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While Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #1, which has had over 400,000 orders already is getting a third printing with a new cover by Tom Reilly. #gallery-5 { margin: auto; } #gallery-5 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-5 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-5 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Imperial #1 Battle Beast #1 PrintWatch: Absolute Batman #3 gets a fourth[...]

About three weeks ago, Bleeding Cool ran some big-time spoilers for Absolute Batman #9 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta, which is published this Wednesday, on the 11th of June, courtesy of some black and white pages that had been sent our way And a few minor things have changed Bleeding Cool has already spotlighted[...]

Ultimate Spider-Man tops Absolute Superman, but only with an issue one And both beat the launch of Imperial Amazing Spider-Man is now selling two-thirds of an Ultimate Spider-Man issue one as well, narrowing that gap Three for DC, seven for Marvel in the Top Ten Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List. Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List Top Ten[...]

All for the 16th of July. #gallery-2 { margin: auto; } #gallery-2 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-2 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-2 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */   PrintWatch: Absolute Batman #2 gets a fifth printing, Absolute Wonder Woman #2 gets a fourth printing, and Absolute Superman #2 gets a third printing… #gallery-3 { margin: auto; } #gallery-3 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top:[...]

Absolute Superman #8 by Jason Aaron and Rada Sandoval is published tomorrow by DC Comics, starting a new story arc for the series and pitting the Absolute Superman more directly against Lazarus Corp and Ra's Al Ghul, even as Al Ghul is finding new ways to dispose of his enemies Absolute Superman does differ in[...]

Absolute Green Lantern #3 by Al Ewing and Jahnoy Lindsay is published tomorrow, which has been giving new roles in this new Green Lantern lore, to John Stewart, Hal Jordan, Jo Mullein and Guy Gardner as well as a transformed Absolute Abin Sur But they are not the only Green Lantern names being similarly transposed[...]

This week sees the publication of Absolute Superman #8 by Jason Aaron and Rafa Sandoval, beginning the second story arc of the series But I am rather reminded of Absolute Batman #6 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta Or rather one of the comics which that comic reminded me of A turducky of influence. Absolute Superman[...]

And has just dropped another one for the DC All In Saga, that began with Absolute Power and the Absolute Universe and has bveen continuing through We Are Yesterday and now naming the Superman focused event, the Legion of Darkseid after the Absolute version of the Legion seen in DC All-In and with teases in[...]

Absolute Wonder Woman #8, by Kelly Thompson and Hayden Sherman, is published this Wednesday by DC Comics We've already had a look at how they will be bringing back one of Wonder Woman's most classic villains from over eighty years ago But we're also taking a look at what may be at the heart of[...]

Hulk (2005) 1-6, Ultimate X-Men/Ultimate Fantastic Four Annual (2008) 1, Ultimate Fantastic Four/Ultimate X-Men Annual (2008) 1, Ultimatum (2008) 1-5, Ultimatum: X-Men Requiem (2009) 1 #gallery-2 { margin: auto; } #gallery-2 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-2 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-2 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Young Justice Omnibus 2 $125 January 20, 2026. This volume collects[...]

The Absolute version first appeared in Absolute Wonder Woman #3, but Absolute Wonder Woman #8 is bringing in an new Absolute debut. Doctor Poison, a sadistic bioterrorist, first appeared in 1942's Sensation Comics #2, Wonder Woman's second appearance, by Wonder Woman creators William Moulton Marston and Harry G Peter, and is Wonder Woman's first costumed supervillain. Initially[...]

Absolute Flash #3 returns the Absolute titles to their rightful place at the top of the Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List, but with Superman Unlimited #1 tight behind, and Amazing Spider-Man #4 pretty damn close to them as well DC Comics takes four of the top ten, including DC Vs Sonic, while Marvel Comics takes[...]

PrintWatch: The three Absolute Universe launch titles are all getting new printings with covers by Mark Spears that all connect That's the Absolute Batman #1 seventh printing, the Absolute Wonder Woman #1 sixth printing, and the Absolute Superman #1 fifth printing, all on sale on the 25th of June, and with an FOC date of[...]

Absolute Flash #3 by Jeff Lemire and Nick Robles has been doing its best to rewrite everything away from the original, giving Absolute Wally West more of a Dr Manhattan origin and making Absolute Grodd more of a telepathic, mutated monkey with empathy This leads to a certain meeting of minds, from one ape to[...]

Spoilers, spoilers, spoilers… Absolute Batman #9 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta is published on the 11th of June, but goes to FOC tomorrow, I get the word that the comic, which Bleeding Cool has already spotlighted for the first appearance of the new Absolute Bane, for Scott Snyder throwing some shade on Bane co-creator's[...]

Ra's al Ghul's schemes take shape in Absolute Superman #10 by Jason Aaron and Rafa Sandoval. A new Batman Elseworlds epic begins with Immortal Legend Batman #1 by the team behind the Massive-Verse, Kyle Higgins, Mat Groom, and Erica D'Urso, with additional art by Dan Mora Greg Rucka and Nicola Scott gear up for the heist[...]

Scott Snyder has announced that he is "thrilled to officially announce the next big ABSOLUTE BATMAN arc from me and Nick Dragotta Meet Bane in… ABOMINATION More info on issue #9 FOC, along with the #8 release, our live comic fundamentals class tomorrow, and @FANEXPOPhilly in my newsletter" The last chance readers have to order[...]

This Wednesday, Marcos Martin draws Absolute Batman #8, and Nick Dragotta returns with some Batman bedroom antics next month in Absolute Batman #9 But we have a confrontation between Absolute Batman and Absolute Mister Freeze to find a way through And a history of the now-late Matches Malone And his presence on the day of the murder of Thomas Wayne at[...]

DC Comics tops the chart with Absolute Superman #7 and Absolute Green Lantern #2 with Ultimate Wolverine #5 sneaking in between the two The new Star Wars #1 makes a rare entry into the chart thanks to a relaunch, with X-Men, Venom and Deadpool taking up the rest of the chart. Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List Top[...]

That appears to be Absolute Batman.   Absolute Batman And that also appears to be Absolute Bruce Wayne, in bed with Absolute Selena Kyle Let us distort that image to straighten it up As it were… Absolute Batman Well, it appears that, in this regard at least, Absolute Batman is continuing to follow the Catwoman path that Batman has followed[...]

Bleeding Cool has been reporting on the upcoming Absolute Universe crossover for later this year, which got a big tease for Free Comic Book Day with the Absolute version of Mirror Master visiting Absolute Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman And Scott Snyder saying  "We had a big summit, Zoom-wise, all the Absolute writers There will[...]

From Marvel, DC, Image, Titan, Twisted Comics and Keenspot… which takes your fancy then? Now that you know what you know? Spider-Man/Carnage/Venom Crossover For Free Comic Book Day Spoilers The Whiteboard Of DC Comics' Absolute Free Comic Book Day (Spoilers) SCOOP: The Mystery Absolute Figure Behind The Big DC Crossover Marvel Tease Spider-Fans Over Paul Rabin & Mary Jane[...]

DC Comics has released a full preview for tomorrow's DC All In/Absolute Universe Free Comic Book Day Special flipbook for 2025 Which also will be released at midnight today for free on Amazon Kindle in all territories Australia will get it in a couple of hours, the UK in eleven hours, the rest of you[...]

You can even pre-order them now, to free, to drop when they drop. #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 */ DC All In 2025 FCBD Special Edition (2025-) #1 Kindle Edition by Jeff Lemire, Giuseppe Camuncoli The DC All In saga explodes into a brand-new[...]

Hush 2 tops the charts with Batman #159, but the gap between that and Absolute Wonder Woman #7 is small, as is between that and Absolute Martian Manhunter #2, which also beats Amazing Spider-Man #1 Martian Manhunter beating Amazing Spider-Man, what a world Also like Magik #4 beating Superman #25… DC gets five, Marvel gets[...]

Bleeding Cool recently ran a spoilery piece for Free Comic Book Day as far as the DC Absolute Universe is concerned And mentioned that DC Comics loves a blackboard A whiteboard A chalkboard Usually with Rip Hunter behind the chalk, behind the pen, jotting down notes from the future But this time, for Free Comic[...]

Before reading this week's Absolute Wonder Woman, it would be worth brushing up on the legend of Persephone Yes, yes, you have to do homework to read a comic, but still Persephone lived in a world of perpetual summer, her mother was Demeter, goddess of plant life Hades, god of hell, took Persephone, and in[...]

Absolute Flash #2 beats Ultimate Wolverine #4 as Marvel Comics gets four in the top ten, five for DC comics and one for IDW… strong performances from DC X Sonic, though Summer Of Superman may not have hit as hard as DC would have liked, given everything they are banking on it. Turtles and Zatanna continue[...]

Graham Nolan, co-creator of Bane, doesn't like Bane's Absolute look But might Absolute Bane suit him better as the just-dropped DC Comics July 2025 solicits and solicitations read "what awaits Batman is far more terrifying than anything either has faced…the true form of Bane is revealed." Maybe it will be one that Graham Nolan will[...]

And it will be down to the Absolute Mirror Master to put a new whiteboard of doom together, for the future of the DC Absolute Universe and possibly the standard DC Universe to follow And here are a few of the things, in visual or text form, that they may suggest… and ask. What happened to[...]