# Sapphire's Love & Absolute Power! (Essential Issues Podcast #018)

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Podcast: [Essential Issues: A DC Comics Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/essential-issues-a-dc-comics-podcast-6465850)
Published: 2024-08-09T22:36:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.spiritblade.com/essential-issues-podcast/2024/8/9/sapphires-love-amp-absolute-power-essential-issues-podcast-018
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(TIME STAMPS BELOW!) A Batman saga ends and an earth-shattering crossover begins! And will REAL love finally be the center of Hal Jordan's relationship with Carol Ferris? That and MUCH MORE! (SEE TIME STAMPS!) RELEASE PERIODS COVERED: DCUI Ultra July 2024, DCUI Standard December 2024, TIME STAMPS 00:01:09 Some big changes happening in both the tone and lore of Shazam! And Batman wraps up a BIG and complicated arc in a way I have mixed feelings about. Reactions to Shazam 12 & Batman 148. 00:25:00 Will Carol Ferris & Hal Jordan become the "Lois & Clark" of Green Lantern? I hope so, and right now there is good reason to as Carol begins to discover true "Agape" love! Reactions to Suicide Squad: Dream Team 4 and Green Lantern 12! 00:37:48 As the Absolute Power crossover begins, one hero makes a VERY surprising move that makes me reflect on our divisions in this election year. Meanwhile, Amanda Waller is convincing me she is a MAJOR threat to the entire DCU! Reactions to Zatanna: Bring Down The House 1, Wonder Woman 10, Action Comics 1066, Batman 149, The Penguin 11, Absolute Power: Ground Zero 1, Green Arrow 13 & The Flash 10 GET THIS PODCAST 3 DAYS EARLY and enjoy exclusive rewards at https://www.patreon.com/spiritbladeproductions <a href=" https://feeds.podcastmirror.com/essential-issues-a " title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="// feedburner.google.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png " alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href=" https://feeds.podcastmirror.com/essential-issues-a " title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a> <a href=" http://subscribeonandroid.com/feeds.podcastmirror.com/essential-issues-a " title="Subscribe on And…

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