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Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Their Story? Heroes In Crisis #3 Adds to the Names of the Dead (Spoilers)

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Today's long-awaited Heroes In Crisis #3 continues the DC Comics slaughterfest. We've had confirmed kills on Wally West, The Flash and Roy Harper, Arsenal, as well as Bluejay, Lagoon Boy, Commander Steel and Hotspot.

And as the issue goes back over the days that led up to the slaughter, that number gets upped.

One get out clause, that all of this could actually be happening in the extended Danger Room/Holosuite of Sanctuary would be squashed by the spinoff issues into Green Arrow, Titans and the like…

Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Their Story? Heroes In Crisis #3 Adds to the Names of the Dead (Spoilers)

As Sanctuary creates moments of 'triggering' for its residents in order to treat their post-traumatic stress disorder.

Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Their Story? Heroes In Crisis #3 Adds to the Names of the Dead (Spoilers)

While also revealing their innermost fears and desires (and in some cases continuity blips)… it really does their heads in.

Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Their Story? Heroes In Crisis #3 Adds to the Names of the Dead (Spoilers)

With Harley Quinn's mallet blow ending the Flash. But we get more to add to the number of the dead, the Red Devil and Gunfire joining the list. But does that mean she killed the rest? Or was she doing what was necessary – and if so why is she now blaming Booster?

Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Their Story? Heroes In Crisis #3 Adds to the Names of the Dead (Spoilers)

And we have what is basically the wall of death, adding Tattooed Man, Gnaark, Protector, Solstice, Nemesis and…

Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Their Story? Heroes In Crisis #3 Adds to the Names of the Dead (Spoilers)

And yes, that does include Poison Ivy…

Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Their Story? Heroes In Crisis #3 Adds to the Names of the Dead (Spoilers)

Combined with the mentions in Heroes In Crisis #2, it's not looking good for one of DC's most popular characters… is this a bait and switch? Or is DC going through with it…

One thing this issue does highlight, is that the perceptions of those in the Sanctuary could have been severely warped by the reality presented to its residents by the machine. Who knew what they were doing – and why? And just what got triggered in the process?

HEROES IN CRISIS #3 (OF 9)
(W) Tom King (A/CA) Clay Mann
Tragedies deepen as more secrets behind the "superhero hospital" called Sanctuary are revealed! What compelled Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman to create it in the first place? How was it built? And if the hospital truly is alive via A.I., who – or what – is the brain of "Sanctuary?" Another layer peeled back in the biggest mystery woven through the entire DC Universe. In Shops: Nov 28, 2018 SRP: $3.99

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Rich JohnstonAbout Rich Johnston

Founder of Bleeding Cool. The longest-serving digital news reporter in the world, since 1992. Author of The Flying Friar, Holed Up, The Avengefuls, Doctor Who: Room With A Deja Vu, The Many Murders Of Miss Cranbourne, Chase Variant. Lives in South-West London, works from Blacks on Dean Street, shops at Piranha Comics. Father of two. Political cartoonist.
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