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Warning : spoiler for Absoluter Power : Task Force VII # 1 , Batman # 150 , and Absolute Power # 1
Summary
With theJustice Leaguescattered , Supermanand his allies have had their king stolen by their evil Amazo counterparts . Amanda Waller ’s crusade against hero is no novel thing . With free will , varying morality , and abilities often beyond what governments are capable to forestall , superheroes are a rogue element — but the fashion she has name her new Amazo robots reveals a dark truth about her function in the DCU .
Zur - En - Arrh ’s Amazo - bots , made in the Justice League ’s image , are in Amanda Waller ’s hands . At her steering , one Amazo begin with the Super - Family , absorbing their abilities while wear down a mockery of their symbolic representation . Now , Waller ’s super - governable " Justice League " are take the hunting for the remaining heroes . dead on target to her shortsighted worldview , Waller has commit this superintendent - bot a name : Last Son , which she uses inAbsolute Power : Task Force VII#1 by Leah Williams and Caitlin Yarsky .
But does Waller really defend the existence of over - powered individuals , or does she just want to have control over them ? The names that she givesthe novel Amazo task forceindicateher dependable desire : not for the elimination of the Justice League , but for territory over them .
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The newly - distinguish Amazos , Last Son and Paradise Lost , reward two estimation very distinctly . The word " Last " and " Lost " show that Amanda really believes this is a final , last defeat of these zep . Superman , the Last Son of Krypton , is the intake for “ Last Son,”and Wonder Woman , who is from the hidden paradise Themyscira , inspire thenew Amazo baddie “ Paradise Lost . ”
This naming convention — free-base them off the heroes whose power they ’ve stolen — indicates something deeper . Amanda Waller has led mental process from the shadower , always in confrontation to heroes assembling team , working independently , or gaining power . But her own king is rootle in this stance , and the mind that she is saving " even people " from the fighter . When she alone controls the remain heroes , where will she derive her power ?
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Amanda ’s plan is nearsighted . Creating a superintendent - team using the themes andpowers of the Justice Leagueis , at best , keeping the number of superpowers in the world the same . Waller is not winnow out threat , but merely shift them — or possibly , making them more dangerous . When Last Son goes after Black Adam with Parasite inTask Force VII#1 , he learns that absorbing powers is n’t an quarantined process . This Superman - theme malefic automaton has also absorbed factor of Superman ’s morals and personality , put him in crisis , and it sure enough wo n’t be the last sentence .
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Absolute Power #1by Mark Waid, Dan Mora, Alejandro Sánchez, and Ariana Maher
InAbsolute Power # 1 , Amanda is questioned about whether this reasoning by elimination of superpowers is a " want " or a " desire . ““A want , " she is warned , " can be attain . A desire is a nullity that nothing can ever altogether fill . “Amanda ’s sideline of control over all powered somebody is , regrettably , a desire . By transferring their powers and shade of their personality to the Amazos , Amanda put on the line her " evil " Justice League turning on her or ramble from her authorization .
Last Son has already shown a capacity to utter out dilemmas with the hero sandwich he ’s tracking . Whether he will apportion this new revealed vulnerability with Waller or hide it from her remains to be seen . But this evil League is already face a series of wide-ranging influences on their identity . Last Son has now taken both Kryptonian and magical abilities , and Failsafe is working as Amanda ’s pardner and team drawing card , reminding the Amazos that they are " batman . " Waller ’s undefined scuffle for superpower , while effective in the outset , is doomed to a messy prostration , pull up stakes the realJustice Leagueto pick up the pieces .
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ABSOLUTE POWER : TASK FORCE VII # 1 ( 2024 )
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