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Yesterday saw the publication of Superman #28, with Superman facing down the Absolute Saturn Girl from Darkseid's Legion of Super-Heroes, with multiple realities and a familiar face promising a new event was coming And Absolute Superman is threatened by a Father Box and a vision of Apokalips on a future Earth But yesterday also saw[...]

In the latest issue of Absolute Batman #10 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta, published by DC Comics, Bruce Wayne takes a different approach than he may have done in previous battles with the Joker and his minions The most recent issue revealed that this version of Batman has been captured and imprisoned by those[...]

Absolute Catwoman 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 for a further eighteen years before that, Bleeding[...]

Recently, Scott Snyder shared some of Nick Dragotta's designs for Absolute Catwoman, as appearing on the cover of Absolute Batman #13 solicits and solicitations Well, Nick Dragotta decided to share a little more… wth a mirrored helmet, pouches, and Absolute Catwoman's prehensile tail… which can wrap, whip, pick and hang With retractable Wolverine-style claws[...]

But Absolute Batman tops it with Absolute Flash, but with Battle Beast coming third and outselling every Marvel title this week So that's four for Marvel, three for DC, and two for Image All in the Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List for the 19th of July, 2025. Bleeding Cool Bestseller List Top Ten Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller[...]

The supervillan one-shot that Scott Snyder teased for the Absolute Universe, spilling into all the other Absolute titles in October 2025 is Absolute Evil And which plays up on the name of the previous DC Comics crossover Forever Evil We have two one-shots and five issues in DC Comics' October 2025 Absolute solicits While Absolute[...]

To the dark side of Darkseid. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 100%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ New Gods #8 by Ram V and Evan Cagle Before New Gods #1 was published, in November last year, I wrote "The New Gods is the aftermath of the death[...]

The cover of Absolute Batman #12 by Nick Dragotta shows the new Killer Croc Or at least some of him, submerged in the waters… and looking like this. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 100%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Absolute Batman #12 by Scott Snyder and[...]

The DC Comics panel schedule lists all manner of projects, including an Absolute Batman Annual 2025, and that Transformers writer/artist Daniel Warren Johnson is credited for it Has DC Comics and Skybound done a creator swap between him and Dan Mora? Eitehr way there will be multiple artist on that annual, to be written by[...]

At San Diego Comic-Con the DC booth at the show will be selling limited printings of special edition foil covers for Absolute Batman #1, Absolute Superman #1 and Absolute Wonder Woman #1, all with new covers by Jae Lee, a "Bat Symbol" foil variant of Batman #158, a "S-Shield" Supergirl #1 foil variant cover, a Stanley "Artgerm" Lau foil variant cover on New History of the DC Universe #1, #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1[...]

SDCC: Superman X Fortnite by Jim Lee for San Diego Comic-Con 2025, in poster, comic book and game format...

Last forrnight's Superman #27 saw Darkseid's Legion, the presumed Absolute Legion, make plans to encounter the non-Absolute Superman, on behalf of their deceased master Darkseid, whose energy was used to create the Absolute Universe, their world. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 100%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in[...]

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[...]

We've already had a glimpse of this month's upcoming Absolute Batman #10 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta, with Bruce Wayne captured and held, naked, aside from bandages and possibly his socks, prone in a cell after a number of medical operations and looking a little worse for wear Now we have some letters to[...]

DC Comics revives Justice League Quarterly starting with Dark Tomorrow in July 2025 for DC All-In

In the new Absolute Flash series by Jeff Lemire, Nick Robles, Tom Napolitano and Adriano Lucas, the Flash is Wally West And Barry Allen? He's dead Dead down to his bones. Absolute Flash #1 But wait a second, maybe not? In his new Substack newsletter, writer Jeff Lemire states The response to Absolute Flash continues to be overwhelming[...]

Ultimate Spider-Man retains its place at the top of the chart, beating out DC Comics Absolute titles, but the big hit has to be a dry history of the DC Universe outselling the X-Men titles Marvel has six of the top eleven, DC Comics has five Yes, we got a top eleven this week courtesy[...]

Absolute Saturn Girl Meets Superman was the most-read story on Bleeding Cool again 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 for a further eighteen[...]

One from an Absolute Universe Probably, the whole Darkseid Legion/Absolute Universe thing isn't entirely tied down… #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 100%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Superman #28 And comic book retailers who match their orders of Superman #28 to those of Superman #22 will be[...]

This week sees the publication of Superman #27 by Joshua Williamson, Eddy Barrows, Sean Izaakse and Justice League Unlimited #8 by Mark Waid and Dan Mora, from DC Comics, as a suped-up Gorilla Grodd is fighting some damned dirty superhumans. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 100%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see[...]

I am wondering if someone on the Absolute Flash team over at DC Comics is angling for a job at Bleeding Cool Everyone knows how we love a typographical mistake, or "typo," as the youth are calling it these days A spelling error here and there just shows we are human, we err, and we[...]

This is how Absolute Batman #9 ended, with Bruce Wayne held aloft by a much-expanded Absolute Bane. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 100%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Absolute Batman #9 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta And this is how Bruce Wayne will appear in Absolute[...]

This is also the date for the new, later Batman #161 and the release date for Superman #28, which promises "Superman Versus Darkseid's Legion—a crucial new chapter of the All In Saga" that DC Comics promises will kick off the next phase of All In!! It is also around this time that DC Comics will announce what they[...]

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-6 { margin: auto; } #gallery-6 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 25%; } #gallery-6 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-6 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Absolute Batman #3 Fourth Printing cover by Nick Dragotta & Frank[...]

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[...]