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DC K.O.
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Expected 4 Aug 26208 pages, Paperback
Expected publication August 4, 2026
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Scott Snyder
1,791 books5,236 followersScott Snyder is the Eisner and Harvey Award winning writer on DC Comics Batman, Swamp Thing, and his original series for Vertigo, American Vampire. He is also the author of the short story collection, Voodoo Heart, published by the Dial Press in 2006. The paperback version was published in the summer of 2007.
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March 10, 2026
I think everyone and their mother could guess this tournament would come down to Superman vs. Darksied, which is exactly how it ends up after the Lex fake out. Joker had a disgusting amount of plot armor here and frankly I was disappointed they didn’t let Jason Todd get his revenge in their fight. Especially considering how little Joker contributed to the plot afterwards. Keeping him around just for Batman to unceremoniously kill him wasn’t as impactful as letting Jason do it in my opinion.
If you follow the Absolute books there is a brief cameo at the end that again does little to advance the plot. Felt like this whole “event” was built around hype and not actual story. I found the short Knightfight companion series to be more compelling than the actually KO storyline, it had better writing and art.
If you follow the Absolute books there is a brief cameo at the end that again does little to advance the plot. Felt like this whole “event” was built around hype and not actual story. I found the short Knightfight companion series to be more compelling than the actually KO storyline, it had better writing and art.
March 10, 2026
I forget who said that this would be the equivalent of smashing action figures together but they’re 100% right. It was perfectly entertaining but nothing really more. The one liners were rough I’m not gonna lie, especially Clark, Bruce, and Diana’s. I appreciate the Superman glazing though, Scott Snyder is just like me for real.
Review of advance copy
Fairly average superhero event. Some fun moments but I never believed there were many stakes to all the fighting. None of the outcomes were particularly novel, the characters I expected to be around at the battle royale generally were. I'm exceedingly tired of Darkseid as the uber villain at this point. I have no idea what his motivations are other than he is evil. Please give him a break. Clearly they won't since he's so involved in the absolute universe, but one can dream. Read this in issues.
Review of advance copy received from Publisher
Meh. Kept up with the monthly issues, which is much more than I can say for most comics, but this kinda fell flat for me. Mindless fun that ultimately ends up doing barely anything for the status quo. I won’t put spoilers since the story hasn’t been published in a trade yet, but this wasn’t much to me. Didn’t love the art as much as everyone else either. Haven’t read the tie-ins, but haven’t heard much about them.
Review of advance copy
4.25
Solid and interesting story. Not blown away amazing. But pretty fun, including some existential philosophizing.
It connects to a lot of other stories in meaningful ways and will have future implications.
Managed to be both a big story and a character study at the same time.
Also kind of silly, in the way good comic stories can be.
Solid and interesting story. Not blown away amazing. But pretty fun, including some existential philosophizing.
It connects to a lot of other stories in meaningful ways and will have future implications.
Managed to be both a big story and a character study at the same time.
Also kind of silly, in the way good comic stories can be.
Review of advance copy
Apparently every comic I read hasn't been released yet... but here we are - everyone can get their hands on DC K.O. 1-5!
A pretty satisfying ending. I tried reading all the tie-ins, but eventually just stuck to the main storyline. It's big, bombastic - doesn't really make too much sense... but it stuck the ending in my opinion.
I'm interested to see how the DC universe and the Absolute books crossover.
A pretty satisfying ending. I tried reading all the tie-ins, but eventually just stuck to the main storyline. It's big, bombastic - doesn't really make too much sense... but it stuck the ending in my opinion.
I'm interested to see how the DC universe and the Absolute books crossover.
Review of advance copy
Read as single issues in tandem with a bunch of the tie-ins. I think my favourite one of those was Knightfight, which was really just an Elseworlds type thing with minimal connection to the overarching story. As for the rest of it, what can I say, it really appealed to the 12 year old in me
Review of advance copy
somehow they found a way to make "what if all your favourite action figures had a big boxing tournament" overcomplicated and boring
Review of advance copy
One of the best DC events I've read in over 20 years.
March 8, 2026
It’s wild and entertaining. 3.8
Review of advance copy
read as single issues.
this has been a fairly good event.
it feels important. the tie ins have been crap but they do expand the story which a lot of the time they never do.
art was really good.
this has been a fairly good event.
it feels important. the tie ins have been crap but they do expand the story which a lot of the time they never do.
art was really good.
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