DC Spotlight November 4, 2026 Lex Luthor's Stunning Revenge, Batman's Secret Weapon & The Demon Divides

Jace and Rocky break down all 9 DC releases for the week of November 4, 2026. Christopher Cantwell explores the Minotaur's expanding criminal organization in Gangs of Gotham #1, as he attempts to recruit Anarky into his proposed eighth ring while Batman sends Stephanie Brown undercover, with Jace appreciating the writing and Gotham-centered premise despite his reservations about the lead characters, while Rocky questions whether the series is necessary but praises Cantwell's characterization and Stephanie's new costume. An aging Jonah Hex encounters increasingly disturbing supernatural horrors in Jonah Hex and the Shadow of Death #2, with Rocky appreciating Michael Walsh's unsettling atmosphere and the character's instincts for confronting evil, even as he struggles with how different this older, darker Hex feels from the version whose adventures concluded under Jimmy Palmiotti. A devastating factory fire reveals the traumatic experience behind Clark Kent's crusade against corrupt industrialists in Superman: The Stranger #3, with Jace praising Wes Craig's timeless depiction of Superman's earliest ideals while Rocky finds the tragedy especially powerful, arguing that this issue provides the emotional foundation that could have made the series' opening more compelling. Etrigan's dysfunctional demonic family, Jason Blood's fading memories and the return of Merlin and Morgan le Fay expand the supernatural chaos of The Demon #2, creating one of the week's sharpest disagreements as Rocky begins embracing James Harren's bombastic storytelling while Jace continues to struggle with an artistic approach he finds visually impressive but ineffective at communicating the story. Superman's long-running confrontation with Brainiac reaches a spectacular turning point in Absolute Superman #25, with Rocky celebrating Lex Luthor's explosive emergence as a far more formidable and sympathetic character than initially expected, while Jace explores the fascinating contrast between Superman's determination to preserve life and Luthor's ruthless pursuit of revenge, alongside the emotional significance of flashbacks depicting Jor-El and Lara's relationship on Krypton before its destruction. David Cain's apparent attempt to reconnect with Cassandra turns brutally violent in Batgirl #25, leaving Rocky disappointed by what he considers an overly simplistic portrayal of a traditionally complicated father-daughter relationship, although he finds more promising character development in t