Kate Kane (Batwoman) is shot down getting captured by Scarecrow. We get a trip into Batwoman’s psyche as stumbles from one hellish landscape to another
Batman: Preludes to the Wedding by Tim Seeley is a collection of stories where side characters in the Batman universe react to his upcoming wedding to Catwoman.
The world building, the multiple story-lines, and the political aspects and parallels to today’s conservative/liberal/Republican/Democrat/Independent narrative.
Superman has been ruling humanity for four years with an iron fist. The gods of Olympus have been trying to overthrow Superman but their regime is not better
What would happen if Zeus demanded religions be abandoned ? How would Superman fair vs Greek gods? How will the world react to the Greek pantheon?
Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett a smart novel in a complex world where humans can tap the consciousness of objects convincing them that they are different
A time traveling member of the team comes back from the future to kill Batwoman, who through her actions will cause massive future destruction.
I liked Harley Quinn in her debut in Batman: The Animated Series, one of the few characters in comics who transitioned well from TV to comic books (and not the other way around). She has become an iconic character and, no disrespect to Margot Robbie’s excellent interpretation of the character in Suicide Squad, all the fans probably hear the voice of actress Arleen Sorkin in their heads.
The novel takes full advantage of geek culture, and infantile jokes but the science in this book is fascinating ranging from overall theories to nuts and bolts
Most of all The Martian celebrates human inventiveness to survive. An adventure book celebrating intelligence, done with intellect, wit and full of suspense.