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Bleeding Cool previously reported that Absolute Batman was getting a little delayed, with a new on-sale date of the 19th of November, 2025, rather than the 12th of November Well, it has now slipped another week until the 26th of November Bleeding Cool understands that this is partially down to the creative and editorial team[...]

At New York Comic Con, Absolute Batman Annual writer/artist Daniel Warren Johnson sold a sketch based on his work in the comic book published tomorrow And it caused a bit of a kerfuffle It showed the Absolute Batman gripping an American ICE Police officer in what looked like a potentially lethal hold. Daniel Warren Johnson's Absolute[...]

She was seen at the end of Absolute Wonder Woman #12 as a government asset planned to be used as the Absolute Wonder Woman She'll be coming back in Absolute Wonder Woman #14 and will then appear in #6 to launch the new storyline, The Season Of The Witch And Kelly Thompson has shared Hayden[...]

Absolute Batman #16 crosses over with Absolute Wonder Woman for the second part of that story from DC Comics in January 2026, and it looks like they are both going to have to go to hell to get it, including a cover speech balloon Walk in the park for Wonder Woman; she grew up there,[...]

The Absolute Batman Ark-M Special #1 one-shot by Scott Snyder, Frank Tieri and Joshua Hixson was originally scheduled for the 3rd of December 2025, but will now slip into 2026, for the 7th of January. Absolute Batman Ark-M Special #1 one-shot by Scott Snyder, Frank Tieri and Joshua Hixson ABSOLUTE BATMAN ARK-M SPECIAL #1 (ONE SHOT) (W) Scott[...]

Which it seems would never have happened, if not for all this DC's K.O.ness… Superman #31 by Joshua Williamson, Eddy Barrows While Superboy Prime deals with Sunboy from the 31st century of the Absolute Universe… Superman #31 by Joshua Williamson, Eddy Barrows Which last page reveal? This one with the Absolute Legion of Super Heroes? The Flash #26 by Mark[...]

Absolute Wonder Woman #13 by Kelly Thompson and Matias Bergara, is published this Wednesday, with the Absolute Wonder Woman coming up against the darkness inherent in the Absolute Universe, infused as it is with the spirit of Darkseid from its very inception Or something. Absolute Wonder Woman #13 by Kelly Thompson and Matias Bergara And continuing to separate[...]

Ultimate Spider-Man #24 is still scheduled for New Year's Eve, but I get the feeling that this will have to be bumped into the New Year now. While Absolute Batman is also getting delayed, a tad Absolute Batman #14 has a new on-sale date of the 19th of November, 2025, rather than the 12th of November[...]

#1 had beaten Absolute Batman #13 in the chart, but that it didn't beat it by much DC's K.O was the launch issue of the big new DC event comic and came with a blind bag promotion But Absolute Batman #13 held its own, remarkable for a modern-day comic book series one year in Now, during[...]

Grant Morrison also promised, "Following the publication of Batman/Deadpool, I plan to dissect the script down to its atomic constituents and explain exactly what makes a comic work, so look out for that!" And when asked if they would ever write an Ultimate on an Absolute comic, they replied, "I heard the Ultimate universe was[...]

Talking in the League Of Comic Geeks Absolute Batman AMA with Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta, Scott Snyder let us know a little of what is coming in Absolute Batman with Scarecrow and Poison Ivy… "Scarecrow is something VERY different than the other villains we've seen so far Ivy is coming up again very soon and[...]

Graphic novel sales increased by 1.3%, while floppy comics sales grew by 12.2%. Ultimate Absolute The ComicHub POS system behind the Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List which measured around 5-10% of the direct market, had reported that sales for 2025 were up 27% compared to the same period in 2024, when the 2023 to 2024 increase was[...]

and Absolute Batman #13, only 12 points behind it Which, considering K.O was blindbagged, is an enormous achievement for Absolute And both are way, way ahead of Transformers with the first Robert Kirkman and Dan Mora issue And it is Amazing Spider-Man: Torn and Marvel Knights Punisher that beat every other Marvel Comics title, including[...]

His record-breaking run on Transformers for over two years from Image Comics and Skybound, led to him working on the upcoming Absolute Batman Annual with James Harren and Meredith McClaren and at New York Comic Con, he was in massive demand doing signings and sketching His agent, Felix Comic Art, posted a bunch of Absolute[...]

Announced at the Batman panel at New York Comic Con, Che Grayson, Scott Snyder and Bengal will launch Absolute Catwoman as a six-issue series in 2o26 Bleeding Cool had promised that Che Grayson would be joining the Absolute line back in July 2024 Fifteen months later, it is confirmed Che Grayson is a filmmaker, TED Speaker,[...]

Absolute Batman #13 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta is published by DC Comics tomorrow, with Absolute Catwoman, Selina Kyle, having her big moment with her new costume on, working with Bruce Wayne against both Bane and The Joker. Absolute Batman #13 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta Yeah, she's not leaving right now Because she's also[...]

And just what's beneath the surface of the DC Universe, and the Absolute Universe as well And it looks like it might have been all the ancient Kryptonians' fault. DC K.O #1 (OF 4) As Scott Snyder previously said, "DC K.O., it stands for King Omega, although that's not announced yet Darkseid has become a King Omega[...]

DC Comics takes the top three titles of the Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List for the 5th of October, 2025, with Batman #2 beating out Absolute Evil, but not outrageously, and both ahead of Absolute Superman #12, which is only just ahead of Amazing Spider-Man #13 and Ultimate Wolverine #10 in terms of sales DC[...]

Last week, Bleeding Cool ran some Absolute Batman gossip, dubbed "Gossip: Absolute Batman, Absolute Joker And Absolute Robin (Spoilers)" So you knew what you were getting and why we had to use a spoiler image like this We knew we were getting more Absolute Catwoman, in next week's Absolute Batman #13 by Scott Snyder and[...]

I wonder if there is a tie-in there? King Omega, an ultimate weapon, an ultimate soldier… Justice League: Omega Act Special #1 by Joshua Williamson and Yasmine Putri A beating heart with Darkseid at the heart of it…. Justice League: Omega Act Special #1 by Joshua Williamson and Yasmine Putri Doomsday is now the latest version of the Time[...]

I get the feeling that Absolute Universe titles will dominate the Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller Chart this weekend, with Absolute Superman #12 by Jason Aaron, Rafa Sandoval, Absolute Evil #1 by Al Ewing, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Stefano Nesi and Absolute Green Lantern #7 by Al Ewing, Riley Rossmo, Jason Howard all out today fropm DC Comics,[...]

This week sees the publication of Absolute Evil, a one-shot that brings together the worst of the worst of the Absolute folk, Ra's Al Ghul and Brainiac, The Joker, Evelyn Thawn, Hector Hammon and Victoria Cale We ran one article of gossipy spoilers a month ago which said "In 1951, we have Hawkman ratting out[...]

He's too busy over in Absolute Evil Forget Hal Jordan and his Black Hand Forget the various sheriffs and army types that have surrounded the Midwich Cuckoos-style alien invasion in Absolute Green Lantern, because a familiar big bad is coming to that series this week with Absolute Green Lantern #7. Absolute Green Lantern #7 ABSOLUTE GREEN LANTERN[...]

Absolute Wonder Woman #12 tops the Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List for the 27th of September, 2025, only just beating out Ultimate Spider-Man #21 Marvel gets four, DC get five and Image Comics gets one with Skinbreaker. Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List Top Ten Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List No. Title Publisher Writer Artist Price Ratio 1 Absolute Wonder Woman #12 DC Kelly Thompson Hayden Sherman 4.99 100 2 Ultimate Spider-Man #21 Marvel Jonathan Hickman David[...]

The Absolute Justice League 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 over sixteen years ago and steeped in a history of comic book industry gossip for a further eighteen years[...]

Bleeding Cool pointed out back in Absolute Batman #9, one Dick Grayson as an EMT driving one of the criminals of Gotham City traumatized by Batman, while cursing him out What if Dick Grayson becomes… The Joker's Robin. In Absolute Batman #12, we are told that Batman contacts the leader of the Red Hood Gang, ordering[...]

About three weeks ago, Bleeding Cool ran some DC Comics Absolute gossip about what's coming in Absolute Evil We also mentioned how Absolute characters may be appearing in DC's K.O series. Absolute Spoilers Previously, I wrote that "Bleeding Cool gets the word that in the Absolute Universe, Wesley Dodds becomes the Sandman in 1939, but is then[...]

He was also on Immortal Legend Batman and the new Transformers. In a couple of weeks, he dropped off Justice League #11 and was replaced by Carmine Di Giandomenico. Superman #30 by Joshua Williamson, Dan Mora But Dan Mora and Joshua Williamson do give us Superboy Prime, who has turned against Superman and joined the Absolute Legion Of Darkness, because it makes for[...]

As promised on Bleeding Cool (not once, not twice, but thrice), we got one big Absolute debut in today's Absolute Wonder Woman #12. In her newsletter, Kelly Thompson says "ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN #12 is out next week and it is a BIG ONE with not just the debut of an exciting character… but I think, conservatively a tease of FOUR characters[...]

Two big spoilers for Absolute Batman, Absolute Superman and Absolute Wonder Woman But also including how they may cross over into the DC Universe Like I said, you have been warned There will be strong spoilers, and they will get stronger the further down we go Feel free to stop at any point, and if[...]