Previously, Bleeding Cool reported that Scott Snyder had offered Greg Capullo the chance to draw Absolute Batman. Well, at MegaCon Orlando 2026, they started openly teasing the possibility of one more major run together. During the Scott Snyder & Greg Capullo Batman Panel, joined by writer Frank Tieri, the duo reflected on their long collaboration, which began […]
It was Scott Snyder who credited much of the success of Absolute Batman and the Absolute Universe to taking a creator-owned approach to the characters, even though they didn't actually own them. And seemingly opening up the modern direct comics market to new, younger readers and reviving the collector and speculator market looking for the […]
In today's Superman/Spider-Man from DC Comics, Power Girl is on a date. But it's not with Spider-Man. It's not even with The Punisher, even though it's a Power Girl/Punisher crossover called "Blind Date" from Gail Simone and Belen Ortega. Instead, it's a blind date with… Paul Rabin. The ex-boyfriend of Mary Jane Watson, who she […]
Today sees the publication of Justice League Unlimited #17 by Mark Waid, Clayton Henry, Superman #36 by Joshua Williamson, Dan Mora, The Flash #31 by Ryan North, Gavin Guidry and Harley Quinn #60 by Elliott Kalan, Carlos Olivares, all in the wake of DC's K.O. And it turns out that some of the characters had […]
Tomorrow sees the release of Superman/Spider-Man in comic book shops. Every comic book, probably. And DC Comics has released a ton of preview pages from every story in the anthology issue. And we have added a few extra sneak peeks at the end because, yeah, that's what we sometimes do. And yes, we even get […]
Fresh off the MegaCon Orlando 2026 stage this weekend, Scott Snyder dropped a detailed roadmap for the next several issues of Absolute Batman, confirming a major new arc is kicking off with the debut of a terrifying new take on Scarecrow and teasing multiple Robins on the horizon. Speaking alongside artist Greg Capullo and writer […]
Yesterday, I tried to crunch the numbers on orders made by comic book retailers for Absolute Batman, including the impact on retailer-exclusive covers, which had been attracted to Absolute Batman on an ongoing basis in more numbers than any title in that particular promotion's history. This sees comic book stores, conventions and individual creators commission […]
Bleeding Cool has been reporting the increasing sales of Absolute Batman by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta to levels never considered possible for the title, alongside rises for the rest of the Absolute Universe and DC's whole DC All-In and Next Level line. But Absolute Batman seems a special case; Bleeding Cool reported on the […]
DC Comics tops the charts of anticipation for this Wednesday's comics with Absolute Wonder Woman, Absolute Martian Manhunter, as well as Detective Comics and Superman, all above Superman/Spider-Man. As the disclaimer below says, this list, pulled from the comic book website League Of Comic Book Geeks' hundred-thousand-subscriber base, may also be biased towards long-running series that people […]
Solicits for Absolute Batman #21 out in June include the first look at the new Absolute Two-Face and Absolute Penguin for the series. Friends of Bruce Wayne, they were captured and experimented upon, surgically, by the Absolute Joker… and have been transformed. And Nick Dragotta has his designs for those to share as well. "Absolute Two […]
Well, that is a roaring vote of confidence for DC Next Level, as all three launch books, Lobo, Batwoman and Deathstroke top the Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List for last week. So that's four for DC (including the top three), four for Marvel and two for Image Comics. Top Ten Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List […]
Artist Nick Dragotta has teased more looks at the Absolute Scarecrow ahead of the Absolute Batman #19 FOC on Monday, being published in April on his Instagram, saying, "Absolute Batman 19 FOC next week. Kicking off a new arc. No spoilers, but there's farming, Alfred gets pissy, a new Bat toy, and Scarecrow. That and […]
During the Absolute Universe Panel at MegaCon today in Orlando, Scott Snyder announced that DC Comics will publish the first Absolute Universe event, crossing through the titles, in November 2026. But before then, he also spilt some details on Absolute Batman. And revealed that the Absolute Harley Quinn will name the new Batmobile in Absolute […]
June sees the Supergirl movie coming out. And it's Pride Month. There's a lot on DC Comics' June 2026 solicits and solicitations…. everything up and out there… SUMMER OF SUPERGIRL SPECIAL #1 Writer: SOPHIE CAMPBELL, MARK WAID, and GAIL SIMONE Artist: BELÉN ORTEGA, CIAN TORMEY, and EMMA KUBERT Cover Artist: BELÉN ORTEGA Variant Covers: Variant […]
As well as a Galaxy YA graphic novel sequel, Justice League Intergalactic and the Justice League Dream Girls series focused on Galaxy and Dreamer, with back-up stories tying in across the DC All-In Universe, DC Comics will also be running DC Pride 2026 variant covers across their line of titles in June for DC Pride […]
Today sees the publication of Wonder Woman #31 by Tom King and Daniel Sampere, as well as Superman Unlimited #11 by Dan Slott and Lucas Meyer from DC Comics. One takes a look at the future of the DC Universe ruled over by the Matriarch, the other in the present with the four-dimensional demon Tyxz playing […]
Superman Unlimited writer Dan Slott went on John Siuntres' Word Balloon video podcast this week, talking up everything from Reign of the Superboys to Spider-Man/Superman, Fantastic Four: First Foes and The Spectacular Spider-Man Brand New Day. But it was one detail from his Superman Unlimited story that caught my ear, as Superman Unlimited #11 launches this week from DC Comics, […]
This is the very last time I will mention Andrew Pepoy. Some people may know that name well, a best-selling comic book artist, writer and inker, who began working in the mainstream comic book industry in the nineties as a professional artist while still in college at Loyola University Chicago. Then working on a large […]
Scott Snyder has been talking about Absolute Batman at this year's La Mole Con event in México City, its thirtieth anniversary edition. During which he told Kristoff Kirchoff that the Absolute Scarecrow will have a higher body count than any villain so far, including the centuries lived by Absolute Joker. And that Absolute Batman #19 […]
Bleeding Cool previously talked about Matt Fraction's appearance on the BIFF! BAM! POW! podcast talking up Batman #8 and #9, drawn by Ryan Sook, how Batman #8 as a deliberate breather. "It takes a moment to catch up with a couple of different he explained. "Three parallel conversations happening the same evening… scenes" as the issue […]
