Summary
- Amanda Waller unleashes Task Force VII in DC's newest 'Justice League' variant cover, raising questions about their impact on the DCU.
- Absolute Power continues to shake up heroes and villains in DC's September release, showcasing new antagonists and intriguing variants.
- The variant cover for Absolute Power #3 reveals Batman's twisted robot doppelganger Failsafe and his Amazo teammates, hinting at a formidable threat.
The newest 'Absolute Power is nearly here and Amanda Waller is about to unleash Task Force VII on the world. This cover paints Waller's new squad in an interesting light and raises the question of what they're going to bring to the DCU.
DC Comics has given fans a glimpse at what lies ahead this September with its latest solicitations. Absolute Power continues to shake up the world of heroes and villains with its main series and numerous tie-in issues and spin-offs. In addition to some spectacular main covers, there are some truly intriguing variants that showcase the event's new antagonists, Task Force VII.
Absolute Power #3 (2024) |
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September 4th, 2024 |
| Writer: |
Mark Waid |
| Artist: |
Dan Mora |
| Cover Artist: |
Dan Mora |
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Ivan Talavera, Carla Cohen, Mike Deodato Jr, Stephen Bliss, Marc Aspinhall, Trevor Hairsine, John Timms, and Mark Spears |
Our heroes are on the run following the Trinity of Evil’s devastating attack on the fortress of Solitude! With Superman’s headquarters in ruin and the super-powers on Planet Earth in the clutches of Amanda Waller, Failsafe, and the Brainiac Queen…is this the end of the line? No way—the resistance lives on! Using fortress technology cobbled together by Mr. Terrific and Air Wave, Earth’s last hope have retreated to Themyscira, home to Wonder Woman and famously suspicious of outsiders. Can Superman, Batman, and the rest of the depowered heroes strike an alliance with these elite Amazonian fighters? All this, and a mad mayday from Barry Allen as DC’s war for Absolute Power rages on! |
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Absolute Power #3 comes with a variant cover by artist Mark Spears that shows off Batman's twisted robot doppelganger Failsafe. Failsafe is surrounded by his new terrifying new teammates, Amazos who have all copied the Justice League's powers.
DC Twisted New Justice League Comes Together on Variant Cover
Amanda Waller has been trying to establish her own brand of order, but she wasn't the only one who had that kind of ambition. Batman's backup persona Zur-En-Arrh transferred his consciousness to the robotic Failsafe body, intent on eradicating crime on a worldwide level. To aid his mission, Zur-En-Arrh acquired a collection of Amazo robots that he planned to use as host bodies for other Zur-En-Arrh personalities that the original acquired while traveling the multiverse. Thankfully, Batman put a stop to Zur-En-Arrh before his mission was carried out. However, the whereabouts of the Amazo robots is currently unknown.
Waller, of course, is going to come into possession of these Amazos and Failsafe to create Task Force VII. While fans have yet to meet the team in the pages of a DC Comic, this cover is one of the best looks fans have had at this robotic Justice League yet. It's a bit unsettling to see these automatons and their cold, dead-eyed stars aping the style of the DC Universe's best heroes. But it does make one wonder what this team is capable of. As Absolute Power draws closer, killer art like this really hypes this twisted Justice League.
Amanda Waller's New Team Has Serious Potential
Fans have yet to see what the of Task Force VII are capable of. But this cover makes the nearly all-Amazo team seem quite intimidating. Readers have seen corrupted or otherwise evil Justice League-like teams before, but this cover does a fantastic job of selling the creepy threat the real Justice League is going to have to overcome. With Absolute Power nearly here, it won't be long before this robotic Justice League shows the DC Universe what they can do.
Absolute Power #3 is available from DC Comics on September 4th.
