It's that time of the week. Time to look at the latest edition of Best Battles in New Comics. Comics often feature big battles with superheroes fighting supervillains. Sometimes we even have superheroes fighting other superheroes. Get ready to cheer and possibly cringe at the brutal punches being thrown.
ANT-MAN #5
Scott Lang is fighting for his daughter's life. She's been kidnapped and her heart is intended to be transplanted into Darren Cross. Having just been revived, he's itching to put the smackdown on Ant-Man.
Scott recovers and is determined to get Cross away from his daughter, who is in a pretty fragile condition. Darren actually helps out by taking the fight outdoors. Too bad they're a few floors up.
With help from the Pym Particles, Scott is able to reduce his mass and shift around to a safer location. His plan is to let Cross take on the full impact of the fall.
Scott is also just trying to stall in order for his daughter to be saved. He calls up an army of ants but there's also another way to deal with Cross.
That's actually Cross' kid calling out "daddy." This fight isn't quite over and neither is Scott's fight. If all this fighting wasn't enough, he also has to shrink down and fight some white blood cells.
It's not easy being a superhero and a father.
CONVERGENCE: SUPERMAN #2
It's unfortunate for these different reality DC heroes. They've been forced to fight each other for the survival of their worlds. In the first issue we saw a pre-New 52 Superman (with a pregnant wife-Lois) attacked by some Flashpoint heroes (Captain Thunder/Shazam, Cyborg, and Abin Sur/Green Lantern).
Superman's not quite alone. Jimmy's here too in a fancy flying car. He does provide some distraction but also becomes a target which means Superman has to save him as well as fight these guys.
The Flashpoint guys are determined to push on the fight. Cyborg decides to fire upon Superman full strength.
Yeah, that's not going to stop Superman. He can take that and more.
Captain Thunder decides to push on as well. He gets in some nice punches (read the issue to check it out). Superman hears Lois calling out to him so he decides it's time to put a stop to Captain Thunder and the fight. But there's still Abin Sur to deal with.
You'll want to see how the rest goes. It's too bad this wasn't more than just two issues.
SECRET WARS #1
As soon as I read this, I knew it'd have to be included. It was also the only one suggested on Twitter.
There's whole lot going on here. What it comes down to is the Ultimate Universe decides to attack the 616 universe as incursion is about to occur and destroy both worlds. It's better to destroy one in order to save the other, right?
Here we see some muscle from the 616 targeting the Triskelion with Nick Fury and Hawkeye inside. Time for the old Fastball Special.
Hulk put a nice dent in the place but it'll take more than just that. So Hulk, Colossus and She-Hulk decide to give it that little extra push to topple things in their favor.
Timber!
This is just one part of the battle. Attacks have been happening on the other side as well. It's almost heart-breaking seeing these heroes fighting each other.
Is there any hope? The world's about to end. Imagine what it must be like for the average citizens seeing all this happening around them.
We actually do get a closer look at the street level. A bunch of villains decide to sit back, have some drinks, and watch the heroes fight each other on TV. Of course the Punisher has other things on his mind.
You don't want to miss this issue. I'm assuming you've read it. If not, pick it up. Issue #2 is on sale next week.
What are your top three fights from this latest round of new comics? Support what you love and tell the world below. Also, don't forget to make nominations every week in this thread, especially if you feel we missed a great battle. You can even make suggestions via Twitter and use the hashtag #CVBattles.