The Fate of the DC Universe Rests on a Death Tournament in DC K.O.

Ahead of San Diego Comic-Con, DC continues to uncover large plans for Fall 2025. Hot connected the heels of the uncover of Absolute Evil, DC is shedding airy connected DC K.O., the publisher's adjacent large crossover event.

Overseen by Absolute Batman writer Scott Snyder and Superman writer Joshua Williamson and gathering connected the instauration of 2024's DC All In, DC K.O. explores what happens erstwhile the destiny of the full DC Universe hinges connected a Mortal Kombat-style decease tournament. 36 fighters volition participate the tournament, with lone 1 lasting the accidental of rising done the ranks and gathering up capable Omega Energy to situation Darkseid himself.

“DC K.O. is simply a knock-down, drag-out combat betwixt each your favourite DC Super Heroes successful a cosmic tourney to prevention the beingness from Darkseid,” said Snyder successful DC's property release. “Darkseid has evolved into thing bigger and stronger than ever.”

“He’s destroyed the future,” added Williamson. “There’s nary aboriginal for the DC Universe due to the fact that of what he’s done—the heroes’ lone changeable is to halt him successful the present.”

DC is teasing that readers volition beryllium greatly amazed astatine which heroes participate the tourney and, especially, which ones marque it done the aboriginal battles. However, the halfway of DC K.O. is built astir Superman.

“Metal was a Batman story, Death Metal was a Wonder Woman story—and DC K.O. is simply a Superman story,” said Williamson.

“I wanted to archer a communicative astir Superman looking into his ain bosom of darkness,” said Snyder. “It’s a precise idiosyncratic communicative wrapped successful 9 layers of candy exploding successful your face.”

The core, five-issue DC K.O. miniseries volition beryllium written by Snyder and illustrated by Javi Fernández (Batman & Robin). Williamson, meanwhile, volition constitute respective tie-in books spinning retired of the main series. Other ongoing DC books similar Justice League Unlimited and Titans volition besides necktie into DC K.O.

DC K.O. kicks disconnected with the prologue contented Justice League: The Omega Act #1 connected October 1, 2025, followed by DC K.O. #1 connected October 8.

For much connected Snyder's existent DC work, find retired what happens erstwhile Absolute Batman meets Absolute Joker.

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