Rafa Sandoval

Nov 7, 2024 | gatecrashers.fan | DC All-In |Jason Aaron |Rafa Sandoval |DC Absolute

With the release of Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel, comic readers saw a common, if not slightly niche, topic of discussion within the fandom reach the mainstream: How far can you push a character before they become something else? Reimaginings are rampant in the Marvel and DC multiverses, especially with the popularity of reboots, relaunches, and whatever you want to call a Crisis.

Nov 6, 2024 | todayschronic.com | Jason Aaron |Rafa Sandoval |Ulises Arreola

At first, Jason Aaron and Rafa Sandoval's Absolute Superman #1 doesn't feel like a dramatic departure from what we know. The table setting of this new Krypton, while different, has a lot of familiar elements, especially for other modern interpretations of the planet. This has been a guiding force of DC's new Absolute titles; enough of a familiarity that the character is recognizable but using that as a means to jump into all-new realms.