DC’s Tournament Arc Comic Adds ‘Mortal Kombat’ and Annabelle, Cuz Why Not
Here come some new challengers to 'DC K.O.,' which just further turns the whole event into a mini-version of 'Injustice 3.'
Right now, DC Comics characters have spent weeks punching each other in the face on account of the DC K.O. event. Plenty of heroes and villains have been eliminated and it’s nearing the last leg of its story—but not without having some last-minute fighters entering the fray.
Earlier this week, the publisher announced a one-shot called Boss Battle that brings in some guest fighters from other universes. Included in this new lineup are Vampirella, Red Sonja, The Boys’ Homelander, and The Conjuring headliner Annabelle. (No, really.) Preview images for the book, written by Jeremy Adams and drawn by artists such as 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 the Mortal Kombat 1 versions of Shang Tsung and Sub-Zero.
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The narrative justification for this is 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 to grind. It’s a silly reason to get Lex Luthor in position to get attacked by bear woman Samantha Strong or for Batwoman to get seduced by Vampirella but hey, it sounds like is just that kind of event.