FCBD & Trinity War *SPOILERS*

[FIFTY-TWO (52)]

Thor? DC has a Thor?

Actually, they do. He's a long-haired, bearded redhead.

[Flashpoint]

Actually, they do. He's a long-haired, bearded redhead.

Really?!

Ummmm...is he single?

[ArnoldoAAD]

IMO no message although Judas should be brown. Pandora is white though and cannot judge question without knowing his name

lets ignore the race for a second
Phantom Stranger shouldnt be Judas
is technically not said that he is judas but the idea of bringing Jesus into the mix of superheroes is not very well made here, specially cause its just narrowing it down to the fact that Judas sold Jesus, anyone familiar with the Gospel of Judas?, its one of dead sea scrolls

im not a very religious person but even i feel a little discomfort with this

but again, maybe is not judas and is someone else

[FIFTY-TWO (52)]

I swear, every year about this time, I'm like, "I'm done with Comic Books!" then FCBD rejuvenates me for the next year. So yes... I'll be there for "Trinity War!!!"

And you better believe, I'll be keeping my eye on the GL books. Something is going down soon!

Man, DC... you are MY comic book company!!!!!

Something called the "Third Army" is on the horizon in the GL books.

[mdg1]

okay so as far as the wizards go from right to left we have:
1.a male Native American or Inuit Wizard
2.a male Asian Wizard, I won't try to assume anymore for this character
3.a female Egyptian Wizard
4.a male African or Afro-Caribbean or Afro-Bahamanian wizard
5.not sure about this wizard she is clearly female but its hard for me to make a guess in terms of race or ethnicity
6. This wizard is female and appears to be Nordic in origin or some other Scandinavian descent, however she could also be Anglo Saxxon I shouldn't rush to judgement here.
7. No freaking idea. this guy could be Greek or Roman, but its hard to say. He's a white guy with a black beard, dressed in white robes with gold finishings and a green necklace or broach shown sitting on his chest.

Based on costuming elements and hairstyles, I'd say:

1. Native American, but I can't be more specific. I get a Plains Indian vibe, but nothing I can really narrow down.
2. Japanese. I can see bits of a hakama, and it looks like a samurai tonsure.
3. Clearly Egyptian.
4. Australian Aborigine, maybe?
5. Probably Chinese, might be other Far Eastern.
6. Celtic. She has woad tattoos on her arm.
7. Definitely Middle Eastern. I figure even money that he's Shazam.

[FIFTY-TWO (52)]

Great issue; and even better that it was free! VERY much looking forward to the storyline next year.

Anyone else catch the Red Lantern power battery in the Black Room?

Yeah, I also the Medusa Mask, the Haunted Tank, and what looks like Etrigan's armor from Demon Knights.
There's also something like a bell with instructions not to ring it. It could be 1/3 of the Bell, Wheel, and Jar.

[FIFTY-TWO (52)]

Was there any sort of preview material for Batman Inc.?

Nope. But it seems that Argus has taken an interest in Talia's recruitment drives.

[FIFTY-TWO (52)]

lets ignore the race for a second
Phantom Stranger shouldnt be Judas
is technically not said that he is judas but the idea of bringing Jesus into the mix of superheroes is not very well made here, specially cause its just narrowing it down to the fact that Judas sold Jesus, anyone familiar with the Gospel of Judas?, its one of dead sea scrolls

im not a very religious person but even i feel a little discomfort with this

but again, maybe is not judas and is someone else

He's clearly meant to be Judas, but I get what you're saying. Still it's the DCU, which had a Specter acting as the vengeance of God as a card carrying member of the JSA.
Also in JLA, the Leaguers went war against the rebel armies of Heaven. Then, of course, there's the Source/Presence.
These elements have been around DC and Vertigo for years now.

[jsf]

anyone familiar with the Gospel of Judas?, its one of dead sea scrolls

The Gospel of Judas is not one of the Dead Sea Scrolls. It's one of the Gnostic gospels that purports to contain secret teachings of Jesus that the other disciples never learned. Scholars speculate that it was written in the 2nd century, much later than the other gospels.

The Dead Sea Scrolls are something else entirely.

[Dr. Hurt]

If I can give the opinion that nobody asked... this thing about the Question bugs me...
Ok, I'm a fan of Vic Sage, but I'll try not to bitch adn moan about this trasformation. I just find it and incredibly odd choice. How do you turn a no-powers, nihilist private detective wearing a mask into a immortal cursed sinner from the beginning of time who's face has been removed?
That's not a logical transformation... how the hell does Geoff Johns' mind works? It's fascinating.

Now, to be fair, they never tell you his name and they never actually call him "The Question", so what are we to presume? That Vic Sage saw this sinner walking around, thought he looked cool and imitated his "costume"?

As for the Trinity War, at least it seems Superman and Batman are on the same side. I hope there's a reason that's not stupid for these guys to fight.

I'm with you. Seriously WTF.

[golgi]

Really liked what is going on. Did anyone catch the face in the sky? Pandora is very cool.

[Shinomune]

The Orb of Ra was stolen by an unindentified male, and in JL #7 we see David Graves (well, his hand & pen) with that weapon. I didn't know the orb's powers, and I read that is tied to Metamorpho. And we will see Element Woman against Justice League in JL #11, so her creation is "tied" to the main villian like Cyborgs's to Darkseid.

[CagedLeo730]

lets ignore the race for a second
Phantom Stranger shouldnt be Judas
is technically not said that he is judas but the idea of bringing Jesus into the mix of superheroes is not very well made here, specially cause its just narrowing it down to the fact that Judas sold Jesus, anyone familiar with the Gospel of Judas?, its one of dead sea scrolls

im not a very religious person but even i feel a little discomfort with this

but again, maybe is not judas and is someone else

Maybe there have been many "Jesus" figures just like the many Camelots and Arthurs

[slvn]

Yeah, I thought I mentioned that--but, in my comment about the supervillains in Longon in JL , I meant that those could have been the guys who formerly had the box, and they may have been plotting to get it back. The cufflink just seemed to me to mean that they were somehow attached to it, maybe in a cultish kind of way. Those guys could also be part of the Strange, if the Strange are anthropomorphic "Terrors of Man" that were released from the box.

[brik-el]

I do not think so, we already have one Cain in I, vampire

I thought Vandal Savage was Cain.