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It was already revealed in Fantastic Four that the Marvel Comics Universe, that they dodged the coronavirus pandemic. But what about DC?
Article Summary
- Marvel’s ‘Fantastic Four’ #14 showcased how a tech entrepreneur thwarted COVID-19.
- In ‘Big Game’ #1, a superhero ingeniously creates a variant to combat the pandemic.
- ‘Batman: The Brave and The Bold’ #8 hints DC Universe may be post-pandemic.
- ‘Savage Dragon’ receives accolades for its direct approach to COVID-19 storytelling.
It was already revealed in Fantastic Four #14 that in the Marvel Comics Universe, that multi-billionaire tech-bro Dan Passi had used his AI app Metamind to prevent the coronavirus pandemic that began in our world in 2019/2020.
While in the Millarworld shared universe revealed in Big Game #1, Prodigy created the Omicron variant of COVID-19 to take out the pandemic which itself was a huge plot by the bad guys. To be fair, Mark Millar has never encountered a conspiracy theory he didn’t love.
But in the DC Comics Universe, while Gotham has had lockdowns for other reasons, coronavirus never got a mention in continuity…
…although the Penguin and Catwoman did forcibly vaccinate the world in a storyline out of continuity that DC seems to want to forget, even though it was written by Danny Di Vito...
…until this week’s Batman: The Brave And The Bold #8. Smack bang in DC canon.
As a mother looks after her sick child, we get a mention of another event…
Just a brief mention of this being a post-pandemic world. But it’s more than we’ve seen before. An editorial slip, or a placeholder for stories to come? Unless they are now going to say that this refers to what happened in Beast World or Knight Terrors…
In the end, Savage Dragon did it better than anyone.
BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #8 CVR A SIMONE DI MEO
DC COMICS
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Written By Guillem March, Kyle Starks, Gabriel Hardman, John Higgins Art By Guillem March, Fernando Pasarin, Gabriel Hardman, John Higgins Guillem March’s gripping, white-knuckled Back to Year One Batman adventure concludes! In part two of Kyle Starks and Fernando Pasarin’s Wild Dog: Here Comes Trouble!, Wild Dog comes face to face with the new gang taking over the Quad Cities! Aquaman’s bare-knuckle mission takes him to…Gorilla City?! Gabriel Hardman’s undersea adventure continues!In Shops: Dec 26, 2023 SRP: $7.99
FANTASTIC FOUR #14
MARVEL COMICS
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(W) Ryan North (A) Iban Coello (CA) Alex Ross
A year ago, Reed Richards sent a whole city block the Baxter Building stands on – along with his own children and the children of his best friends Ben and Alicia – a year ahead in time. It was a desperate measure, but it saved them. And now, it’s time for them all to come back. But when the Fantastic Four arrive in NYC, they find something is being built in the pit where the block once stood – and worse, nobody seems to know exactly what it is or why they’re building it. With the clock ticking, they investigate this mystery – and discover a mysterious new threat that may have been pulling the strings this entire time… Rated T+In Shops: Dec 06, 2023 SRP: $3.99
BIG GAME #1 (OF 5) CVR A LARRAZ (MR)
IMAGE COMICS
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(W) Mark Millar (A/CA) Pepe Larraz
MINISERIES PREMIERE The comics event of the summer is here! Okay, this is so top secret we can’t even show you the main cover because it spoils something MASSIVE. Just trust us when we say that this is going to be the comic book event of 2023-and it’s NOT what you’re expecting. Does the crossover really go that wide? Yes, it does. BIG GAME pulls together KICK-ASS, KINGSMAN, NEMESIS, THE MAGIC ORDER, and ALL the Millarworld franchises in one special event. This must be ordered like CRAZY!In Shops: Jul 19, 2023 SRP: $4.99
SAVAGE DRAGON #249 (MR)
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(W) Erik Larsen (A/CA) Erik Larsen
“THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM”
The countdown to SAVAGE DRAGON #250 continues as, unbeknownst to Malcolm Dragon, his greatest foes have gathered in an effort to eliminate him once and for all and take over the city of Toronto! A great jumping-on point for new readers from award-winning writer/artist ERIK LARSEN.In Shops: Jun 17, 2020 SRP: $3.99
SAVAGE DRAGON #261 CVR A LARSEN (MR)
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(W) Erik Larsen (A/CA) Erik Larsen
“INTO THE HORNET’S NEST!”-Double the Dragons! Double the action! Malcolm Dragon teams up with Paul Dragon, his father from another reality now equipped with a cyborg arm to take down the Vicious Circle once and for all.In Shops: Jan 12, 2022
SRP: $3.99
GOTHAM CITY VILLAINS ANNIVERSARY GIANT #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR C FRANK QUITELY PENGUIN CARD STOCK VAR
(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Frank Quitely
Written by Danny DeVito, Wes Craig, G. Willow Wilson, Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Joshua Williamson, Stephanie Phillips, Dan Watters, Nadia Shammas, and Mairghread Scott Art by Dan Mora, Wes Craig, Emma Rios, Riccardo Federici, Max Raynor, Max Fiumara, Skylar Patridge, Ariela Kristantina, Khary Randolph, Jill Thompson, Christian Ward, Gabriel Walta, and others Gotham City may be protected by the Dark Knight, but this major metropolitan destination is also plagued by some of the deadliest, most nefarious villains in the DC Universe! In this oversize anniversary giant, DC Comics proudly presents tales of Batman’s deadliest foes written and drawn by some of the biggest, most exciting names in comics! 2021 marks an anniversary year for the Scarecrow, Poison Ivy, Ra’s al Ghul, Talia al Ghul, the Mad Hatter, Killer Moth, and the original Red Hood, and Gotham City Villains Anniversary Giant #1 brings these baddies to life in some big ways! Also featuring the anniversary celebration of the Penguin, written by none other than the man who brought Oswald Cobblepot to life in Batman Returns, star of the silver screen Danny DeVito!
Retail: $10.99 In-Store Date: 11/30/2021
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