I never did review last week's books, so maybe I'll get back to them at some point.I didn't think the issue of Superman was very good at all, though Aquaman was excellent. And despite my intentions, I did pick up Metal #2, which is about as insane as the first issue. Batman using baby Darkseid as a weapon? Only in comics....
With "The Button" where Batman met Flashpoint Thomas Wayne, and now with the Oz Effect, and Superman meeting Jor-El, we seem to have Dr. Manhattan using both men's fathers to try and sour them on their roles as heroes.
Detective Comics #965
I haven't bought an issue of Detective Comics since back when "The Victim Syndicate" was running, because the storylines lost my interest. It's been a book more about the supporting cast than Batman, and while those early issues with his team were very good, it hasn't been the same since. But this issue finally revisited Tim Drake, abducted and imprisoned by Mr. Oz, so it's an important piece of the overall Rebirth storyline. Most of the issue is a conversation between Oz and Tim, recounting Tim's origin and motivations for becoming Robin. The story's title, "A Lonely Place of Living" is a callback to Tim's origin in "A Lonely Place of Dying", when Batman was suffering after Jason Todd's death, and Tim, having worked out just who Batman and Robin were, went to Dick Grayson to try and convince him to become Robin again, only to end up taking up the role himself. I think the New 52 had retconned Tim's origin, so this is the original being restored to continuity. Tim learns that Mr. Oz is Jor-El, and that Jor-El was once imprisoned just like Tim. Jor-El is working a plan behind "his" back (Dr. Manhattan, presumably) and leaves. Tim puts out a call for help, and Batman answers... only it's not Bruce, it's future Batman Tim Drake, also imprisoned. When Tim releases him from his cell, he also releases their fellow prisoner Doomsday....
Action Comics #988
"The Oz Effect" part 2 sees Jor-El telling a disbelieving Superman how he survived and came to be on Earth. In the months before Krypton's explosion, Jor-El was working on a space travel project to evacuate the planet, funded by his father. Since space travel was forbidden, his father cut the funds and destroyed the research, leaving Jor-El only enough time to construct the rocket and send Kal-El away. He was pulled away as Krypton exploded, horribly injured and having seen Lara die, and deposited on Earth. As his story continues, it becomes very apparent that the being who took him (again implied to be Dr. Manhattan) deliberately showed him the worst of humanity over and over and over again, explaining his utter disgust with mankind. He's been watching Superman's life and is sorry he ever sent him to Earth, and plans to take him and his family away.
Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #29
The New Gods storyline ends rather more quickly than I expected as everyone converges on the Source Wall at the edge of the universe, where the metal golems are preparing to free Yuga Khan from his imprisonment. Hal, having raced there ahead of the omega beams chasing Highfather, uses them to destroy one of the golems, after which the Corps, led there by John Stewart after Two-Lobe learns more from Orion's mind, destroys the others. My only real complaint is how easily the nigh-invincible golems have their weak spot discovered and are then destroyed, and the pacing of this story seems uneven, but other than that it's been a decent cosmic storyline. That seems fairly typical for this book with Vendetti writing: a good, solid, superhero comic with moments of excellence and some flaws that pull it down from time to time. It all evens out in the end, and overall I enjoy the series quite a bit.
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Yeah, that bothered me as well. And why was just one of them built that didn't have the weak spot exposed? Which was still taken out way too easily when all it took was High-Father punching a hole in its armor and a single construct bullet.andersonh1 wrote:My only real complaint is how easily the nigh-invincible golems have their weak spot discovered and are then destroyed, and the pacing of this story seems uneven
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Superman #32
I didn't think last issue was honestly all that good, though I could see Lois being gutsy enough to try and interview Deathstroke. This issue has him come to Metropolis, ostensibly to kill Lois, but the whole thing is a test to see how far he can push Superman towards committing murder by threatening Lois's life. As you might imagine, Deathstroke has no luck at all pushing Superman to kill, and he confides to Amanda Waller, who hired him to run the test, that he never saw "the look" in Superman's eyes. But Waller still thinks the test was worthwhile.
Nightwing #30
Since Superman was the only book in my reserve list today, I thought I'd try out Nightwing since Raptor, the villain of the first arc, is back for round 2. But this book just feels... off. Ever since the writer took Nightwing back to Bludhaven, I haven't liked the tone or the supporting cast, or anything about the book really, other than the main character, meaning I've only bought a few issues here and there. The opening arc was great, but it's not been good ever since. And just how many women has Dick Grayson fallen in love and slept with in the last ten or fifteen issues? Is he really this much of a player?
I didn't think last issue was honestly all that good, though I could see Lois being gutsy enough to try and interview Deathstroke. This issue has him come to Metropolis, ostensibly to kill Lois, but the whole thing is a test to see how far he can push Superman towards committing murder by threatening Lois's life. As you might imagine, Deathstroke has no luck at all pushing Superman to kill, and he confides to Amanda Waller, who hired him to run the test, that he never saw "the look" in Superman's eyes. But Waller still thinks the test was worthwhile.
Nightwing #30
Since Superman was the only book in my reserve list today, I thought I'd try out Nightwing since Raptor, the villain of the first arc, is back for round 2. But this book just feels... off. Ever since the writer took Nightwing back to Bludhaven, I haven't liked the tone or the supporting cast, or anything about the book really, other than the main character, meaning I've only bought a few issues here and there. The opening arc was great, but it's not been good ever since. And just how many women has Dick Grayson fallen in love and slept with in the last ten or fifteen issues? Is he really this much of a player?
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Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #30
Hal returns to Earth to do a little witness interview with Superman about his encounter with Sinestro. It's nice to see Hal back on Earth, and nice to see him doing a little genuine police work, given that Green Lanterns are "jewelry flashing space cops" as Flicker once called them. Superman hands over the yellow ring he took from Sinestro, and then appears to transform into Parallax, while Hal does his best to take him down. It's all a mental illusion, and Hal figures out that Hector Hammond is responsible. When did we last see Hammond in the GL series? Wasn't it was back during the Johns run, before the New 52? I may well have missed something if he turned up elsewhere, but I stuck with GL even during New 52, and I don't remember seeing him. So this a long overdue return.
Action Comics #989
"The Oz Effect" part 3 sees the worldwide spate of violence continue, with Superman going to help despite Jor-El insisting that it's a waste of time, that humanity is prone to violence and not worth saving. A suicide bomber walks into the Daily Planet, and Lois manages to buy some time by offering to publish his demands word for word, if everyone else is allowed to leave, and he agrees. He's about to detonate the bomb anyway when he's carried outside the building and dies in the explosion. Lois thinks it's Superman, but it's Jor-El, who is delighted to meet his daughter in law. He leaves rather quickly though, when he realizes that Jon is outside, and so he also meets his grandson. I honestly hope this is the real Jor-El and not some fakeout, because there's some real potential storytelling opportunities here with these extended family interactions. Jor-El takes Jon to the Fortress of Solitude, and makes the same pitch to him that he made to his father, saying they need to leave the Earth to it's fate. When he shows Jon where they should go, it appears to me to be the future with the Legion of Superheroes.
Detective Comics #966
It's present day Tim Drake/Robin and future Tim/Batman versus Doomsday. It seems like a hopeless fight, though Tim/Batman fires some synthetic kryptonite at Doomsday and temporarily stuns him so he and Tim/Robin can get away, and the younger Tim lures Doomsday back to his cell with a hologram of Superman, something the older Tim did not expect. A lot of this issues involves the older and younger Tim debating the bad future that caused Tim to take up the Batman mantle, and the younger Tim insisting that he will never become this person. They escape the prison and get back to Gotham, and the older Tim is shocked that the younger Tim does not know who Conner Kent is. Realizing that the younger Tim is right, and the future can be changed, the older Tim disables the younger, and heads off to kill Batwoman, who he blames for the bad future. As you can see, there are lots of time travel/destiny story beats in this issue, and a lot of it's pretty familiar sci-fi territory, but I enjoy seeing this focus on Tim Drake.
Metal #3
This is a grim storyline, albeit not without some humor in the early stages (Damien and Jon playing the 60s Batman theme tune), and a reference to Final Crisis with Bruce using harmonics and music to communicate across the different universes. Superman is the focal character this issue rather than Batman, as he tries to fight the twisted evil Bruce Waynes from the dark multiverse, but their nature is so different that it's hopeless. They've taken over the Earth and transformed most of the population, so the situation is grim. Superman is rescued by the Flash and Doctor Fate, and taken to a small bar in a pocket dimension where the Justice League and others plot to retrieve what Nth metal they can, believing it's the only substance that can harm the evil Batmen. They split off into teams and head to the different locations, barely escaping when their refuge is discovered and invaded by the Batmen. Superman breaks the dimensional barrier to rescue a withered and emaciated Bruce, who reveals that it was a trap for Superman, and he was warning him to stay away. Superman is tied in with a bunch of other Supermen to become a battery to pull the Earth into the dark multiverse....
This is still a big, crazy Justice League storyline that pulls tons of DC characters and continuity into the plot, and I've been drawn in despite not intending to read this book. Good stuff.
Hal returns to Earth to do a little witness interview with Superman about his encounter with Sinestro. It's nice to see Hal back on Earth, and nice to see him doing a little genuine police work, given that Green Lanterns are "jewelry flashing space cops" as Flicker once called them. Superman hands over the yellow ring he took from Sinestro, and then appears to transform into Parallax, while Hal does his best to take him down. It's all a mental illusion, and Hal figures out that Hector Hammond is responsible. When did we last see Hammond in the GL series? Wasn't it was back during the Johns run, before the New 52? I may well have missed something if he turned up elsewhere, but I stuck with GL even during New 52, and I don't remember seeing him. So this a long overdue return.
Action Comics #989
"The Oz Effect" part 3 sees the worldwide spate of violence continue, with Superman going to help despite Jor-El insisting that it's a waste of time, that humanity is prone to violence and not worth saving. A suicide bomber walks into the Daily Planet, and Lois manages to buy some time by offering to publish his demands word for word, if everyone else is allowed to leave, and he agrees. He's about to detonate the bomb anyway when he's carried outside the building and dies in the explosion. Lois thinks it's Superman, but it's Jor-El, who is delighted to meet his daughter in law. He leaves rather quickly though, when he realizes that Jon is outside, and so he also meets his grandson. I honestly hope this is the real Jor-El and not some fakeout, because there's some real potential storytelling opportunities here with these extended family interactions. Jor-El takes Jon to the Fortress of Solitude, and makes the same pitch to him that he made to his father, saying they need to leave the Earth to it's fate. When he shows Jon where they should go, it appears to me to be the future with the Legion of Superheroes.
Detective Comics #966
It's present day Tim Drake/Robin and future Tim/Batman versus Doomsday. It seems like a hopeless fight, though Tim/Batman fires some synthetic kryptonite at Doomsday and temporarily stuns him so he and Tim/Robin can get away, and the younger Tim lures Doomsday back to his cell with a hologram of Superman, something the older Tim did not expect. A lot of this issues involves the older and younger Tim debating the bad future that caused Tim to take up the Batman mantle, and the younger Tim insisting that he will never become this person. They escape the prison and get back to Gotham, and the older Tim is shocked that the younger Tim does not know who Conner Kent is. Realizing that the younger Tim is right, and the future can be changed, the older Tim disables the younger, and heads off to kill Batwoman, who he blames for the bad future. As you can see, there are lots of time travel/destiny story beats in this issue, and a lot of it's pretty familiar sci-fi territory, but I enjoy seeing this focus on Tim Drake.
Metal #3
This is a grim storyline, albeit not without some humor in the early stages (Damien and Jon playing the 60s Batman theme tune), and a reference to Final Crisis with Bruce using harmonics and music to communicate across the different universes. Superman is the focal character this issue rather than Batman, as he tries to fight the twisted evil Bruce Waynes from the dark multiverse, but their nature is so different that it's hopeless. They've taken over the Earth and transformed most of the population, so the situation is grim. Superman is rescued by the Flash and Doctor Fate, and taken to a small bar in a pocket dimension where the Justice League and others plot to retrieve what Nth metal they can, believing it's the only substance that can harm the evil Batmen. They split off into teams and head to the different locations, barely escaping when their refuge is discovered and invaded by the Batmen. Superman breaks the dimensional barrier to rescue a withered and emaciated Bruce, who reveals that it was a trap for Superman, and he was warning him to stay away. Superman is tied in with a bunch of other Supermen to become a battery to pull the Earth into the dark multiverse....
This is still a big, crazy Justice League storyline that pulls tons of DC characters and continuity into the plot, and I've been drawn in despite not intending to read this book. Good stuff.
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Last we saw him in GL, as I recall was when he became host to the Avarice Entity, and was helping Krona. Krona obviously took Ophidian from him at some point, but I don't recall that they ever explained what became of Hammond at that point. I think he did show up in the New52 in a Superman title.andersonh1 wrote:When did we last see Hammond in the GL series? Wasn't it was back during the Johns run, before the New 52? I may well have missed something if he turned up elsewhere, but I stuck with GL even during New 52, and I don't remember seeing him. So this a long overdue return.
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Green Lanterns #32
Simon and Jessica are enjoying being back on Earth after their ordeal in space, only for breakfast to be cut short by an "asteroid automaton" attack from the Verdugo system in sector 2814. Both seem to dread that they have to patrol all of sector 2814 as they deal with the automaton. But rather than investigate who sent the thing to attack Earth... They go to a party, where Simon has some issues to work out with an old high school friend while Jessica is forced to deal with her social anxiety. When they finally return to their pancakes, their rings inform them of an emergency on the planet Kiberuth and they take off to deal with it.
Nice stand alone issue for a change and a down to Earth issue at that. Something that has been sorely lacking in the Green Lantern titles. Although honestly, I think they tend to focus too much on Simon's friends and family. Jessica's sister has appeared in some issues, and obviously she still has her phobias to deal with, but it'd be nice to if we could see some focus on more of her friends and family instead of just Simon's. Also... Why didn't they ever investigate where the "asteroid automaton" came from? You know somebody had to send it to Earth, which means they'll probably be attacking again at some point...
Simon and Jessica are enjoying being back on Earth after their ordeal in space, only for breakfast to be cut short by an "asteroid automaton" attack from the Verdugo system in sector 2814. Both seem to dread that they have to patrol all of sector 2814 as they deal with the automaton. But rather than investigate who sent the thing to attack Earth... They go to a party, where Simon has some issues to work out with an old high school friend while Jessica is forced to deal with her social anxiety. When they finally return to their pancakes, their rings inform them of an emergency on the planet Kiberuth and they take off to deal with it.
Nice stand alone issue for a change and a down to Earth issue at that. Something that has been sorely lacking in the Green Lantern titles. Although honestly, I think they tend to focus too much on Simon's friends and family. Jessica's sister has appeared in some issues, and obviously she still has her phobias to deal with, but it'd be nice to if we could see some focus on more of her friends and family instead of just Simon's. Also... Why didn't they ever investigate where the "asteroid automaton" came from? You know somebody had to send it to Earth, which means they'll probably be attacking again at some point...
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This looks like a nice way to mark 1000 issues of Action Comics.
https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/10/24 ... 9-special/
https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/10/24 ... 9-special/
New hardcover book: Join us for an 80th anniversary celebration of the single most important comic in American history: ACTION COMICS #1 and the birth of Superman. Revisit classic stories from over the decades featuring the debuts of Superman, Supergirl, Brainiac, the Fortress of Solitude, the Human Target and so much more. Read Superman stories by generations of top writers and artists and enjoy sparkling essays from literary wizards who’ve won Pulitzers and become bestsellers, including Jules Feiffer. Plus a historical essay by guest editor Paul Levitz, and all 1000 ACTION covers collected in a new poster. And as a bonus, an UNPUBLISHED 1940s Superman tale believed to be by Jerry Siegel and the Joe Shuster studio salvaged from the DC files fifty years ago and hidden away until now.
And in addition there will be an Action Comics #1000 $5.99 special.
ACTION COMICS #1000, written by Pete Tomasi and Dan Jurgens, will be published as a special, oversized edition featuring an all-star talent line-up writing back-up stories, including a story co-written by Geoff Johns and Superman film director, Richard Donner.
That’s right folks, two Action Comics #1000, both very different from each other
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Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #31
Hal and Superman head off to confront Hector Hammond, only to end up rescuing him from the little yellow gremlin aliens who apparently helped create him. They have to fight off the usual mental illusions that come with dealing with Hammond, who ultimately kills the aliens and almost succeeds in forcing Superman to kill him. Hammond is tired of being a giant-headed freak, and remembers when he was normal. Hal's illusion has to do with a perfect life with Carol, who he starts to go see at her home at the end of the issue, only to be called off-world again to deal with Evil Star.
This book could stand a little more freshness of concept here and there, but by and large I'm enjoying it more than I have since Sinestro Corps War. I like having all the cast in one book (minus Simon and Jessica) with a good mix of short and long stories, with the Green Lantern Corps acting like outer space peacekeepers. I do miss this type of Earth-based story for Hal, so his visits back home are welcome. It's good to see his brother and brother's family haven't been forgotten.
Action Comics #990
The Oz Effect part 4 has Jor-El winning over Jon to his plan to move Superman and family off the Earth. There's a destructive crisis coming soon that will wipe out humanity, according to Jor-El. Superman is trying to put out fires, and in a nice homage to Action Comics #2, kidnaps the two leaders of the civil war he's been trying to stop, and puts them together in a room, demanding they settle their differences. And when they prove intractable, he destroys every weapon in their country, telling them if they want to keep killing each other, they'll do it with rocks and sticks. A few clues along the way convince Superman that Jor-El is involved with the coming threat, and the end of the issue sees Superman, Lois, Jon and Jor-El on the roof of the Daily Planet, with Superman accusing Jor-El, only for Jon to protest that they're all going to die if they don't listen to him. This storyline continues to be very strong, and well worth the six issues allotted to it if it keeps going this way.
Detective Comics #967
Tim and Bruce and reunited, and everyone gets filled in about future Tim/Batman and his threat to kill Batwoman. There are tons of small character moments that make up most of the plot of this issue, with Tim/Batman in the background, going to see Stephanie and then Alfred. In the end he enters the Batcave after getting past Nightwing, Red Hood and Damien, and it's revealed that he's come for possession of Brother Eye, which Bruce has been working on. I remember that particular plotline from Infinite Crisis, and I'm guessing that it's being re-used in a different form thanks to continuity reshuffling.
Hal and Superman head off to confront Hector Hammond, only to end up rescuing him from the little yellow gremlin aliens who apparently helped create him. They have to fight off the usual mental illusions that come with dealing with Hammond, who ultimately kills the aliens and almost succeeds in forcing Superman to kill him. Hammond is tired of being a giant-headed freak, and remembers when he was normal. Hal's illusion has to do with a perfect life with Carol, who he starts to go see at her home at the end of the issue, only to be called off-world again to deal with Evil Star.
This book could stand a little more freshness of concept here and there, but by and large I'm enjoying it more than I have since Sinestro Corps War. I like having all the cast in one book (minus Simon and Jessica) with a good mix of short and long stories, with the Green Lantern Corps acting like outer space peacekeepers. I do miss this type of Earth-based story for Hal, so his visits back home are welcome. It's good to see his brother and brother's family haven't been forgotten.
Action Comics #990
The Oz Effect part 4 has Jor-El winning over Jon to his plan to move Superman and family off the Earth. There's a destructive crisis coming soon that will wipe out humanity, according to Jor-El. Superman is trying to put out fires, and in a nice homage to Action Comics #2, kidnaps the two leaders of the civil war he's been trying to stop, and puts them together in a room, demanding they settle their differences. And when they prove intractable, he destroys every weapon in their country, telling them if they want to keep killing each other, they'll do it with rocks and sticks. A few clues along the way convince Superman that Jor-El is involved with the coming threat, and the end of the issue sees Superman, Lois, Jon and Jor-El on the roof of the Daily Planet, with Superman accusing Jor-El, only for Jon to protest that they're all going to die if they don't listen to him. This storyline continues to be very strong, and well worth the six issues allotted to it if it keeps going this way.
Detective Comics #967
Tim and Bruce and reunited, and everyone gets filled in about future Tim/Batman and his threat to kill Batwoman. There are tons of small character moments that make up most of the plot of this issue, with Tim/Batman in the background, going to see Stephanie and then Alfred. In the end he enters the Batcave after getting past Nightwing, Red Hood and Damien, and it's revealed that he's come for possession of Brother Eye, which Bruce has been working on. I remember that particular plotline from Infinite Crisis, and I'm guessing that it's being re-used in a different form thanks to continuity reshuffling.
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Only one book this week.
Superman #34
Imperius Lex part 2 - I assume all of this is predicated on the Darkseid War storyline, with Darkseid believed to be dead and various factions on Apokolips trying to take power or rescue Darkseid. Lex Luthor has drawn Superman into this mess, but he's also brought Lois and Jon to Apokolips. This issue is bookended with short Lex/Superman scenes opening the story and Superboy closing, but in between the vast majority of the book deals with Lois Lane trying to survive the lethal attentions of the Female Furies and Granny Goodness. Lois tries to stay out of sight, but she's caught and suffers some verbal and physical abuse by the furies before the group is attacked by some giant acid spewing worm, and Lois joins in the fight by picking up a gun from a fallen fury and shooting at the worm until she leads the group in shooting its eyes, earning a basic level of respect from Granny Goodness, who inducts her into the Furies, whether she likes it or not. As Lois reminds us at the end, "nothing's more important than family", and she's doing what she has to in order to find her husband and son. This is a very strong Lois-focused issue, and shows what a mistake DC made by sidelining her so much during the New 52.
Superman #34
Imperius Lex part 2 - I assume all of this is predicated on the Darkseid War storyline, with Darkseid believed to be dead and various factions on Apokolips trying to take power or rescue Darkseid. Lex Luthor has drawn Superman into this mess, but he's also brought Lois and Jon to Apokolips. This issue is bookended with short Lex/Superman scenes opening the story and Superboy closing, but in between the vast majority of the book deals with Lois Lane trying to survive the lethal attentions of the Female Furies and Granny Goodness. Lois tries to stay out of sight, but she's caught and suffers some verbal and physical abuse by the furies before the group is attacked by some giant acid spewing worm, and Lois joins in the fight by picking up a gun from a fallen fury and shooting at the worm until she leads the group in shooting its eyes, earning a basic level of respect from Granny Goodness, who inducts her into the Furies, whether she likes it or not. As Lois reminds us at the end, "nothing's more important than family", and she's doing what she has to in order to find her husband and son. This is a very strong Lois-focused issue, and shows what a mistake DC made by sidelining her so much during the New 52.
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Hal Jordan and the GLC #32
I haven't been following this Dark Knights Metal storyline, so I'm a bit lost with this issue. In this issue, Hal takes on Dawnbreaker, an evil Green Lantern version of Batman from an alternate universe. His ring appears to have some damage that allows him to absorb light. Hal is able to get the upper hand by having his ring strobe the light but apparently Hal is eventually defeated when Dawnbreaker creates various constructs of Hal's enemies. In the end, apparently the Batmen are gathering the Justice League and hooking them up to the Anti-Monitor's tower that we've seen the previous Crisis storylines. So yeah, besides not really knowing what's going on with this story, I felt it was really disappointing they didn't actually show Hal loose the fight, especially when he had the upper hand at that point.
I haven't been following this Dark Knights Metal storyline, so I'm a bit lost with this issue. In this issue, Hal takes on Dawnbreaker, an evil Green Lantern version of Batman from an alternate universe. His ring appears to have some damage that allows him to absorb light. Hal is able to get the upper hand by having his ring strobe the light but apparently Hal is eventually defeated when Dawnbreaker creates various constructs of Hal's enemies. In the end, apparently the Batmen are gathering the Justice League and hooking them up to the Anti-Monitor's tower that we've seen the previous Crisis storylines. So yeah, besides not really knowing what's going on with this story, I felt it was really disappointing they didn't actually show Hal loose the fight, especially when he had the upper hand at that point.