Scott Snyder's Ultimate Line For DC Is To Be Called Absolute Comics (2024)

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Bleeding Cool gets the word that Scott Snyder's Ultimate Comics-style line for DC is to be called Absolute Comics, part of DC's "All-In"

For a little while now, Bleeding Cool has run gossip about an upcoming publishing project at DC Comics being spearheaded by Scott Snyder. One that has been compared to Marvel Comics' Ultimate line, that reimagined a number of main characters in a new continuity, recreating them from the ground up. Marvel has also revisited the concept this year with a new Ultimate Comics line that has topped the sales charts in comic book stores and gone to multiple printings. But what Scott Snyder has been working on, with a number of major comic book creators, has been in the works for longer. And we have a name for it, Absolute Comics. Or just Absolute.

Bleeding Cool understands, however, rather than some single central creator-focused line, or something with a major editorial driver such as Dan DiDio's New 52 or Geoff Johns' DC Rebirth, this is intended to be more of a hands-off affair on Snyder's part, with the creators being given more of a carte blanche to achieve results, closer to the All-Star line, with major A-list creators on board. Also rather than something separated from the main line like All-Star, the Ultimate Universe, or even Jim Shooter's New Universe back in the day, this will be something published in conjunction with the main line, part of a larger initiative that aims to spotlight DC's entire lineup. But there will not be a reboot or even a relaunch of the main line, that will remain intactand continuity (along with many creative teams) will continue on. Because the other name I have heard, of which Absolute Comics is a part, is DC All-In, the broader initiative Snyder and other creators have been working on. Make of that what you will. This is most definitely being seen as an attempt to do New 52 right, alongside a DC Rebirth with a more holistic approach. That the team on DC All-In are aiming to give fans something bold while leaving alone what's already working. And I expect to hear more, a lot more, at San Diego Comic-Con this year.. And I expect to hear more, a lot more, at San Diego Comic-Con this year. Announce in SDCC and launch for New York Comic Con maybe? But what I am hearing so far (and hey, my DMs are open), I like a lot. This feels like just what DC Comics needs to lift itself. Marvel has had Ultimate Comics, Image has had the Energon Universe of Transformers and GI Joe, and now DC Comics has Absolute Comics, for All-In.

So, I understand that Absolute Comics will also follow sometime after Mark Waid's Absolute Power event in July and August. Maybe in October and November? The title similarity is a nice touch… As is the fact that DC still has the trademark on the Absolute line of oversized slipcase line of hardcover volumes launched by Scott Dunbier with The Absolute Authority… now, any chance they will move into vodka?

Either way, feel free to contact me if you have heard any more… my DMs are always wide open all over the place. Yes, including TikTok and YouTube.

@thatrichjohnston Bleeding Cool announces the next big thing from DC, Absolute Comics, from Scott Snyder as part of DC's new publishing initiative DC All-In. Check out bleedingcool.com #dccomics #absolutecomics #sdcc #nycc #scottsnyder ♬ original sound – Rich Johnston