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The Big Unannounced First Appearances In Absolute Batman #9 (Spoilers)

The Big Unannounced First Appearances In Absolute Batman #9 (Spoilers)

Spoilers, spoilers, spoilers… Absolute Batman #9 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta is published on the 11th of June, but goes to FOC tomorrowI get the word thatthe comic, which Bleeding Cool has already spotlighted for the first appearance of the new Absolute Bane, for Scott Snyder throwing some shade on Bane co-creator's disparaging comment […]

Will Jason Todd Kill The Joker And Become Batmans Big Bad After H2SH

Will Jason Todd Kill The Joker And Become Batman's Big Bad After H2SH?

We still reckon we're on the money for the true identity of Hush in the current H2SH Batman storyline by Jim Lee and Jeph Loeb. But the following is speculation of a far more mindless variety. If there are spoilers, it is entirely accidental. The original Hush storyline initially teased that Hush was the resurrected […]

Bleeding Cool Bestseller List Sees Battle Beast Crush Absolute Batman

Bleeding Cool Bestseller List Sees Battle Beast Crush Absolute Batman

In an unprecedented chart move, Invincible Universe Battle Beast #1 by Robert Kirkman, Annalisa Leoni and Ryan Ottley has smashed the sales of the usual chart topper, Absolute Batman #8 by Scott Snyder and Marcos Martin, by two-and-a-half times. The power of the blind bag compels you. But Absolute Batman still has double the sales […]

DCs Absolute Universe August 2025 Solicits With Banes Origin

DC's Absolute Universe August 2025 Solicits With Bane's Origin

As part of DC Comics' August 2025 solicits and solicitations, we get too see all the Absolute Universe titles, with Bane's origin, Ra's al Ghul creating Superman: Son of the Demon, maze fights, Jo Mullein vs Hal Jordan, mysterious Rogues and Green Lantern Vs White Lantern… Absolute Batman #11 Written by SCOTT SNYDER Art by […]

DC Comics August 2025 Full Solicits&#8230 More Than Just Batman

DC Comics August 2025 Full Solicits… More Than Just Batman

Bleeding Cool has the full DC Comics 2025 solicits and solicitations. As the creators of Ice Cream Man, W. Maxwell Prince and Martin Morazzo, launch an all-new Black Label Superman story in Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum #1. Superman Unlimited #4 by Dan Slott and Rafael Albuquerque features the Super-Man Bat. Ra's al Ghul's schemes take […]

Jim Lees First Image Comics Cover In 14 Years For Geiger

Jim Lee's First Image Comics Cover In 14 Years, For Geiger

Jim Lee and Gary Frank are swapping comics in June, as they will provide covers for each other's title, Batman H2SH storyline by Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee from DC Comics, and Geoff Johns and Gary Frank's Geiger from Ghost Machine/Image Comics. Jim Lee's Geiger cover, which will appear on October's Geiger #19, is Jim […]

Printwatch: Ultimate Absolute Exquisite Gwenpool

Printwatch: Ultimate, Absolute, Exquisite Gwenpool

Printwatch: Marvel is releasing second printings of Gwenpool #1, Star Wars #1, Amazing Spider-Man #3, Ultimate Spider-Man #6, and Godzilla Vs. X-Men #1. GWENPOOL #1 STEFANO NESI 2ND PRINTING VARIANT GWENPOOL #1 JEEHYUNG LEE RATIO VIRGIN 2ND PRINTING VARIANT[1:25] STAR WARS #1 PHIL NOTO 2ND PRINTING VARIANT STAR WARS #1 KEN LASHLEY RATIO VIRGIN 2ND PRINTING VARIANT[1:25] AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #3 PEPE LARRAZ 2ND PRINTING […]

Scott Snyder Trolls Graham Nolan With Absolute Batman #9 Abomination

Scott Snyder Trolls Graham Nolan With Absolute Batman #9 "Abomination"

Scott Snyder has announced that he is "thrilled to officially announce the next big ABSOLUTE BATMAN arc from me and Nick Dragotta. Meet Bane in… ABOMINATION. More info on issue #9 FOC, along with the #8 release, our live comic fundamentals class tomorrow, and @FANEXPOPhilly in my newsletter". The last chance readers have to order […]

Something We Missed In Absolute Batman #1- Absolute Batman #8 Spoilers

Something We Missed In Absolute Batman #1- Absolute Batman #8 Spoilers

This Wednesday, Marcos Martin draws Absolute Batman #8, and Nick Dragotta returns with some Batman bedroom antics next month in Absolute Batman #9. But we have a confrontation between Absolute Batman and Absolute Mister Freeze to find a way through. And a history of the now-late Matches Malone. And his presence on the day of the murder of Thomas Wayne at […]

Is Absolute Batman Is Taking Catwoman To Bed (Spoilers)

Is Absolute Batman Is Taking Catwoman To Bed? (Spoilers)

At Naples Comic Con last week, comic book collector, dealer and representative Felix Lu posted some of the folks on his books at the show in the evening, comparing their art with Filipe Andrade, Nick Dragotta and James Harren. "When you're in a group of elite talents, you can't help but elevate your game. A big part of how these guys got […]

Jim Lee &#038 Jeph Loeb On Batman H2SH &#8211 Jacked Riddler Damian And H3SH

Jim Lee & Jeph Loeb On Batman H2SH – Jacked Riddler, Damian And H3SH

Talking on the DC Comics Discord, Jim Lee and Jeph Loeb addressed a number of things, but it was mostly about Batman: Hush 2, their sequel to their classic Batman story from over two decades ago. As well as the way it has been abbreviated as H2SH. That came from Jeph Loeb it seems, and […]

A Look Inside The French Wonder Woman And Harley Quinn Graphic Novel

A Look Inside The French Wonder Woman And Harley Quinn Graphic Novel

Yesterday, Bleeding Cool reported on the upcoming Wonder Woman & Harley Quinn: The Forbidden Gift graphic novel written by Sylvain Runberg, and drawn and coloured by Miki Montlló, being published in French by comics publisher Urban Comics. And now we have a better look inside courtesy of stitching together some promotional images… Miki Montlló writes […]

France To Create Its Own Wonder Woman/Harley Quinn Graphic Novel

France To Create Its Own Wonder Woman/Harley Quinn Graphic Novel

Wonder Woman & Harley Quinn: The Forbidden Gift is a new comic book/graphic novel that has been created and is published from French publisher Urban Comics. Written by Sylvain Runberg, and drawn and coloured by Miki Montlló. Wonder Woman & Harley Quinn: The Forbidden Gift is 120 page original full story to be published by […]

Does Two Face Finale Lead Into Batman: Hush 2 (Spoilers)

Does Two Face Finale Lead Into Batman: Hush 2? (Spoilers)

Bleeding Cool has previously run our big Batman: Hush 2 spoilery theory as to the identity of Hush in this H2SH comic book sequel by Jim Lee and Jeph Loeb. Rather than the original version of the character, who survived shooting and drowning, it is indeed one Harvey Dent. The man who shot Thomas Elliot, […]

PrintWatch: Transformers #1 And Void Rivals #1 Get Twelfth Printings

PrintWatch: Transformers #1 And Void Rivals #1 Get Twelfth Printings

PrintWatch: Transformers #1 and Void Rivals #1 both get twelfth printings and GI Joe #1 gets a fourth, all with new Howard Porter covers. And Transformers #5 gets a fourth printing, all for the 11th of June. TRANSFORMERS #1 12TH PTG (CA) Howard Porter, Romulo Fajardo Jr. VOID RIVALS #1 12TH PTG (CA) Howard Porter, Giovanna Niro […]

DC Comics Jenette Kahn Sells Her Art And Design Collection At Auction

DC Comics' Jenette Kahn Sells Her Art And Design Collection At Auction

Jenette Kahn joined DC Comics in 1976 as its Publisher, and became its President and Editor-In-Chief for over 26 years at the company. She officially renamed National Periodical Publications to DC Comics, brought in the DC bullet logo, introduced creators' rights and royalties, started DC Vertigo, brought in Milestone Media, and saw the publication approach […]

Godzilla &#038 Spider-Man Top The Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List

Godzilla & Spider-Man Top The Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List

Godzilla Vs. Spider-Man just beats Ultimate Spider-Man #16, but it was close. And they are both selling three times as much as anything else. A limited DC Fifth Week still gets them a couple in the top ten, but Boom do very well with Something Is Killing The Children, and IDW places Turtles in the top ten again, as does Image with Void Rivals. It's rare […]

All 45 Free Comic Book Day Titles For 2025 And The 7 That Were Junked

All 45 Free Comic Book Day Titles For 2025 And The 7 That Were Junked

The books available tomorrow have shrunk since their original line-up, but here's what should be around… and the seven titles that were withdrawn by the publishers entirely and will not be available from any distributor. Archie's Comics Spectacular  Archie Comics (W) VARIOUS (A) Various (CA) Dan Parent All-ages Archie is back and better than ever! […]

All Of Bleeding Cools Free Comic Book Day Spoilers In One Bloody Mess

All Of Bleeding Cool's Free Comic Book Day Spoilers In One Bloody Mess

Tomorrow is Free Comic Book Day. Will it be the last one? It all depends what the new owners Pop Sparkle want to do with it, since they will (lawsuits depending) own the whole damn affair. Anyway, Bleeding Cool always finds ourselves running spoilers for some of the more notable books…. here's a rundown where […]

Full Preview Of DC All In/Absolute Batman Free Comic Book Day Special

Full Preview Of DC All In/Absolute Batman Free Comic Book Day Special

DC Comics has released a full preview for tomorrow's DC All In/Absolute Universe Free Comic Book Day Special flipbook for 2025. Which also will be released at midnight today for free on Amazon Kindle in all territories. Australia will get it in a couple of hours, the UK in eleven hours, the rest of you […]