‘DC K.O.’ Comic Adds Homelander, Annabelle and More

Right now, DC Comics characters have spent weeks punching each other in the face because of this DC KO events. Lots of heroes and villains have been eliminated and it’s nearing the final stages of its story – but not without a few last-minute fighters taking the field.

Earlier this week, the publisher announced a one-shot call boss fight Which brings in some guest fighters from other universes. This new lineup includes Vampirella, Red Sonja,. boys’ Homelander, and magical Headliner Annabelle. (No, really.) Preview images for the book, written by Jeremy Adams and drawn by artists like Hi-Fi and Carmine Di Giandomenico, highlight face-offs like Superman vs. Homelander (obviously), Wonder Woman crossing swords with Sonja, and Black Lightning and Plastic Man fighting. mortal kombat 1 Versions of Shang Tsung and Sub-Zero.

The narrative justification for this is that the remaining fighters need more Omega energy to continue the tournament and so one of them can go fight Darkseid, so they decide to use these characters from other universes as a means of grinding them out. Putting Lex Luthor in the position of being attacked by bear lady Samantha Strong or Batwoman being seduced by Vampirella is a silly reason, but hey, it seems DC KO Just that kind of incident.

For those wondering “Who will win?” thing, a one-shot will help promote your agenda in favor or against a particular character you don’t like, like, say, Homelander or combat Letter. Read the flying fists and see who comes out on top when DC KO: Boss Battle Will hit shelves on February 4th.

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