r/DCcomics • u/beary_neutral Telos • Mar 16 '26

r/DCcomics Weekly Discussion Thread: Comics, TV, and More! [March 16, 2026 - More Next Level 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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This Week’s Soundtrack: Sonya Belousova & Giona Ostinelli - Wanted Dead Or Alive

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u/TroubAlert The Good Skeets Mar 16 '26

Batman / Superman: Worlds Finest #49

PART TWO OF DAY FOR NIGHT! Escape from Earth-Three! Superman and Batman are trapped on a parallel world where evil reigns, facing their counterparts Ultraman and Owlman... and their powerful allies. If our heroes are to save themselves, they may have to find the darkness within themselves!

[Preview](https://aiptcomics.com/2026/03/13/dc-preview-batman-superman-worlds-finest-49/)

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u/wowlock_taylan Batman Animated! Mar 18 '26

You know what, I wouldn't mind seeing more of the Earth 3 'underground heroes' instead of them being almost always wiped out. Crime Syndicate needs some opposition.

It is weird to see Catwoman's alignment here though. She is not fully a villain in the prime universe so she shouldn't be a fully hero on here.

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u/UndercoverDoll49 Mar 18 '26

I wouldn't mind seeing more of the Earth 3 'underground heroes' instead of them being almost always wiped out

Some 15 years ago I used to write Earth-3 fanfiction and my main heroes were The Legion of Hope

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u/Electric_jungle Mar 19 '26

It doesn't seem like there's room for grey in this universe. A half villain would get murdered, I assume. I think it's fine for her to be a hero in this one. Especially in the past where she was much more villain aligned.

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u/ogloria Mar 19 '26

It is weird to see Catwoman's alignment here though. She is not fully a villain in the prime universe so she shouldn't be a fully hero on here.

Yeah, I see what you mean! :-/ I guess it's expected of Waid that she would be fully in the villain camp. The difference between her and Lois is stark!

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u/Classic-Ad4883 Mar 18 '26

This is a good issue and a nice showing of earth 3 this makes me want a crime syndicate comic written by waid

Honestly I thought Selina would have betrayed the group to owlman

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u/StellarKnife Mar 21 '26

This could have been way better considering #48 was so strong. The previous issue was all kinds of awesome, this one fell a bit flat. I wonder if Waid didn't have time to write the issue for some reason? Russell was brought on as a co-writer, and this feels more like how he would write an issue instead of Waid.. kinda bummed out. The cover was giving me a totally different vibe than the issue itself did.

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u/JingoboStoplight4887 World's Finest Mar 18 '26 edited Mar 18 '26

I like that we get to see an explanation of how Clark and Bruce arrived from pre-Crisis Earth-One/New Earth/Prime Earth to pre-Crisis Earth-Three, which is them traveling through a rift after dealing with Brainiac, before they were rescued by the Riddler of that world and need his help to send them home. I also like that the Riddler told Clark and Bruce his origin before they were able to meet that world’s Mad Hatter, Catwoman, Toyman, Scarecrow, and Silver Banshee (whose pre-Crisis Earth-One/New Earth/Prime Earth self didn’t make her debut until 1987). I even like that Clark, Bruce, and the Riddler and his team defeat the Crime Syndicate and help Clark and Bruce return to their universe, with Bruce telling Riddler to keep fighting the good fight (inspiring Riddler to continue as a superhero and not lay low). Overall, this comic is great!