DC Comics has announced “the biggest initiative that DC has done in the better part of a decade”.

What is it, you ask?

In an announcement video on YouTube, writers Scott Snyder and Joshua Williamson revealed that DC Comics is planning a new DC All In initiative, which will launch a new alternate universe (called the DC Absolute Universe) of the DC Universe that’s essentially akin to what Marvel achieved with the Marvel Ultimate Universe.

Snyder said:

“All In is about inviting everybody in — the existing creators, some new creators, everything — to tell their best stories, and to begin them all at one point. The idea is to create the greatest jumping-on point for you guys in many, many years.”

They also confirmed that DC All In and the DC Absolute Universe is NOT a reboot or retcon or relaunch, but it would begin as a result of what will happen in the aftermath of the current DC Comics crossover event, Absolute Power.

The crossover is expected to conclude on 2 October 2024 with Absolute Power #4, after which a DC All In Special #1 issue, co-written by Snyder and Williamson, and drawn by Daniel Sampere and Wes Craig, will cover the aftermath of Absolute Power in the main DC universe, and introduce an entirely new setting: the DC Absolute Universe.

The only thing we know about the DC Absolute Universe is that it will somehow be created by Darkseid.

Similar to the Marvel Ultimate Universe, the DC Absolute Universe will be an alternate setting, where writers and artists can reinvent characters like Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman, starting their stories over from the beginning.

It’s important to note that the DC Absolute Universe will not replace the mainline DC Universe continuity, but it will be part of “a bigger story that we’ll be telling over the course of the next few years”.

The list of talent involved in DC All In will include Jason Aaron (Thor, Avengers), Deniz Camp (20th Century Man), Al Ewing (Immortal Hulk, X-Men Red), Che Grayson (Batman: Urban Legends), Jeff Lemire (Sweet Tooth, Black Hammer), Jahnoy Lindsay (Superboy: The Man of Tomorrow), Pornsak Pichetshote (The Good Asian, The Sandman Universe: Dead Boy Detectives), Nick Robles (The Dreaming: Waking Hours), Rafa Sandoval (Action Comics, X-Men: Legacy), Hayden Sherman (Dark Spaces: Dungeon), and Kelly Thompson (Birds of Prey, Black Widow).

Snyder concluded the video by talking about the reason behind DC All In:

“Let’s all launch our biggest stories, whether they’re radical reinventions of the characters — whether they’re continuing, awesome legacy stories that are happening in the main DCU — let’s do all of it at once.”

Check out the announcement video below: