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Absolute Flash #1 absolutely tops the charts this week, with almost twice as many sales as the big Marvel event books One World Under Doom Marvel takes six in the top ten, including Magik and Psylocke DC gets three with Sonic the Hedgehog and Zatanna And Image gets one with GI Joe[...]

Absolute Batman is big Absolute Bane is even bigger Here's a breakout look at the Absolute DC June 2024 solicits, starting with an even bigger Absolute Bane… …and apparently he knows Alfred So not too different to the DC Prime universe… as Superman heads to Smallville, Wonder Woman enters Theseus' maze,  Wally West is in Central[...]

Spoilers! Spoilers! Spoilers! We saw the Absolute Joker of Absolute Batman at the end of the first issue of the series by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta A figure seen halfway around the world, checking in on his semiconductor manufacturing plant Like the one that Philips owns And a real indicator of wealth. Absolute Batman #1[...]

Spoilers! Spoilers! Spoilers! Spoilers! Spoilers! Spoilers! Absolute Flash #1 by Jeff Lemire and Nick Robles is the first of the second wave of Absolute titles from DC Comics to be published, and out today It stars Wally West as the titular Absolute Flash, an army brat stuck in an army camp with only a friendly scientist[...]

Once upon a time, I scooped the existence of what would later be called the Absolute Universe as part of DC All-In That it would launch from DC Comics in October 2024 with Absolute Batman And, a little later, Bleeding Cool announced that Absolute Green Lantern would be written by Al Ewing[...]

At the Absolute Universe panel at New York Comic Con last year, we got confirmation of Bleeding Cool's report back in July that Deniz Camp would be writing Absolute Martian Manhunter for DC Comics and that it would be drawn by Javier Rodriguez and be out in March 2025 Well, that's about nine days away[...]

This week sees the publication of Absolute Batman #6 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta, the finale of the first arc, The Zoo, of the series And joining where we left off, the Black Mask has put bounties on everyone in Gotham, just some are more valuable than others. Absolute Batman #6 And everyone can play! While[...]

Absolute Flash #1 by Jeff Lemire and Nick Robles is the first of the second wave of Absolute titles from DC Comics to be published (as Bleeding Cool readers will have known about since last June) It is finally out on Wednesday after being officially announced back at last year's San Diego Comic-Con Although some[...]

DC Comics is running off new printings of Absolute Batman #1, #2, #3, Absolute Wonder Woman #1, and Absolute Superman #1, all coming out on Wednesday the 23rd of April. As well as Absolute Batman #2 getting a fourth printing, and Absolute Batman #3 getting a third printing. And, of course, they come with variants… including a Dan[...]

Jason Aaron and Rafa Sandoval continue their Absolute Superman, including the tale of what just happened with Krypton After all there are lots of conspiracies out there How could a planet just explode or implode anyway? Was it rigged by explosives? You know, planetary cores don't just collapse like that, right? You should do your[...]

Absolute Superman #5 by Jason Aaron and Rafa Sandoval is out from DC Comics tomorrow and it looks like it is continuing to tell the familiar tale of Superman in a very unfamiliar way In previous issues, we have seen Kal-El growing up on Krypton with his parents, Jor-El and Lana-El In a Krypton riven[...]

Scott Snyder gave the Comic Watchers YouTube podcast a massive run down about his plans for the Absolute Universe and more We got lots of Absolute Batman plans, some sales figures and hints as to what else was coming, but there was much more besides, including an Absolute Event for the end of 2025[...]

Scott Snyder's Plans For Absolute Batman, Dick Grayson & The Joker was the most-read story on Bleeding Cool yesterday Lying In The Gutters is the daily runaround for the most-read stories the day before – as well as over the past six years Founded sixteen years ago and steeped in a history of comic book[...]

Scott Snyder gave the Comic Watchers YouTube podcast a massive run down about his plans and for the Absolute Universe of titles We got some sales figures, hints as to what else is coming as well as a crossover, but there was much more besides. But it is worth remembering that he was never going to do[...]

Scott Snyder gave the Comic Watchers YouTube podcast a massive run down about his plans for the Absolute Universe and more We got some sales figures and hints as to what else was coming, but there was much more besides Both his plans that didn't happen and those that will. Dark Knight Rising: The Wild Hunt "I had[...]

More DC Absolute Comics To Come was the most-read story on Bleeding Cool yesterday Lying In The Gutters is the daily runaround for the most-read stories the day before – as well as over the past six years Founded sixteen years ago and steeped in a history of comic book industry gossip a further eighteen[...]

When Bleeding Cool was breaking all the Absolute DC Comics, we stated that Pornsak Picketshote and Che Grayson were listed on the creative line-up, but no Absolute line projects were mentioned Until now Scott Snyder told the Comic Watchers YouTube podcast "there are a couple of Absolute books that are still yet to be announced[...]

the FOC was yesterday for Absolute Martian Manhunter And that's the perfect example of a book that you could not get in the main Universe whatsoever But Deniz Camp and Javier Rodriguez just murdered it." Talking about the Absolute line, he added, "The first three have a similar kind of ethos, but after that, we want[...]

In which we saw the return of Zod ahead of an expected and predicted Zod event… Superman #23 by Joshua Williamson and Dan Mora Lois Lane's Superwoman getting  glimpse of futures to come… Superman #23 by Joshua Williamson and Dan Mora And the dangers of Darkseid underlined… Superman #23 by Joshua Williamson and Dan Mora But also a return to the[...]

Even though DC Comics has been adding the Absolute line to their DC Digital Universe and DC Go lines Absolute Martian Manhunter, written by Deniz Camp and drawn by Javier Rodriguez, may remain a mystery. Deniz Camp is a Turkish-Filipino comics writer who got his first break with a short story published in Mark Millar's Millarworld Annual 2016[...]

As with the rest of the DC Infinite offerings, it is only available in certain territories and even in those territories through certain devices. DC Universe Infinite They have also cut up the DC All-In, Absolute Batman, Absolute Superman, and Absolute Wonder Woman titles for the DC GO! Vertical Scroll Reader, with the first episode of each Series available[...]

But this is Absolute Wonder Woman #5, from Kelly Thompson and Hayden Sherman, and they do things differently And so does Absolute Wonder Woman's lasso. Absolute Wonder Woman #5 As crafted for her by Absolute Circe and named Θυσία, Thysía in the Latin script, or Sacrifice And withe the power to change things. Absolute Wonder Woman #5 Physically, emotionally,[...]

That included a copy of the Absolute DC Universe ComicsPRO preview, handed out by DC Comics for free And they have sold for up to $30 on eBay, and there are no copies listed right now Expect that to change when retailers get home from the show But if you can't wait, DC Comics also[...]

It was announced by DC Comics General Manager and Senior Vice President Anne Leung DePies during her Keynote speech at ComicsPRO, the comic book retailer summit being held at Glendale, California, that Absolute Batman #1 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta will be getting a sixth printing Although she pretended she announced it by accident… Anne[...]

We have the DC Comics' May 2025 solicits and solicitations in full… but here's a focus on the Absolute line, now numbering six titles… and with Abin Sur, Mister Freeze and Brainiac arriving on the scene. #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[...]

We have a first look inside the pages of the upcoming Absolute Flash #1 by Jeff Lemire, Nick Robles, Adriano Lucas and Tom Napolitano, as part of the Absolute Universe from DC Comics With Wally West as the Absolute Flash, "Without the mentor…without the family…without the Speed Force." Absolute Flash #1 will be published on[...]

Absolute Green Lantern is an upcoming superhero horror comic written by Al Ewing and drawn by Jahnoy Lindsay It is the sixth title in the Absolute  imprint, and the last title of the second batch of Absolute titles following Absolute Flash and Absolute Martian Manhunter And this is how DC Comics will begin advertising it[...]

Jeff Lemire has taken to Substack to tell us all about Absolute Flash #1, written by Jeff, drawn by Nick Robles, hitting FOC shortly and published by DC Comics on the 19th of March He writes; ABSOLUTE FLASH launches MARCH 19 and I have been getting a lot of questions about the series So a few[...]

Absolute Superman #4 topped the Bestseller chart for last week And this week, Absolute Batman #5 will no doubt do exactly the same as Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta take the Batman to the Black Mask, after agreeing to all manner of corruption and concession, pragmatic defeat rather than a chance at victory that could[...]

Absolute Superman #4 tops the Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List for the 8th of February, 2025, beating out The Ultimates and Batman Marvel and DC Comics take five each, with a strong launch for the new Legacy Of Vader series, and continued strong performances from Phoenix, Batgirl, JSA and Poison Ivy. Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List Top[...]