Were back with another Batman book! Nearly every member of the rogue’s gallery gets involved in this week’s book: Hush, written by Jeph Loeb, with amazing art by Jim Lee. 

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INGREDIENTS

• 1-3 Slices of Jalapeño
• 3 Slices Cucumber
• 3-4 Lime Wedges
• 2.5 oz Tequila, preferably Blanco
• 1 oz Cointreau 
• 1 oz Simple Syrup
• Salt
• Rim with Old Bay

INSTRUCTIONS

• In a shaker, muddle lime wedges, jalapeños slices, cucumber slices, and simple syrup.
• Add ice, tequila, and cointreau to shaker.
• Shake for 20-30 seconds.
• Pour salt onto a small plate.
• Run a lime wedge around the rim of the martini glass.
• Dip martini glass into the salt, you can use sugar here too if you prefer!
• Strain contents of shaker into martini glass.
• Garnish with a jalapeño slice and a sliver of cucumber.

NOTES

If you only want a little heat, and a lot of citrus, use 1 jalapeño slice and more lime! To make the cucumber garnish, run a peeler along the entire length of a cucumber, fold accordion style and secure with a toothpick!

This week we enter the Demilitarized Zone, AKA the DMZ, AKA Manhattan.  The story takes us thru a war torn New York in the center of a second American Civil War. Vertigo presents DMZ, a tale from expertly written by Brian Wood with beautiful Art by Riccardo Burchielli.

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• 1/2 oz Vodka
• 1/2 oz Gin
• 1/2 oz Light Rum
• 1/2 oz Tequila
• 1/2 oz Triple Sec
• 1 oz Orange Juice
• 1 oz Pineapple Juice
• 1 oz Cranberry Juice
• 1 oz Sweet and Sour

Add all the ingredients into a shaker with ice.  Shake until cold, and then strain into a glass of your choice.  

Adams cocktail is a variation on the Long Island Iced tea, and is likely to get you bombed while you read DMZ.

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This week we are discussing 2002 Wonder Woman: The Hiketeia. From Greg Rucka and J.G. Jones, this book would begin Rucka’s long run writing Wonder Woman.  We changed up the format a little this week.  In part one we do a spoiler free intro to the book, then in part two we step thru the plot of the book and explore this gem.  Let us know what you think of the format change on our website, or any of our social media outlets.  Next week we are reading Hawkeye: My Life as a Weapon.  A modern take on what an Avenger does when he has no suit, no powers, and isn’t Avenging.

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1 oz Vodka
1 oz Tequila
1 oz Gin
1 oz White Rum
1/2 oz Sour Mix
2 oz Passion Fruit Juice
1 splash of Sprite

In a shaker of ice, mix all ingredients. Shake. Pour over a glass full of ice. Garnish with an orange flag (orange triangle with a cherry on top).

Q invented this drink, its intended to bring you to your knees.