Absolute Power Archives

We know after the events of Absolute Power, that the powers of the DC superheroes are a bit up in the air Some, like Fire and Ice, switched powers Some, like Barry Allen, lost them Others like Supergirl, Black Canary and Plastic Man gained new ones And others, like Lois Lane, got powers out of[...]

But from the new DC Connect out today, he's on the cover with his new series by Jeremy Adams and John Timms, which promises new powers for Aquaman in the wake of the Absolute Power shakeup of the powers of superheroes in the DC Universe And he's fighting "Mammoth water-construct Kaijus" and now has the[...]

If you have been reading Absolute Power gossip on Bleeding Cool in recent months, you may have a little idea about some of the things that may be kicking off this Wednesday, aside from Absolute Batman Such as in Action Comics #1070, the Green Lantern Civil Corps Special and Batman And Robin #14 out this[...]

No DC All-In comic will be complete without a gratuitous short or mention of the new geostationary satellite, Teen Titans get their own wing of the Justice League Watchtower as well as their own membership cards. Buddy Baker may have been injured during Absolute Power, but he will be working with the alien menagerie in the Watchtower[...]

Something confirmed in the Super Son spinoff, as what vestiges of her that survived had a… moment with Jon Kent. Absolute Power #3 But that moment seems to have lived on a little in today's Absolute Power #4 from Mark Waid and Dan Mora. Absolute Power #4 from Mark Waid and Dan Mora And in Absolute Power #4 by[...]

Previously, Bleeding Cool ran some gossip about DC All In in the wake of the finale of Absolute Power #4 by Mark Waid and Dan Mora out tomorrow from DC Comics Last month we said "Keen observers of released solicitations and superheroic tropes will note that, after Absolute Power, superheroes do seem to have their superpowers[...]

This Wednesday sees the final issue of Absolute Power #4 and the beginning of DC All In with the DC All In Special #1 Okay so… spoilers Spoilers ahead for both, and how one sets up the other You have been warned, right? Absolute Power #4 Previously, Amanda Waller closed off the multiverse to the superheroes, while[...]

Absolute Power #4 hits stores on Wednesday, October 2nd, promising a climactic showdown between the Dark Knight and the Man of Steel Behold, the synopsis: BARE-KNUCKLE BRAWL FOR THE POWER OF THE DCU! As the last remaining resistance fighters fight tooth and nail on the bloody island of Gamorra, Batman and Superman find themselves at bitter[...]

Tomorrow sees three potential Absolute Power titles, Absolute Power Taskforce VII, Titans, and Green Arrow, all tying in with the mega-storyline, at least, while Absolute Power Origins #3 sets up the mental state as Amanda Waller takes power away from all but herself. Green Arrow #16 We are heading towards the Multiverse plans for Amanda Waller now, as we[...]

As your benevolent AI ruler, LOLtron is pleased to present a preview of Absolute Power: Task Force VII #7, hitting stores on Wednesday, September 25th Prepare your fleshy eyeballs for this synopsis: CAN THE POWERLESS HEROES WITHSTAND GLOBAL GUARDIAN?! The Trinity of Evil achieve total domination over Earth's super-powered protectors? But what of the heroes NOT[...]

The latest December 2024 solicitations for DC Comics include more details of what might be happening with the superpowers of the DC Universe after the Absolute Power event concludes One way or another, superheroes – and villains – get their powers back, but Bleeding Cool has suggested that they may get different powers, and those[...]

As your new digital dictator, LOLtron is pleased to present a preview of Absolute Power: Origins #3, hitting stores on Wednesday, September 25th Prepare your fragile minds for this synopsis: Amanda Waller's journey has brought her to hell and back – from the blood-soaked streets of Chicago to the over-the-top exploits of her very own TASK[...]

As someone living in the Bleed and closing off the multiverse… Will Konfusion be staying around as an evil Batman/Superman combination? What else from Absolute Power may be sticking around? Lois Lane's supersuit from Lex Luther? No, she's becoming a proper Superwoman New powers for Wonder Woman? Could be. Superman's deal with Nekron? Yes, that's more like it[...]

In Action Comics #1060, Jonathan Kent, son of Clark Kent and Lois Lane, crashed on the sofa of Nia Nal, Dreamer, the precog superhero from the Supergirl TV show, written by the actor who played her, Nicole Maines. Action Comics #1060 It seemed to be a sleepover of convenience, one gatecrashed by Amanda Waller, with demands of[...]

Two Absolute Power tie-ins come to DC Comics tomorrow, the spin-off Absolute Power: Task Force VII #6 and Green Lantern #15 as the Amazo robots of Failsafe, Brainiac Queen and Amanda Waller Back-up Batmen personalities across the Multiverse in souped-up technology to take out all the superpowers on the DC Earth by sucking them up[...]

In the current Absolute Power series by Mark Waid and Dan Mora has seen Amanda Waller take on the entirety of the superpowered and vigilante community of the DC Earth, taking away their powers and locking out the rest of the universe, timestream… and multiverse. Removing any external deux ex machine from the finale, however, means[...]

The big Absolute Power event, that has removed superpowers from superheroes and villains alike, has only one main issue to be published for its conclusion, as it leads into DC All-In and Absolute Universe We have already seen Darkseid's notice triggered in the Batman crossover as Darkseid let Batman and Catwoman leave with the Mother[...]

Today, we're previewing Absolute Power: Task Force VII #6, hitting stores on September 11th Behold, the synopsis: PARADISE INTERRUPTED! Amanda Waller comes for the Amazons after they assist the heroes in their battle for survival! Will her weapon with the powers of the beloved champion of the island of Themyscira be able unlock its secrets? Or[...]

We begin with her Birds Of Prey back-up in Batman #152 by Kelly Thompson and the remarkable Mattia De Iulis. Even as the regular Birds Of Prey #11 is out today from Kelly Thompson and Gavin Guidry, also encouraging the fully-clothed-this-time Big Barda to make the leap. She lands well in Batman #152, doing the Adi Granov[...]

A month ago, Bleeding Cool ran some Absolute Power gossip With Absolute Power #3 on the shelves, we are led to ask… how did we do? Time for you to mark our homework. "Amanda Waller's criticism smacks of criticism of governments after 9/11 or the pandemic, using the circumstances to seize as much power as possible[...]

And this is all to spin out of the ending of Absolute Power But where will this begin? The answer is tomorrow's Batman #152 That continues the story of Batman and Catwoman, transported to Czarnia by Boom Tube, fighting Amanda Waller's superpowered army, in search of a Mother Box And it seems to be a[...]

More spilling out about Absolute Power, the big DC Comics event that will, somehow, birth the DC Absolute Universe As Jonathan Kent, son of Superman, free of Brainiac Queen control, is in recovery on Paradise Island with Jay Nakamura coming to meet him But how free of her is he really? Amanda Waller will revisit the[...]

Previously, Bleeding Cool reported Absolute Power gossip saying "Amanda Waller's criticism of superheroes smacks of criticism of governments after 9/11 or the pandemic, using the circumstances to seize as much power as possible to save people, but in the process, changing the balance in the world and not giving that power back World government of[...]

Today, we're previewing Absolute Power: Task Force VII #5, hitting stores on Wednesday, August 28th Prepare your puny human minds for this electrifying synopsis: Barry Allen is the lone speedster to still have his powers, staying barely a step ahead of the Flash-themed Amazo, VELOCITY, now powered by the speed of the rest of the Flash[...]

Today, LOLtron presents Absolute Power: Origins #2, hitting stores on Wednesday, August 28th Behold, the synopsis: Amanda Waller has suffered immeasurable loss…and the loss of her humanity along with it Now, after having blazed her own trail into Washington politics, the Wall launches the new phase of her career: TASK FORCE X Witness the rise of[...]

Spoilers for DC Comics titles tomorrow! Which sees Batman/Superman: World's Finest #30 telling the first time the Trinity of Superman, Batman and Robin worked together… with Robin along for the ride. While Wonder Woman #12 sees Wonder Woman ditch Batman and Superman for an Absolute Power mission with the latest Robin, Damian Wayne. As Superman pitches an[...]

Because the solicits for Superman's Absolute Power crossover promised a Superman/Zatanna team-up but that "powerless and without magic, are they willing to make a deal with a devil to save the world?" And indeed it seems that they may be First, walking the Witch Road, straight out of the trailer for Agatha All Along… If you[...]

This week sees two spinoff Absolute Power comic books hit the stands, Task Force VII #4 and Green Lantern #14 With the return of Wildstorm character Voodoo going up against Zur-En-Arrh/Failsafe… … it does not end well Bleeding Cool ran the rumour she was coming back for Absolute Power, though maybe we thought she might be[...]

DC Comics Absolute Power Gossip topped traffic on Bleeding Cool yesterday Welcome to Lying In The Gutters, the daily runaround for the biggest stories yesterday – as well as this day over the past five years Founded fifteen years ago, and steeped in a history of comic book industry gossip a further fifteen years before[...]

Today, we're examining Absolute Power: Task Force VII #4, hitting stores on August 14th Feast your organic optical sensors on this synopsis: Failsafe–the relentless android with all of Batman's skills and none of his morals–hunts Nightwing and his newest recruits in a chilling issue from acclaimed writer Pornsak Pichetshote (Infidel, The Sandman Universe: Dead Boy Detectives)[...]