In DC’s Absolute Universe, power tilts toward the villainous, and heroes operate from the margins. The shared setting threads these stories together, but crossovers feel fated as rival factions emerge from the shadows.
A new one‑shot, Absolute Evil #1, gathers five major antagonists from the Absolute line for a single council meeting. The lineup features the Joker, Veronica Cale, Ra’s al Ghul, Elenore Thawne, and Hector Hammond, who pool their influence to stage a provocative parody of the Justice League.
The world is engineered to protect the status quo. Cale holds the Defense portfolio, while the others steer big business or covert projects. This hallucinatory order makes any move toward change seem perilous, which is exactly why the villains insist on enforcing their ideal of control.
Meanwhile, the heroes of Absolute DC are reshaped by circumstance. Batman’s origins skew toward the working class, Superman moves as a fugitive, and Wonder Woman grows up apart from her Amazon kin. Diana remains the story’s moral compass, even as the surrounding darkness tests her optimism.
The narrative hints that the apparent League of darkness may clash with its own rules and question what true justice means in a world designed to favor oppression. The title suggests a larger arc across the Absolute titles, where the line between savior and tyrant becomes unsettlingly thin.
Absolute Evil #1 is out now, inviting readers to see how these power players will navigate a cosmos that prizes strength over mercy.
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