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DC Comics ' critically acclaimed ( and really horrifying)DC vs. Vampiresseries is give Marvel a run for its money , withShazamandWonder Womancommitting a murder that is somehow even more horrible than Sentry ripping Ares in two . WhileSentry ’s terrific murder of Aresmay be gorier than Shazam and Wonder Woman ’s kill , it is their personal connection to their dupe - combined with their glee and turmoil - that makes it far more disturbing .
The infamous murder of Ares by Sentry happened during Marvel’sSiegeevent , when Norman Osborn and his Dark Avengers laid beleaguering to the Earthbound Asgard , leading to Sentry graphically rip Ares in half in a lurid show of office . picket is often considered to bethe most brawny Avenger of all time , with"the power of a billion exploding suns,“and yet he remains vulnerable to the influence of the evil Void , which is dedicate to undoing all his honorable works as a wedge .
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DC vs. Vampires # 7- from James Tynion IV , Matthew Rosenberg and Otto Schmidt - sees a glance into the " all - out warfare " between the lamia - turned heroes of Earth and those who are still human . The vampire army has already massacre tons of heroes including Batman , while turning major playerslike Superman and Green Lantern , yet the remaining hero of Earth refuse to have defeat or hide . In a horrifying instrument panel , Shazam and Wonder Woman are see literally ripping Superboy in half in a less graphic mirror of Sentry ’s Ares kill . However , what the moment lacks in gumption it increases in terms of revulsion , as Superman ’s allies bust his Logos to piece while crow over their transcendency .
ar was a violent antihero and an ancient warrior , while Superboy is a wedge who has only ever tried to avail others , so seeing him torn asunder by two of the heroes who acted as his mentors is peculiarly sullen . It ’s alsohorrifying that Superman would allow this , showing how distort the Heron have become due to the vampire computer virus . While Green Lantern earlier expressed his desire to keep the Flash alert due to their former friendly relationship , he instead chose to kill him as he ’d be too grievous as an resister , showing that while the undead have some access to their former personalities , they ’re more implicated with success and natural selection than old bonds . Sadly , their dupe ca n’t say the same as they ’re murder by the people they used to trust .
Superboy ’s dying is also dreadful newsworthiness for the remaining heroes of Earth , since this leaven that Shazam and Wonder Woman are now as hefty as Superman , meaning they could easily take down the heroes’secret weapon , a depowered Supergirl .
Marvel Comics made huge undulation when they bring out the grim murder of Ares by Sentry , and yet DC has somehow one - upped that death by showingShazamandWonder Woman ’s jubilant carnage of the heroic Superboy , one of the most disturbing comics kills in years .
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DC vs. Vampires # 7is available in stores now from DC Comics .
