#absolute flash

[the-shinysnorlax]

Whoever at DC decided to give absolute Wally west a mullet I love you I’m platonically smooching you

[soranatus]

WALLY WEST By Nick Robles

[greenheros]

This cover to Absolute Flash is sick asf

[bobbinalong]

have you seen him?

[righthandedleftturn]

Absolute Flash design by Nick Robles.

[theflashjaygarrick]

So you've heard about the DC Absolute Universe and you're wondering what it is all about.

While details about Absolute DC is still coming out, I decided it might be useful to make a breakdown of what we know so far (mostly from SDCC).

DC Absolute Universe Breakdown:

The Absolute universe is a new alternate universe influenced by Darkseid energy. It is a 'darker' universe where all the heroes have lost something key to their Earth 0 selves which leaves them as underdogs. While separate to the main universe it will link in through the events of the All In initiative. There doesn't seem to be many superhero teams yet, but a lot of iconic heroes have had their own solo series' announced:

Absolute Batman (By Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta):

The series brave enough to ask...what if Batman was an absolute unit. This is a Batman with no money and no status as the Prince of Gotham. Instead he is a construction worker and city engineer who has turned himself and his costume into an absolute weapon. He has an adorable French Bulldog and is also apparently blonde.

This Bruce Wayne never had a butler but there still is an Alfred in the Absolute Universe: Alfred "Penny", the grizzled and tired MI-6 spy. They seemingly meet for the first time when Bruce has already began his caped crusade against crime (and the series' confirmed big bad Black Mask)

Bonus: The Jim Lee variant cover gives us a better look at his costume's armoured texture and one of his weapons. He's seemingly more of a heavy hitter than the Batman we know.

Absolute Wonder Woman (By Kelley Thompson and Hayden Sherman):

This Wonder Woman was raised not in Paradise Island but rather in The Underworld. She has no sisters and no quest for peace. Instead she is the last of the Amazons who becomes a warrior and a witch, and eventually the Absolute Universe's first superhero. She is more heavily armed, carries a massive sword, and flies around on a skeletal pegasus made of iron.

Unlike her Earth counterpart who is notable for not wearing a mask, this Wonder Woman seemingly has two, including a rather demonic looking helmet. Also, her colour scheme is based less on the American flag and more on the idea of lava under rocks.

She also has a Jim Lee variant cover which suggests she also will have a lasso.

Absolute Superman (By Jason Aaron and Rafa Sandoval):

Superman is the member of the trinity we know the least about. He is supposed to be more alien (suggested by his glowing red arms and the fact the cape seems to be made of pure energy) and according to the solicitation is "Without the fortress... without the family... without a home" but honestly we don't know much more.

We do have some cool art though (including another Jim Lee Variant):

Absolute Green Lantern (By Al Ewing and Jahnoy Linsday)

Absolute Green Lantern is a "first contact" story and "reimagining" of the Green Lantern mythos featuring Jo Mullein, Hal Jordan, and John Stewart. We have some cool concept art of it including a redesign of Jo that suggests the lanterns might be in civilian clothing illuminated green.

Absolute Flash (By Jeff Lemire and Nick Robles)

This is the book we know the least about. All we really can infer apart from the creative team is that the Flash is presumably Wally West and that he appears to be more tortured character than in most other iterations.

(Shout out to Bleeding Cool for posting photos of the SDCC slides for people who weren't there)

[trickarrowsandbatarangs]

Oh my GOD! I was already so pumped for this run to come out, but now that we’ve seen this i am ECSTATIC!

This redesign RULES!

[elutrosop]

Loved this design

[jkparkin]

Absolute Flash #1 (DC, March 2025) variant cover by Jeff Lemire

[72stars]

takes break from what I’ve been working on to doodle a ✨ special little guy ✨ and his cute little costume

[sp4c3-c0wb0y]

Visualizing in the mirror the man I want to become

[smashpages]

Jeff Lemire and Nick Robles will helm an Absolute Flash series, launching in March.

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[jukinthebox]

quick absolute flash wip post bc my tablet’s about to die and finally force me to go to sleep

[kitriddled]

forgot tumblr existed. hi again!!!

[its-minart]

ABSOLUTE FLASH 🗣️🗣️🗣️‼️‼️

[sugartuile]

Absolute Wally West needs his emo Dick Grayson boyfriend (yes they smoke weed)