DC's Absolute Line: Is it Worth the Hype?

 DC's Absolute Line: Is it Worth the Hype?






    It seems that in my absence from really seriously reading any new comics at all  that DC has created the Absolute line of titles which has seemed to take things by storm. It has created a sales juggernaut with titles like Absolute Batam and Absolute Wonder Woman bringing in new legions of fans and getting people genuinely excited about the state of current DC comics which hadn't really happened since DC Rebirth almost a decade ago in 2016. So as someone who has a tangential understanding of them and how the characters are different from their main universe counterparts I want to ask the question... are these new absolute takes on classic characters really shaking things up? Or are these just slightly different and edgier takes on the characters? I want to find out. So, I plan on reading all the current issues that are out for each of the titles. So thats 14 issues of Absolute Batman and Wonder Woman, 13 of Absolute Superman, 10 of Absolute Flash and Green Lantern and 6 of Absolute Martian Manhunter. I plan on reading these all and writing down my thoughts on each of them. So stay tuned to find out if DC's Absolute titles can bring me back and get me hooked on current DC comics again or if they will leave me wanting more. 

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