DC Announces its Summer Blockbuster Event and Elseworlds Updates

DC Comics has announced major new details about its big summer event, a new line of comic collections and updates on its Elseworlds Imprint at the ComicsPRO Comic Industry Conference.At ComicsPRO DC revealed its summer blockbuster publishing initiative will be called Absolute Power, a four-issue series launching July 2 and led by writer Mark Waid and artist Dan Mora. Absolute Power dives into how Amanda Waller will plot to steal all metahuman abilities from superheroes and villains alike, requiring Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman to unite with other heroes of the DC Universe to stop her. DC also shared that a special Absolute Power comic will be a part of Free Comic Book Day, and it will include an original story by Waid along with a recap of the events leading up to the big event and a sneak peek of Absolute Power #1. DC also revealed Absolute Power: Ground Zero, an official one-shot prelude to the big event that will debut in June, connecting Superman’s House of Brainiac storyline with Amanda Waller’s evil deeds in Absolute Power.After DC announced the return of the Elseworlds imprint at New York Comic Con, the publisher shared a release schedule for titles that will debut throughout the rest of the year as part of the classic imprint. The new stories include Gotham by Gaslight: The Kryptonian Age starting in June by creators Andy Diggle and Leandro Fernandez. A month later, Dark Knights of Steel: Allwinter by Jay Kristoff and Tirso Cons debuts. DC vs. Vampires: World War V will launch in August by Matthew Rosenberg and Otto Schmidt, and September will see the debut of Batman the Barbarian by Greg Smallwood. Rounding out DC’s Elseworlds update are Green Lantern Dark by Tate Brombal and Werther Dell’Edera arriving in October and Batman: Nightfire by Clay Mann which debuts in November.

DC Comics has announced major new details about its big summer event, a new line of comic collections and updates on its Elseworlds Imprint at the ComicsPRO Comic Industry Conference.

At ComicsPRO DC revealed its summer blockbuster publishing initiative will be called Absolute Power, a four-issue series launching July 2 and led by writer Mark Waid and artist Dan Mora. Absolute Power dives into how Amanda Waller will plot to steal all metahuman abilities from superheroes and villains alike, requiring Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman to unite with other heroes of the DC Universe to stop her. DC also shared that a special Absolute Power comic will be a part of Free Comic Book Day, and it will include an original story by Waid along with a recap of the events leading up to the big event and a sneak peek of Absolute Power #1. DC also revealed Absolute Power: Ground Zero, an official one-shot prelude to the big event that will debut in June, connecting Superman’s House of Brainiac storyline with Amanda Waller’s evil deeds in Absolute Power.

After DC announced the return of the Elseworlds imprint at New York Comic Con, the publisher shared a release schedule for titles that will debut throughout the rest of the year as part of the classic imprint. The new stories include Gotham by Gaslight: The Kryptonian Age starting in June by creators Andy Diggle and Leandro Fernandez. A month later, Dark Knights of Steel: Allwinter by Jay Kristoff and Tirso Cons debuts. DC vs. Vampires: World War V will launch in August by Matthew Rosenberg and Otto Schmidt, and September will see the debut of Batman the Barbarian by Greg Smallwood. Rounding out DC’s Elseworlds update are Green Lantern Dark by Tate Brombal and Werther Dell’Edera arriving in October and Batman: Nightfire by Clay Mann which debuts in November.

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