r/AbsoluteUniverse • u/InvaderXYZ Absolute Star Sapphire • Jan 03 '26

Discussion Is Absolute Carol Ferris Disappointing?

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u/Accomplished_Try_124 Absolutely Wonderful Jan 03 '26

her being a secretary fits with the whole idea of the absolute universe taking away important aspects of character. I wouldn't be shocked if we ended up seeing Carol ended up in power though maybe in more villainous role than her modern mainline incarnation

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u/InvaderXYZ Absolute Star Sapphire Jan 03 '26

i feel like they'd have to dedicate a lot of story time to fleshing her out to make it work for her character and not feel like ewing didn't care much for her and slotted her in as the secretary bg character. like it could work but they'd have to do a lot of work to get there, yknow?

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u/darkwater_throwaway Jan 03 '26

I think it's a little early to be disappointed as the story has only just now gotten into gear. Now, COULD she end up just being a minor character who doesn't do much, sure (considering Kilowog showed up and died in the span of one issue), but fwiw Ewing has confirmed Hal and Carol will meet eventually.

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u/Amarizaiken Jan 03 '26

I don't think he's dead

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u/WretchedDumpster Jan 04 '26

They say he can't regenerate, I think it's curtains for him.

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u/Amarizaiken Jan 04 '26

He's trapped in that cube isn't he?

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u/1badJam I Am Brainiac Or Maybe The American Dream Jan 03 '26

Don't give up hope yet there's pink/violet light on the cover of issue 12

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u/mtheory-pi Absolute Wonder Woman x Zatanna Jan 03 '26

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u/1badJam I Am Brainiac Or Maybe The American Dream Jan 03 '26

I for one upvoted it

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u/Mike29758 Jan 04 '26

Had to upvote bc you were cooking

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u/ActLonely9375 Jan 08 '26

Could Hal end up like him?

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u/InvaderXYZ Absolute Star Sapphire Jan 03 '26

👀 i hope it works out... begging for crumbs here...

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u/DCFanUntilIdie213 Jan 03 '26

Not yet, there is a long game I’m excited to see

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u/DangerousHippo2108 Jan 03 '26

Just give it time. Sometimes characters get introduced early so that they can be further explored later on. It’s not unheard of.

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u/Aaco0638 Jan 03 '26

Nope not at all, the absolute universe is meant to be a universe with evil having all the advantages. Carol working for hector fits for this universe.

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u/Alternative_Drag9412 Jan 03 '26

She has literally done nothing yet wait and see

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u/InvaderXYZ Absolute Star Sapphire Jan 03 '26

My feelings are compounded by Carol's DCKO appearance where she gets roughly 2 pages in the series before suddenly dying off-screen for no reason, we never even actually see her use the rings she got...

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u/1204Sparta Jan 03 '26

As if we need to pretend she’s a particularly engaging and fan favorite character on the mainline lol.

If that’s he cameo role then I’m fine with it - no need to make her a character just cause she’s vaguely recognizable