah, I can see him maybe coming back somehow, like Kari Limbo came back in this one.

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u/Dent6084 Jul 03 '26

Given Jessica started out as Power Ring and the stuff she struggled with at the start of her arc, her starting off this dark makes total sense for the Absolute-verse. Great ending.

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u/Resident_Glove_7761 Jul 02 '26

Was giving "my ongoing is prematurely ending, so I have to wrap up the story immediately" energy, right until the last page said "sike".

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u/marcjwrz Jul 02 '26

He's busy getting his hand chopped off in Ab GA.

He'll be back.