DC has announced the newest event in its All In line: DC K.O., a battle royale-style tournament in which 36 superheroes will compete in a five-level tournament to determine which of them will have the final battle with Darkseid. The battles take place in an arena that rises out of the earth, and each level has a new series of challenges for the competitors. The goal is to generate enough Omega Energy to crown a new King Omega and overcome Darkseid in the final battle. The event will center on Superman. “I wanted to tell a story about Superman looking into his own heart of darkness,” Snyder said in a statement accompanying the announcement. “It’s a very personal story wrapped in nine layers of candy exploding in your face.” The event will be anchored by DC K.O., a five-issue limited series by Snyder and artist Javi Fernández. It will kick off with Justice League: The Omega Act #1, an oversize prequel by Williamson and artist Yasmine Putri in which the Justice League pursues a Time Trapper in order to rewrite the future. The 48-page one-shot will be released on October 1, 2025, with a main cover by Jorge Fornés and variants by Kyuyong Eom, Fernando Blanco, and Salvador Larroca and a 1:25 variant by Don Aguillo. The 48-page DC K.O. #1 will release on October 9 with a main cover by Fernández that will have a special acetate overlay, as well as variants by Jim Lee, Daniel Warren Johnson, Frank Cho, Scott Koblish, Jae Lee, and Mike Del Mundo, a Face-off variant by Ben Oliver, a 1:25 variant by NOOBOVICH, a bracket variant and AEW Cameo variant by Dan Mora, a Darkseid variant by Mark Spears, and a foil variant by Fernández. Tie-in issues will include Titans #28, Superman #31, The Flash #26, and Justice League Unlimited #12. Credit: ICv2
And don't be surprised if this one shot is popular there will be some form of game based on it coming down the road. Wouldn't be surprised if it's already in development.
My brother grew up on the West side of Detroit. Literally grew up in the hood. He was a design engineer at GM. Very smart man. He definitely spoke with a black American accent. Didn't sound like Mr. Terrific. And, no, I wouldn't associate having a southern drawl with being thuggish or hood adjacent, either. Most of the people on my mother's side of the family are from down south. They speak with southern accents. So, you're reading something into what I'm saying that couldn't be further from the truth. As far as respectability politics goes, what I'm saying has nothing to do with trying to fit in with or make white people feel more comfortable. I don't care about that. I'm saying the way he talks sounds like a stereotypical, white man's version of how black men talk. And, that shit irks me. Like he stepped out of a modern take on a blaxploitation flick. He literally sounds like Kirk Lazarus from Tropic Thunder. Shit, I half expected him to call somebody a "Jive Turkey." Hell, it wouldn't even be so bad if it sounded authentic. Edi, really sounds like a kid from the suburbs trying to talk like Shaft or some shit. I don't want Terrific talking white. Does Neil DeGrass Tyson talk white? Does Denzel talk white? Does Wesley Snipes talk white? But, you instantly know they're black the minute you hear them. Their all bad-asses in their own right. So, why did Gunn have to put that extra spin on it? It's because they couldn't have a black male character that advanced without, in some way, tying him to the perception of the hood. And, yes I feel some kind of way about it. I come from the other end of the spectrum. I was always told I wasn't black enough because I spoke "proper." Funny thing is, I don't even talk proper. If you talk to me over the phone, you definitely know I'm black. So, I'm tired of certain images being held up as the epitome of blackness. For decades the music and culture, at large, has been centered around the streets being the major signifier of what, or who, is authentically black. And, any black male who didn't fit that image couldn't be anything other than soft. It's time to change that. What's funny in this conversation is how we're both seeing opposite stereotypes emanating from the same presentation of what should be black male excellence. The way white superiority has infiltrated our society and divides us is still a mutha’ fucka’.
I don't know what to say other than no matter what is perceived as "Black Culture" by the majority of white folks with ill intent, it's going be simultaneously vilified & appropriated by them. I personally have far more of an issue with that than optics & perceived negative stereotypes. Or more precisely I have issues with blatant negative stereotypes and non-white people choosing to embrace negative stereotypes & white supremacy in order to get ahead in life more than I do with optics. As long as black folks are moving with some level of morals & integrity in life I'm not stressed about the optics of how they present themselves to the rest of the world. We in AmeriKKKa are in the dire straits we now find ourselves in mainly due to worrying about optics. Caring more about surface level appearances of things than we do about actual over all substance.
I'm thinking Johnny Cage should have been the POV character in the first one rather than that Cole Young character they invented for the movie.
“Invincible” is living up to its title, fortifying itself for even more episodes. The animated series has received a Season 5 renewal from Prime Video. The order comes months before Season 4’s debut on the Amazon streamer in 2026. Additionally, Matthew Rhys has joined the voice cast for Season 4. In an interview with Variety discussing the Season 3 finale, “Invincible” creator Robert Kirkman teased that Thragg, the main villain of the original “Invincible” comic series by Image Comics, would finally appear on the show in its upcoming fourth season. It’s unclear whether Rhys would be voicing this character or a different newcomer to the series. Earlier this week, “Invincible” scored its second Emmy nod ever, with lead voice actor Steven Yeun landing his first nomination for the series in the outstanding character voice-over performance category. Along with Yeun, the voice cast also includes Sandra Oh and J.K. Simmons.
I may be in the minority on the topic, but the more I think/hear about it, a Legend of Zelda movie holds absolutely zero appeal to me. Regardless of who they cast, what storyline they choose, or whatever else they plan, I have no faith in the project at all. I've been a LoZ fan since 1992, and I'm not going to chance watching something that could ruin it for me.
