The Absolute Universe ( AU ) is an imprint of American comic books overseen by Scott Snyder and published by DC Comics . The comics take place in a shared universe designated Earth-Alpha as part of the DC Comics Multiverse , featuring reimagined and modernized versions of the company's superhero characters from the DC Universe .
26-503: The imprint is part of the DC All In initiative, debuting in the aftermath of the 2024 Absolute Power crossover event . It was launched that year with the publication of the ongoing series Absolute Batman , Absolute Wonder Woman and Absolute Superman . The Absolute Universe (AU) is an all-new continuity separate from the DC Universe (DCU) overseen by Scott Snyder as part of
52-399: A flip book issue, as one half will focus on Superman and the formation of a new Justice League , and the other will focus on Darkseid and the establishment of the new " Absolute Universe ". It was also announced that Snyder would be writing Absolute Batman and that Williamson will be joined by artist Dan Mora for a new arc of Superman , which will debut a new Superwoman and herald
78-601: A division of RX and Reed Elsevier, and is not affiliated with the long running non-profit San Diego Comic-Con , nor the Big Apple Convention , later known as the Big Apple Comic-Con, owned by Wizard Entertainment . ReedPop is involved with other events, including Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) and PAX Dev / PAX East / PAX Prime . ReedPop and New York Comic Con were founded by Greg Topalian, former senior vice president of RX. The first con
104-632: The DC All In initiative. The AU began in October 2024 with the DC All-In Special . The first titles released in the AU are Absolute Batman by Snyder with Nick Dragotta, and Absolute Wonder Woman by Kelly Thompson and Hayden Sherman, which both started publication in October. A third title, Absolute Superman by Jason Aaron and Rafa Sandoval, is expected to debut in November. Originally Rafael Albuquerque
130-549: The "New York Comicon", it was held July 24, 1964, at the Workman's Circle Building. A one-day convention organized by 16-year-old Bernie Bubnis and fellow enthusiast Ron Fradkin, official guests of the Tri-State Con included Steve Ditko , Flo Steinberg , and Tom Gill . Reports were of over 100 attendees. In 1966, comic book conventions continued to evolve and expand, The July 23–24 New York Comicon (not to be confused with
156-516: The 2007 show. The second con was held in 2007 , with the convention organizer booking double the floor space than the previous year's space, and moving to the upper level of the Javits Center. The show on Friday was again only open to industry and press until 4 p.m., when it opened to the public. Due to better planning, advance ticket sales were controlled, and the convention sold out for Saturday. Lines started forming at midnight Saturday to enter
182-486: The DCU is "influenced by Superman energy", the AU is "influenced by Darkseid energy", making society treat superheroes as underdogs . It is established on DC All-In Special that Earth-Alpha has been reshaped by Darkseid's essence as he's bent on creating a world driven by challenge and turmoil in which heroes are the "small chaos" rather than established parts of its system, while attempting to control its past and future during
208-489: The Javits Center for spring dates and the creation of the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo by Reed, New York Comic Con was moved to October for Halloween starting in 2010 . The New York Anime Festival, previously a separate event created by Reed, was also merged into Comic Con. Registration for the combined events was 190 percent ahead of 2009's numbers, convention space was increased by an additional 40 percent, and
234-591: The Javits Center in 2021 with an in-person event held on October 7–10. All attendees over the age of 12 were required to show proof of vaccination, and children under 12 had to show a negative coronavirus test result. Neal Adams , Troy Baker , Bruce Campbell , Peter Capaldi , Chris Claremont , Kevin Conroy , Mark Hamill , Todd McFarlane , Vic Mignogna , Nolan North , Norman Reedus , Michael Rooker , Kevin Smith, Tara Strong , Skottie Young The New York Anime Festival
260-511: The anime festival was moved to the lower level of the Javits. The main floor of the convention center was split by a large construction area due to repairs to the Javits Center. Intel Extreme Masters Global Challenge – New York took place in Comic Con 2011 . It featured esports tournaments for games such as StarCraft II , League of Legends , and Counter-Strike . In 2011, the convention
286-598: The convention, and by Saturday morning, there was a 2-hour wait in 20 degree temperatures to enter. Crowding was a problem in the Artists Alley, which was off the main convention floor, causing it to be moved to the main floor for 2008. The American Anime Awards , hosted by New York Comic Con, was held on February 24 at the New Yorker Hotel , during the Comic Con. The third con held in 2008 moved to April, continued to grow (expanding space by 50%), and occupied most of
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#1732852556402312-585: The event once again, but the 3-day tickets were still discontinued. The convention's 2020 show was originally scheduled for October 8–11. However, in August, the event's organizers announced the cancellation of their in-person event, due to the COVID-19 pandemic . Instead, a virtual event called "New York Comic Con X MCM Comic Con Metaverse" was on those dates. Tickets to the 2020 in-person event had not gone on sale prior to its cancellation. New York Comic Con returned to
338-520: The gradual consolidation of the timeline on modern times. DC All In DC All In is an American comic book initiative spearheaded by Scott Snyder and Joshua Williamson and debuted in October 2024 by DC Comics . It is the successor of Dawn of DC , following the end of Absolute Power . The DC All In initiative began with DC All In Special #1, a 64-page one-shot that will be written by Scott Snyder and Joshua Williamson , and illustrated by Wes Craig and Daniel Sampere. It will also be
364-536: The later "New York Comic Con") was held at the Park Sheraton Hotel, in New York. Produced by John Benson, guests included Jack Kirby , Jim Steranko , Otto Binder , Len Brown , Larry Ivie , Jack Binder , Roy Thomas , Gil Kane , Archie Goodwin , Bhob Stewart , Klaus Nordling , Sal Trapani , Rocke Mastroserio , and Ted White . The New York Comic Con is a for-profit event produced and managed by ReedPop,
390-489: The main level in the Javits Center. Stan Lee was awarded the inaugural New York Comics Legend Award at the Times Square Virgin Megastore before the Comic Con. Kids' Day programming was added to the convention on Sunday with the help of Kids's Comic Con. The fourth con held in 2009 returned to February and featured a charity art auction to support The Hero Initiative . Due to scheduling conflicts with
416-515: The non-counting of professionals and exhibitors. The main exhibition hall hit capacity Saturday morning and was locked by the fire marshals until people left, with the lockdown ending in the afternoon. Major guests, including Kevin Smith and Frank Miller , could not enter the main hall. The line to enter the convention wrapped around the building with waits of two hours to enter, and many were turned away. Ticket sales for Sunday were suspended. Reed announced that additional space would be acquired for
442-477: The return of Doomsday . In 2024, at New York Comic Con , it was announced that Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee would be taking over the monthly Batman title from Chip Zdarsky and Jorge Jimenez for a six-part story called Hush 2 , starting with issue 158 in March 2025. It was also confirmed by Lee that Scott Williams , Alex Sinclair , and Richard Starkings would return as inker, colorist, and letterer respectively for
468-435: The sale of 3-day and 4-day passes to the event were discontinued. Only single day Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Sunday kids tickets would be sold for the event. In 2018, the event organizers announced a partnership with Anime Expo for show called Anime Fest @ NYCC X Anime Expo. In 2019, the sale of 4-day badge returned along with the single day Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday Kids Tickets, would be sold for
494-509: The story and that it would be part of the All-In initiative. The DC All In Special one-shot received positive reviews, praising how its two main storylines (DC Universe and Absolute Universe) interact with each other. New York Comic Con The New York Comic Con is an annual New York City fan convention dedicated to Western comics , graphic novels , anime , manga , video games , cosplay , toys , movies , and television . It
520-621: The title of Absolute Martian Manhunter by Deniz Camp and Javier Rodríguez was announced, also set to debut that month. The AU features previous concepts from Doomsday Clock (2017–2019), Dark Nights: Death Metal (2020–2021), and Infinite Frontier (2021–2023). It is set in Earth-Alpha, also called the Elseworld , one of the two pillars of the Metaverse, along with Earth-Omega, where Darkseid used to be imprisoned. According to Snyder, while
546-698: Was an anime and manga convention held annually from 2007 to 2011 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on the West Side of Manhattan in New York City. Produced by RX, the people behind New York Comic Con, the inaugural event was held from December 7 through December 9, 2007. Starting in 2010 the New York Anime Festival has been held with the New York Comic Con, bringing the two cultures together. In 2012,
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#1732852556402572-559: Was announced that everyone attending NYCC 2016 would be required to complete a "Fan Verification" profile. The event organizers explained that this step was implemented in an attempt to reduce the number of scalpers and resellers who purchase tickets. Fan Verification would only be open from May 20 - June 14, and tickets purchased could only be assigned to someone with a profile. It was also announced that NYCC would no longer be selling VIP tickets, and that show tickets would not be sold at any retailers or events leading up to NYCC 2016. In 2017,
598-557: Was expanded to four days. The first day of the convention was initially limited to press, professionals, and fans that purchased a four-day pass. This changed in 2013, when single day Thursday passes were put on sale for the first time. With this addition, attendance at New York Comic Con grew to over 151,000, surpassing SDCC to become the largest comic convention in North America. The latter was unable to grow further due to venue capacity limits and an attendance cap of 130,000. In 2016, it
624-516: Was first held in 2006. With an attendance of 200,000 in 2022, it is North America's most attended fan convention. The New York Comic Con is a for-profit event produced and managed by ReedPop, a division of RX and Reed Elsevier, and is not affiliated with the long running non-profit San Diego Comic-Con , nor the Big Apple Convention , later known as the Big Apple Comic-Con, owned by Wizard Entertainment . The first recorded "official" comic book convention occurred in 1964 in New York City. Known as
650-449: Was held in late February 2006 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center . Due to RX's lack of experience with comic conventions (they primarily dealt with professional trade shows prior to 2006), attendance was far more than anticipated, and the main exhibition hall could only hold 10,000. Despite crowding on Friday afternoon, tickets continued to be sold due to low pre-reg numbers (4,500), and
676-481: Was set to illustrate Absolute Superman , but had to pull out of the project due to severe floods in his home country of Brazil , with Sandoval being brought onto the project in June 2024. Two new titles were announced at San Diego Comic-Con 2024: Absolute Flash by Jeff Lemire and Nick Robles, and Absolute Green Lantern by Al Ewing and Jahnoy Lindsay, both set to debut in March 2025. At New York Comic Con 2024,
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