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Bae_zel

I don't care for the event but holy shit can Dan Mora cook. The Waller reflection in WW and the way that the metal looks? Perfection.


samx3i

Dan is quite possibly the best comic book artist out there right now


WilliamPoole

He sure is. I'd say there's a few artists on his level, but not all of them have such good colors. Colors and ink can make or break any artist. But his style is really clean and not overly stylized, I think it would be a great *house style* for dc for the next few years.


RexNovus

Dan sketches and inks, Sanchez is the one colouring. Sanchez is an absolute beast


Luchux01

His work in the Power Rangers comics is exactly the way I imagine those characters nowadays, he has a perfect blend between western looks and anime flair.


WilliamPoole

Oh I didn't realize he did power rangers. Interesting. Is it for an older audience (the type that watched PR in the 90s)?


Luchux01

Without many spoilers, the end of the first major arc has on screen character death. It also takes place on modern day, rather than '93.


WilliamPoole

Awesome, I think I know what I'm reading next. Thanks!


Cranyx

There are only a small handful of current artists that might give him a run for his money. Marco Checcetto and Riccardo Federici come to mind.


samx3i

I gotta shout out Bruno Redondo.


Ikan_spell

Jorge Jimenez slams also


AgentFlyntCoalson

Pepe Larraz is my fav atm his art is 🔥


Bae_zel

I love his style. You can tell the guy has fun playing with expressions and his redesigns are absolutely perfection. His Batgirl is genuinely one of my favorite looks Barbara has ever had.


samx3i

True. He does really innovative stuff with his page layouts too


AmpersandTheMonkey

Sampere's Wonder Woman stuff has been incredible


ajanisapprentice

I think the one doing Ultimate Spider-Man may be better but I can hear the argument. Unless that's Dan as well?


samx3i

Marco Checchetto? He was sick on Daredevil too.


antonzsandor

For sure, but also we have to give credit to the colorist, they make the other half of the equation.


thebiggestleaf

I was planning to pass this event up but if Mora's on art for most of it I may reconsider.


hankbaumbach

That art might lure me in to this one...Batman and Robin looked awesome in their cave.


GroovinChip

His Power Rangers art is perfection


No_Estimate_433

This issue reminds me so much of Dark Specters invasion force in power rangers: In Space. Every single power ranger throughout the galaxy were spread out and overwhelmed by many different aliens


Bae_zel

Honestly don't think that man can do anything less. He's a wonderful artist.


PigeonDetective_

Yeah I'm here for this event for the Dan Mora art. That first picture of Bruce and Damian \*chefs kiss\*


funandgamesThrow

His art always rocks. As for the story? Bit silly to say you don't care for an event that isn't out lol. You don't have an opinion on it


TheDoctor_E

Animal Man is there, huge W for Animal Man fans


Aramis14

He's literally getting tortured


No-Mechanic-2558

In front of his own daughter, being a comicsbook character such, you are victim of every abuse the writer have in mind and you can't do nothing about because you are just a coulored piece of paper


Mountain_Sir2307

I mean isn't that every fictional character ever ?


No-Mechanic-2558

Yes


ravens2131

Representation is representation


TheDoctor_E

So what? Everything after the Peter Milligan run related to Animal Man has been about how much torture you can put Buddy under


valentinesfaye

I mean, have you read any of his comics? That *is* what the fans want, sorry Grant


android151

That’s what he does best


No_Estimate_433

Same thing happened to Johnny Storm in Civil war after the Stanford massacre which lead to the superhuman registration act


ptWolv022

> huge W for Animal Man fans One of the variant covers for Taskforce VII (a Timms connecting cover, so it's part of the 3x4 connecting art) appears to have him... ***checks notes*** dead or bleeding out (or, given this, savagely beaten, but *not* fatally wounded)... not sure I'd say this is a "Huge W". Though I guess if he is the one picked as the sacrifice on the Altar on This-Is-Serious, it shows he's at least considered sufficiently liked enough to be the sacrifice.


OwlFederal7109

I just hope Waller gets what coming to her. It better not end in a standstill or some other bullshit.


FunGhost5508

Let’s hope because as of late I wish they’d kill her off already. Initially I liked her character when I first saw her in Justice League Unlimited. But after a while with the way she has become in the comics I’ve gotten annoyed/frustrated with her character.


chainer1216

Yeah, she's been flanderized beyond recognition. She's gone from a truly ruthless moral absolutist who only cared about protecting her country to a mad supervillain who has endangered the whole world.


Kgb725

She's technically a threat to the multiverse by trying to get rid of all the heroes


No_Estimate_433

Agreed. She’s just like Darth Sidious who played both sides in order to reign supreme authority over the entire universe. ZUR is her Vader/Thrawn, and Peacemaker is her grand inquisitor who’s leading his fellow marines on the hunt.


TheMuon

Waller: I am the Senate.


Pyotr_WrangeI

Yeah, I really prefer her as a very bad person who is still on the side of "good"


Verdragon-5

I've come to realize JLU Waller is the best version of the character we've ever gotten and should be the baseline for her in all media... Unfortunately no one in power seems to have gotten the memo


No_Estimate_433

Waller has always been this way in other multiverses. Some versions are reluctant to trust in the Justice league and without nobody keeping their powers in check nowadays after Lazarus planet and crisis, she’s going to become Emperor ******** Palpatine🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥


Previous-Doughnut-25

She’s possibly the most annoying/worst character in all of comics. In my opinion


LonelyTrebleClef

Her schtick and corresponding plot armor is so dumb.


Ercnard_Sieg

She isn't, the recent change to make her a full blown villain is what fucked her up, initially the suicide squad didn't had bombs put on them, waller worked with the JLI and even with oracle but they made her a full blown villain and fucked her up


Gareeb7

She’s competing with Maria Hill up there, but DC has been push in it real hard since she became a little bit more popular with Suicide Squad


shockstreet

Can Animal Man get a fucking break please? Pretty sure the last time I saw this guy, he was being eaten alive by his own family in Death Metal


valentinesfaye

People read that Grant Morrison issue and took it as a challenge lol


LECRAFTEUR5000

Animal Man has a good life as superhero and family man for about three months and then he's put through grueling misery for a month.


Shabolt_

Yeah that’s just his cycle, every time he’s included in a book it’s rough for him but then he gets a few months of peace


Remote-Chocolate9786

he was going insane in beast world when millions of creatures entered The Red


Drolb

Did they blow up pennyworth manor? Bruce literally just bought it!


B3epB0opBOP

It seems like they’re outside somewhere in the city, so I don’t think that was Pennyworth Manor. Might be the Batmobile though.


JoshDM

>Might be the Batmobile though. Joker got away


No-Mechanic-2558

Probably he does this panel before


WilliamPoole

It's not the belfry either. Looks like a massive batmobile explosion in front of some short buildings, low angle with foreshortening kind of creates an optical illusion that makes the building look like it might be exploding.


ogloria

Waller: "Batman having a roof over his head is LITERALLY the same as Superman and all his powers! Let's blow that mother fucker up!"


No-Mechanic-2558

O my god Dan ![gif](giphy|cMV9akgudJiRW)


B3epB0opBOP

Dan Mora drew this actually


No-Mechanic-2558

Shoot thanks you I messed up the artist names


huncherbug

Man the art is absolutely steller...I mean I know it's Mora but holy...


Shabolt_

Right? I’ve always said Mora can do no wrong, but my god this is something else


ProfessorObjective42

Any appearance of Madame Xanadu is welcome.


Macman521

Nice to see Conner and Jon interacting. They should be doing it more.


JoshDM

Are we not doing phrasing anymore?


burmerg

This event piqued my curiosity, but I really don’t care for Waller. I feel like DC is pushing so hard to make her a more vile version of Nick Fury and it’s becoming annoying.


No_Estimate_433

Maria Hill from marvels civil war and Amon from the legend of korra


breakermw

So long as Failsafe is utterly and permanently wrecked I will be happy


WilliamPoole

I mean it's already a trainwreck. Literally stopped pulling/buying mainline Batman for the first time. Bought every issue since well before Snyder's run. And I usually like chip a lot. Just not on Batman. I had heard he wanted a more grounded bats before he took over so I was pretty excited. He's worse than Williamson, whi I didn't think was possible.


FrigginCrazyGuy

Nah, Williamson’s short run was ok for what it was. Chip is worse than Tynion, which I didn’t think THAT was possible…


bangbangracer

Looks good. Probably won't read it, but it looks good. I just need a year or two without events before I can start to care about events again.


captain__cabinets

Dan Mora is a damn master, beautiful stuff and only getting better over time


dtv20

Dan Mora is the modern day Jim Lee


WilliamPoole

Jim Lee is probably on my Mt Rushmore (at least my top 10). Mora is better from a technical standpoint.


RKitch2112

Do we know who's coloring this? It looks like Alejandro Sanchez, but I know Tamra Bonvillion has been doing excellent work with Mora too.


B3epB0opBOP

Yeah it’s Alejandro Sanchez.


Arthur_189

OH HELL NO WHAT ARE THEY DOING TO ANIMAL MAN😭


No_Estimate_433

They’re giving him the Human Torch treatment back in civil war 


Ok_Refrigerator_3568

I was thinking the same thing. I can't believe that DC writing civilians, the way Marvel does.


EZeggnog

Can’t wait to not read this. I swear, DC needs to either kill Waller off or put out an editorial edict that no one is allowed to use her for at least a decade. She’s reached Joker levels of “why doesn’t somebody just kill her.”


Burning_sun_prog

A villain can be good when the audience end up hating her to this level. Just like carnage in marvel. I feel like absolute power is going to be great.


EZeggnog

You do you. Modern Amanda Waller is a complete Flanderization of how she was originally written in Ostrander’s Suicide Squad. She’s lost any moral greyness or ambiguity. She’s just a mustache twirling totalitarian, who somehow has unlimited power over the government, and wants to kill all meta humans. It’s two dimensional and sloppy writing.


SubstantialOwLL

Yeah I agree, Waller feels like she is also towards the end of her Character arc. So I also agree with the guy you are replying to about "wanting" her to die, since I actually think it would be a pretty epic conclusion to her. It would also sort of be a cautionary tale about the abuse of power, and paranoia, isolation, and tunnel vision. Plus you can't really go anywhere else with her after this, she has sort of burned all her chips.


Fun-Mud5208

Dan's art is amazing,I really hope hes the next artist on Batman


WilliamPoole

That would be so great. I also wouldn't mind a Trinity book. No other characters, just a nice ~~love~~ power triangle.


FinalBossOf__Dc

Dan Mora art is just perfect


Exige30499

Dan Mora’s Wonder Woman looks so fucking good, god damn. He always cooks, on every character


Ireally-enjoythis

I’m so sick and tired of Waller. Just kill her already, or send her to hell for eternal torture


No-Association-7539

I liked her character in the DCAU and Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, but her current state in the comics is horrible.


limbo338

Government outlawing superheroes? What is this, Legends?


Goldarmy_prime

Days of Future Past, with cheap knock off Sentinels


No-Mechanic-2558

Mh you are right, well seams we have to sent Stargirl back in the past


No_Estimate_433

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂


No_Estimate_433

I was also going to add that comic/and movie into the list of similar storytelling projects including Revenge of the sith


No_Estimate_433

I was about to say Bastion and the human sentinel invasion, followed by the fall of X and devils reign.


ItsAcunaMatata

Been a diehard Mark Waid fan since I read his run on The Flash. Also, I've been singing the praises of Dan Mora for years, but damn, even I'm impressed with this absolutely gorgeous art here! As much as I loathe comic events I'm tempted to check this out since I love Mark Waid and Dan Mora being such a dynamic duo together.


No-Mechanic-2558

I'm sure It will be an enjoyable story


valentinesfaye

I know people are pessimistic about Editorial Mandated Generic Event but I'm really hoping Waid and Mora can turn it into one of their fun adventure comics, I really love their work separately and together


Alucardra12

If this run doesn’t end with Waller out of the picture, dead or otherwise , for at least ten year I will be mad. Can’t stand her and how no hero try to stop her .


formerly_crimson

I’m pretty sure Waller will return whenever her tv show airs.


Fehellogoodsir

The coloring is off the charts


Viper-owns-the-skies

Dan Mora fucking *cooked* as always. Especially with Wonder Woman, good god.


coltvahn

Dan Mora. Goddamn. Does not miss.


TheDickWolf

It looks beautiful. I don’t have the same strong aversion to the premise many seem to, so the art definitely sells this for me.


HandspeedJones

Superheroes about to get cooked.


DirectConsequence12

Dan Mora is a god. This man can COOK


Away-Staff-6054

Buying for the Mora art!


SHAD0W-W0LF-114

Dan Mora on anything pretty much interests me, and the concept seems cool.


Wutanghang

Exceptional art


Shadiezz2018

I just how Dan draw Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman


ogkenzie94

Mann Diana is looking 👌🏾, Dan mora art is amazing


Ilickedthecinnabar

...Is this going to be like JLA: Act of God, except the source of the power loss is known?


B3epB0opBOP

I have enough faith in Waid that I’m sure things won’t go that far south.


diddlyswagg

i wasnt interested but this art's got me kinda hype


Gamerguy230

Who is the girl in YouTube video? Haven’t seen her in any books I’ve read.


B3epB0opBOP

I think that’s Maxine Baker, Animal Man’s daughter. Though she looks older for some reason, so I could be wrong.


No-Mechanic-2558

Yes that's Maxine and both her and the West twins aged up recently


B3epB0opBOP

I mean she looks even older than she did after the age up.


cc17776

Jesus christ dan mora is so good


jjlikenoodles321

Batman and superman in trunks👍🏾


Anathemautomaton

This is gonna be Batwank, isn't it?


OkSupermarket7474

Looks amazing but ugh… failsafe


Bubba1234562

I’m just wondering how the hell she managed to depower everyone. Like magic, tech, inherent power, genetic mutations all of this comes from a different source and it shouldn’t be possible to get rid of all of it at once. Dan Mora might be the best working artist right now and it’s not even close. That being said after this can Waller just go away for awhile? Maybe 10 years is good


Elysium94

I am so sick of Failsafe. The moment it became another "Batman devised a super duper awesome weapon that easily takes out the Justice League", I was out.


TheMattInTheBox

So like here's the thing (insert picture of Ben Grimm here). The art slaps and what Waid is setting up is *interesting* but is not something I really want to read. At least not right now, and I'm pretty annoyed with how this seems to be one of those events that major titles are tying into. I'm sure it'll be good and I hope people enjoy it! But I'll be catching this later down the line when I can get it in a hardcover or something. I think Im just looking for more escapism nowadays lol


cesar848

Amanda Waller biting the curb 4K


Aceofspades10331

This is the first time in a long while I am actually excited for a big event.Its Waid and Mora,I don't know what more people want.


5amuraiDuck

Wait, they're aging Damian? 😂 For how long?


Mountain_Sir2307

Dan Mora said on his Instagram that DC wanted him to be younger but he purposefully drew him older lol.


5amuraiDuck

What a king


B3epB0opBOP

[Some artists just have a hard time drawing kids.](https://www.reddit.com/r/DCcomics/comments/z1zhgl/comic_excerpt_damian_went_from_looking_14_to_23/?rdt=62295)


5amuraiDuck

No way 🤣


Fabulous_Wait_9544

Was planning to skip the event, but seeing Constantine, Zee and Madame Xanadu just changed my mind.


B3epB0opBOP

Just so you know, they’ll be showing up in Wonder Woman #11


vividreveries

Just kill Waller please. Constantine, Xanadu, Zatanna.. got me hoping for JLD.


Tentacled-Tadpole

God, this is going to be awful.


formerly_crimson

How can you look at that art and say it’s gonna be awful? Watch it be the best DC event from the last 8 years.


No-Mechanic-2558

People hated everything that came out since 2010, seriously everything that came after Blackest Night have a pretty loud hater part, just doesn't care about what people said if you like It good for you


Tatum-Better

Whose the lady in black on the left of wonder woman and whose guy in the blue suit next to the lady in black?


B3epB0opBOP

>Whose the lady in black on the left of Wonder Woman Madame Xanadu >and whose guy in the blue suit next to the lady in black? I’m actually not sure either. Maybe Jim Corrigan, but he usually wears green.


KesterFox

I'm kind of on board tbh. I think its pretty weird we just arent seeing the titans at all tho given they are meant to be running things atm. I wonder if waller takes them out first?


Medium-Science9526

Buddy didn't even get to escape the previews unscathed.


rakuko

love Dan's art, especially when he draws Wonder Woman


Dreamhunter21

I want to read it. Do I need to read any prequel? If yes, kindly help please.


deplasez

I love Mora! Great art!


scarecroe

Who is standing behind Wonder Woman?


B3epB0opBOP

Madame Xanadu


SuperiorDesignShoes

Woah! Anyone know what Absolute Power is about? It looks interesting!


No-Mechanic-2558

Yes basically Waller have created a legion of Amazo robot so She can suck the power from every hero on the planet and kill them. She also have Braniac Queen, Batman Zur-Enh-Arr, Dreamer and Parasite on her side (those last two have be forced to join her)


redskated

Is the implication with Terrific that he's a dumbass now?


B3epB0opBOP

I think she just raided his lab, but that would be hilarious


pandogart

Look at lil Damian


goose3691

God damn do Madame Xanadu, Mary Marvel, Wonder Woman and all the ladies in this look **stunning**. I mean just, WOW


ComicKing404

This art is HEAT man, damn 😮‍💨🔥🔥


michaelCCLB

Dan Mora is spectacular


RiskAggressive4081

Wow,Animal Man? Been a while since I've seen him in anything.


No-Mechanic-2558

He was in Flash


South_Sherbet7984

Excuse my ignorance but we can expect a hard cover collection


No-Mechanic-2558

Probably After the event will be over


Rownever

THEY AGED UP MAXINE BAKER!!??


No-Mechanic-2558

They already do that in the Beast World Tour Central City and She grown along side Iry and Jai that are now 13


DeltaAlphaGulf

What happened to [these](https://i0.wp.com/batman-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/AbsCost.jpg?resize=1392%2C916&quality=80&strip=info&ssl=1) designs?!?!


B3epB0opBOP

They’ll probably change later in the book after the attack.


ThyOgrelord

how many issues and when? also whats the plot and background of this event? what should i read going into it? I've been away from big event comics for a while and am genuinely curious


Salt_Judge

Dan Mora is just keep getting better and better, this is too good, his art style is just so perfect for comics, also Tall Damian.


No-Mechanic-2558

I don't know if anyone have noticed this but he drow Dreamer whit a whit lens mask I considerate this and improvement


lazyssj

tim drake never agin is he. Damian already look the same age


ScruffyNerf_Herder_

You leave Animal Man alone!


No_Estimate_433

The concepts and storylines from the Fall of X, devils reign, secret war and invasion, and now Marvels civil war are being reintroduced into this Summer Event 🥲🔥🔥🔥🔥


Rell_826

The art is phenomenal. Is this the one shot?


B3epB0opBOP

It’s the first issue of a four part miniseries


Minimum-Brilliant

Batman? Gross.


D4v1dFD03

Hold up... that first preview page... is DC... actually letting Damian grow up?!?!?! He looks like a proper teenager here...


Digifiend84

He's supposed to be 14.


Dead-Ringer-123

Interesting that they drew some power level bars for Wonder Woman, Superman (Jon), and Superboy (Connor). I wonder if they'll continue doing those throughout the event. Also, I gotta appreciate the push to keep Wonder Woman associated with the magical side of DC.


ChampionOfMagic

How can Buddy lose his powers?


neoblackdragon

Shazam must have had talk with the gods because he's is chiseled.


MaDanklolz

I don’t follow comics anymore due to life, could somebody please TL:DR this arc for me?


BagZCubed

I'm sorry, but is that Yoshikage Kira on page four, the bottom panel, all the way on the left? (Obviously, I know it's not)


Xaxor42

Fuck Waller for picking on Buddy Baker.


Any-Tumbleweed-9931

Who's the lady with Waller? I don't recognize her.


B3epB0opBOP

[Dreamer](https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Nia_Nal_(Prime_Earth))


Digifiend84

Dreamer, Nia Nal. Trans. Debuted in Supergirl CW before being brought over to the comics. Most appearances written by the actor who played her, Nicole Maines. Supposedly an ancestor of Dream Girl from Legion of Super Heroes.


Kalkent7

What are the prerequisites before picking this up?


thomasguyregis

I see a justice league dark -> I’m happy


Ocestrninos

Is the THE QUESTION on the fourth page??


Shabolt_

Dan Mora is flawless as usual


airi-hatake

Dan Mora is officially one of the greats. Shoutout to his colorist too. Whoever does the coloring for his illustrations deserves recognition, too, because they REALLY bring out the depth and life in his art.


K2Krew

Wonder how they will fit Babs into this. Will Waller neutralize Oracle and force her into the field as Batgirl, or will Babs be stuck in the desk again.


chavmonger

i’m glad damian is finally starting to look his age (depends on the artist) seems like he’s been 9 years old for the last 15 years then finally had a growth spurt. love that lil guy. edit: totally forgot to mention connor is here too!


AmpersandTheMonkey

Dan Mora is the way


ComicDoctor

I'm not hyped for this event, but I truly hope this is Amanda Waller's Swan Song. Definitely getting some "power corrupts" vibes here. Would be great if at the end of this we are left with a contingency plan that can keep the meta's "in line"


Zestyclose_Skirt_162

im loving dans batcave


Zestyclose_Skirt_162

his zatanna is too beautiful


NoPhone4571

Art is fantastic but I’m 100% out on this storyline. I just got done with Fall/Rise of X, I don’t need another “heroes get taken down” story.


Boonatix

What is Absolute Power going to be…? Another reboot?