The Book of Hsssh

These days when writer wraps up his run toys are usually put back into the toybox so that the next writer could do what he wants instead of being forced to continue the previous run. But just as often not everything is wrapped up nicely. Some plot points, intentionally or not, are left open. One such plot point in Morrison's Batman run was Lord Death Man - last we saw him he was captured by Ra's with his blood being harvested for Lazarus pit. So whatever happened after that? While it never gets fully resolved we do get couple of follow ups that move things slightly forward. First there was such a thing as Talon ongoing. Court of Owls was a big hit so naturally we got some related titles out of it. Talon didn't last long and Tim Seeley wrote last two issues (#16-17) that wrapped up Talon's story and at the same time brought back Death Man. Anyway, main characters of Talon, for their personal reasons, invade Ra's secret base where Death Man is being kept and it just h...

Since there is nothing really new being released with Frankenstein I figure that I might as well cover some of the supporting characters that appeared in his stories or are somehow related. And what better place to start than with Ray Palmer? Now, I can see someone raising an eyebrow here. After all, Ray Palmer is classic Silver Age character with many appearances and solo stories. Meanwhile Frankenstein had like a decade of prominence and now is fading into obscurity. Well, regardless of that Palmer did appear as a supporting character in Frankenstein's ongoing and was attached to SHADE during New 52 era. But we'll start a bit earlier. Just like with Frankenstein and Creature Commandos during Flashpoint, Lemire actually wrote Ray Palmer before New 52. After All-New Atom flopped for one reason or another DC decided to try again with Ray Palmer as Atom with Nucleus storyline. This story starts in Brightest Day: The Atom #1, then continues as backups in Adventures Comics #516-521...