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This will be a big week for DC Comics, as, courtesy of a few delays, we have four Absolute titles published by DC Comics, all on the shelves in one week, and topping the top twenty-five anticipated comics of the week DC takes the top seven, while Marvel has only one in the top ten… Top[...]

DC Comics has dropped their full April 2026 solicits and solicitations, with Absolute, Batman, Black Label, DC Vertigo, the lot… including new Zatanna and Firestorm, Batman/Wonder Woman, old Swamp Thing and everything else… #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 25%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ ZATANNA #1 Writer:[...]

DC Comics is going to be issuing new hardcovers of the Absolute line with Jim Lee-designed dustjacket covers, made available in comic book stores for  Free Comic Book Day 2026 Those won't be free, of course, but they might appeal to the footfall that Free Comic Book Day can bring $24.99 each, they have an[...]

The Absolute DC's K.O Boss Battle 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 seven years Founded seventeen years ago and steeped in a history of comic book industry gossip for a further eighteen[...]

Exquisite Corpses and Absolute Batman dominate the Top Ten this week, with just a little room for Room Service and Mega Man Absolute Batman continues his reign as several of his earlier issues, and an exclusive preorder, are trending hot on the aftermarket James Tynion IV's recent announcement has boosted the popularity of two of[...]

The end of DC K.O. #3 by Scott Snyder, Joshua Williamson, Javi Fernandez and Xermanico saw The Final Four of the tournament, Superman, Wonder Woman, Lex Luthor and The Joker, facing the Absolute Batman, Absolute Wonder Woman and Absolute Superman, fighting for Darkseid There are two more tie-in issues this week: Titans sees the team fighting Darkseid's forces on[...]

Last week, Bleeding Cool ran comic book creator Patrick Kindlon's "Stop Snitchin" YouTube video in which he criticised creators stating, "Recently, a big writer, sorry to blind item this, a big writer was outed as a big snitch, a fellow that tries to hurt other people's career by virtue of going to the guy that[...]

And Boom is also sending Something Is Killing The Children #1 to a tenth printing. #gallery-2 { margin: auto; } #gallery-2 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-2 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-2 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Something is Killing the Children #1 10th Printing Something is Killing the Children #1 10th Printing Something is Killing the Children #1[...]

Courtesy of Covrprice and Bleeding Cool, comes the ten hottest comics books of the week. And a tag to keep up on previous editions, as one very specific cover of Absolute Superman #15 causes an online sensation And Absolute Batman isn't the only monster in comics these days, as the IDW Godzilla reboot stomps to the top of the chart[...]

As Absolute Batman is slipping down the schedules slightly, and starting to run "redacted covers", Scott Snyder took to social media to talk about what's coming for Absolute Batman and the Absolute line As Bleeding Cool readers know, the comic can often come down to the wire… He writes; "I just wanna say thanks for your[...]

#4 will see them fighting Darkseid's champions, the Absolute Superman, Absolute Batman and Absolute Wonder Woman… as teased by Javier Fernandez… Javier Fernandez on Instagram And that the first issue of the series had teased the following… DC K.O #1 (W) Scott Snyder (A/CA) Javier Fernandez And that te solicitation of DC's K.O.#4 reads "Three mysterious new Omega-charged fighters[...]

Bleeding Cool reported that the new Vertigo titles would reveal previews in all the DC Comics Absolute titles in February But that's just the half of it In return, the artists of the Absolute Universe will be creating newly revealed variant covers for the launch issues of the DC Vertigo titles in February. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1[...]

Absolute Batman: Ark M Special #1 by Scott Snyder, Frank Tieri, Joshua Hixson is published by DC Comics today And, as well as giving a new history to the Absolute Joker, it includes a number of Absolute debuts Some purely in textual form… such as the domestic names of Man Bat, Poison Ivy, Hugo Strange, Scarecrow, Clayface and The[...]

Absolute Superman #15 by Jason Aaron and Juan Ferreyra is published today by DC Comics But much of it is following up on Absolute Evil, the one-shot that saw the Big Bads of the Absolute Universe meet and form their own Justice League, in a world where events tend away from justice… maybe Absolute Superman is giving it[...]

The Absolute Ark-M Special by Scott Snyder, Frank Tieri and Joshua Hixson tells the story of the nineteenth-century Arkham Asylum that came before the Ark-M project in Gotham, but was built on its bones And those who were kept there. Absolute Batman: Ark M Special #1 by Scott Snyder, Frank Tieri, Joshua Hixson With the heavy suggestion that[...]

Bleeding Cool previously reported that this B-card stock cover by Javier Rodriguez for next week's Absolute Batman: Arkham Special from DC Comics by Scott Snyder, Frank Tieri, and Joshua Hixson, out tomorrow, had sparked speculation about who it might feature. Cover image Absolute Batman: Ark-M Special #1 cover by  Javier Rodriguez It turns out that it has sparked considerable speculation in the comic book market[...]

Courtesy of Covrprice and Bleeding Cool, comes the ten hottest comics books of the week. And a tag to keep up on previous editions as Absolute Batman #15 brings a $900 CGC 9.8 Absolute Joker debut, as speculation over Ark-M reveals ramps up. CovrPrice Top Ten ABSOLUTE BATMAN #15 – NICK DRAGOTTA – FELIX COMIC ART / THIRD EYE COMICS – DESIGN (LIMITED 1000) |[...]

First Look At Absolute Wonder Woman 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 seven years Founded seventeen years ago and steeped in a history of comic book industry gossip for a further eighteen[...]

This week sees the publication of Absolute Superman #15 by Jason Aaron and Juan Ferreyra. With a seeming calm after the storm Ra's Al Ghul is jailed, the Lazarus Project is destroyed, and Agent Lois Lane finds her new calling, as Superman finds his, working on the farm with occasional threats to big business[...]

As well as Nick Dragotta showing off his cover to Absolute Batman #17 featuring the Absolute Poison Ivy, a comic he is skipping drawing the insides of for a couple of months as Eric Canete gives Nick a break, he did post a clip to Instagram from the upcoming Absolute Batman #16, featuring a crossover[...]

With Absolute Superman, Batman and Absolute Green Lantern topping the chart I think Absolute Batman: Ark M Special should just have been another issue of Absolute Batman to be honest, as I think people are going to miss a vital chapter of that series Ultimate hits strong for Marvel, with two in the top five,[...]

Nick Dragotta posts the inks of his cover to Absolute Batman #17 featuring the Absolute Poison Ivy to Instagram "Ab Bat 17 cover sneak peak @ericcanete takes on art and design duties for this Ivy two parter with @ssnyder1835 Killer design work by Eric on this one, and Scott continues to push this story at[...]

Speculation On Absolute Ark-M Cover 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 seven years Founded seventeen years ago and steeped in a history of comic book industry gossip for a further eighteen years[...]

Spoilers! Spoilers! Spoilers! Spoilers! Spoilers! This B-card stock cover by Javier Rodriguez for next week's Absolute Batman: Arkham Special by Scott Snyder, Frank Tieri, and Joshua Hixson has sparked speculation about who it might feature. Cover image Absolute Batman: Ark-M Special #1 cover by  Javier Rodriguez Might the top hat signify Absolute Zatanna? No[...]

Next week sees DC Comics publish three Absolute titles: Absolute Superman #15 by Jason Aaron, Juan Ferreyra, Absolute Green Lantern #10 by Al Ewing, Sid Kotian and Absolute Batman: Ark M #1 by Scott Snyder, Frank Tieri, Joshua Hixson. But it begins with the Absolute Superman on the Absolute Smallville farm, recovering from the big battle between[...]

But on the other hand, comic book stores did better, as the Absolute, Ultimate and Energon projects continued to bring in the cash, the Marvel/DC crossovers soared to the top of the charts and the blind bags became the sales promotional tool of the year, even if it took Marvel the whole year to get[...]

Absolute Batman: Ark M #1 by Scott Snyder, Frank Tieri, Joshua Hixson is published by DC Comics next week Although, it seems, a fair number of folk were selling it last week, and this week Hence the below I'll keep the spoilers light at top, increase in severity as we go down, and evade the[...]

We've seen a little of the Absolute Poison Ivy ahead of her appearance in Absolute Batman #17 and #18 And it has been noted that in the exclusive retailers covers released so far, she is not so different to the classic Poison Ivy And asking what the point of the redacted #18 cover is Well,[...]

Absolute Wonder Woman #16 in January will feature a six-page preview of February's The Nice House By The Sea #7, part of the new DC Vertigo wave coming in 2026 And DC Comics states that they will have  Ages 15+ appropriate previews of the new Vertigo titles across Absolute Universe comics through February So that[...]

Courtesy of Covrprice and Bleeding Cool, comes the ten hottest comics books of the week. And a tag to keep up on previous editions as Absolute Wonder Woman #15 finally brings DC's Absolute Trinity together, collectors are scrambling for early keys, ratio variants, and overlooked first appearances as the Absolute Universe proves it's here to stay[...]