Speaking of comics and multiverses and so on. Coming out of the Absolute Power crossover, DC is launching an "Ultimate Marvel" style imprint known as Absolute.
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It's going to be essentially exactly the same as Ultimate Marvel was unlike the All-Star attempt before where it splintered immediately. There will be regular DC in all the regular books and then Absolute in its own universe but together in the same multiverse. And like Ultimate Marvel was (is, since that's back now) it's going to be cut off from the existing DC canon and will just be the basics of the characters everyone knows. They also are suggesting it will be more "chaotic" like Ultimate Marvel was with a stupid explanation of it having "Doomsday Energy" instead of "Superman Energy" and no I did not make this up. Snyder is the line editor for it so he won't write every book but oversees keeping the universe coherent. (Something Ultimate Marvel didn't have at the start lol)
I assume this is also confirmation that Earth One is officially dead. Black Label will still be for stuff set outside any kind of "universe" but I imagine lots of writers will be repurposing stuff that would have been Black Label for Absolute.
Quote:Snyder launches this new universe with the release of Absolute Batman #1, featuring art by Nick Dragotta. In this iteration, fans will be introduced to a version of the Dark Knight that doesn’t have the money, mansion, or butler of his core-line counterpart. Readers will quickly find out what makes this the “Absolute” version of Batman when the debut issue arrives at participating comic book shops and digital retailers Wednesday, October 9.
For Diana, there is no island paradise, no sisterhood to shape her, nor a mission of peace—so what is the purpose of an Amazon warrior in this new universe? Eisner Award-winning writer Kelly Thompson and breakout artist Hayden Sherman reinvent her from the ground up in Absolute Wonder Woman #1, on sale October 23.
Writer Jason Aaron and artist Rafa Sandoval join forces to present a new Man of Steel with the launch of Absolute Superman #1. This Superman has no family, no Fortress of Solitude, and no home. Will he still stand for truth, justice, and a better tomorrow in this new universe? Readers can find out when Absolute Superman #1 hits participating comic book shops November 6.
It's going to be essentially exactly the same as Ultimate Marvel was unlike the All-Star attempt before where it splintered immediately. There will be regular DC in all the regular books and then Absolute in its own universe but together in the same multiverse. And like Ultimate Marvel was (is, since that's back now) it's going to be cut off from the existing DC canon and will just be the basics of the characters everyone knows. They also are suggesting it will be more "chaotic" like Ultimate Marvel was with a stupid explanation of it having "Doomsday Energy" instead of "Superman Energy" and no I did not make this up. Snyder is the line editor for it so he won't write every book but oversees keeping the universe coherent. (Something Ultimate Marvel didn't have at the start lol)
I assume this is also confirmation that Earth One is officially dead. Black Label will still be for stuff set outside any kind of "universe" but I imagine lots of writers will be repurposing stuff that would have been Black Label for Absolute.
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