Absolute Power by Mark Waid and Dan Mora

[Mantis-Ray]

I read the Batman: Failsafe arc but haven’t read anything since. Has Zur En Arrh Bats taken over Failsafe?



Failsafe was supposed to be the contingency but like every AI Batman creates, things went completely sideways.

Seriously Bruce, have Mr. Terrific or Doc Magnus check your work.

Yes Zur has exited Batman's body and has now taken over Failsafe's body.

And the recent Batman issue spoilers:

reveals he has already created the other Amazo robots that will feature in Absolute Power and they will be piloted the minds of other Zur's from the multiverse.

end of spoilers

[Frontier]

The more I hear about this story the more I'm apprehensive about it.

[Will Evans]

It’s to the point where Batman is so OP, the only one that can challenge him is himself.

[Robotman]

Yes Zur has exited Batman's body and has now taken over Failsafe's body.

And the recent Batman issue spoilers:

reveals he has already created the other Amazo robots that will feature in Absolute Power and they will be piloted the minds of other Zur's from the multiverse.

end of spoilers

WTF?!? So it’s even more like an OMAC Project rip off than we thought.

Batman’s creation goes rogue and creates androids that are specifically designed to take out the heroes of the DCU.

[Mantis-Ray]

WTF?!? So it’s even more like an OMAC Project rip off than we thought.

Batman’s creation goes rogue and creates androids that are specifically designed to take out the heroes of the DCU.

Which considering Absolute Power was designed first by Zdarsky, depending on how much the final product includes his ideas, this actually explains the similarities to past stories like Omac Project.

His Batman run already is extremally referential and heavily reuses plot points and stories from past writers such as Morrison, so Absolute Power is him once again him doing more of the same.

[Hypo]

Check out ‘Absolute Power’ story details and covers out August 2024

[Hulkout42]

I have to ask, and if someone did so previously i apologize for repeating it, the Bat bot is supposed to be so OP not even Batman and the Bat clan couldn't beat it right? And it has Amazo bots at its command if i recall. And over on Superman we got Brainiac making an even more OP Braniac fueled by Kryptonian and Czarnian power and blood right? So with both of those things said...why in the hell would either one listen or even want to ally with Waller who brings what exactly to the table? This is the part i don't understand on this...actually no, i don't even understand why Waller of all people is getting elevated to the same level as say Luthor, Joker or Darkseid as the main threat of this when to my knowledge she is more like the Nick Fury of DC.

[Leancarp900]

Well, Waller is certainly less heroic than Nick Fury.

That being said, her making deals with Zur-En-Arrh, Queen Brainiac and Trigon is certainly a bit over-the-top though.

[Thor-Ul]

I believed than DC's Nick Fury was Steve Trevor or Rick Flag.

[Hulkout42]

Well, Waller is certainly less heroic than Nick Fury.

That being said, her making deals with Zur-En-Arrh, Queen Brainiac and Trigon is certainly a bit over-the-top though.

TBH, i compare her to the Ultimate version of Nick Fury, he was more the ends justify the means and so on and so forth.

[Rac7d*]

I believed than DC's Nick Fury was Steve Trevor or Rick Flag.

Can’t be cuz Steve and Rick don’t do anything or have any power to do anything

[The Cool Thatguy]

Can’t be cuz Steve and Rick don’t do anything or have any power to do anything

Agreed. Steve and Rick are just soldiers. Very capable soldiers, but soldiers all the same

[Primal Slayer]

https://www.youtube.com/live/YKTjTE7...FhjH0EhupShv_F
(47mark)

So...the DC editors came up with this event? And it took 4+ different writers to make it into something publishiable? No wonder it feels so lifeless.

[Frontier]

https://www.youtube.com/live/YKTjTE7...FhjH0EhupShv_F
(47mark)

So...the DC editors came up with this event? And it took 4+ different writers to make it into something publishiable? No wonder it feels so lifeless.

Next you'll tell me they came up with it to sell to toy companies.

[Vordan]

https://www.youtube.com/live/YKTjTE7...FhjH0EhupShv_F
(47mark)

So...the DC editors came up with this event? And it took 4+ different writers to make it into something publishiable? No wonder it feels so lifeless.

One interesting detail is Waller knows the heroes secret identities. Also Waid writes her as having principles, she refuses to target the heroes families.