Absolute Batman Archives

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[...]

Bleeding Cool previously reported that this B-card stock cover by Javier Rodriguez for next week's Absolute Batman: Arkham Special from DC Comics by Scott Snyder, Frank Tieri, and Joshua Hixson, out tomorrow, had sparked speculation about who it might feature. Cover image Absolute Batman: Ark-M Special #1 cover by  Javier Rodriguez It turns out that it has sparked considerable speculation in the comic book market[...]

Courtesy of Covrprice and Bleeding Cool, comes the ten hottest comics books of the week. And a tag to keep up on previous editions as Absolute Batman #15 brings a $900 CGC 9.8 Absolute Joker debut, as speculation over Ark-M reveals ramps up. CovrPrice Top Ten ABSOLUTE BATMAN #15 – NICK DRAGOTTA – FELIX COMIC ART / THIRD EYE COMICS – DESIGN (LIMITED 1000) |[...]

And maybe you just have. #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 #16 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta Absolute Batman #16 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta First Look At Absolute Wonder Woman and the top ten stories from yesterday First Look[...]

As well as Nick Dragotta showing off his cover to Absolute Batman #17 featuring the Absolute Poison Ivy, a comic he is skipping drawing the insides of for a couple of months as Eric Canete gives Nick a break, he did post a clip to Instagram from the upcoming Absolute Batman #16, featuring a crossover[...]

Nick Dragotta posts the inks of his cover to Absolute Batman #17 featuring the Absolute Poison Ivy to Instagram "Ab Bat 17 cover sneak peak @ericcanete takes on art and design duties for this Ivy two parter with @ssnyder1835 Killer design work by Eric on this one, and Scott continues to push this story at[...]

And maybe you just have. Cover image for 1025DC0057 Absolute Batman: Ark-M Special #1 Javier Rodriguez Cover, by (W) Scott Snyder, Frank Tieri (A) Joshua Hixson (CA) Javier Rodriguez, in stores Wednesday, January 7, 2026 from DC Comics Speculation On Absolute Ark-M Cover and the top ten stories from yesterday Speculator Corner: Who Is This Figure On The[...]

Spoilers! Spoilers! Spoilers! Spoilers! Spoilers! This B-card stock cover by Javier Rodriguez for next week's Absolute Batman: Arkham Special by Scott Snyder, Frank Tieri, and Joshua Hixson has sparked speculation about who it might feature. Cover image Absolute Batman: Ark-M Special #1 cover by  Javier Rodriguez Might the top hat signify Absolute Zatanna? No[...]

Next week sees DC Comics publish three Absolute titles: Absolute Superman #15 by Jason Aaron, Juan Ferreyra, Absolute Green Lantern #10 by Al Ewing, Sid Kotian and Absolute Batman: Ark M #1 by Scott Snyder, Frank Tieri, Joshua Hixson. But it begins with the Absolute Superman on the Absolute Smallville farm, recovering from the big battle between[...]

Absolute Batman: Ark M #1 by Scott Snyder, Frank Tieri, Joshua Hixson is published by DC Comics next week Although, it seems, a fair number of folk were selling it last week, and this week Hence the below I'll keep the spoilers light at top, increase in severity as we go down, and evade the[...]

We've seen a little of the Absolute Poison Ivy ahead of her appearance in Absolute Batman #17 and #18 And it has been noted that in the exclusive retailers covers released so far, she is not so different to the classic Poison Ivy And asking what the point of the redacted #18 cover is Well,[...]

We've seen Absolute Batman riding at the top of the market for weeks now, but now, the likes of Wonder Woman and Superman are seeing some more attention Oh, and "leaked" online "trailers" sent collectors after a key Daredevil book Check it out in this week's Top Ten! ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN #15 – KYUYONG EOM |[...]

Here's Mark Brooks' exclusive foil cover for Megacon to Absolute Batman #17 featuring the first appearance of the Absolute Poison Ivy. Absolute Batman #17 Oh, look, and she has been signed by Scott Snyder and Mark Brooks, so that's as official as it gets. Previously, we saw Björn Barends' exclusive variant cover for East Coast Comics, and noted that her body[...]

Poison Ivy is coming to Absolute Batman in the New Year And DC Comics has revealed the cover to Absolute Batman #17, featuring the new look of Absolute Poison Ivy…. Batspoilers … as a Björn Barends exclusive variant cover for East Coast Comics Her body seems tattooed by chloryphyll, leaves seem to be growing out of her,[...]

Absolute Wonder Woman crossover with Absolute Batman, alongside Absolute Superman top the Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List

Or maybe right now, depending on whether a comic book store is playing by the rules or not. Absolute Superman #15 Batman #5 Absolute Green Lantern #10 DC K.O.: Knightfight #3 Absolute Batman: Ark M Special #1 Batgirl #15 Poison Ivy #40 Batman / Green Arrow / The Question: Arcadia #2 JSA #15 Adventures of Superman: The Book of El #5 Cheetah and Cheshire Rob the[...]

Absolute Batman appears in Absolute Wonder Woman this week And their relative status is compared and contrasted Absolute Batman may be bigger than Absolute Wonder Woman in this world… Absolute Wonder Woman #15 by Kelly Thompson and Hayden Sherman But it's Absolute Wonder Woman who could carry Absolute Batman physically Then there's the matter of whether either[...]

The first Absolute Batman comic book collection by Scott  Snyder and Nick Dragotta has been published in France, translated from the English And it is getting a little publicity from the French publisher and licensor Urban Comics As Felix Comic Art social media posts "ABSOLUTE BATMAN is taking over the world! Check out this giant billboard[...]

Thomas and Amelia Woo, RSVP ESP by Josh Malerman, Dirk Manning, Joshua Ross and Colin Johnson and The Future Is… #11 by Fred Van Lente and Mario D'Alessandro. #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 */ COMICS THE MAGAZINE #1 (W) Various (A) Various[...]