DC Comics Reveals New Absolute Batman Particulars

Final week, DC Comics teased out some extra particulars about its upcoming Absolute comics, which intention to reintroduce traditional DC characters with new, up to date origins and contexts. Whereas it’s canonically bought one thing to do with Darkseid, the massive draw is the brand new appears for Batman (beefy!), Superman (lengthy hair!), and Marvel Lady (sword!).

It was the Darkish Knight that raised probably the most eyebrows since most of the time, Bruce has a slimmer construct than the gargantuan mammoth of Absolute Batman. Throughout at present’s panel at San Diego Comedian-Con, Snyder shared some new particulars on his and Nick Dragotta’s Absolute Batman comedian due out in October. In the event you’re a measurement particular person, Snyder revealed that this model of Bruce is 6’2, 250-pound 20-something taking a stab at crimefighting. And as an alternative of pretending to be a wealthy socialite, he’ll be a metropolis engineer for Gotham. Additionally a French bulldog proprietor!

Snyder wasn’t kidding when he referred to as this a “high to backside reinvention” of the character. Whereas mild on plot particulars, he additional revealed the ebook’s chief villain (not less than for now) can be Black Masks, and Alfred Pennyworth would be the ebook’s POV character. Whereas nonetheless previous, this Alfred (or moderately, “Penny”) is totally not, and by no means has been, a butler. As a substitute he’s a former MI-6 spy and “previous guard of empire” who’s not so drained that he can’t associate with Batman out within the area.

After Snyder, Jason Aaron spoke about his and Rafa Sandoval’s Absolute Superman. After being approached by Snyder to leap over to DC from Marvel, Aaron determined that he “actually needed” to do the Man of Metal and cooked up a brand new tackle the character. He assured that his purpose wasn’t to alter the hero’s core, however to “take a look at [his] unique ideas and ask what he’d be like if created at present.” This new Superman lacks his traditional assist system of the Kent household, the Fortress of Solitude, and he’s principally homeless. To Aaron, the Absolute universe’s large draw is the Trinity being so remoted from one another. “Issues didn’t work out the best way they have been presupposed to,” he mentioned. “That’s left Superman a bit bit remoted, a bit bit offended…and kinda horny, when you ask me.”

Lastly, Kelly Thompson and Hayden Sherman’s Absolute Marvel Lady will see Diana as “the final Amazon and the primary superhero,” mentioned Sherman. Of the trio, she’s bought probably the most attention-grabbing look together with her arm tattoos and big-ass sword. Along with being a warrior, she’s additionally a witch actually raised in hell who’s “armed to the enamel. […] She is hearth beneath.” If that weren’t metallic sufficient, her black skeletal horse with wings might seal the deal. The take care of this Diana and what conflicts she’ll be dealing with are nonetheless at present beneath wraps.

Together with the Trinity, there’s additionally a fourth Absolute ebook on the best way. Come early 2025, Jeff Lemire and Nick Robles will introduce Absolute Flash into the world, although the panel didn’t supply any particulars past its existence:

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