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Absolute Batman #19 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta is published in two-and-a-bit weeks' time from DC Comics There should be anywhere from 350,000 to 400,000 copies out there And thanks to WonderCon and the DC Comics: What's Next panel at WonderCon with Tini Howard, Scott Snyder, Babs Tarr and Joshua Williamson, we got a look inside those pages… set among the[...]

Announced at Wondercon during the DC Comics: What's Next panel earlier today, that Werther Dell'Edera will be the next guest artist on DC Comics' bestselling series Absolute Batman, written by Scott Snyder, and will follow Jock and Eric Canete, taking over intermittently from the series regular Nick Dragotta So no, not Greg Capullo. Werther Dell'Edera screencap Werther Dell'Edera is an Italian comic[...]

We mentioned his comment on a returning Absolute Poison Ivy earlier, but here are a few Absolute answers… Scott Snyder, Youtube Screencap. Is there an Absolute Justice coming to bookend the Absolute Evil? "That's what the event in November is about though the bad guys are more like 'Justice' on this word as it skews towards darkness" When[...]

Scott talked more about his plans for the Absolute Poison Ivy, who made her debut in Absolute Batman #17, where she emerged from the horrors hidden inside the ARK M facility, followed by a nightmarish escalation that blends body horror, botanical nightmare fuel, and Swamp Thing-style ecological terror. Absolute Batman #18 by Scott Snyder and Eric[...]

But for something like Absolute Batman #1 first printing, for which 250,000 copies were printed, CGC has graded five thousand of them Only three were at 9.9, and none were at 10.0. But what about this Kickstarter bounty? Well, the reason for that utter lack of perfection in the grade is too many people between the[...]

At the Scott Snyder & Greg Capullo Panel during MegaCon Orlando 2026, writers Scott Snyder and Frank Tieri opened up about the Absolute Batman: Ark M one-shot that they collaborated on, with the origin of the Absolute Joker, Jack Grimm, originally planned to come out before Absolute Batman #15, but Frank Tieri and Scott Snyder[...]

Previously, Bleeding Cool reported that Scott Snyder had offered Greg Capullo the chance to draw Absolute Batman Well, at MegaCon Orlando 2026, they started openly teasing the possibility of one more major run together. During the Scott Snyder & Greg Capullo Batman Panel, joined by writer Frank Tieri, the duo reflected on their long collaboration, which began[...]

It was Scott Snyder who credited much of the success of Absolute Batman and the Absolute Universe to taking a creator-owned approach to the characters, even though they didn't actually own them And seemingly opening up the modern direct comics market to new, younger readers and reviving the collector and speculator market looking for the[...]

Fresh off the MegaCon Orlando 2026 stage this weekend, Scott Snyder dropped a detailed roadmap for the next several issues of Absolute Batman, confirming a major new arc is kicking off with the debut of a terrifying new take on Scarecrow and teasing multiple Robins on the horizon Speaking alongside artist Greg Capullo and writer[...]

Yesterday, I tried to crunch the numbers on orders made by comic book retailers for Absolute Batman, including the impact on retailer-exclusive covers, which had been attracted to Absolute Batman on an ongoing basis in more numbers than any title in that particular promotion's history This sees comic book stores, conventions and individual creators commission[...]

It's all here in this week's Top Ten, courtesy of Covrprice and Bleeding Cool. And a tag to keep up on previous editions. The Top Ten Hottest Comics Of The Week: Dan Quintana And Chuck Norris ABSOLUTE BATMAN #18 – DAN QUINTANA – DAVIS RIDER (LIMITED 999) | DC | MARCH 2026 Dan Quintana is out here demolishing the aftermarket![...]

Bleeding Cool has been reporting the increasing sales of Absolute Batman by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta to levels never considered possible for the title, alongside rises for the rest of the Absolute Universe and DC's whole DC All-In and Next Level line But Absolute Batman seems a special case; Bleeding Cool reported on the[...]

Solicits for Absolute Batman #21 out in June include the first look at the new Absolute Two-Face and Absolute Penguin for the series Friends of Bruce Wayne, they were captured and experimented upon, surgically, by the Absolute Joker… and have been transformed. #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[...]

Artist Nick Dragotta has teased more looks at the Absolute Scarecrow ahead of the Absolute Batman #19 FOC on Monday, being published in April on his Instagram, saying, "Absolute Batman 19 FOC next week Kicking off a new arc No spoilers, but there's farming, Alfred gets pissy, a new Bat toy, and Scarecrow That and[...]

During the Absolute Universe Panel at MegaCon today in Orlando, Scott Snyder announced that DC Comics will publish the first Absolute Universe event, crossing through the titles, in November 2026.  But before then, he also spilt some details on Absolute Batman And revealed that the Absolute Harley Quinn will name the new Batmobile in Absolute[...]

Bleeding Cool had previously reported that Absolute Batman #14 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta from DC Comics had orders approaching 200,000 from comic book retailers through the direct market of comic shops But that Absolute Batman #15, drawn by Jock, and featuring the origin and monstrous form of the Absolute Joker had nearly 300,000 pre-orders, all without the use of[...]

Scott Snyder has been talking about Absolute Batman at this year's La Mole Con event in México City, its thirtieth anniversary edition During which he told Kristoff Kirchoff that the Absolute Scarecrow will have a higher body count than any villain so far, including the centuries lived by Absolute Joker And that Absolute Batman #19[...]

Absolute Batman #18 tops the Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List this week, selling over twice as many copies as the X-Men United #1 launch, and three times Transformers and D'Orc The Invincible #1 Foil Edition reprint is very strong, Alias Red Band does well for a mature readers titles, as does Bleeding Hearts, the second[...]

In this case, to the Tom King/Jim Lee Lois Lane, Mary Jane Watson/Gambit story. But I will make an exception for Absolute Batman, the highest-selling monthly comic book in the direct comics market, currently hitting 300,000 orders a month, three times what its top-selling rivals are getting So when Absolute Batman #19 slips from the 8th[...]

Absolute Batman #18 by Scott Snyder and Eric Canete is published today, the second in a two-parter looking at Absolute Poison Ivy, as Batman is forced to take her down In the last issue, Absolute Batman #17, we saw this Pamela Isley's journey in the Absolute Universe and what made her different to the standard[...]

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,[...]

DC Comics tops the charts of anticipation for this Wednesday's comics with Absolute Batman #18 and Absolute Green Lantern #12, with Transformers, Turtles and Spawn ahead of the leading Marvel title, the launch of X-Men United. Top 50 Anticipated Titles This Week Absolute Batman #18 $4.99 DC Comics Absolute Green Lantern #12 $4.99 DC Comics Transformers #30 $3.99 Image[...]

Less than two years after launch, Absolute Batman, the flagship title by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta, has shattered sales records, and found new readers Now, the creative and editorial teams are looking further down the field, mapping out a future for the line, even as Scott Snyder commits to a finale for his Darkseid[...]

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[...]