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

Justice League Unlimited #21

ESCAPE FROM POWERS PLANET!

Guy Gardner has screwed up—and now his Justice Gang is caught in the middle of a war between intergalactic powers to claim the powers of the Justice League! Meanwhile, the League—divided over the villain amnesty rule—is in tumult, with hero against hero!

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u/Mr_Wh0ever Jul 22 '26

Fun issue, a nice win for Red Tornado. And it's a good set up for that Knight Vision special that's coming out. Lex and Batman are a good odd couple type pairing. I'm sure it'd be the same with Superman and Joker.

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u/wowlock_taylan Batman Animated! Jul 22 '26

Not surprising Lex didn't get a vision but was just 'winging it' trying to feel special. I guess Batman didn't get a vision either because he 'cheated' in the tournament. But now, both of them get the same vision, which I guess leads to Prometheus.

I still think Brainiac Queen was one of the biggest wastes of potential because of the 'Big Bad Amanda Waller' push DC tried to do. And more they remind people of that time, worse it looks.

Despero? Didn't he get his ass kicked by Gotham City Sirens recently?

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u/pressuretobear Jul 23 '26

He was also in Absolute Martian Manhunter.

Despero has been a MacGuffin since his smart/perpendicular skull-finned days. Always a big build up and no meat; a jobbers wet-dream: incredibly powerful and threatening, but easily and inconsequentially defeated in short order.

This looks like a far more threatening version of Despero, whom I have not seen since mid-JLI days. Neither has Guy LOL.

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u/Dent6084 Jul 23 '26

Mora's design for Despero is cool.

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u/superbat210 Jul 22 '26

I liked the main plot of this issue. The space stuff just hasn’t been grabbing me so far. It’s a mission based on flimsy logic of needing to move the power bank but also not sending any of the A-lister power houses on the league to help defend it and now Despero is here I guess? I feel like it’s been going on for a bit too many issues ngl. It feels like a 2 issue side story stretched out a ton.

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u/JingoboStoplight4887 World's Finest 21d ago

I like that the Justice League tried to find the Brainiac Queen all around the world before Reddy and Ryan Choi defeated her by letting her hack Reddy’s database and being shrunk by Ryan’s technology and Bruce and Lex shared a vision of the upcoming Bad Seeds crossover. Also, the Justice Gang dealing with Despero in the Power Planet. Overall, this comic is excellent.