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Potential spoilers for DC’s Absolute Universe stories follow.
The Absolute Universe is just getting started, according to one of DC Comics’ most trusted creators. In an appearance on the Comic Watchers YouTube podcast, Scott Snyder revealed plans for a major DC Absolute Universe event scheduled for late 2025, with additional expansions continuing into 2026-2027.
Since its launch, the initiative has yielded financial and critical success for DC. The long-stretching event planning suggests DC is doubling down on the acclaim, parlaying it into a multi-year expansion of the Absolute Universe line, one that began with titles like Absolute Batman, Absolute Wonder Woman,and Absolute Superman. Speaking to Comic Watchers, Snyder was barely able to contain his excitement.
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“We’re planning, without giving too much away, but big spoiler, we’re planning a second beat of that meta-story, a big event towards the end of this year,” Snyder said. “I’m really excited about that, so I’ll be involved in that, and then I’m re-upping now for another year to get to the big finale of that story in 26-27.”
The “meta-story” Snyder references appears to be Absolute’s ongoing Darkseid-centric storyline introduced in the All-In #1 special. That story connected the various Absolute Universe titles, which will presumably happen again when its pseudo-sequel drops later this year. The untitled upcoming event is the second major development in this storyline, building toward an eventual climax at least one year later.
Snyder’s architectural role, navigating the Absolute Universe’s future from its ground floor was almost not in the cards for the DC icon, who was holding out on his involvement right up to the saga’s unveiling in 2022.
The turning point came when fellow writer James Tynion IV contacted him. “James Tynion called me up… He was like, ‘I know somebody who should do it’. I was like, who? He’s like, ‘You should do it’, I was like, ‘Stop, I’m not gonna do it, you know I don’t want to do that.'”
Tynion’s perspective ultimately swayed Snyder.
“What James pointed out which was true which was that everyone I went to, the whole idea was let’s take a big swing and do the thing you’re afraid of, you put this character up against your biggest fears, what’s the thing that you think could really make a mark on the DCU?”
– Comic Watcher YouTube Podcast
Snyder will continue making his mark on DC for years to come.
No release date is set for the upcoming Absolute event.
Source: Comic Watchers
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