Absolute Batman Archives

Okay, so Absolute Batman #18 is out this Wednesday, and thanks to the current distribution plan, copies are everywhere, online and offline And there is a lot going on, especially with Poison Ivy, and something Bruce Wayne is doing that teases something very bad Now I have been wrong before with this kind of analysis,[...]

Nick Dragotta's cover for Absolute Batman #19 has just been revealed, giving better and bigger looks at all manner of folk turning up in that issue, and what it might mean for the Absolute Universe – and Absolute Gotham. Absolute Batman #19 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta We have the Absolute Joker with a R for[...]

Seriously sexy. $3.99 4/1/2026 SKINBREAKER #3 2ND PTG (W) Robert Kirkman (A/CA) David Finch, Annalisa Leoni THE ACCLAIMED HIT FROM ROBERT KIRKMAN AND DAVID FINCH CONTINUES! New enemies have come for The Elder and his tribe– but are his own people an even greater threat? $4.99 4/1/2026 SKINBREAKER TREASURY EDITION #5 2ND PTG (W) Robert Kirkman (A/CA) David Finch, Annalisa Leoni PRESENTED IN[...]

This is how Absolute Batman #20 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta was listed in DC's May 2026 solicits and solicitations And it has been going through ch-ch-changes. #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 */ Absolute Batman #20 cover by Nick Dragotta Absolute[...]

The DC Comics-revealed cover to Absolute Batman #19 by Nick Dragotta, out in April, revealed the first look for the upcoming Absolute Universe version of the Batman villain, The Scarecrow Seen reflected in Batman's blades, both as a dapper fellow in a 1920s style American suit and hat… and then a closer look with buttons[...]

Absolute Wonder Woman #16 gets a second printing cover by Hayden Sherman and a foil variant for Guillem March. #gallery-3 { margin: auto; } #gallery-3 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 25%; } #gallery-3 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-3 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ PrintWatch: Absolute Batman 2025 Annual #1 goes back to a third printing for the 15th of April[...]

With Scott Snyder showing off Eric Canete's guest art spot on Absolute Batman, Scott was tagged with Greg Capullo on X, being asked, "Any chance of you guys collaborating again for a stint of #absolutebatman ??" Greg Capullo replied, "I've done more than my fair share of Batman." The reply "Wouldn't be mad if you[...]

Absolute Batman #17 not only tops the charts but sells more than twice as many copies as the Ultimate Spider-Man #24 finale Which sells almost twice as many copies as Amazing Spider-Man #22 did. However, DC only gets that one title into the top ten, Marvel has eight, and Image Comics has one with Exquisite Corpses. It[...]

The DC Comics and Batman Instagram accounts posted the following unveiling of the main cover for Absolute Batman #20 out in May 2026 yesterday, along with the following solicitation. #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 */ Absolute Batman #20 cover PR photo Absolute[...]

Absolute Batman #17 by Scott Snyder and Eric Canete is published by DC Comics today Much has been written, including by us, on the origins of riddles, on the appearance of Poison Ivy, as well as DC Comics revealing the full cover to Absolute Batman #18 featuring Absolute Poison Ivy early But it also reveals[...]

This week's Absolute Batman #17 by Scott Snyder and Eric Canete as well as revealing the new Absolute Poison Ivy, sees Bruce Wayne going round visiting his friends, all transformed into monsters by the Absolute Joker, to see how they are all doing We have these panels… spoilers of course… you have been warned… Absolute Batman[...]

Clay Mann and Seth Mann as The Mann Boyz have created a wraparound retailer variant for his own comic book creator store for the upcoming Absolute Batman #18, featuring the new Absolute Poison Ivy (as seen in this week's Absolute Batman #17.) Absolute Batman #18 by Clay Mann and Seth Mann And a homage to a very[...]

DC Comics posted the new look of Absolute Poison Ivy for the cover of Absolute Batman #18 a little bit earlier As Scott Snyder posted, "I know there's some crazy spoilers out there about issue #18's cover So be careful out there and make sure to pre-order your copy before FOC on Monday!" In[...]

DC Vertigo will also offer a Second Printing variant cover, presenting an inks-only version of Nick Dragotta's variant artwork from the first printing. #gallery-3 { margin: auto; } #gallery-3 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-3 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-3 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ PrintWatch: DC Comics is putting Absolute Batman #14 to a second printing[...]

This is how the main cover Absolute Batman #18 was originally solicited for March 2026 with a bunch of redactions. Absolute Batman #18 While we also had these retailer variants for Absolute Batman #17 and #18 for the look of Absolute Poison Ivy… #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[...]

At the end of the last issue, the Final Four, Superman, Wonder Woman, Lex Luthor and The Joker were set to go up against Absolute Superman, Absolute Wonder Woman and Absolute Batman, pulled from Darkseid's Absolute Universe, who had also possessed Booster Gold. DC K.O #4 by Scott Snyder, Joshua Williamson, Javi Fernandez, Xermanico Though not for[...]

DC Comics has announced that Absolute Batman #1 will get an eleventh printing on the 4th of March 2026, with subsequent printings across the line All these for the 4th of March: #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 */ Absolute Batman #1[...]

Surprise! It's not all Absolute Batman this week! Instead, we get a healthy dose of Assorted Crisis Events, the hottest series of 2025 The Beauty blasts off on the heels of the FX show, while He-Man rides the wave of his own movie trailer Psylocke makes the front page, while Mega Man introduces the newest[...]

As a result of a few delays here and there, we will have four Absolute titles out on Wednesday, Absolute Batman #16 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta with an Absolute Wonder Woman crossover, Absolute Wonder Woman #16 by Kelly Thompson and Hayden Sherman, Absolute Martian Manhunter #8, and Absolute Flash #11. Absolute titles have also[...]

But the big surprise is the best-selling second printing of the Absolute Batman Annual by Daniel Warren Johnson, James Harren, Meredith McClaren, taking the number one top spot and something I think that has never happened before in the history of any comics chart ever. Top Ten Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List – No Title Publisher Writer Artist Price Ratio 1 Absolute Batman Annual 2025 Second[...]

An impressive feat any publisher would kill for, as, according to Scott Snyder, DC's Absolute Batman #1 10th printing also matched 50k in preorders. Matching orders to DC's biggest book is a nice feather in the cap for Boom, who I hear is still settling into the Penguin Random House ecosystem I can only imagine Boom's[...]

1: Last Dust of Krypton: FCBD Exclusive Dust Jacket by Jim Lee Written by Jason Aaron Art by Rafa Sandoval ISBN: 9781799517115 Absolute Batman Vol 1: The Zoo: FCBD Exclusive Dust Jacket by Jim Lee Written by Scott Snyder Art by Nick Dragotta ISBN: 9781799517092 Absolute Wonder Woman Vol 1: The Last Amazon: FCBD Exclusive Dust Jacket by Jim Lee Written by Kelly Thompson Art[...]

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[...]

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[...]

And Absolute Batman isn't the only monster in comics these days, as the IDW Godzilla reboot stomps to the top of the chart alongside the second issue of Assorted Crisis Events getting the Speculatory Eye Of Sauron upon it, and then Absolute Batman floods the rest of the top ten. The Top Ten Hottest Comics Of[...]

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[...]

and a very strong performance from Batman/Green Arrow/The Question: Arcadia #2 beating Ultimate X-Men… Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List Top Ten Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List No Title Publisher Writer Artist Price Ratio 1 Absolute Batman Ark-M Special DC Frank Tieri, Scott Snyder Joshua Hixson 4.99 100 2 Batman #5 DC Matt Fraction Jorge Jiménez 4.99 72.3 3 Absolute Superman #15 DC Jason Aaron Juan Ferreyra 4.99 46.2 4 DC K.O[...]

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[...]

And those who were kept there. Absolute Batman: Ark M Special #1 by Scott Snyder, Frank Tieri, Joshua Hixson With the heavy suggestion that the laughing multiple serial killer inmate Jack Doe, back in 1885, was the Absolute Joker Or at least an ancestor. Absolute Batman: Ark M Special #1 by Scott Snyder, Frank Tieri, Joshua Hixson But he's not the[...]