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Comic book crossover event
"Absolute Power" Publisher DC Comics Publication date July 2, 2024
Title(s)
Absolute Power: Ground Zero #1
Absolute Power #1–4
Main character(s) Writer(s) Mark Waid Artist(s) Colorist(s) Trish Mulvihill Editor(s) Paul Kaminski
"Absolute Power " is a 2024 American comic book crossover event presented by DC Comics . As part of the Dawn of DC initiative, the main limited series will be written by Mark Waid , with art by Dan Mora, and will be debuting on July 2, 2024. The event takes place in the aftermath of "Titans: Beast World " and "House of Brainiac ".[1]
Premise [ edit ]
In response to the events of "Beast World ", Amanda Waller and the Suicide Squad join forces with Failsafe and the Brainiac Queen , beginning a campaign to capture every metahuman ability around the world.[2]
Publication history [ edit ]
"Absolute Power" is an upcoming crossover event published by DC Comics and set to be released July 2, 2024. The main limited series of four issues will be written by Mark Waid and drawn by Dan Mora.[1] During the Dawn of DC initiative, a "Trinity of Evil" was teased,[3] featuring Amanda Waller , leader of A.R.G.U.S. , Checkmate and the Suicide Squad , alongside the Batman of Zur-En-Arrh , a Silver Age character who was reintroduced in 2022 during the "Failsafe" arc from Batman (vol. 3) #125–130 by Chip Zdarsky and Jorge Jiménez, and the Brainiac Queen, a variation of Brainiac who will be introduced in June 2024 at the end of the "House of Brainiac " crossover event by Joshua WIlliamson and Rafa Sandoval.[4]
Titles involved [ edit ]
Prelude issues [ edit ]
Title
Writer
Artist
Colorist
Release date
Free Comic Book Day 2024: Absolute Power Special Edition
Mark Waid
Mikel Janín
Trish Mulvihill
May 5, 2024[5]
Absolute Power: Ground Zero
Dan Mora
TBA
June 5, 2024[5]
Countdown to Absolute Power [ edit ]
Title
Issue
Writer
Artist
Colorist
Premiere date
Finale date
Note
Suicide Squad : Dream Team
1–4
Nicole Maines
Eddy Barrows and Eber Ferreira
Adriano Lucas
March 12, 2024[6]
June 11, 2024
—
Batman (vol. 3)
148
Chip Zdarsky
Daniel Sampere
Tomeu Morey
June 4, 2024
Action Comics
1066
Joshua WIlliamson
Rafa Sandoval
TBA
June 18, 2024[7]
"House of Brainiac " tie-in
Titans (vol. 4)
12
Tom Taylor
Lucas Meyer
Romulo Fajardo Jr.
—
Wonder Woman (vol. 6)
10
Tom King
Daniel Sampere
Tomeu Morey
Green Arrow (vol. 7)
13
Joshua WIlliamson
Amancay Nahuelpan
TBA
June 25, 2024[7]
Superman (vol. 6)
15
Rafa Sandoval
"House of Brainiac" tie-in
Main series [ edit ]
Title
Issue
Writer
Artist
Premiere date
Absolute Power
1–4
Mark Waid
Dan Mora
July 2, 2024[5]
Absolute Power: Origins
1–3
John Ridley
Alitha Martinez
July 24, 2024[8]
One-shots [ edit ]
Title
Writer
Artist
Premiere date
Absolute Power: Task Force VII — Last Son
Leah Williams
Caitlin Yarsky
July 10, 2024[8]
Absolute Power Task Force VII — Depth Charge
John Layman
Max Raynor
July 24, 2024[8]
Absolute Power: Task Force VII — Jadestone
Jeremy Adams
Marco Santucci
July 31, 2024[8]
Tie-ins [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ a b Epps, Justin (2024-02-22). "DC's "Trinity of Evil" Unites in ABSOLUTE POWER, 2024's Massive Summer Blockbuster" . ScreenRant . Retrieved 2024-03-02 .
^ Salmon, Will (2024-02-22). "Suicide Squad supremo Amanda Waller is close to achieving Absolute Power in DC's next big event" . gamesradar . Retrieved 2024-03-02 .
^ Brooke, David (2023-11-09). "DC's signals a Trinity of Evil with 2024 Dawn of DC teases" . aiptcomics.com . Retrieved 2024-03-18 .
^ Arrant, Chris (2023-11-09). "Suicide Squad's Amanda Waller is leading DC's Trinity of Evil, and that means trouble for Batman, Superman and the good guys" . Popverse . Retrieved 2024-03-20 .
^ a b c Smith, Sam (2024-02-22). "DC Announces its Summer Blockbuster Event and Elseworlds Updates" . CBR . Retrieved 2024-03-02 .
^ O'Donoghue, Kate (2023-11-09). "Waller's Dream Team: DC's Suicide Squad Officially Returns with a Powerful New Member" . ScreenRant . Retrieved 2024-03-10 .
^ a b First Comics News (2024-03-14). "The Fall of the House of Brainiac Begins in Action Comics and Superman This June" . www.firstcomicsnews.com . Retrieved 2024-03-15 .
^ a b c d e f Salmon, Will (2024-04-18). "DC's massive summer event Absolute Power sees Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and more take on a "Trinity of Evil" led by Amanda Waller" . gamesradar . Retrieved 2024-04-18 .
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