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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[...]

But this is Absolute Superman #5, delayed from the 5th of March to the 12th And as a result may have a bigger impact Even as Batman '89: Echoes #6 gets a seven-month delay… Absolute Superman #5 has been delayed a mere week from the 5th of March to the 12th of March. Batman '89: Echoes #6 is[...]

This Wednesday sees the release of Absolute Superman #4 by Jason Aaron and Rafa Sandoval Now, back in October I reported that the Omega Men would be coming to the DC Absolute Universe, and this Wednesday, that comes to fruition We have previously been told that there is a group called Omega Men who are[...]

In his latest Substack newsletter, Scott Snyder has talked about Absolute Batman and the Absolute Universe Both in terms of sales, with Absolute Batman #5… "It is probably our most violent issue And I just wanted to say thank you, honestly, I just got the sales when I was talking to DC for the latest issue[...]

Ultimate Spider-Man #13 is the first Marvel title to beat a DC Absolute title in the Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List, but only just, beating out Absolute Wonder Woman #4 by ten percent Absolute Wonder Woman might have her arm back, but there's a new Ultimate Spider-Man under the suit Overall, DC has four in[...]

Trump's Titans get an Absolute version of themselves in Keenspot's April 2025 solicits and solicitations, as the political parody gets revamped in the fashion of DC Comics' Absolute line with an Absolute Batman parody cover to kick things off John Barron and Shawn Remulac return to the White House, just as Donald Trump does, but[...]

Absolute Wonder Woman #3 by Kelly Thompson and Hayden Sherman published last year may have done much to define the series going forward With Diana on the Island of Hell making a major sacrifice to send Steve Trevor back to the world of men And she goes out on a limb. Absolute Wonder Woman #3 by[...]

And DC Comics gets some Absolute updates for Jeph Loeb Batman… #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Omnibus Omnibus   ALL-NEW X-MEN BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS OMNIBUS Collects: All-New X-Men (2012) 1-15, 18-41; Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) 11-13[...]

DC Comics will be collecting Absolute Batman Vol 1: The Zoo by Scott Snyder, Nick Dragotta and Gabriel Walta on the 5th of August, 2025, followed by Absolute Wonder Woman Vol 1: The Last Amazon by Kelly Thompson, Hayden Sherman collecting #1-7 on the 12th of August With Absolute Superman to presumably follow fairly shortly[...]

And also what Jeff Lemire was hinting at last week… #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #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/Absolute Universe 2025 FCBD Special Edition DC All In/Absolute Universe 2025 FCBD Special Edition DC All In/Absolute Universe 2025 FCBD Special Edition The core-line DC Universe[...]

PrintWatch: We mentioned Absolute Batman #1 getting a fifth printing before, but now we have the covers as well as details across DC's Absolute line There will be fourth printings for Absolute Wonder Woman #1 and third printings for Absolute Superman #1, multiple printings across the line, and themed Jim Lee covers for the new first-issue printings, all for the 12th[...]

And one of them, it seems, is the DC All-In Absolute Universe Free Comic Book Day 2025 Special Edition. DC All-In Absolute Universe Free Comic Book Day 2025 Special Edition. DC All In Absolute Universe 2025 FCBD Special Edition #1 will be published on Saturday, the 3rd of May, and offered for free while supplies last at[...]

Scott Snyder posts the following "Absolute Batman 5 tease This issue pulls no punches." Before adding, "The zoo is 6 issues (then we have a 2 issue story called absolute zero, and then another 6 issue arc and onward!)" Absolute Zero? One of Scott Snyder's best-known Standard-Batman comics was Zero Year with Greg Capullo, looking at[...]

As well as JSA, comic book writer and artist Jeff Lemire has told his Substack readers about his upcoming DC Comics plans for the Absolute Universe You may recall Bleeding Cool was the first to announce him on Absolute Flash, so he's not taking any chances about the following getting out there He writes, Absolute Flash "Over[...]

Absolute Batman #4 sees Gabriel Walta as a guest artist on the series, with a style that is less flashy, more sketchy, and designed to fit the idea of a young Bruce Wayne taking advice from his father when it comes to designing an architectural prize entry. Absolute Batman #4 by Scott Snyder and Gabriel Walta And[...]

Absolute Martha Wayne There were lots of plot scoops that ran on Bleeding Cool through the year But this little note for the launch of Absolute Batman #1, I am told, added another 50,000 orders the weekend that the story appeared on Bleeding Cool That in the Absolute universe, it was Thomas Wayne who was shot[...]

Absolute Batman #4 by Scott Snyder and Gabriel Walta is out this Wednesday; told in flashback from the perspective of Bruce Wayne both before and after his father was murdered by Joe Chill at Gotham Zoo. But because this is Bleeding Cool, we go further than DC Comics' "media partners" and get to go beyond the preview[...]

Next week sees Gabriel Walta take over artistic duties for Absolute Batman #4 from Nick Dragotta (and watch for others to do similar in upcoming issues) who will be back for issue 5, as Scott Snyder and Walta out Bruce Wayne in the dock for a very important trial… Absolute Batman #4 by Scott Snyder and[...]

Absolute Superman #3 by Jason Aaron and Rafa Sandoval continues to retell the Superman story with some major changes to the familiar mythos We have had Kal-El growing up on Krypton with his parents Jor-El and Lara-El, facing challenges of class, of conscience, of challenging the status quo and being rejected for it There are[...]

Scott Snyder Launching The Absolute Universe and DC All In The first inklings came in October 2023. When Bleeding Cool ran gossip about an upcoming publishing project at DC Comics being spearheaded by Scott Snyder. One that has been compared to Marvel Comics' Ultimate line And in April 2024, we had a name for it, Absolute Comics. Or just Absolute[...]

Today sees the publication of Absolute Wonder Woman #3 by Kelly Thompson and Hayden Sherman And in doing so may define the series going forward Absolute Batman and Absolute Superman made major changes to their characters in the first issues, Wonder Woman made more of a change to the circumstances rather than the character, brought[...]

Absolute Batman #3 again absolutely dominates this list, beating out Ultimate Spider-Man, Marvel's best-seller, by a significant margin New Gods makes a strong launch for DC Comics too, beating Marvel's own launches, TVA and Hellverine. GI Joe is still outperforming for Image, as is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for IDW Five for Marvel., three for DC, one[...]

Absolute Batman #3 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta continues to show a different Batman making different choices courtesy of different circumstances A Bruce Wayne without means, while those around him are making megadeals With Harvey Dent looking into such a deal with the redolent phrase "Ark M Fund" JK Holdings stands for the Joker… making private,[...]

In The Power of Shazam!, Ordway introduced Professor Bibbowski, Bibbo's pacifist scientist brother. Absolute Batman #3 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta In today's Absolute Batman #3 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta, we meet the Absolute Bibbo, as a sparring partner for Roman Sionis, the Absolute Black Mask Who also describes himself as a pacifist, a[...]

So don't miss out – pre-order now! Haven't teased much from this issue, so here's a sneaky peek!" Unusually, New Gods #2 by Ram V and Evan Cagle from DC Comics is up for the Final Order cut-off before retailers receive the first issue as a result of Christmas/New Year delays. But you can see what Bleeding[...]