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DC Announces Absolute Event For 2026, Catwoman & Green Arrow Solicits

DC Comics announces an Absolute Universe Event for 2026, as well as Absolute Catwoman and Absolute Green Arrow solicits

At the ComicsPRO retailer event being held at Glendale, California, ten minutes from DC Comics' offices in Burbank, we had Absolute Group Editor Chris Conroy taking the lead at a retailer event. DC Comics announced a new Absolute Universe series, unnamed, for later this year. "It's the first Absolute Universe event. This will be in Q4. We're gonna do it our way, the Absolute way, this is going to be easy to understand, it's gonna be easy to get on board, it's not going to disrupt the stories. You're not going to have to explain to the new Absolute customer what a crossover is. This is going to build the universe in the same way that Absolute Evil, we got an incredible book, Absolute Green Arrow, out of just a one-shot. You'd be very excited to see what we can do with the canvas, with a full event miniseries." … check out more ComicsPRO coverage with this handy tandy tag.

As well as details and art for Absolute Green Arrow and Absolute Catwoman. And Chris Conroy telling us that Oliver Queen may have died, but "The Green Arrow is not dead. A serial killer called the Longbow Hunter is hunting down the billionaires responsible for Oliver Queen's death. Nobody knows who the Longbow Hunter is, but it is down to Agent Dinah Lance to find out.  This is a slasher horror series." Absolute Green Arrow #1 from Pornsak Pichetshote and Rafael Albuquerque, 6 issues from June 2026.

ABSOLUTE GREEN ARROW #1
Written by Pornsak Pichetshote
Art by Rafael Albuquerque
After the shocking events of Absolute Evil, Green Arrow returns to the Absolute Universe thanks to Eisner Award-winners Pornsak Pichetshote and Rafael Albuquerque.In Absolute Green Arrow, the Emerald Archer's mythos is re-imagined as a dangerous, urban horror murder-mystery where the only clue in a slew of corrupt billionaires' deaths are the green arrows sticking out of their bodies…On-Sale Date: 5/20/2026 FOC: 4/27/2026 6 Issues

And then Absolute Catwoman, with "Selena Kyle on the run, it teaches you about her missing years in the time after she first left Gotham… you're gonna see the crews she ran with, you're gonna see how she came up, how she made her fortune and you're gonna see all of the people that she pissed off all along the way. This has incredible, incredible art by Bengal, a progressive motion spread, and just packed with character, packed with surprise Absolute Universe reveals."

ABSOLUTE CATWOMAN #1
Written by Che Grayson and Scott SnyderArt by Bengal
Spinning out of Absolute Batman, Che Grayson, Scott Snyder, and Bengal delve deeper into the life of the Absolute Universe's Catwoman.Through her ingenuity and skills, Selina Kyle has become the greatest thief the world has ever known. But when someone from her past comes knocking at her door, Selina's life comes crashing down around her and she'll need to get to the bottom of a mystery taking her all around the globe!On-Sale Date: 6/10/2026FOC: 5/18/2026 6 Issues

UPDATE: DC Comics adds some PR:

ABSOLUTE GREEN ARROW
Without the trick arrows… without the money… without mercy, what's left is the Absolute Hunter!
A serial killer is slaughtering corrupt billionaires, and the only clue to his identity is the green arrows protruding from the victims' bodies. Executive protection specialist Dinah Lance, also known as Absolute Black Canary, is assigned to uncover the murderer's identity as she investigates a list of suspects drawn from the ranks of DC's most dangerous archers. Each one is uniquely connected to a recently murdered Oliver Queen. A deadly mystery unfolds in this urban horror reimagining of the Emerald Archer's mythos, brought to life by Eisner Award–winners Pornsak Pichetshote and Rafael Albuquerque.
Spinning out of the shocking events of Absolute Evil, this new comic book series brings slasher-horror storytelling to the Absolute Universe, exploring Oliver Queen's past and the clues left behind in the wake of his murder. Absolute Green Arrow #1, written by Pornsak Pichetshote with art by Rafael Albuquerque, arrives wherever comic books are sold on May 20, 2026. Albuquerque's main cover will retail for $4.99 US, while open-to-order card stock variants by Gerald Parel, Guillem March, and Reiko Murakami, along with Tula Lotay's 1:25 incentive variant, will each retail for $5.99 US. Albuquerque's main cover will also be offered as a foil variant for $7.99 US, and a logo cover will be available.

ABSOLUTE CATWOMAN
With all the wealth…with all the gear…with all the skills, she is the Absolute Apex Predator!
Selina Kyle has carved a good life for herself. Through her ingenuity and skills, she has become the greatest thief the world has ever known. With high-tech gear and weaponry, there is no place too secure for Catwoman. But when someone from her past comes knocking at her door, everything she has built begins to collapse. To survive, Selina must unravel a mystery that takes her across the globe and deep into the shadows of the Absolute Universe. Written by Che Grayson and Scott Snyder with art by Bengal, Catwoman bursts onto the scene in her first Absolute solo series. Following her last appearance in Absolute Batman #14, this new comic book series picks up the threads Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta laid down in the main title, from the secrets of Selina's past to her elusive ties to Black Mask. Absolute Catwoman #1, written by Che Grayson and Scott Snyder with art by Bengal, arrives wherever comic books are sold on June 10, 2026. Bengal's main cover will retail for $4.99 US, while open-to-order card stock variants by David Nakayama, Sozomaika, and Kaare Andrews, along with Mateus Manhanini's 1:25 incentive variant, will each retail for $5.99 US. Bengal's main cover will also be offered as a foil variant for $7.99 US, and a logo cover will be available.

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