DC K.O. is written by Scott Snyder with art by Javi Fernadez and will launch on October 8th. DC Comics is encouraging readers to participate in its online tournament bracket, rooting for their favorite heroes to move up in the ranks. Each round in the tournament unlocks new powers and revelations as the various meta-humans battle. “You have to be merciless to win,” Snyder chimed in. “And when you’re out, you’re out.” Joshua Williamson, co-architect of DC K.O., adds, “Each level is a new challenge. And the tournament will reveal unexpected heroes—some you won’t believe will go really far in the fights.”
Full Lineup of DC K.O.
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Many iconic characters are part of the DC K.O. roster, including some surprises. Full line-up includes:
Power Girl
Superman
Lex Luther
Supergirl
Black Lightning
Green Lantern (Guy Gardner)
Giganta
Captain Atom
Damian Wayne
Batman
Red Hood
Batwoman
Flash (Jay Garrick)
Cheetah
Cyborg
Big Barda
Plastic Man
Aquaman
Harley Quinn
Lobo
Conner Hawke
Star Sapphire
Vixen
Zatanna
Metamorpho
Wonder Woman
Swamp Thing
Firestorm
King Shark
Harkman
Etrigan the Demon
Starro (or is it Jarro, perhaps?)
The most interesting thing about the roster isn’t the characters who will be in the tournament, but rather the characters they left out. Jay Garrick was chosen as the Flash representative over Barry Allen or Wally West. Guy Gardner and Star Sapphire are in the tournament, yet neither Hal Jordan nor John Stewart is. Conner Hawke takes the place of his father, Oliver Queen, aka the Green Arrow. It’s a fun cast of characters, giving the spotlight to a diverse group of characters.
Everything You Need to Know For DC K.O.
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DC K.O. is a direct follow-through of several ongoing plot points established throughout DC’s All-In initiative. All-In began with the unexpected death of Darkseid, except that it was the New God’s plan all along. With his death, Darkseid was able to corrupt an entire universe, creating the Absolute Universe. In this new universe, the heroes are the underdogs in an exceedingly dark world. This led to the Absolute DC line-up of comics, with the universe scheduled to have its own event series called Absolute Evil.
Meanwhile, the Justice League has reformed as Justice League Unlimited. Darkseid has created an alternate evil version of the Legion of Super-Heroes, who have captured Booster Gold and defeated all versions of the good Legion. DC K.O. takes place on a Earth that’s being slowly transformed by the Heart of Apokolips deep within the planet. 32 DC heroes and villains enter a tournament to potentially win Omega powers to rival Darkseid and possibly become the King Omega.
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