Absolute Superman’s first ever action debuts his explosive heat vision

DC S Absolute Superman Here’s how the publisher redefined the knowledge (and powers) of his greatest hero for a brand new era. The new Absolute Universe of DC is a dark new continuity where unfamiliar versions of Batman, Wonder Woman and Superman fight for truth and justice against an entire reality forged in Darkseid’s image. These are versions of DC’s iconic heroes stripped of every virtue they’ve ever hadMeet a city of evil with no place.

Fans get to see exactly what that means in a new preview of Absolute Superman #1Shared by AIPT. The unlettered preview pages show DC’s hardcore new Man of Steel facing off against an army of peacemakers. Absolute Superman shrugs off bullets, throws earth-shaking punches, and Cuts loose with an apocalyptic version of heat vision that is Nothing Like the original Superman’s pinpoint-accurate attack.

DC’s new Absolute Universe offers fans raw new takes on their favorite heroes, with each rising alone without their usual allies and tools. In Superman’s case, that seemingly includes much less refined powers, with his heat vision pouring out of him in a flood of fire. Enjoy the issue’s variant covers by Clayton Crain, Jim Lee, Matteo Scalera and Wes Craig below. Absolute Superman #1 Coming from Jason Aaron and Rafa Sandoval, November 6, 2024.

Superman faces the Peacemakers in his first fight

The new hero’s blazing powers turn the dial to 11

The new Absolute Superman recently debuted in DC all in specialWith a single page showcasing the man of style. The image officially introduced the hero’s new costume, with fiery details on the sleeves and shoes, and seemingly showed him falling to the ground as a fully grown adult. This Superman never had the love and guidance of the Kents. Fans recently got to read Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta’s Absolute Batman #1Which showed DC going all-out in differentiating the new Super Heroes from its originals, with major origins, design and lore changes.

If Superman is new to Earth, it makes sense that he doesn’t yet have mastery over his powers. This will likely lead to a Superman who holds back much less – the mainstream Clark Kent has been using and honing his powers since he was a child, allowing him to carefully apply abilities like his strength and heat vision. in contrast, Absolute Superman seems to have less experience moderating his abilities, and he’s all the more dangerous because of it.

While he launched in 1966 as a genuine superhero, DC’s peacemaker has taken on a satirical, antihero role in the last few years, essentially acting as the macho enforcer for the powers that be. Indeed the last one Absolute power The event saw Peacemaker become one of Amanda Waller’s main stooges as she attempts to seize control of first the world and then the multiverse. It makes sense that in this bleak new world, the role of Peacemaker is one held by dozens of people, leading to an army of Peacemakers descending on the new Superman.

Darkseid’s Absolute Universe puts Superman at a huge disadvantage

DC’s new reality will test its heroes like never before

The Absolute Universe of DC was created in Joshua Williamson, Scott Snyder, Dan Mora, Daniel Sampere and Wes Craig. DC All In Special #1. In this title, Darkseid is finally killed by a magic-enhanced Superman, freeing him from his cosmic role as the dark force that stops life from growing out of control. With his newfound freedom, Darkseid seized a volatile reality known as the Elseworld as his own, reshaping it into the Absolute Universe. This is a world where evil is the norm and acts of kindness, goodness and hope are – in Darkseid’s words – “The small chaos, rather than the system itself.”

Darkseid’s plan is to crush the last remnants of hope and heroism in this new reality, and use it as a staging ground to wipe out DC’s main reality, commanding an army of corrupt superhumans. So far, all that stands between Darkseid and his horrifying target are the almighty Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman. However, the heroes begin their lives with a major disadvantage, with Darkseid declaring his Absolute Universe is one where “Heroes are born with greater odds. Instead of being raised in heaven, they are raised in hell.” Unfortunately for Superman, the first victim of this process is his loving adoptive parents.

However, Darkseid’s plan may still backfire. DC’s ultimate heroes will be tested more harshly than the originals and pushed to more devastating extremes, with the warning that any last vestige of hope will have to “Burn brighter than ever before to survive at all.” With this statement presented over an image of the new Superman landing on Earth, many fans have taken the quote as a tacit promise that the new Superman will become even more powerful than the original.

This might be DC’s most unique Superman

Darkseid has inverted the Man of Steel’s cosmic purpose

The new Absolute Superman may be powerful, but his introduction raises huge questions for hardcore DC fans. The comics have long established that superheroes act as the DC Multiverse’s immune system, confronting and defeating any threat to the well-being of the cosmos. What’s more – as readers saw in Final crisis – Superman is the original multiversal design from which all heroes are descended (A piece of lore honoring his real-life status as the first true ‘superhero.’)

DC All In Special Going even further, with Darkseid realizing that Superman embodies the cosmic force of life and hope that keeps the multiverse growing. Darkseid discovers that he is meant to be Superman’s opposite – a vital part of the cosmos that constrains the infinite potential of the multiverse. However, Darkseid’s death frees him from this dynamic, allowing him to create a world where his cosmic connection to Superman is sundered.

in short, Absolute Superman is unlike any other Superman in the entire multiverse. Rather than being part of the multiverse’s immune system, This Superman is the infection in Darkseid’s reality – an outsider who is fundamentally opposed to the natural order. While fans have seen evil supermen, they’ve never seen one who exists outside of the hero’s larger cosmic purpose—a rebel whose goal is to change the fundamental nature of his reality, rather than acting as the hero’s guardian. status quo.

The new one Absolute Superman Is a strong hero whose incredible abilities still may not be enough to fight against an entire universe built on Darkseid’s evil, but as the preview confirms, this does not mean that he will not try.

Absolute Superman #1 Coming from DC Comics November 6, 2024.

Source: David Brooke, AIPT