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Bump if you're reading.

>>152373600
but I don't wanna

>>152373600
Here right as it starts, for once

Last issue was the first decent issue of this book, let's see if it continues

>>152373611
I still don't know how I feel about this. Seems more like he's Superman, not Absolute Superman.

>>152373625
>Because they were stupid.
I have not read a lot of Hawkman, but I generally get sense that every time he shows up, you get a lot of panels to clip out.

>>152373635
>Hawkman trying to intimidate Superman
About how you expect this sort of thing to go, but let's keep reading.

.....Hawkchud is gonna get talk no jutsu'd isn't he?

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>"Have you ever suffered?"

>>152373677
>Luthor
>cake
Uh oh

>>152373684
inb4 he shaves Lex's hair with it too

>>152373684
This actually raises some questions, since Absolute Evil implied Lex was already involved somehow, or had a background that made the Justice League call him. Maybe I'm misremembering.

>>152373684
Aw, Brainiac’s gonna cut the cake for them. What a guy!

>>152373699
>FUCK your repetitive color hierarchy symbolism paneling

>>152373699
all I hear is loud chicken noises

>>152373700
The end of Absolute Evil was Brainiac calling Lex because he wanted someone on the JL counter Joker, this is following up on that.

Wtf does he mean "the suit is from Thanagar"? That's a Blackhawk uniform.

>>152373719
This is an AU, wouldn't be surprised if Thanagar has that kind of uniform in this version of things.

>>152373719
Yeah he should have said wings instead

>>152373720
>no panels of Jo feeding Hal like a baby bird
Weak, I thought this comic was for freaks?

>>152373700
no brainiac wanted him to balance out joker based on what he learned from earth-0 mirror master

>>152373719
I thought “the suit” was the bandages, while the jacket is just a jacket.

How did Hawkman react to the Slade files news?

>>152373673
Oh fuck they Thing'ed Parasite. That's horrifying

>>152373755
>Like attracts like
Odds going up on HalxTodd

>>152373673
Oh shit, now they have to destroy its toes and strike it on the head three separate times now

>>152373684
Kind of seems more Metallo-ey than Brainiac.

>>152373662
>Viet Cong
Wait so did America win Vietnam in this world?

>>152373768
>pink
>blue
New colors
>Sinestro is yellow not gold
Wonder what that means, aside from the obvious.

>>152373604
he grabs it with the wrong hand
how can mistakes like this even happen?

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And that's it. If you liked these, support your LCS or whatever.

>>152373611
>im teh good guy, thats why im dressing comically evil
fuck this shit

>>152373801
>Whatever you say Vegeta

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>>152373759
I'm glad more people are seeing the truth. You anons must accept it now so you all don't shit your pants and cry when it's confirmed.

What are the odds Hawkman becomes too likable/redeemable so they make him a wife beater as well?

I kinda dig this Hawkman and his look. Shame when Roy will kill him in Absolute Green Arrow

>>152373818
>what if he becomes too likeable that they [make him even more likeable]
I guess if you're worried about too much of a good thing, that might bother you

>>152373772
>no man escapes the Manhunters
Is that what “Steel” here actually is? >>152373768

>>152373768
>Hal's panel
Did Ewing just spoil how the next issue ends lol

>>152373795
Even before AI, people would accidentally draw extra fingers. Hell, sometimes they'd animate the wrong limb, resulting in off screen horrors.

Artists are constantly drawing, all the time. You might think everything requires a lot of attention and care, but like anything once you're competent at it, it's easy to do it on autopilot. Which is where mistakes start creeping in.

Draw a panel from one perspective. The next from another. In the first, the perspective encourages one position. In the next, another. Don't got time, or energy to check. Or maybe you did and it was too late. Or maybe you went back and edited one and forgot the check the other. Maybe you drew a bunch of images to match the "Script" and then edited them all together where appropriate, never considering the overall continuity.

Anything at all, really.

>>152373684
I guess we found someone that Darkseid hates more than Batman.

>>152373795
If I were to guess I'd say that the panel was flipped and whoever did it didn't realize the mistake.

Absolute Cringe

>Hawkchud isn't a pure evil right-winger, he's actually looking to be a misguided one who's Jingoism made him manipulated by evil
Is....he becoming the Absolute universe's equivalent of 1610 Captain America?

>>152373679
There's a Jordan Peele joke here somewhere

Absolutely Based

>>152373801
DBZ ahh looking nigga

>>152373871
IIRC the artist literally confirmed that was the case

>>152373673
Ok, I actually really like that Parasite design.

If Hawkman dies next issue Aaron is a hack
I mean he already is but you get what I mean

>>152373599
Fuck yeah. Last issue really made me look forward to whatever would come next for Absolute Superman. Thanks anon.

>>152373812
>Guy becomes Nappa

>>152373600
bump

>>152373611
heh. Oh Absolute Clark. I've rather come to like you.

>>152373811
I mean....Batman?

>>152373673
Parasite is a good starter Superman villain. We're on issue 16 sure but hey better late than never.

>>152373684
Oh shit. Brainy too. Absolute Superman you're finally starting to spoil me.
>>152373769
Yeah from the thumb I thought it was Corben

>>152373871
>That, along with SuperShazam's Potara Earrings
I like it

>>152373614
What are the odds his face is the only flesh on him that looks healthy and the rest of his body is legitimately just dust held together by the suit?

>>152373625
>Doctor Fate's dead
interesting
i assumed he would be a bad guy seeing as how the "order" of the world is based on Darkseid's will, so he would be reinforcing Darkseid's order as righteous.

anyway, i don't assume that's actually the end for him - trading mantles is pretty common for Dr. Fate, so i imagine we'll see a new Fate in the Absolute Universe.

>>152373702
He's gotta come on strong with that southern friendliness to become Lex's bff.

>>152373847
I'm really starting to come around on Absolute GL. At first it was kind of middling and still finding its footing as an Absolute book. But after the Black Lantern issue with Tomar Re, I feel like it's starting to feel more like a proper Absolute book. At the very least, it's above Absolute Flash. Although that's not a very high bar to clear, but it's still something.

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>>152374141
You leave me no choice, Luthor. Remember this is on your head. I hope you can live this because I'm about to say pretty pwease with sugar and gumdwops.

>>152373625
Wait did they show what happened to Doctor Fate yet?

>>152374173
No, but the FCBD issue did tease a helmet of Fate story.

>>152373684
This Braniac is such a charming guy. Just look at the amazing tricks he's going to do for Lex's birthday party!

>>152373684
I like how even Absolute Superman's harshest critics online tend to admit Braniac is the best part

>>152374082
That's what I was wondering, I thought he was gonna look like Boris Karloff in The Mummy or something

given that he has to quickly put the bandages back on it wouldn't surprise me if he needed those

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These words sealed his fate.

>>152373820
Speaking of Green Arrow, I'm willing to bet Ollie's death won't be in vain but the public will never learn he tried to fight the system and he'll be remembered as being just another one of the billionaires and will be thought of doing corrupt shit he never did

>>152373677
I like brianiac looking like earth-0 lex here

>>152374025
not even close to Absolute Hawkman

>>152373811
How is that evil.

>>152374270
>How is dressing like a winged mummy with a murder club evil?
Real mystery

>>152374236
I hadn't realized that. It's probably intentional, that he looks like a stereotypical Luthor, anyway.

>>152374270
>black nazi-looking uniform
>covered in bandages
>evil red eye mask
>zombie-skeletal like wings
come on, man. he looks like Dark Multiverse Hawk-Man

>>152374277
Oh so mummies are automatically evil now? Racist

>>152374270
He's literally wearing jodhpurs.
>>152373736
Earth-0 Mirror Master? Was that in Absolute Evil?

>>152374294
That's a black hawk uniform the except opposite of nazis

>>152374298
In the fcbd? Annual? Anyway in one of the absolute books it was revealed the mirror master of the absolute universe was watching all the heroes and also could contact his earth-0 self who came over. In absolute evil we see he is with brainiac telling him about who these people are on the main earth

>>152374297
The only good mummy is a dead mummy

>>152374304
no one knows that in-universe.

>>152373625
>Doctor Fate
Aw, I was kind of looking forward to seeing what an Absolute Fate would be like.

>>152373820
Huh? Is that assumed or said would happen somewhere? With how he's been set up with Superman I thought he'd be sticking around here longer.

>>152374164
Braniac's not desperate enough to use that weapon yet.

>>152374236
Probably intentional. This Braniac has mentioned having seen the other Luthors so he may have made himself look like what other Luthors have looked like as a little joke.

This was the best Absolute Superman yet. Had a blast with it.

>>152373673
>Parasite brought to you by Umbrella Corp
Neat, digging the design

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>>152373677
>>152373679
>>152373684
i don't want to see anything bad happen to lex's dumb chud family
please let them be alright

>>152374710
Hopefully Brainiac just tries to keep them hostage instead of killing them right away.

>>152374710
He is literally living the best possible life any Lex has lived so far it feels like. Which is unfortunately like the biggest red flag that it's all going to go to hell hard. If he's lucky maybe Braniac will negotiate with him and this Lex will be fighting Superman and friends for his family's sake. But this Braniac really doesn't feel like the negotiating type.

>>152373825
ITS STEL ITS STEL ITS STEL

>>152373761
Hey, Hal has the red shirt / green pants combo.

>>152373768
So Hal is going the Tomar Qard route?

>>152374846
He's probably recognizing that Obsidian is an anomaly and somehow changed color to save Todd or something like that

>>152373644
>Perry White got replaced my Jimmy
Kek

>>152373719
He wore the Blackhawk uniform later, it's just a jacket. In the flashback in Absolute Evil he has a more classic Hawkman design.

>>152373796
>>152373801
The fantasy style of design the Lanterns have in this universe is growing on me, wonder when Jo and I guess pink Hal will get designs like this. Also Guy looks like a tank here

>>152373796
>>152373798
I really like Red Guy. I like how he is questionning Abin Sur despite being a disciple.

>>152373608
Not sure these guys should have Peacemaker helmets, yet the design is to silver age

>>152373600
Brainiac's race is tied to Thanagar in this universe?

>>152373611
This artist draws Superman cutely no homo

>>152374028
In fairness I'd honestly say the first 14 chapters were is following Kal on his journey to become Superman. He didn't really become that until last chapter

>>152373875
Why is DC hiring so many DBZ fanboys?

>>152374316
it's was in last year's FCBD issue

>>152373600
Nuh uh

>>152374740
I mean what incentive does this lex have to work for brainiac if he kills his whole family? Maybe one of them gets killed just to show how serious brainiac is (I'm looking at you Alex Jr.) but killing all of them feels like it'd be a miscalculation.

>>152373625
Oliver Queen, whatever happened there?

>>152373614
Surprise human face.

>>152373751
>the last panel
F O R E S H A D O W I N G

Also what are the odds that "Obsidian" isn't as brainless as Hammond thinks and ends up fucking him up/deforming him through the helmet?

>>152373751
But what about my Absolute Doom Patrol...

>>152373625
Did Hawkman kill doctor fate?

>>152375744
We know he killed Oliver Queen and that Dodds and Munroe were at least killed by the government, so I wouldn't be surprised he if did.
I also wouldn't be surprised if the absolute universe connects Fate to Black Adam and Hawkman in some way

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>>152373796
BAAAAAAAAAAAALD

>>152375744
There's a bunch of Doc Fates anyway to be fair, also the classic JSA characters have for the most part been getting fucked up in this universe
A prequel book focusing on those guys in the 1920s/30s would be cool, a few times now it's been said that they were active heroes before getting offed

What are the chances that Clark doesn't get powerslurped by Parasite and actually makes it in time to save Lex's family and they end up as best friends?

>>152373628
It seems to be a critique about "kill the small fishes" nature of comic books.

>>152375452
Absolute line from it's inception is supposedly inspired by manga, it's def more prominent in some of the books and not others though

>>152375932
I don't really see the manga connection outside of some book trying to have a consistent creative team and hiring artists like Dragotta to do ongoings

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>>152374230
Shit just look at Braniac's face dude is going over all the horrors he's going to inflict on Lex, shit is pretty much pic related

>>152373796
Like that Guy's Ain Rao design is based on his Warrior design

>>152373699
He seems to have replaced Kilowog.

>>152373751
Oh, he really was mento

>>152373759
Like repels like.

>>152373801
He looks more like despero now

>>152376181
Absolute Despero is already in Absolute Martian Manhunter.

>>152375192
I think Jo's jacket and pants but with the green energy will be her Green Lantern design

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>>152373725
Oh my god, a Ding Dong Daddy reference in the year of our lord 2026?

>>152373740
That's a nice visual for obsidian.

>>152376126
That's not what the genius said.

>>152373761
Does Jo have to be full green at all times now? Kind of distracting.

>>152373796
>Last panel.
It is theorized that the oan system is rigged by Darkseid, to remove heroes.

>>152373725
why is bolt hole spelled like that

>>152376344
probably just a spelling mistake and Ewing and the editor missed it

>>152373744
>>152373746
>>152373751
I've never thought to ask before but why does Hammond talk so 23 skidoo 1950s? I don't really mind it but it's just so odd, he's like in permanent Mad Men mode.

>>152373677
Maybe Alex and/or Lena is who Brainiac will go after instead of Lex

>>152375452
>>152375932
Dragon Ball is stupidly popular so naturally a bunch of artists (especially on the younger side) would be fans of it

>>152373760
Yeah I like Skyward Sword too

>>152374070
>Last time on Absolute Superman
>Parasite has become two overwhelming for our heros
>So they search out the ring and have now fused
>They are now Superhawk

>>152373759
Who was the top and who was the bottom??

>>152376306
Considering Guy is Red and John is gold except for his face, yeah

They might drop it if she gets an actual superhero outfit but Tomar is wearing some shit and is still red so maybe not

>>152373693
Or scalps him, to make sure he never grows hair again.

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>>152373625
>Oliver Queen

>>152376864
Even people who like that game hate the Imprisoned

>>152373673
ENTER

>>152373667
>>152373673
This version of Hawkman is pretty strong

>>152373673
Absolute Hawkman is a really strong jerk, but this Parasite design is baller. Love it.

Absolute Superman's pacing has really improved. Hawkman's backstory, Superman doing Superman things, Lois introducing Daily Planet, Hawkman vs Superman, the parasite introduction and Absolute Lex Luthor's whole deal being explained. It's wonderful how much cutting flashbacks does for the pacing.

>>152373667
Outstanding page. The art is top notch and way better than Ras Al Ghul era.

>>152373673
absolute good design.

>both of the absolute books are good this week
What a fucking turnaround, both of these books blew a few months back. Now if only Flash could catch up.

>>152376605
Braniac's chainsaw arms seem like an obvious reference to Chainsaw Man.

>>152373673
JFC

Hawkman is interesting.
He seems to be someone who's like... Is the right word fed up?
He works with the people in power, but he seems to hate them anyways

>>152379642
FUCK OFF, NOT EVERYTHING WITH CHAINSAWS IS A REFERENCE TO REDDITSAW MAN

>>152379765
I don't even read Chainsaw Man. I read the first arc and it just kind of lost me after that. But in the context of acknowledging that the Absolute line is taking clear inspiration from shonen, chainsaw arms seem kind of relevant here. It's just an observation.

>>152379936
We need to publicly execute Fujimoto

>>152378539

He was the worst boss battle in Hyrule Warriors too

>>152379957
I quite enjoyed Fire Punch and Goodbye, Eri. Other than that first arc of Chainsaw Man, I think that's all I've read from him.

>>152379737
He's still a far right chud who betrayed the JSA for being "commies" but he genuinely believes he's a good person and IS still a war hero
He knows there's corruption but genuinely believes in the establishment and while he covers up Epstein tier shit, he's convinced its in the name of the greater good

>>152379374
Hopefully Flash improves with the start of it's new arc like Superman did, the solicit for what happens after the current stuff sounds a bit more interesting at least

>>152379977
No matter, what matters is removing manga from the USA entirely

>>152380057
You know the artist is from Argentina right?

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>>152379936
Tekken did dual chainsaw arms with the Russian sex android in 2007 and I wouldn't be surprised if it was done before that

>>152379993
I don't really get his logic.
Why does he expect to change anything?

>>152380078
It doesn't matter.
No more manga references, by law

>>152380119
Maybe he's coping or in denial?
That life sucks but if things changed it'll risk getting worse so it's better not to topple the status quo?
I don't think he had some revolutionary phase ala Kenan Kong's mom in New Super-Man who went from a student protester to a hard government supporter given he ratted out the JSA so odds are he's just very stubborn

>>152380057
Nah man. I grew up on manga. These days I'm much more into American comics, but I'll always love Naruto, Bleach, Dragon Ball, Junji Ito's work, and Shintaro Kago's work. Hell one of these days I'll get around to reading One Piece. We live in the era of information. Comic readers should have access to whatever comics they want, from all over the world.

Japanese comics do have this factor of cultural weirdness which is alien to the Western mind, and that's why I'm not really following any manga anymore. I do read Boruto each month, but that's it these days.

There's a lot of great comics out of Europe and South America, too. To each their own.

>>152380117
Never played Tekken. When I saw that panel my first thoughts were of Chainsaw Man and the chainswords from WH40K. Come to think of it, didn't Tokyo Gore Police have somebody with chainsaw legs, or something. I don't remember it too well.

>>152380171
Ignore everything popular that comes out of Japan.

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>>152379765
>NOT EVERYTHING WITH CHAINSAWS IS A REFERENCE TO REDDITSAW MAN

I remember a more groovy time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVli81zszRY

>>152380191
I do. I'm really not into Japanese media like I used to be. I haven't watched anime for many years. I'm totally waiting on the Bleach Hell Arc and for Dragon Ball Super's manga to return though.

God that DB announcement last week pissed me off. All I wanted was the manga, and instead they're working on another video game and retelling stories from years ago.

>>152380171
>Comic readers should have access to whatever comics they want, from all over the world.
Except the Japanese who are VERY anal about piracy
I know fan translations of some American comics exist but I wonder if westaboos argue over doing it or not
Sometimes I wish I had a pen pal into western media and was learning English that I can send reccs to

I once had a pitch for an "Absolute Iron Man"
I took a look at what his character was originally meant to be
>Guy who we should fundamentally hate due to our societal biases, both positive and negative
>We still root for him anyways
And so I made him a nepobaby

>>152380250
>And so I made him a nepobaby
So nothing changed

>>152380235
I recall reading and seeing some videos about American comics in Japan, and they're extremely niche over there.

>>152380259
People hate the rich or "Those who didn't work for it."
So I leaned into that.

>>152380250
The weird thing is that Iron Man was more defined by his secret identity and disability oddly enough, a dynamic most modern renditions drop
>Tony Stark is seen as this polarizing figure, either a brilliant innovator and philanthropist or a war profiteer built off of blood money
>Iron Man is seen as this noble paragon who just so happens to be a hired bodyguard for Tony Stark who himself sees the persona as a reflection of who he wants to be seen
>Tony Stark in reality is neurotic, vulnerable, and disabled but the public can never learn about it lest he (and by extension Iron Man) lose everything the second weakness is shown and his public image is tarnished

>>152380321
I actually reintroduced those.
He's chronically ill and nobody knows he's Iron man

>>152373768
Is it just me, or are Tomars using the classic emotional spectrum instead of Absolute's transcendental colors? Ergo Tomars are not playing by this universe's rules.

>>152375568
That is a good point. If he just kills everyone then Luthor would presumably go after Braniac instead of Superman. Guess they did show a bunch of people at that birthday party of his so there's some options for Braniac to pick from

>>152379374
I was into Superman from the go but it was really slow going. Them picking up the pace was a huge push from interesting to straight up good

>>152373621
Interesting, now we have confirmation that Absolute Metropolis is somewhere in the American Midwest.
Personally I prefer the interpretation that Metropolis is in Delaware as per the Spider-Man crossover

>>152375568
>>152380728
Brainiac is going to kill the spare and take Lena as leverage to put Luthor against Supes

>>152378696
If this ends up another 60 issue run and at such a nice pace, I forgive all the flashbacks

>>152380119
He is the typical pro status quo superhero, the problem is that Darkseid set said status quo.

>>152380652
They seem to be breaking away from the Demiurge influences, Guy also questioned the nature of the two high colors.

>>152373644
Lol.
Gotta love Jimmy Olsen.
Also this book has gotten so much better once it finally started being Superman.

How long do you see each run going?

Depending on what happens next issue (or regardless), Hawkman's gonna end up being a hot potato character sort of like the Joker.
I honestly doubt Ewing intended Hawkman to be anything more than just some amoral, bootlicking psychopath who represented generations of cruel authority and than Aaron came along and reveals in some ways, he DOES have a moral code just one blinded by his devotion to the system and how he protects monsters to uphold said system and dismissing those who challenge it as stupid.
If Hawkman lives, he'll probably show up in Absolute Green Arrow and there's no telling how Pornsak is gonna view him

>>152373635
Of all the newer spins on this the red dust cape is the thing I think is the coolest

>>152381079
I would think that snyder is whipping them in line or at least editorial is

>>152381076
Depends on what strikes first
Netflix ruining everything, Alan Moore's curse ruining everything, or DC's incompetence ruining everything (which in some ways could lead to another Alan Moore curse)

>>152380321
>Tony Stark in reality is neurotic
That's every Stan Lee superheroes...

>>152381191
Yeah but Tony Stark's based on Howard Hughes minus the racism

>>152379737
I think fed up is a good description for him. He's been doing the hero thing for a century and some change and it's clearly worn on him. Like he's been worn down enough to not be idealistic and instead more realistic about what he thinks can be done alone and what needs to be compromised on. Which is a heavy contrast to a guy who's just really staring being a hero in this Superman

>>152381234
The problem is that he was pragmatic fairly early on.

>>152381076
So long as they don't go full retard and try to merge absolute with mainline they could go for years easily. The premise is obviously working still, Absolute has only been gaining momentum as time's gone on, the Bane arc was the most buzz any comic has had in years and years. Plus I think Wondie fans need AWW or they'll commit mass sudoku seeing as King is killing off Diana to shill his OC soon.

>>152381203
He's better off than Puny Banner

>>152381298
How badly are they gonna freak if Joker beats Wonder Woman in DC KO?

>>152380250
Also, the manga influences were a tad more niche.
Instead of anything truly popular, I took inspiration from Metal Skin Panic, Saikano, Xam’d, and fucking Sanda

>>152381364
I think everyone is already resigned to Jokerwank vs Batwank for the billionth time being the finale of KO

>>152381079
I imagine it's more that Hawkman is willing to try to play secret agent and will take the safest path to resistance. That's why he takes out the trash and tells Superman to lay low. He would rather take the slow route for small wins rather than risk his life against an insurmountable evil the scale of which he knows personally. Perfect for Superman who goes against those odds anyways because there aren't many else who can

>>152381144
Alan Moore's curse?

>>152381440
Any time they touch his works, tragedy befalls DC.

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>>152373599
absolute covers
Absolute Superman #16 Cover B Gerald Parel Variant
Absolute Superman #16 Cover C InHyuk Lee Variant
Absolute Superman #16 Cover D Mahmud Asrar Variant

>>152381298
>>152381364
AWW is holding back the waves of WW fans something fierce. There were still some giving King the benefit of the doubt or trying it out, but when the Trinity leak happened so many gave up hope. AWW sales are practically protest of how badly people want a good run for Diana, they're not gonna complain too hard.

>>152380937
also makes the absolute trinity be in different time zones and areas of America, with Wonder Woman on the west coast, Batman in on the east and Superman in the midwest

>>152381605
That fits them really well, actually. Superman being a country boy, Batman's urban setting making more sense on the east coast, WW loves coastlines since it reminds her of home and Cali has some great ones.

>>152381191
I think the key difference is that Tony Stark has more to lose if his neurosis were to ever be discovered
He's a celebrity, he can't afford people finding out

>>152381867
I decided to do the Absolute removal.
>No celebrity status
>No control over his company or life
>No charm

>>152381787
I guess it might also apply to the other Absolute book
Green Lantern is on the west coast with Coast City, Flash takes place in New Mexico, and Marian Manhunter Midvale is an east coast coded city

Who's more likely to get redeemed?
Hawkman or Zatanna?

>>152382861
Zatanna doesn't have to be redeemed, she has to be freed. Hawkman might since Absolute loves to give you just enough of their reason to fight to make people okay when they turn around, but I feel like his sins are so massive that he'll either be surprise killed during the Green Arrow mini or sacrifice himself because he starts to believe in Supes

>>152382861
Zatanna is 5 minutes away from fucking Diana while Cale watches, Starro bomb in her head be damned

>>152382861
Zatanna has yet to split another hero's skull so she's already ahead of Hawkman. Plus she's got a killswitch in her head, as far as we know Hawkman is just beaten down and thinks hope is shit

>>152382861
Zatanna no contest.

>>152382861
Diana’s middle and ring finger are going to redeem Zatanna so fast.

>>152373599
Someone say fight?

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>>152373673
Oh hey, it's the Bikini Bottom Horror

I wonder if AMM will ever cross over with another or are the pair going to hang in the background as the hero’s’ man/alien on the inside?

>>152383208
Maybe, the issue is MM is so much further down the Darkseid road than everyone else

>>152373711
Just like I fucked you mom?

>>152379959
Amen, anon

>>152373781
America wins in every world. Forever. Always.

>>152373813
GAY

>>152383227
Isn't it also almost over? I thought it ends at 12 and they didn't ask for an extension? I'd love to see more but I'm going off what was said

It'll be insane if Braniac's attempts to break Lex turns Lex into a hero in the absolute universe, because while his actions replicated the facts of what turned Luthor into what he became, as a being of logic foremost, Training failed to replicate the substance.

Or at least, for a time. As a sorta finale, Lex becomes the final antagonist for Superman as he aims to rewrite this universe at a foundational level, aiming to erase it if he can't. Because he found out about the Omega Particle and aims to free everyone from its grip. Even if the only option to do so is to kill the universe and everyone inside, so those outside it can never be touched and those inside would no longer suffer.

>>152373673
I really like this portrayal of Hawkman.
He seems less of a blind jingoist and more of someone who's very, very worn down and has just kinda given up

>>152384084
Killing his family for the hell of it is dumb of Brainiac, I agree, but I like that second idea. Imagine if he thinks back on his words and looks for his alt universe self thinking he might also have a family that was taken from him, only to realize that he's a total knob for no reason. Family guys like that are the ones to end it all to be with their family. Having him desperately try to find a way to converse with Darkseid and beg for his family back only to get erased for the effort would be apt.

>>152384273
I like it too, it's pretty refreshing. Should work really well with Superman's personality as a good counter, would be cool to see him teach how to properly fight too

>>152375889
I don't get it

>>152384300
Honestly, if Superman manages to drag Hawkman back into the light, it'd be a cool thing.
Hawkman doesn't seem as blindly loyal as we might expect, he just doesn't think it's possible to change anything.

>>152383598
Yes it has 4 issues left
And desu I’m kinda glad because I’d rather it end on a high note than get stretched out 24+ issues and it turn to shit half way through

>>152384334
Superman bringing the light out of people is always nice, I wouldn't mind that at all
>>152384725
I agree with you. I was already over the moon that it got more than 6, ending at 12 will have me still very happy. Can't wait to see more announcements for minis, people are already joking that Zatanna will get an Absolute mini to turn 2026 into the Year of Zatanna

>>152373614

Wait so the Mummy thing is just.. an Asthetic?

>>152384960
The armor looks like a weird symbiotic suit thing with how the mummy wraps unravel and then redoes itself

>>152384960
Some Anons think the face itself is misleading and the rest of his body is decayed with the suit keeping him together

>>152384960
Hard to say, he has bone wings

>>152384960
I mean, he found the mace and presumably the power in Egypt so it would be thematic to his powers, right? That's almost enough. Though I have to imagine there's a bit more as well. Like if he literally can't take off the suit or something. The way the bandages fall off just enough to show his face makes me think he controls them too so there's got to be something there.

>>152384960
I'm sure we'll find out more later. This is only his second appearance.

Brainiac killing Lex's family is a little too on the nose. Especially if they're going to do a retread of BVS Lex who sees Superman as a god and responsible for not intervining and saving his family. I hope they make Lex kill him to save his family just to reveal it was another Brainiac that Brainiac altered to look like him and Brainiac goes
>See? Wasn't so hard to kill an alien trying to kill your family moments ago. You pulled off the apparently impossible with nothing but your hands and a cake knife. If you think I'm bad, wait until you see Superman.
>Earth has only one hope Mr. Luthor. The Justice League needs you. Don't force me to attack your family again. This time it won't be a test.

>>152385274
That'd make more sense.

Also if Lex's family DOES die at some point I think it would make more sense for it to be because of Lex's choice to be evil for himself. Not because he rejected being proactive. Like MAX Kingpin. There ought to be a moment where Brainiac gets double crossed and holds his family hostage and Lex the monster he's turned into just replies
>You were right Brainiac. What is a small family of 4 compared to the salvation of Earth at the hand of Lex Luthor? The greatest man to ever live?
And he just kills them all to try and kill Brainiac too.
It would be the final nail in the coffin for Lex embracing who he is. He is created not because his family dies but because he realized Brainiac was right all along and no longer needs him... or any of them.

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>>152373755
>like attracts like
>Hal and Todd on either side, facing each other

Ewing really laying it on thick for those who didn't catch it when Hal got cut off while explaining Todd's relation to him, I see.

Both Absolute Superman and GL haven gotten a lot better the past few issues
>>152385400
>at some point
Looks like it's going to be in the next panel, anon.

>>152385593
Will people have a problem if it ends up being real? I don't really care either way, Hal looks cool with that hair

>>152385631
Well yes, the number of "DC turns another Green Lantern GAY" articles would be astronomical.

Also the five swirlfags here would get mad even though it's never been implied that Hal likes Jo more than a friend.

>>152385619
That makes me wonder if Scott Snyder was being legit that DC's editorial more willing to negotiate with current creative teams to pivot directions slightly when a book isn't working
Granted Aaron is still offering table scraps when it comes to Superman's mythos given we're seeing Black Adam next but we're steadily getting rid of the Al Ghuls

>>152385400
I'm curious about how they're taking Absolute Lex. He has been presented like a Pa Kent more than anything else. There's no indication that he's some supergenius. But clearly he's being set up to be a super villain.

>>152385718
I think Aaron wanted to mix the Al Ghuls with the Savages, Vandal was proto businessman Lex Luthor during pre crisis, and Thalia looks like Scandal.

>>152385718
That makes more sense than it being an intentionally slow burn

>>152385631
AGL gets the least amount of attention out of all the Absolute books so really if anything people being mad about Hal being gay would be a positive. And the yuri issue got the best reception about of any AGL issue so far so they may as well make the yaoi equivalent.

>>152386211
Yes, I saw people talking more about Hawkman than anything lantern related.

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>>152373801
Now that I think about it, weird how we got to see the red light being used in the "improper" way before the "proper".

>>152386235
Absolute Superman by virtue of being part of the "trinity" was always gonna get more attention even if it's the weakest and most contentious of the three
Martian Manhunter is a critical darling
Flash is derided as being the slowest book paradoxically
Green Lantern's pacing was also considered bad + it stars one of the lesser popular Earth lanterns + its primary artstyle was called "Webtoons tier"
But regardless, Superman gets more attention cause it's fucking Superman and Hawkman follows up on Absolute Evil

>>152385849
He should've just called them the Savages than JFC

>>152384960
It's to hide how tired he truly is

>>152373599
Absolute mid

>>152384960
What are the odds Ewing intended him to be a literal simple-minded husk after generations of service and Aaron didn't get the memo?

>>152386211
>AGL gets the least amount of attention out of all the Absolute books
Surely all my lengthy color symbolism bullshit posts makes it so AGL gets more than Flash? I've seen zero people talk about it any more than like
>mommy Thawne
and
>this is kind of whatever

>>152373608
Doc Savage homage

>>152386612
Kelly spoke on it, they all had some changes with some of Ewing's stuff for Absolute Evil but were very happy with it by the end.

>>152385400
Too edgy

>>152373759
My bet remains on bait. It's the black goo that wants Hal to rejoin Qard, nothing more. Though if Todd remains Tomar Cyan Zordon in a crystal dragon body then maybe, Ewing probably liked Annihilation Conquest.

>>152386634
sauce?
Ewing gave it his blessing?

>>152384084
Honestly that would be kind of cool. Feels like it would fit the underlying theme of the Absolute runs about finding hope even in the worst situations.

I like to think Alfred is Batman's Speedwagon

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>>152373673
>Hawkman didn't immediate job
Cool.

>>152387499
I mean getting netted up in a space cape is still pretty undignified

>>152386741
Sounds like cope to me.

"You killed my--" was Hal's POV, "he wouldn't leave me" was Todd's POV, and the "like attracts like" row of panels is general/almost metatextual POV, especially in how like literally did attract like.

>>152373679
>I'm the luckiest man in the world
Lex isn't the right character for it but it'd be fun to have a villain with good luck powers, that powerset is always given to heroes as far as I'm aware

>>152387193
I do not like the issues where he's going on a schizo rant about how a character may or may not be like, we've had two of them now

>>152373720
Hal looks so weird in this series, it's not just the artist because this book has had 3 or 4 different artists in it and he doesn't look like Hal under any of them so it's an intentional design choice

>>152387844
Pretty sure all the artists so far are anime fans so they make him look like an anime boy.

>>152387193
He is sort of filling that roll now. A sort of mix of Speedwagon and old William Anthonio Zeppeli .

>>152387844
He's kinda cute though

>>152388326
He is, Todd’s a lucky guy. Shame Jo is a huge cuckquean.

>>152375881
Zero

>>152386447
I think it is because the AGL lore is too confusing, we barely got how the oan way works, than they already introduced the left hand path, and already implied that both are wrong.

>>152389302
They implied since the beginning that they were not right, you can see it in how Tomar is described.

if any absoluteanon is interested in:
>https://aiptcomics.com/2026/02/04/kelly-thompson-absolute-suicide-squad/

>Kelly Thompson reveals Absolute Suicide Squad designs and new villain details
>>Kelly Thompson is giving fans a rare behind-the-scenes look at the Absolute Universe, revealing new character designs, villain teases, and clues about the emerging Absolute Suicide Squad.

>>152389359
Fish lady is another Atlantis-adjacent character, are they gonna stick Thomspon on Absolute Aquaman if/when that happens or something
Also cool to know that the Absolute Cheetah design looks fucked up for plot-related reasons I guess