The Absolute series that DC launched, and has doubled down on, is an incredibly interesting approach to their properties, allowing them to come at each of their most emblematic characters in entirely new ways that shows an understanding of them as legends, told and retold into the multi-mirror of culture. The result, so far as been a breath of fresh air that pushes back on fandom's unhealthy relationship with canon.
The publisher seems to be comoing at this idea from a few angles, with new series Green Lantern Dark engaging in the Green Lantern property more by title and vibes than any particular symbols or iconography. The Absolute line, meanwhile holds closer to what we recognize these storied characters to be, but reinvents the majority of the assumptions between the symbols. Superman still has his cape, his multiple sets of parents, and his protective love for the downtrodden of Earth, but perhaps each of those things take different places within his life. It sets an entirely new tone while still remaining true to the core of the character, allowing him to "do what he does" but with a thrilling freshness that keeps even those of us a little tired of the legacy leaning forward in our reading chairs.
While each Absolute title can live by its own merits, I can't help but point to Wonder Woman as the most interesting of the initial launch (though Martian Manhunter is right behind it in the second wave of these titles). Not surprisingly, Absolute Wonder Woman sets itself in an the ancient cosmology of Greek gods, but ignores the more terrestrial elements of Amazons and Themyscira, allowing Wonder Woman's actions to be as much about respect as necessity. She defers to the rituals of Circe and Hades not only because that's how she was raised, but because that's what the laws of the universe require to stay alive. It sets a tone that's more Princess Mononoke than the 90's flair many of these heroes are still steeped in.