Where the Wasted Potential Comes to Fester

Bring on the love between comic book characters that authors have forgotten/missed out on!

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– Wenonah Littlebird AKA Owlwoman in Justice League Quarterly #17

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         Pride Month Challenge - Underappreciated Couple 

Pod was - a piece of me. When she is gone, a piece of me is gone. Some days I cannot feel anything else - only that she is gone. And you…you are always there.

                             Aikku/Toni ☆ Pod/Rescue 

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Happy Ramadan  (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

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Sam Wilson & Bucky Barnes

Recommended Issues Reading List

Captain America v5 (especially #12-14, 25, 32, 37-40)

Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America

Captain America Reborn

Captain America v1 #600-616

Captain America: Forever Allies

Fear Itself #3, 7.1

Secret Avengers #15

Avengers Stand-off arc (Welcome To Pleasant Hill #1, Assault On Pleasant Hill Alpha #1, Assault On Pleasant Hill Omega #1, Captain America: Sam Wilson #7-8)

I’m probably forgetting a lot of issues, so let me know if I missed anything important

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Where to start reading Todd Rice (Obsidian)?

His first appearance was in All-Star Squadron #25

All-Star Squadron #26-27

Infinity Inc. #1-53

Infinity Inc Annual #1-2

Justice League America v1 #0

JSA (especially #5, 7-9, 46, 50)

Manhunter v3 #18-20, 23, 25, 30

Justice Society of America v3

Justice League of America v2 #43-48 

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Happy mother’s day, Addie.

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Where to start reading Hawk and Dove?

There’s been several version of Hawk and Dove, starting from Hank and Don which were the original H&D to Hank and Dawn, briefly Wiley and Sasha then Dawn and Holly and finally again Hank and Dawn.

Hank and Don’s first appearance as Hawk and Dove is in Showcase #75 then continue on in

Hawk and Dove  vol 1

Secret Origins #28

Teen Titans vol. 1 #21 #25-29 50-52

Crisis on Infinite Earths

Dawn becomes Hanks new partner after Crisis:

Hawk & Dove vol 2. #1-5

Hawk & Dove Vol. 3 (especially #1-5, 11-12, 14-17, 20)

Secret Origins #43

Hawk and Dove annual #1, #2

Armaggedon 2001

Now in Armageddon 2001 Hank leaves the Hawk identity thinking Dove is dead, he does some stuff we’re gonna ignore and ends up dying but of course Dove comes back and gets a new partner

JSA #14-15, 44-52 (2003)

Teen Titans Vol 3 #22-23, #27-28, 34

Teen Titans East Special #1.

Blackest Night

Green Lantern Corps vol 2 #46

Then Hank returns

Brightest Day

Birds of Prey vol 2 #1-13

Hawk & Dove New 52 1-8

Now with Wiley and Sasha just check out Genesis miniseries #2, Hawk and Dove v 4, JLA/Titans #2 andThe Titans Secret Files #2.

I hope that was helpful enough without spoiling anything.

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Where to start reading Doctor Fate?

As there’s been more than one Doctor Fate this guide will be divided into each incarnation.

Keep reading

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Where to start reading Beatriz Da Costa (Fire)?

Although her first appearance was actually Super Friends #25, her first real apperance is considered in DC Comics Presents #46

Infinity, Inc. #32, 34-37, 50

Secret Origins v2 #27, 33

Justice League International #12-25 (especially #14, 19)

Justice League America #26-113 (especially #28, 67, 71, 88)

Invasion! #2-3

Martian Manhunter v2 #10

Formerly Known as the Justice League #1-8

I Can’t Believe It’s Not the Justice League(JLA Classified) #4-9

Infinite Crisis Special: OMAC Project

Checkmate v2 (especially #11-12)

Justice League: Generation Lost

Justice League International v3

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redtha replied to your post: Also I want Koryak and Lorena Marquez back please...

And La'gaan.

Yes! And La'gaan.

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I’m thinking of reading the Linda supergirl run, should I?

Yes! It's really good and a fun twist on superheroes, especially since Linda's has a lot of flaws.

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John Henry/John Wilson, DC The New Frontier (2004)

“John Wilson was a veteran of the Korean war, where he fought with distinction. Upon his discharge he moved to Knoxville, Tennessee, where he took work in a machine shop. In 1957, his home was burned by the Klu Klux Klan. His wife and daughter were killed in the blaze, which he barely survived. Mr Wilson was lynched in a nearby tree, but after the Klansmen walked away the branch broke (in part due to the heat from a nearby burning cross), and he survived the hanging. The police would soon accuse him of having set the fire and killed his own family.

In shock, the African-American veteran walked away and went to his forge. There, singing the ballad of John Henry to himself, he crafted two replicas of the legendary 20-pound hammers wielded by the steel drivin’ man. With those two hammers and an executioner’s hood, the hanging rope still around his neck, the survivor started his revenge. When Klansmen burned a ’Negro church‘ and murdered those trapped within, he silently walked to them, hammers in hand, and did what he did.

Over a three months period, his guerilla warfare terrified the Klan ; he killed two men and wounded dozens. Having fought against oppression in Korea, he was now fighting another totalitarian rule at home.“ - x

Story and art by Darwyn Cooke, colors: Dave Stewart

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I will miss Darwyn Cooke terribly.

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Black History Month (Year 3) | Day 9 | Peek-A-Boo, The Flash Lashawn Baez aka Peek-A-Boo was created by Geoff Johns and Scott Kollins. She first appeared in The Flash Issue #180. Her distinctive outfit includes roller blading gear and clothing with smiley faces on it Peek-a-Boo can teleport by breaking down her molecular structure and then re-assembling her body elsewhere possibly by unconsciously entangling her molecules with molecules local to her destination. Whenever someone touches her, she teleports a short distance away, this makes her difficult to capture. Peek-a-Boo’s teleportation powers can create dangerous implosions at their exit point if she isn’t careful. She also possesses an advanced knowledge of medicine and first aid. Lashawn was a grad student at Central City Medical School, who put aside her studies to take care of her father Tomas Baez when he got ill. Tomas was in desperate need of a kidney transplant. She tried to donate hers, but the procedure activated her latent metagene, granting her teleportation powers, but making her unable to donate her kidney due to the fact that she teleported whenever she was touched. Lashawn decided that she would use her powers to find a matching donor organ for her father. Peek-a-Boo appears in CW’s The Flash as “Shawna Baez”, this version has a power limitation meaning she can only teleport where she can see. She also appears in Art Baltazar‘s “Tiny Titans”. (Sources: Comic Vine, Wikipedia)

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So you want to read X-men

Well good luck and god speed. X-men comics have a bit of reputation for being a cluster fuck of flagship books,of multiple volumes, with spin of series, events and crossovers every step of the way, and even a lot of long time comicbook fans have a bit of trepidation from wandering into this mess BUT it’s worth it, because it’s a wonderful void of obsession mess

So as someone who’s spent a sad amount of time reading and loving X-men comics, here’s my own personal reading order for you to get up to date with the current world of modern x-men.

New X-men by Grant Morrison:  #114-#154

Astonishing X-men by Joss Whedon: #1-#24

House of M

X-men: Messiah complex

X-men: manifest destiny

X-men: Nation X

Uncanny X-men V1 by matt fraction: #500-#541

Avengers/X-men: Utopia 

X-infernus

New mutants v3

Messiah war

Necrosha

X-men: second coming

X-men: curse of the mutants

X-men: schism and regenisis

Uncanny X-men V2 by Kieron Gillen: #1-#20

Wolverine and the X-men 

Avengers vs X-men

Uncanny X-men V3 by Brian Micheal Bendis (current on-going)

All New X-men by Brian Micheal Bendis (current on-going)

*This is not a complete list. Titles such as X-factor or X-force, even though they are good, are not listed because they’re not exactly essential for keeping up with the core narrative. Read X-factor if you like more obscure mutants doing detective things. Read X-force if you like ninjas and sad things.

*Titles that are bolded are more significant events and stories

*download links are provided where I could, just click on the titles

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Titans Appreciation Month- Week 2: Underappreciated Titans

January 12th: Karen Beecher (Bumblebee) & Mal Duncan (Herald)

What’s wrong? Scared of a few bees?

(my other TAM edits)

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Black History Month → Bronze-Age Superheroines

During the Bronze Age of Comics (1970–1985/86), DC Comics’ first black superheroine (i.e. costumed crimefighter) was Bumblebee. While Karen Beecher made her debut in Teen Titans #45 on December 1976, she only donned her Bumblebee supersuit in Teen Titans #48 on June 1977. Bumblebee’s supersuit enhanced her speed, strength, endurance and stamina, and gave her the ability to fly and shoot electric blasts.

Then came Vixen in Action Comics #521 on July 1981. Mari Macabe (later renamed McCabe) was originally intended to be DC’s first black superheroine to headline her own solo title. Vixen was canceled before it was published in 1978, due to DC experiencing financial difficulties. Mari therefore made her official debut in 1981, with changes to her character. Born in the fictional African nation of Zambesi, she has the power to mimic the abilities of any animal on Earth.

Bumblebee and Vixen have since been adapted a number of times in animated series and video games, making them DC’s most prominent black superheroines. The Vixen mantle has also been portrayed twice in live action by Megalyn Echikunwoke & Maisie Richardson-Sellers. In addition, Vixen is DC’s first black superheroine to headline her own solo series, Vixen, on CW Seed.

Following DC’s current Rebirth relaunch, Bumblebee is due to appear in Titans while Vixen in Justice League of America.

↳  Honorable mention: Former assassin turned vigilante Onyx made her debut in the Bronze Age (Detective Comics #546, January 1985) as well, nearing the time it was ending after DC’s Crisis on Infinite Earths in 1986. She has been a member and ally of the Batman Family prior to DC’s reboot in 2011, and adapted once in an animated film (Batman: Bad Blood).

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October 17th is the birthday of John Stewart, Green Lantern of Sector 2814.  Happy Birthday, John Stewart!  (Not to be confused with the fake news guy, Jon Stewart) Created by Dennis O’Neil and Neal Adams, John Stewart first appeared in Green Lantern v.2 #87 in December 1971.  He is DC’s first African-American superhero.  (The Black Racer appeared earlier in 1971, but is not exactly a “hero”).

A former Marine and architect from Detroit, John Stewart was selected by the Guardians of the Universe to be the backup Green Lantern for Hal Jordan when Guy Gardner was seriously injured.  He served as the backup Green Lantern several times before becoming the primary Green Lantern of Sector 2814 in Green Lantern v.2 #182 (November 1984), when Hal Jordan relinquished his ring.  He has remained a member of the Green Lantern Corps, even after Hal Jordan returned.  He has also served as a member of the Justice League. Here are a few John Stewart comics from the DuGarm Collection at the University of Iowa: Special Collections. Green Lantern v.2 #188 (May 1985), cover by Joe Staton and Bruce Patterson

Green Lantern: Mosaic v.1 #3 (August 1992), cover by Cully Hamner and Keith Aiken

Green Lantern v.2 #190 (July 1985), cover by Joe Staton and Bruce Patterson

Crisis on Infinite Earths v.1 #1 (April 1985), cover by George Perez

Green Lantern v.2 #165 (June 1983), cover by Gil Kane

Crisis on Infinite Earths v.1 #2 (April 1985), cover by George Perez

Green Lantern v.2 #182 (November 1984), cover by Dave Gibbons

Green Lantern Corps v.1 #202 (July 1986), cover by Joe Staton and Bruce Patterson

Green Lantern v.3 #6 (November 1990), cover by Pat Broderick

Who’s Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe v.1 #9 (November 1985), cover by Paris Cullins and Dick Giordano