Absolute Batman Archives

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[...]

But maybe, after the reveal of Absolute Joker, seen months in advance, Scott Snyder has had a change of heart? He posts on social media, saying "There's a lot of twists and turns coming in Absolute Batman over the next 6 months, some big surprises (hence redacted covers and so on)… I know I get[...]

With Bruce Wayne, the Absolute Batman, looking for a divine answer from Gateway City for what to do about all the monsters springing up around the world, and with Diana, the Absolute Wonder Woman, following arcane symbols that have appeared in Gotham, this week's Absolute Wonder Woman #15 sees the first meeting of such minds… #gallery-1[...]

28th of January 2026. PrintWatch: Absolute Batman #14 Second Printing with two covers: new logo colouring on main cover, new open-to-order variant cover by Gerald Parel And Absolute Batman #15 Second Printing with a whopping six covers: new logo colouring on main cover, new open-to-order variant cover by Gabriele Dell'Otto, open-to-order foil version of main cover[...]

Granted, Absolute Batman is carrying a heavy load, but other stellar books are shaking the market to highlight Check it out on this week's Top Ten! ABSOLUTE BATMAN #1 – JIM LEE | DC | OCTOBER 2024 Sales of the first print for Absolute Batman Cover A have gone parabolic, fetching high prices on the aftermarket This[...]

Absolute Batman #1 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta was launched in 2024 to much acclaim and high sales, topping the chart with around 150,000 orders from comic book stores It has now gone to ten printings, with orders for the most receent issues at 200,000 and then 300,000 for the Absolute Joker origin issue[...]

DC Comics absolutely trashes the Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List with Absolute Batman #15 selling four times what Ultimate Spider-Man, DC K.O Wonder Woman Vs Lobo and TMNT #13 But Turtles and Transformers helped make it a more diverse top ten, DC having three, Marvel having five, and IDW and Image getting one each. Absolute Batman[...]

Which was handy as Hecate, goddess of Magic, Witchcraft, Ghosts and Necromancy, got the attention of the Absolute Wonder Woman of Gateway City, in Gotham… Absolute Wonder Woman #14 While in Absolute Batman #15, it turns out that this Bruce Wayne of Gotham had been doing his reading as well About the Absolute Wonder Woman of Gateway[...]

Launching in March 2026 with an Absolute Batman cover feature and a conversation with writer Scott Snyder, artist Nick Dragotta, colourist Frank Martin, and letterer Clayton Cowles, it has a cover by Dragotta and C!TM Art Director and Spider-Gwen colourist and designer, Rico Renzi And a final former retailer, Gabe Yocum, as director of sales, previously at Midtown[...]

Absolute Batman #15 is a $4.99 comic book, with 1:25 and 1:50 variant covers, as well as exclusive retailer covers And despite printing 300,000 copies, it seems that was just not enough Bleeding Cool has been getting reports of fast sellouts all over the place/ As a result, prices have been skyrocketing on eBay Copies[...]

The Absolute Batman 1/10 Statue 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[...]

Spoilers, spoilers, spoilers, spoilers… today sees the DC Comics publication of Absolute Batman #15 by Scott Snyder and Jock, although as is evidenced, plenty of comic book stores last week just said "screw it" and started selling it anyway, such was the demand It will be the best-selling comic of the week, no doubt[...]

In tomorrow's Absolute Batman #15 by Scott Snyder and Jock we learn the history of the family of Jack Grimm, the almost-trillionaire Joker of the Absolute Universe And learn that he is the fifth in line of a family that profited from laughter… Absolute Batman #15 by Scott Snyder and Jock …became philanthropists for children's charities along[...]

It begins with Absolute Batman #15, with Ultimate comic books to follow The most anticipated comic books of the week, with Transformers, Amazing Spider-Man and Action Comics to follow Notably, K.O titles, and even more notably, X-Men Age Of Revelation titles have been knocked down the chart where one might have expected them to be[...]

Absolute Batman #15 by Scott Snyder and Jock is published next Wednesday from DC Comics However, with 300,000 copies ordered by comic book stores, a number have already arrived in some stores, and a few have been selling them, the naughty scamps Which is how not only does Bleeding Cool have the preview for the[...]

Bleeding Cool just ran the news that Absolute Batman #14 had a 200,000 print run while Absolute Batman #15 had 300,000 Which means that previous issues of the series have some catching up to do, which is why DC Comics is sending lots of them back for more printings, including Absolute Batman #1 getting a[...]

After repeated fan inquiries about its absence from the Comic Hub data, and subsequently our Weekly Bestseller List, Bleeding Cool has done some digging and it's our understanding that Absolute Batman #14 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta had orders approaching 200,000 from comic book retailers through the direct market of comic shops, which would certainly land it on top[...]

At the weekend, Scott Snyder posted to social media, "Last day to pre-order the ARK-M SPECIAL! Secrets of the Arkhams and Ark-M revealed in this ABSOLUTE BATMAN one-shot from me, @FrankTieri & @joshixson Includes a BIG Absolute Universe first appearance you won't want to miss!" Well who could that be? Because they did give[...]