Absolute Batman Archives

On the Heroes Journey podcast, Scott Snyder has been teasing what's ahead for Absolute Batman and his ilk Here are a few bits that drop out if you hold the podcast by its ankles and shake vigorously Shake it out, shake it out… Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta's Absolute Batman first overall arc is intended to last thirty-five[...]

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As Absolute Batman Annual jumps the chart while breaking bones, Southern Bastards has Hulu buzz and Marvel's Muppet-Multiverse-themed covers made muppets of us all… SOUTHERN BASTARDS #1 – JASON LATOUR | IMAGE | APRIL 2014 Southern Bastards has been one of those under-the-radar "you got to read this" books for some time now One of those[...]

Absolute Joker is coming in his Venomized monstrous form in Absolute Batman #15 next month, but going to FOC this week And these are the covers that have just been dropped on us, including work from Jock and Ben Oliver, showing off his dragon-like form as well as introducing the familiar Joker colours and patterns[...]

Boom. The Absolute Batman Annual is now selling multiple copies on eBay for $25 to $30 each, and people are paying it Such is the demand for the comic book that not only topped this week's best-selling list but also launched huge amounts of discussion and controversy online And it seems to be the Darren Warren Johnson story that seems[...]

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[...]

Absolute Batman #15 is out in December, featuring the full monstrous form of the Absolute Joker, by Scott Snyder and Jock. However, the series co-creator, Nick Dragotta, has already designed this character, and it has now been revealed The design features rows of teeth for constant consumption, with the character running on all fours or walking tall, while[...]

We also reported that Absolute Batman #2 is getting a seventh printing, Absolute Batman #3 a sixth, Absolute Batman #4 a fifth, Absolute Batman #5, Absolute Batman #6 and Absolute Batman #7 a fourth printing each. Absolute Batman #8 and #9 get a second printing each, all for the 19th of November[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

Sergio Cariello's Absolute Batman vs Antifa 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[...]

Knightfight #1 to half the numbers that they ordered for Absolute Batman #10, then they can purchase additional copies of DC K.O Knightfight #1 in bundles of 25 for $25, or one dollar a copy For a $3.99 comic, that's a 75% retailer discount for those additional copies, which might make it attractive to some[...]

The comic will not be distributed by traditional means, this will be the only way to get a copy. #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 */  Samhain Harvest  Samhain Harvest  Samhain Harvest Absolute Batman #13 Chuma Hill cover Absolute Batman #13 Chuma Hill cover  Samhain Harvest Customers who[...]

Last week at New York Comic Con, Daniel Warren Johnson's agent, Felix Comic Art, posted a bunch of Absolute Batman sketches that Johnson had created for paying punters at the show, saying "ALL SOLD! Congrats to the crazy fans who lined up early to make sure they got one! Get ready for the ultimate DWJ[...]

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[...]

Bengal is a French artist known for All-New Wolverine, Supergirl, Firefly, Death or Glory, Napalm Lullaby, Naja, Spider-Gwen, Luminae, Overwatch and Teen Titans. Absolute Catwoman by Che Grayson, Scott Snyder and Bengal in 2026 Absolute Catwoman, with Selina Kyle as seen in Absolute Batman, romantic and fighting partner to Bruce Wayne, is going to find out that reaching the[...]

But what about Absolute Batman? Well, it turns out that this character, as well as being a blue-collar working-class Batman, both punching up and bulking up, is not going to be an urban legend He's going to go public. Absolute Batman #13 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta Lots of people talk back to the TV[...]

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[...]

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[...]

PrintWatch sees a full weight of comics receiving second prints, third prints, and even ninth prints this week, as well as a couple of covers that slipped past last time. #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 */ PrintWatch: DC Comics is sending[...]

Learning more about the nature of the Absolute Universe in Absolute Evil, Absolute Green Lantern #7 and Absolute Superman #12 (Spoilers)

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[...]

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[...]

PrintWatch: DC Comics send Superman #28 and Superman #29 back to second printing leading into the events of DC K.O, more form the Absolute line including a ninth printing of Absolute Batman #1 and further printings for the promotional titles from this weekend's Batman Day The second printings of the Batman Day comics will again[...]

So I can't wait for you to see that." Absolute Batman #3 by Scott Snyder & Nick Dragotta In the Absolute Universe, the Arks are secret worldwide detention centres set up by the Joker in conjunction with local governments that he has destabilised through the likes of the Black Mask and his Party Animals, such as in[...]

Absolute Batman #12 reigns supreme And Red Hood and Supergirl get in there too So 3 from DC, 6 from Marvel, 1 from Image Previously: Well, that was a surprise And no blind bag needed, just a polybag The absence of Frank Castle as The Punisher for so long And a mature readers title as well,[...]