Welcome to the world of Tangent Comics — where you only know the names. Parallel Lines: A DC Comics Tangent Universe Podcast is a bi-weekly, issue-by-issue exploration of DC Comics’ Tangent Universe events, hosted by Shawn Engel and Michael Bradley.

“I know, Rey … the past always comes back to haunt us.”

The development of a secret Chinese super-weapon, Codename: Powergirl, brings back old demons as the Metal Men are forced back into action. The penultimate chapter in the second Tangent wave brings us more top-flight military action and espionage in “Power Struggle,” courtesy of returning writer Ron Marz and new art team Dusty Abell and Dexter Vines

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