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word of advice : Contains likely Spoilers for ABSOLUTE blink of an eye # 2 ( 2025)!DC ’s Absolute Universe has delivered some dead unfounded redesigns for fan - favored character across its on-going title of respect , includingAbsolute Batmanwith the Joker , Absolute Green Lanternwith Hal Jordan , and now , perhaps the most basal of all , inAbsoluteFlash . This iconic villain ’s Modern redesign is so drastically different from his common flavour that fans might not even recognize him at first coup d’oeil .
Jeff Lemire , Nick Robles , and Adriano Lucas’Absolute Flashreturns with issue # 2 , asWally West continues to grapplewith his newfound first-rate speed powers . In this issue , more layers of the whodunit surrounding the teen ’s index are revealed , confirm that Wally gained his power after one of Barry Allen ’s experiments lead wrong .
And while Wally ’s Modern powers are terrifying on their own , the stake escalate when the mercenary grouping of Trickster , Golden Glider , Captain Boomerang , and Captain Cold seek to get him . When their efforts flunk , they call in the ' big ' guns : Gorilla Grodd .
Gorilla Grodd Officially Debuts in the Absolute Universe with Wild Redesign
Main Cover by Nick Robles forAbsolute Flash#3 (2025)
Those familiar with the Flash ’s rapscallion gallery know that Gorilla Grodd is typically picture as a massive , hulk gorilla . However , Absolute Flash#2gives the iconic villain a spectacular optic overhaul byreimagining Grodd as something close to a capuchin monkey , with a clearly foreign twirl . In addition to dramatically shrinking his size , DC has introduced a physiology that lean heavily into sci - fi . Grodd is now a vivacious blue - green , with a crown - like horn complex body part encase his exposed brain , which miss a traditional cranium .
This may be the most radically different redesign of any character in the Absolute Universe so far , with onlyAbsolute Batman ’s cryptid - inspired Mr. Freezecoming secretive . But where Mr. Freeze is nightmare fuel , Grodd is almost impossibly adorable , offering an unprecedented grade of cuteness for a DC villain . Still , fans should not let appearance fool them . Captain Cold warns that Grodd is grave , choosing to unleash him as a last resort when the team bomb to capture Wally . This strongly indicate that despite his new size and charm , Grodd holds Brobdingnagian power in the Absolute Universe .
It’s Official: 2025 Is the Year of Gorilla Grodd
Cover B Jorge Corona Variant forAbsolute Flash#2 (2025)
fan may find this edition of Gorilla Grodd familiar , and that is likely because previouslyreleased natural covering fine art forAbsolute Flashfeatured the creature . While Screen Rant and many fans speculated that the monkey on Wally ’s articulatio humeri was Grodd , Absolute Flash#2 ply the first official confirmation that this creature is indeed Grodd . It is safe to assume that Grodd will play a major theatrical role in theAbsolute Flashnarrative . However , this is not the only series where Grodd is making a monumental riposte . Mark Waid ’s approaching crossover event , We Are Yesterday , will also feature Gorilla Grodd as the basal antagonist . BetweenAbsolute Flashand DC ’s major crossover , 2025 is mold up to be the year ofGorilla Grodd .
Superman may be getting ready for an anticipated reboot , but in the comics , the Man of Steel is fail to go groundless when he ’s possess by a villain .
ABSOLUTE FLASH # 2is available now from DC Comics !
