Cartoonist loved by fans Scotty Young Three of his “Absolute-LY” variant covers have been revealed for a special launch issue for DC’s upcoming “Absolute” series of comic titles. I’ve always loved Young’s playful cartoony art style.
The upcoming series of comics features redesigned versions of DC characters and is set on an alternate Earth shaped by Darkseid, just as Doomsday Clock revealed that the DC Universe was shaped by Superman.
This is part of DC’s wider “All In” initiative, which was launched with DC All in Number one next week. The author of All In is Scott Snyder and Williamson, will be a page-turner, drawn by Daniel Sampere on one side and Wes Craig on the other. Half of the story will be told from Superman’s perspective, and some will be told from Darkseid’s perspective.
Young said of his work: “I had a hard time thinking about what to do with these. At first I thought about having them connect to the cover. I quickly gave up on that idea. Then I started looking around at all the wonderful variations that already existed for these title.
“They’re all so cool! It made me think. Similar to what I thought TMNT cover, I knew I couldn’t top all the other covers. So I do what I have to do and make myself laugh. When in doubt, joke around. That’s what I always say.
Snyder said of the series: “What we came up with with a bunch of great creators — Mark Waid and everybody else who was working on the series — was that during the events of The Associated Press, superheroes Unbeknownst to them, Darkseid began to realize that something had been missing.
“He feels something during a particular moment during Absolute Power that we don’t want to spoil. He senses that something has changed, and once he realizes that, he sets out on a quest that will lead him to… The collision between these two forces will reshape the DC cosmology.
This is “a dangerous, wild new planet” – the absolute DC Universe – and Snyder says they’ve brought in some of the biggest names in comics as well as some up-and-comers to kick off an epic story that will propel DC forward. Year.
“If the Prime Universe is ‘built on Superman’s energy,’ then the Absolute Universe is ‘built on Darkseid’s energy.’ In it, the heroes are losers and the world becomes darker, so (Snyder ) “They have to be stronger, they have to be more resourceful, they have to shine brighter. “
