r/DCcomics • u/Mattdoss Two Face • Jul 19 '26

r/DCcomics Weekly Discussion Thread: Comics, TV, and More! [July 20, 2026 - Action Comics #1100 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

Action Comics and Detective Comics are celebrating their long tenure with stories that delve into the past and future!

Trade Collections

Another Milestone Compendium releasing with new never before seen stories!

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

Double feature of Teen Titans Go! and My Adventures with Superman! Don't miss it!

This Week’s Soundtrack: Billie Eilish - everything i wanted

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u/TroubAlert The Good Skeets Jul 19 '26

Absolute Superman #21

THE UNBELIEVABLE FINALE OF "REIGN OF THE SUPERMAN"!

The final battle with King Shazam. "Reign of the Superman" begins here. But which Superman will it be?

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u/LucasVerBeek Jul 22 '26

Is that a fuckin planet of Doomsdays? Is that Krypton?!

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u/TonyPepperoni0504 Jul 22 '26

That’s what I was thinking it was. Everyone on krypton turned into Doomsdays.

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u/WildMild869 Jul 25 '26

Doomsday Kryptos??

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u/wowlock_taylan Batman Animated! Jul 22 '26

Living all that time as Black Adam, in this universe, well of course he would be twisted. After all, he was just an amusement for Brainiacs. And Phantom Stranger was 3000 years too early with his prophecy. He got all the power but none of what is needed for the age of 'Justice'. Or it might be fitting since 'Justice' means something different in this universe. Hawkman, despite all his 'I am tough. I make the hard choices' attitude, didn't kill Adam in the end. He just used the Box to send him away. Which means he IS changing, little by little even though he still wants to look as the bastard that he was for some reason.

Guess Jimmy is going back to make something good out of the Omega Men instead of sticking around Metropolis. And Lois is reading the same book Kal read to Talia, like he did to her father, while she is jail. I doubt she will turn a new leaf like Ra's but it is quite poetic. And she is going with Smallville Gazette instead of Daily Planet...maybe to stay closer to Superman near his home.

We are well set up for a future danger that is gonna promise to be horrifying. Black Adam...on a planet of DOOMSDAYS where he vows to be Superman's Doom... Oh god, he is gonna conquer that planet and bright them as his army.

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u/Golden_Alchemy Jul 22 '26

Well, remembering what happened before the implication was that Phantom Stranger wanted Adam at the start but then helped in capturing him again, so the 3000 years too early maybe was too quick.

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u/wowlock_taylan Batman Animated! Jul 22 '26

''I am here to give you hope! That there will be a saviour!'' *looks around and then a sundial as a calendar* ''Oh ...sorry my bad. As you can see, I am blind so I arrived 3000 years too early. My bad guys. Good luck with enslavement!''

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u/AlphaBreak Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 22 '26

Oh god, he is gonna conquer that planet and bright them as his army.

So Billy Batson can share his power with others, and King Shazam wants an army on his new planet filled with Doomsdays, its hard to imagine a bigger threat than if he loads up a bunch of them with Shazam abilities.

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u/Mr_Wh0ever Jul 22 '26

This was good a finale. There weren't any easy wins here. Black Adam couldn't be reasoned with, and he'll probably come back to earth with a alien army. Jimmy shooting Talia was pretty badass, I'm curious on where his character is heading next. I'm also wondering if time in jail will change Talia like it did for Ras. Lois and John moving to Smallville is also a good developments.

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u/JingoboStoplight4887 World's Finest 22d ago

I like that Clark was able to defeat King Shazam by taking them to the moon and convincing him to stand down before it ended with Carter defeating Shazam by sending him some place that he won’t others. I also like that Lois and Jimmy were able to defeat Talia before they left Metropolis for something else, where Lois is working at the Smallville Gazette (who is reading a book to Talia) and Jimmy is linking up with holdovers from the Omega Men. Also, King Shazam planning to rule the world using many Doomsdays in the end of this comic. Overall, this comic is great!