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Negaduck #1

Breaking out of prison, Negaduck returns to St. Canard to take come up with a dastardly plan to take the city by storm. Things don’t go well. It turns out, coming up with an original criminal plan is actually harder than the super-villain expected as all other Darkwing Duck villains beat him to the punch on all of his “brilliant” ideas only riling up the villain even more.

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The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries #12

This volume of The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries comes to an end with Mystery, Inc. waking up in the future and meeting Batman Beyond‘s Batman fighting the Royal Flush Gang over classic Batman gadgets such as Batman’s utility belt. At least that’s what the group thinks is happening. It’s a fun, if unlikely, team-up with the future Batman as confused by the sudden appearance the young detective as the gang themselves.

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Daredevil #1

Resurrected and brought back from Hell to live life in New York as a preacher leading a youth home of troubled kids, Father Matthew still has the skills acquired but is only dimly aware of a former life that’s about to crash down upon him when Elektra (who has been keeping tabs on him and secretly funding the orphanage) is possessed by a demon and sent after him.

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Batman and Robin #1

The Dynamic Duo launch into a new era with Batman and Robin #1 featuring a more lighthearted pairing that had me confused for several pages as to just who was wearing Robin’s mask. Turns out it is Damian, just a far less grumpy and murderous one that fans are likely to recognize. Honestly, given the strong Dick Grayson vibes of the pair’s outing which opens the comic, I thought maybe this was a throwback to a Bruce and Dick adventure.

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Justice Society of America #6

Justice Society of America #6 is a transitionary issue with the comic dealing with the fallout of the conflict from the opening arc of the series and starting to deal with the group of forgotten sidekicks who have been rediscovered. While some of these reappearances lead to tearful reunions with lost family and mentors, such as as Judy Garrick‘s heartfelt reunion with her father, many of the sidekicks don’t have mentors to return to.

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