News Recap: The Biggest Announcements of SDCC 2024

San Diego Comic-Con was in full swing and we’re going to be looking at a News Recap of the biggest announcements from the convention.

DC Unveils New Information on The Absolute Universe and Justice League Unlimited

Starting the coverage off with DC, beginning with their Absolute Power Panel, bringing together Comic Creators such as Mark Waid, Nicole Maines, and Dan Mora for what fans can expect in the event’s wake. Discuss how to make an engaging arc where the iconic figures had their powers stripped away, how Amanda Waller made it to where they cannot escape to Space or another dimension, and the deck stacked against our heroes, forcing them to think outside the box. But that wasn’t all, we got another look at the upcoming Absolute Universe (which feels like another attempt at DC’s The New 52, and comparisons to Marvel’s Ultimates Universe Rebirth), where Batman is more of a Chaos Agent, making Superman more “Relevant” to the world today m, and Wonder Woman being “Raised in Hell.” finally, we got our first look at the Absolute Flash, confirming that it will be Wally West taking up the mantle. The creative team for Absolute Flash will be writer Jeff Lemire and artist Nick Robles, and for Absolute Green Lantern it will be writer Al Ewing and artist Jahnoy Lindsay. For more information on DC’s Absolute Power Panel, visit AIPT.

Justice League Unlimited made its debut during the Absolute Power Panel, consisting of the creative team of Writer Mark Waid and Artist Dan Mora, the first Justice League book in years. The team looks to include Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, Captain Atom, Black Lightning, Star Sapphire, The Flash, and The Atom. This new title launches on November 27.

Other DC Announcements:

Todd McFarlane Gives An Update on Spawn Comics, The Upcoming Film, and More

Next up, Todd McFarlane gave fans a new update regarding the new KING SPAWN film adaptation, in which he praised the script by screenwriters Scott Silver, Malcolm Spellman & Matt Mixon. As for the SPAWN Comics, keeping it priced at $2.99 McFarlane says that it was a sign of loyalty, going on to discuss the success of Rat City (which is well deserved because of the title reaching fourth printing.) but he would also announce new titles fans can be looking forward to:

• No Home Here– A New Miniseries that focuses on the history of Spawn’s Arch-Foe: The Violator
• Deadly Tales of The Gunslinger– The only description that was given was this would be a Bad-Ass Western.
• She-Spawn– A new ongoing title with Gail Simone as the writer.
• Freak– A story that makes you wonder, “What if the Joker became a hero, instead of a villain?

The New Transformers One Trailer Reveals Rift Between Optimus and Megatron

The first theatrical animated Transformers film in 38 years, Transformers One got a brand-new trailer and we’re finally getting to see what drove Optimus Prime and Megatron to be at war with each other, splitting these robots into their iconic factions, the Autobots and Decepticons. The new film debuts in theaters on September 20.