We're a week ahead of this year's San Diego Comic Con , but DC just dropped one of the year's biggest comics bombshells – albeit one that has been rumored for a while now. Spearheaded by writers Scott Snyder and Joshua Williamson, DC is launching All In, a new initiative that will signal big changes to both the regular DC comics , and the launch of a brand new Absolute comics line starring revamped versions of the publisher's most iconic characters. In a 10-minute video presentation on Youtube , Snyder and Williamson outlined their plans, which start in October with the DC All In Special one-shot.
DC All In Special #1 This 64-page one-shot is presented as a flipbook that can be read in either direction to tell new stories about Superman and Darkseid. The special is co-written by Scott Snyder and Joshua Williamson, with art from Daniel Sampere in one direction and Deadly Class co-creator Wes Craig in the other. Crucially, the special is a starting point for two separate ongoing publishing strands.
The Superman tale, drawn by Sampere, take place in the regular DC universe in the wake of the currently ongoing Absolute Power event and will be told from the Man of Steel's perspective. Although all of DC's monthly books will start new arcs, and some will have new creative teams, Snyder and Williamson were keen to stress that this is not a reboot or a retcon. The other half of the one-shot is being told from the POV of the villainous Darkseid, and this is where things get really i.