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We comic book fans are an impatient lot. Even before DC Comics introduced the Absolute Universe, fans were already asking when the publisher would team up this new Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman. Well, we’re not quite there yet, but on Free Comic Book Day we’ll get a hit at how it’s all going to come crashing together.
In the DC All In/Absolute Universe 2025 FCBD Special Edition, Jeff Lemire, Giuseppe Camuncoli and Stefano Nesi introduce a “mysterious figure” per PR from the publisher, who is watching Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the “rest of the emerging heroes.” And not only that, “Dark forces begin to gather in the shadows… forces that have been waiting a very long time to shape events and seize control.”
With Lemire on the upcoming Absolute Flash, it’s likely this could have something to do with that. Or perhaps it will tie back to the tease of the Absolute Universe’s Legion of Super-Heroes and Booster Gold that we were left on, at the end of the DC All In Special. Or maybe neither of those things! Either way, we’ll know on May 3, aka Free Comic Book Day.
The flipside of that issue will contain the previously revealed prelude to Superman Unlimited by Dan Slott and Rafael Albuquerque, leading into that ongoing series. In addition to the free version, There will also be a foil variant cover by Rafael Albuquerque, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Stefano Nesi, and Frank Martin available for $4.99.
But wait, that’s not all! There are several other Free Comic Book Day books from the publisher: previews of graphic novels Superman’s Good Guy Gang and Kanga-U: Tests and Tournaments. The former will debut in stores on July 1, the latter on June 3, with both getting excerpts on May 3’s Free Comic Book Day.
Check out the official descriptions and covers, below.
Superman, Hawkgirl, and Guy Gardner Star in DC’s Debut Early Reader Graphic Novel!
In Superman’s Good Guy Gang, eight-year-old Clark Kent is pretty super: super-fast, super-strong, and super-cool! But being so super can also be super lonely, until he meets fellow super-powered kids Kendra Saunders and Guy Gardner, a.k.a. Hawkgirl and Green Lantern! Together, they’ll form a club where other supers can be themselves, test their powers, grow together, and maybe earn some good-guy points along the way. Future books in the series will include Mr. Terrific, Batman, Wonder Woman, and more as the Good Guy Gang grows!
DC’s Superman’s Good Guy Gang 2025 FCBD Special Edition includes a chapter of the new super-powered buddy comedy from the creator behind Death and Sparkles, Rob Justus, and launches DC’s Early Reader initiative timed to DC’s Summer of Superman! Fans will delight in seeing characters from the film featured in this charming story perfect for first-time readers aged 5-7.
Is Jumpa Ready to Hop Into Action?
And in Kanga-U: Tests And Tournamentsby writer Sholly Fisch and artist Yancey Labat, is Jumpa ready to hop into action? Wonder Woman’s home island of Themyscira holds many surprises…the most adorable having floppy ears and long tails! Kangas are companions and partners of the Amazons, beloved steeds and protectors of their bonded warriors. And on the island, a school exists to train the next generation of kangas for the many battles and challenges of the future.
Bonding Day, the long-awaited time when Amazons are matched up with newly trained kangas to make the perfect pairs, is finally here. This special event only happens once every 20 years, but this Bonding Day is unlike any other because this is the year when Princess Diana—the only teenager on Themyscira—will choose a kanga for the first time.
Jumpa has been training hard to compete in the Tournament of Kangas, where all the kangas get to show off what they can do. She knows she has what it takes to match with the princess. The only catch is her friends Skippa, Rooth, Goldie, and Big Red are all determined to do the same—and the competition is fierce.
When Ares arrives on the island with a threat that forces the festivities to be canceled, Jumpa must convince her friends to work together for the good of Themyscira and to protect the princess they admire.
DC’s Kanga-U 2025 FCBD Special Edition features an excerpt from the middle grade original graphic novel by writer Sholly Fisch and artist Yancey Labat. Fans will be charmed by this graphic novel suitable for readers aged 8-12.
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