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The DC Universe is currently focused on rebuilding its cinematic universe. This effort aims to provide competition for the MCU. Meanwhile, DC’s comics are continuing on their own path. The storylines we love are being developed further. The characters are also evolving. This evolution will be the focus of this report.
The story we are going to focus on comes from the newest “Absolute” comic book storyline and has been written by DC legend Scott Snyder. The comic book issue in question is DC All-In Special #1, which brings us yet another devastating clash between Superman and Darkseid, ending their rivalry. Again.
But, the outcome of this clash is not what you’d expect, as Darkseid’s hold over the DC Universe, or a part of it at least, is not over, and in this report, you are going to find out what happened in the comic book story everyone is talking about!
So, what actually happens in the DC All-In Special #1 issue? Well, Darkseid managed to get the power of the Spectre, which gave him – as you can imagine – an enormous boost in power. With that new power, he came to the Justice League Watchtower and engaged the League, with the highlight being his clash against Superman, of course.
This makes sense, knowing that the two of them have a bitter rivalry that has lasted for decades now.
So, what happened? Well, using some of Zatanna’s magic, Superman was able to separate Darkseid and The Spectre, which gave the Man of Steel an opening, which the latter – of course – used.
He seemingly pulverized Darkseid, and the evil alien overlord seemingly met his end at the hands of Superman again; this was most likely a nod to Final Crisis, in which Superman used music to defeat the enemy. But, just like many times before, Darkseid managed to survive this time as well.
Namely, as it turns out, Darkseid managed to create a separate universe in which he is the ultimate ruler, and that is known as the Absolute DC Universe. Oh, also, his apparent “death” created a ripple in space and time, one that only Booster Gold can access. As you can see, the story is amazing, and this is what Scott Snyder, the author, said about it:
What we came up with, along with a bunch of great creators — Mark Waid and everybody else working on the lead up to it — is that, during the events of Absolute Power, unbeknownst to the superheroes, Darkseid starts to realize that something has always been missing.
He senses something in a special moment during Absolute Power that we don’t want to spoil. He senses something has changed, and once he realizes this, it sets him off on a quest that’s going to bring him into direct conflict with this new Justice League that Superman is setting up — this more robust Justice League. The collision between those two forces will reshape the DC cosmology.
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