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Absolute Batman #19 is out this Wednesday with more retailer exclusive variant covers than any other comic… until Absolute Batman #20 next month, with the look of the new Robins (see Bleeding Cool from last month when we said they would be power suits, and referred to them as Robin Force Five Note that they[...]

And that era of comic books also came up when she singled out moments in Absolute Wonder Woman from Hayden Sherman, including a discussion about the visual storytelling brought to Absolute Wonder Woman by artist Hayden Sherman Such as panels arranged to literally form a "Z" during key Zatanna sequences, calling it "the coolest thing[...]

Friends-of-Bleeding Cool Omar and Melanie of the Near Mint Condition YouTube channel interviewed Kelly Thompson this week, including a discussion about her approach to the character's sexuality, while also diving deep into the radical, hellish reimagining of Diana and her long-term plans for the series. Kelly Thompson was unequivocal about her intent for the character in[...]

Marvel gets six of the top ten, Image Comics gets two with Transformers and D'Orc, and DC gets two with the Fury Of Firestorm launch and Absolute Green Lantern… and Gail Simone's X-Men gets two as well… next week normality will be restored as Absolute Batman #19 will smash through everything. Amazing Spider-Man & Venom Top[...]

It has more retailer variants than any other comic until next month's Absolute Batman #20 But right here, right now, and the first few pages of Absolute Batman #19 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta for the 15th of April, 2026, from DC Comics… Part One of The Straw Man And it begins in Smallville…[...]

You know, they are going to have to do something before the Absolute line gets collected in the Absolute format, oversized hardcovers, sometimes in a slipcase, as originally pioneered for the USA at DC/Wildstorm by Scott Dunbier Are we really going to have an Absolute Absolute Batman? But for now, the confusion is only relegated[...]

On the covers to Superman #36, we discovered that Superboy-Prime not only read the comic book that he was in, but also Absolute Superman… #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Superman #36 Superman #36 Superman #36   But on the newly updated Cary Nord cardstock[...]

Over the weekend, I looked at the preview to today's Absolute Green Lantern #13 by Al Ewing and Eleonara Carlini as it topped the most anticipated comics of the week list on Bleeding Cool, as it suggested some kind of mash-up between two classic DC charactrers for the Absolute Universe, set on the Planet Rann,[...]

Scott Snyder throws caution to the wind, posting to social media, "Hey everyone, because some of the images are starting to appear out there, DC has decided to reveal the cover of ABSOLUTE BATMAN 20 today! In May ,THE ROBINS enter the story in a huge way… Really excited for you guys to see what[...]

Absolute Batman writer Scott Snyder posts to social media, saying, "Just a heads up To give retailers enough time to allow people to order issue 20 before FOC 2 weeks from today, we're going to reveal the cover to 20 this Wednesday It's not ideal as the cover shows our concept of Robin, but we[...]

I have not read Absolute Batman #19 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta Part One of The Straw Man storyline I probably will in a couple of weeks when it's out Okay, okay, I definitely will But some folks already have. Absolute Batman #19 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta Legion Of Comics says: "This has to[...]

Absolute Green Lantern #13 by Al Ewing and Eleonara Carlini topped the most anticipated comics of the week list on Bleeding Cool, and here is a suggestion as to why No proper spoilers below, just the preview pages released by DC Comics below The big spoilers we'll save for this week's Amazing Spider-Man Anyway… the[...]

DC Comics tops the charts of anticipation for this Wednesday's comics with Absolute Green Lantern #13, joined by Transformers and Amazing Spider-Man But what's the betting when the speculators get their hands on them, there will be more interest in Pretty Hate Machine #1 at number fifty, or Everyone Loves A Jewel Thief #1 and Estuary: A Ghost Story #1,[...]

And solicited thus: "It's an issue ten years in the making… That's right, muffin fluffers: I HATE FAIRYLAND is hitting the monumental milestone Issue #50! Join Skottie Young, Derek Laufman, the IHF team and a roster of the best cover artists in the industry for a celebration of all things Gert, and a tantalizing tease[...]

The new Daredevil #1 launch, buoyed by the TV show, blind bag, Stephanie Phillips on TikTok, and Lee Garbett's correctly spelt name, did the extraordinary; it sold three times DC Comics' ongoing Batman series, which takes the top slot every week it's published, as long as Absolute Batman isn't Superman/Spider-Man #1 was still selling strongly[...]

Monolith Board Games has officially returned to crowdfunding with their Batman: Gotham City Chronicles Season 4, and this time it's bringing on Absolute Batman, as created by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta The asymmetric miniatures game is funding for an entire expansion built around the Absolute Batman series in miniature form, stating; "Batman: Gotham City Chronicles[...]

Absolute Batman #7 goes to a sixth printing, Absolute Batman #8, #9, #10, #11 and #12 get fourth printings, all with covers by Nick Dragotta DC All In Special gets a fourth printing with a cover by Daniel Sampere, all for the 22nd of April. #gallery-2 { margin: auto; } #gallery-2 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-2 img { border:[...]

This is the scene from Absolute Batman #6, part of "The Zoo", that kicked off (literally) all sorts of controversy until people got to the page with the Absolute Joker baby suit Batman punting a kid into the ocean in the fashion of Cerebus Pope. Absolute Batman #6 But in today's MAD About DC #1, it seems[...]

Today's Absolute Superman #18 by Jason Aaron and Rafa Sandoval from DC Comics adds two new reinventions of classic DC Comics characters for the Absolute Universe As well as giving greater depth to the history of one already established And the origin of the Absolute Black Adam, or King Shazam, on the banks of the Nile,[...]

It was one of the most gross and stand out images of Absolute Batman by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta, with Jack Grimm, the Absolute Joker, the richest man in the world, and owner of the Arks, gaining some kind of new life, new longevity and new powers, courtesy of… well… Absolute Batman #6 A suit of[...]

We've seen how the gold rush for Absolute Batman is driving up unbelievable sales numbers on recent issues But it's also kicking up prices across the run Now, someone is trying to sell the first issue on eBay for $34,000, which is a bit much But maybe one day? The highest price Absolute Batman has sold for[...]

Matthew Rosenberg, has been talking about his decision to step away from regular work at Marvel and DC Comics in favour of greater creative freedom and a heavier focus on creator-owned projects, including turning down the Absolute Universe In a wide-ranging Word Balloon podcast interview with John Siuntres, Rosenberg explained the shift in his career[...]

Talking Absolute Green Arrow, at the DC Comics: What's Next panel at WonderCon with Tini Howard, Scott Snyder, Babs Tarr and Joshua Williamson, we got a look inside those pages… with writer Pornsak Pichetshote saying that you can feel Oliver Queen's presence in every panel of the book, you know, even if he's dead[...]

Absolute Batman #19 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta is published in two-and-a-bit weeks' time from DC Comics There should be anywhere from 350,000 to 400,000 copies out there And thanks to WonderCon and the DC Comics: What's Next panel at WonderCon with Tini Howard, Scott Snyder, Babs Tarr and Joshua Williamson, we got a look inside those pages… set among the[...]

Superman/Spider-Man #1 sold almost four times what Absolute Wonder Woman sold, almost five times what Absolute Martian Manhunter sold, as well as Amazing Spider-Man and six times Ultimate Endgame… and at eight bucks a pop, what a monster of a comic book….DC got five, Marvel got five… but I will note, not one X-book in the top ten, unless you count Jim Lee drawing Gambit[...]

Announced at Wondercon during the DC Comics: What's Next panel earlier today, that Werther Dell'Edera will be the next guest artist on DC Comics' bestselling series Absolute Batman, written by Scott Snyder, and will follow Jock and Eric Canete, taking over intermittently from the series regular Nick Dragotta So no, not Greg Capullo. Werther Dell'Edera screencap Werther Dell'Edera is an Italian comic[...]

tournament, but as we have seen in the recent Justice League Unlimited, Darkseid is still coming for Earth, and the heroes have to be prepared, with new Alpha Energy powers, redeemed supervillains in the Justice League and visions for what's to come… Justice League Unlimited #17 by Mark Waid, Clayton Henry And it looks like Scott Snyder[...]

We mentioned his comment on a returning Absolute Poison Ivy earlier, but here are a few Absolute answers… Scott Snyder, Youtube Screencap. Is there an Absolute Justice coming to bookend the Absolute Evil? "That's what the event in November is about though the bad guys are more like 'Justice' on this word as it skews towards darkness" When[...]

During last week's Scott Snyder & Greg Capullo Batman Panel at MegaCon Orlando 2026, Scott Snyder dove deep into the radical reinvention of Poison Ivy in the Absolute Universe, describing her as a "levelled-up" cross-kingdom life form capable of pulling impossible biology from the natural world, including jellyfish regeneration and radiation-hardy plants from nuclear disaster[...]

But DC has a few slips recently… Absolute Martian Manhunter #11, scheduled for the 22nd of April, is now three weeks late for the 13th of May While Absolute Martian Manhunter #12 was planned for the 27th of May, it has been rescheduled to the 5th of June And that's the end of the series While[...]