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Superman

Clark Kent has spent the last two years living a double life as a bumbling journalist and the greatest superhero the world has ever known. Nothing could harm the Man of Steel; until he came in contact with a strange green metal. Star reporter and Clark Kent's girlfriend, Lois Lane is investigating financial mogul Lex Luthor and his company LexCorp for embezzlement of government funds. Luthor has been spending government money designed for clean energy research on developing Kryptonite. Luthor uses the body of the nearly dead Lieutenant John Corbin to turn him into a Kryptonite-powered cyborg. Superman is not able to defeat Metallo alone, but luckily a Metropolis steelworker, inspired by Superman's work, aids in the fight against Metallo and Lex Luthor as the hero Steel. Inspiring Comics: Superman Kryptonite by Darwyn Cooke Superman For All Seasons by Jeph Loeb Lex Luthor: Man of Steel by Brian Azzarello

Strange Adventures

7-part Max series following archeologist Adam Strange who is transported to another planet while on a dig site in Peru. Adam is instantly transported to Rann through a Zeta-Beam created by the planet's chief scientist, Sardath. Rann is a planet destroyed by a series of atomic wars. Sardath sent out a series of Zeta-Beams to communicate with other intelligent life, but accidentally created them to transport organic over light years. Rann is under the dictatorship of Onimar Sar, who also rules over Thanagar. Adam takes it upon himself to help Rann in their fight against the Thanagarians, getting help from Hawkman, Hawkgirl and Blackfire. Blackfire betrays the team, but her brother, Darkfire brings the Omega Men into the fight against Onimar Sar. During the war, Adam falls in love with Alanna. Inspiring Comics: "Adam Strange (1990)" by Richard Bruning "Adam Strange: Planet Heist" by Andy Diggle

Wonder Woman: Legacy

Wonder Woman has been an active super hero since 1942 when the U.S. government created the Justice Society of America to aid in the fight in World War II. In the modern day, Diana is the ambassador to her home island of Themyscira. She is visited by Albert Rothstein, a new hero called Atom Smasher and the godson of her former JSA teammate Al Pratt. Diana is told by her old friend Artemis of Bana-Mighdall and the god Hermes that Themyscira was attacked by the sorceress Circe and the goddess Eris. Circe and Eris are working together to overthrow the gods of Olympus and kill the goddess of Earth, Gaea, to control all life on the planet. They recruit Hecate to help them, who in return wants to overthrow Hades as ruler of the Underworld. Wonder Woman, Artemis, and Atom Smasher recruit gods of their own, including Aphrodite, Hephaestus, Ares and Hermes, to help them. The two sides meet in an epic final battle atop Mount Olympus for the future of humankind. Inspiring Comics: Brian Azzarello's Wonder Woman Greg Rucka's Wonder Woman (2003) "Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons" by Kelly Sue DeConnick

Green Lantern Corps

An 8-part Max series following veteran Green Lantern Hal Jordan and John Stewart as they investigate a recent attack on Hal's hometown of Coast City by a group of Manhunters. The Guardians of the Universe on Oa refuse to intervene as they believe it unlikely for the Manhunters to attack there again. John convinces Hal to investigate on their own, with the two bringing in other Lanterns Kilowog and Katma Tui. The group goes on an intergalactic investigation of several planets the Manhunters have attacked. Hal becomes increasingly irritable, not acting like himself, and getting into needless fights. The team trace back all the attacks to Warworld, home of the tyrant Mongul and the Yellow Lantern Power Battery. Mongul's plan is to turn the greatest Green Lantern into his own fighting slave by using a being of pure fear, Parallax. Parallax has taken over Hal Jordan's body, and now the Green Lantern Corps must fight both Mongul and Hal. The Guardians of the Universe bestow a special ring to John Stewart that is able to be used on the color yellow, allowing them to defeat Mongul. John decides the ring is too powerful and discards it, but the ring flies off to an unknown location. Inspiring Comics: "Green Lantern: Emerald Twilight" by Ron Marz "Green Lantern: Rebirth" by Geoff Johns Warworld Saga by Phillip Kennedy Johnson

The Batman

The Batman has been protecting the streets of Gotham for a decade. With the help of his allies Robin and Batgirl, Bruce Wayne has made Gotham one of the safest cities in the country. Mayor-elect, Sebastian Hady, is found dead in his penthouse apartment. Commissioner James Gordon and Officer Harvey Bullock conclude Hady must have been hit with a large blunt object. Batman, however, comes up with a different conclusion. A string of attacks across Gotham by Firefly, Solomon Grundy, and Deadshot forces Batman, Robin, and Batgirl to separate. A fourth villain takes this opportunity to kill Gotham's district attorney Janice Porter. Dick Grayson, who is no longer Robin, joins the crew to investigate who is behind these killings. They eventually find Bane, a former prisoner of Pena Dura who came to take over Gotham using fear and an enhancement drug called Venom. Bane manages to weaken the Batman by getting other villains to preoccupy his time, giving Bane the opportunity to take him out of the picture. Robin, Batgirl, and Dick Grayson now need to fight again Bane themselves, without Batman at their sides. Inspiring Comics: "Batman: Knightfall" by Doug Moench and Chuck Dixon "Batman: Vengeance of Bane" by Chuck Dixon "Batman: Gothic" by Grant Morrison

Jack Kirby's New Gods

10-part animated series following Orion. For centuries, there has been peace between the twin planets New Genesis and Apokolips. The agreement was for the leaders of each planet to swap their youngest sons, and as long as the sons remained on the opposite planets, there would be peace. When Highfather's biological son flees Apokolips, Darkseid declares war on New Genesis yet again. The Source prophecies that the war between the two planets will only cease when the heir of Darkseid kills the tyrant and takes his place as ruler of Apokolips. Metron and Highfather believe this to be Orion, but Darkseid's other son Kalibak believes that he is the rightful heir to the throne of Apokolips. Meanwhile, a race of Bug People on New Genesis are waging a civil war when their leader, Prime One, is killed by Mantis. Orion, as well as most of the New Gods of New Genesis, distastes the Bugs, but makes friends with Forager. Orion, Lightray, Forager and the Bugs prepare for war against Kalibak and the forces of Apokolips. Orion defeats Kalibak but refuses to kill him, believing the war between the two planets to be one that neither side will win. Darkseid kills Kalibak himself, ensuring that his son will never dethrone him. Orion flees to Earth using a boom tube to find Highfather's son to bring him back to Apokolips, hoping it will reinstate peace between the twin planets. Inspiring Comics: "The New Gods" by Jack Kirby and Marv Wolfman "Orion" by Walt Simonson Brain Azzarello's Wonder Woman