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Warning ! Spoilers ahead for Absolute Power : Task Force VII # 1!SorryBlack Adamfans , but even someone as mighty as he is ca n’t take on the DC Universe ’s newestSuperman . DC Comics’summer eventAbsolute Powerhas officially protrude and all across the mankind , paladin and villain alike are having their powers stolen by the all - Amazosquad Task Force VII .
Absolute Power # 1saw Amanda Waller finally quetch off her grand scheme to First State - power metahumans worldwide . All across the globe , her Amazos steal iconic reference ' world power , the ability belonging to the Man of Steel . Now Black Adam is determine just how mighty Waller ’s new ' Superman ' is in a scrap fans need to see to believe .
Black Adam is De-Powered by Waller’s Twisted ‘Superman’ Last Son
In a trailer forAbsolute Power : Task Force VII # 1by Leah Williams , Caitlin Yarsky , Alex Guimarães , and Dave Sharpe , Waller has begun her great deal Delaware - powering of Earth ’s metahumans . Her opening approach was successful and she ’s imprisoned zep such as Kid Flash and Detective Chimp . But Waller observe that the Shazam Family is still on the run . think that they ’ve run to the Rock of Eternity , Waller decides to send Last Son , the Amazo that has siphon off both Supermen and Superboy ’s powers , after them .
Black Adam is de - power by Last Son and swing around like a tabloid doll .
Waller give Superman villain - turn - friend Parasite over to Last Son , hoping that Rudy Jones ’ ability to assay out king can help the Amazo find where the Captain and Mary Marvel have gone . Parasite does exactly that and helps Last Son get to the Rock of Eternity , the source of all magic trick in the DC Universe . Unfortunately for him , the Amazo is greet not by the de - powered Billy Batson and Mary Bromfield , butby Black Adam , who shout out the word ‘ Shazam ’ and envelops Last Son in a field of wizardly lightning .
Black Adam gloat over his conquered foe . As Last Son lies on the ground , Black Adam stick out over him and blasts the mechanical man with even more kindling . But Last Son moves faster than a speed bullet and grabs Black Adam ’s stage . Before he can even realize what ’s happen , Black Adam is de - power by Last Son and swung around like a tag doll . Now it ’s Last Son that ’s gloating and his eye beam red as he continues to crackle with free energy .
Last Son’s Journey to Superman-Level Strength
It was n’t that long ago that the threat live as ‘ Last Son ’ was just a simple , exanimate Amazo copy . Last Son and the rest of Task Force VII were originally see as a support squad for Zur - En - Arrh , Batman ’s overzealous backup personality . Zur - En - Arrh had gain copies of himself across the multiverse and acquired multiple Amazos to use them as innkeeper body so that Zur - En - Arrh and his team could continue their campaign to end crime across the world and beyond . However , this plan came to an ending when Batman overcome Zur - En - Arrh anderased his personality from his robotic host , Failsafe .
However , that was n’t the end if Batman ’s keen contingency . Before the Dark Knight could reclaim Failsafe or the Amazos Zur - En - Arrh acquire , the military took the robots , which come under Amanda Waller ’s possession . Waller ’s best scientist could n’t visualise out how to bring Failsafe back online , so she revived the villain Time Commander to unmake the damage to Failsafe . It learn several day , but Time Commander successfully revived Failsafe . His work was n’t done asWaller say him to repeat the physical process on the six Amazos she now had .
Amanda Waller ’s last preparations can be seen inAbsolute Power : Ground Zero ( 2024 ) !
Now that she had Failsafe and the six members of Task Force VII quick , Waller finally got to work . After whip the public into a frenzy over superhumans with AI - manipulated video , Waller ship Task Force VII out to Diamond State - power every single metahuman on the major planet . Last Son ’s target was the most knock-down of them all , Superman . Last Son drained Clark of his powers in the heart of him cease a robbery , causing Superman to almost die . Clark was rescue by his son , only for the Amazo to drain Jon and Superboy of their powers as well .
Black Adam Never Had a Shot at Defeating Last Son
There ’s no doubt that Black Adam is one of the most powerful existence in the DC Universe . He ’s just as hefty as Shazam , someone Superman has described as a rival to Clark in strength . Black Adam has defend Superman several times over the years , both in DC ’s select persistence and in non - canon stories . Generally , the Man of Steel always comes out ahead , but Black Adam is indeed a worthy rival to Clark . That tell , as right as Black Adam is , he was outmatched from the commencement .
As stiff as he is , Black Adam was never gain this fight .
For one , Last Son , like the remainder of Task Force VII , is n’t a traditional Amazo . They ’ve been modified with Brainiac ’s programming and soup - up thanks to the power - stealing Brainiac Queen . Green Arrow pointed out that these iterations of Amazo go far beyond what the Justice League has defend in the past . Not to cite , theAmazos are powerful enough to drain Doctor Fate ’s helmet and take out the omnipotent Spectre . As powerful as legerdemain is , it ’s nothing compared to Task Force VII .
risky , Last Son has enfeeble the ability of at least three Kryptonians : Clark , Jon , and Conner . Evenif Last Son was n’t brawny enough to counter Black Adam ’s magic , there ’s no way he ’d be able to take on someone with that level of strength . opprobrious Adam fighting someone with Superman ’s strength is one thing . struggle someone who ’s slip three Kryptonian power , plus a whole legion of other metahuman ’s powers ? As strong as he is , Black Adam was never bring home the bacon this fight .
Who Can Stop DC’s Twisted New Superman?
Task Force VII hit the DC Universe ’s grinder and villains firmly . It ’s hard to envisage how the metahumans are going to get out of this one . If someone as muscular as Black Adam ca n’t take down one of these Amazos , how is anyone else ? This fight shows just how frightening things are right on now and the huge uphill battle DC ’s superhumans have if they desire to pull round what Waller has planned . Black Adammight have fall , but hopefully , a hero is out there who can defeat this impostorSupermanand the rest of his squad .
Absolute Power : Task Force VII # 1is useable on July 10th from DC Comics .
Absolute Power : Task Force VII # 1 ( 2024 )
