Absolute Superman Archives

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[...]

Batman #1 by Matt Fraction, Jorge Jimenez and Tomeu Morey absolutely smashed all-comers this week in the Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List, with over three times the sales of Amazing Spider-Man #11, over four times the sales of Absolute Superman #1 and over five times the launch issue of Spider-Man '94. DC Comics gets three[...]

Absolute Superman inspires rebellion Absolute Batman refused to be bought off The order is breaking down And that will not do… Absolute Evil begins with Veronica Cale, the Director of National Security of the US Government, meeting Hector Hammond, Ra's Al Ghul, The Joker, and Elenore Thawne to determine how they can help each other in[...]

Which is you are also reading Absolute Superman today… #gallery-3 { margin: auto; } #gallery-3 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 100%; } #gallery-3 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-3 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Absolute Superman #11 by Jason Aaron, Carmine Di Giandomenico and Clay Mann … ties it into that universe as well, as the god of light and sun[...]

There are probably many others… but what about Absolute Superman? Well, today's Absolute Superman #11 by Jason Aaron, Carmine Di Giandomenico and Clay Mann has Absolute Brainiac is trying to turn him into a killer by persuading him that he is one. #gallery-2 { margin: auto; } #gallery-2 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 100%; } #gallery-2 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-2[...]

PrintWatch: As Bleeding Cool previously printwatched, new printings of the first nine issues of Absolute Superman and the first five issues of Absolute Martian Manhunter will be available on the 24th of September All apart from the Absolute Superman #1 Sixth Printing Cardstock Cover by Jae Lee & June Chung all covers are reprints of[...]

The DC All-In Special featured the first appearances of Absolute Superman, Absolute Batman, Absolute Wonder Woman, and the Absolute Legion The DC All In Free Comic Book Day 2025 issue saw the Absolute Mirror Master meet the DC universe Mirror Master However, the first appearance of an established Absolute Universe character in an ongoing DC[...]

In Absolute Superman #8 from Jason Aaron and Rafa Sandoval, out a couple of months ago, the Absolute Peacemaker Smith went up against the Absolute Superman And won. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 100%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Absolute Superman #8 from Jason Aaron and[...]

Last forrnight's Superman #27 saw Darkseid's Legion, the presumed Absolute Legion, make plans to encounter the non-Absolute Superman, on behalf of their deceased master Darkseid, whose energy was used to create the Absolute Universe, their world. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 100%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in[...]

Absolute Saturn Girl meets Superman in one month in Superman #28, and DC Comics wants retailers to order more copies.

Absolute Superman's New Powers 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 six years Founded sixteen years ago and steeped in a history of comic book industry gossip for a further eighteen years before[...]

Absolute Superman #8 by Jason Aaron and Rada Sandoval is published tomorrow by DC Comics, starting a new story arc for the series and pitting the Absolute Superman more directly against Lazarus Corp and Ra's Al Ghul, even as Al Ghul is finding new ways to dispose of his enemies Absolute Superman does differ in[...]

This week sees the publication of Absolute Superman #8 by Jason Aaron and Rafa Sandoval, beginning the second story arc of the series But I am rather reminded of Absolute Batman #6 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta Or rather one of the comics which that comic reminded me of A turducky of influence. Absolute Superman[...]

There will be crossover storylines in '25 between the Absolute books – the first three especially, 'cos they've been around longer." We note that in Absolute Superman #6 this week, we got an origin of Brainiac Or at least the Absolute Brainiac of Earth. As one of millions of Brainiac, part of the collective, with the job[...]

But the Absolute Superman does, and it is entirely made up of trauma Dead parents, dead planet and a year-and-a-half to think of nothing but. Absolute Superman #6 But there is a planet waiting for him. Absolute Superman #6 Martha Kent is a conspiracy theorist with wacky beliefs in Lazarus Pits and weather-controlling drones So does she believe in[...]

Going forward, there will be big spoilers for Absolute Superman You have been warned Back in October 2024, Bleeding Cool reported of the then-upcoming Absolute Superman that "the Lazarus Corporation make a practical workers class all of their own." Then in November we referenced artwork to back that up. Absolute Superman #1 The Lazarus Corporation seems to[...]

Absolute Superman #5 by Jason Aaron and Rafa Sandoval tops the Bleeding Cool Bestseller List, 50% above its nearest competitor, Amazing Spider-Man by Joe Kelly and Ed McGuinness Far from last week's full sweep for Marvel, they have six in the top ten, two from DC with Aquaman making it in, and two from Image,[...]

Jason Aaron and Rafa Sandoval continue their Absolute Superman, including the tale of what just happened with Krypton After all there are lots of conspiracies out there How could a planet just explode or implode anyway? Was it rigged by explosives? You know, planetary cores don't just collapse like that, right? You should do your[...]

Absolute Superman #5 by Jason Aaron and Rafa Sandoval is out from DC Comics tomorrow and it looks like it is continuing to tell the familiar tale of Superman in a very unfamiliar way In previous issues, we have seen Kal-El growing up on Krypton with his parents, Jor-El and Lana-El In a Krypton riven[...]

But this is Absolute Superman #5, delayed from the 5th of March to the 12th And as a result may have a bigger impact Even as Batman '89: Echoes #6 gets a seven-month delay… Absolute Superman #5 has been delayed a mere week from the 5th of March to the 12th of March. Batman '89: Echoes #6 is[...]

This Wednesday sees the release of Absolute Superman #4 by Jason Aaron and Rafa Sandoval Now, back in October I reported that the Omega Men would be coming to the DC Absolute Universe, and this Wednesday, that comes to fruition We have previously been told that there is a group called Omega Men who are[...]

Absolute Superman #3 made the top of Bleeding Cool traffic yesterday Welcome to Lying In The Gutters, the daily runaround for the biggest stories the day before – as well as over the past six years Founded fifteen-and-a-half years ago and steeped in a history of comic book industry gossip a further fifteen years before[...]

Absolute Superman #3 by Jason Aaron and Rafa Sandoval continues to retell the Superman story with some major changes to the familiar mythos We have had Kal-El growing up on Krypton with his parents Jor-El and Lara-El, facing challenges of class, of conscience, of challenging the status quo and being rejected for it There are[...]

Absolute Superman #2 again tops the charts, 50% in sales ahead of the All-New Venom launch, while X-Men, Ultimates and Wolverine all outdo the usual best-seller, Batman JSA and Batgirl are both holding strong in the top ten, giving DC Comics four and Marvel Comics six. No. Title Publisher Writer Artist Price Ratio 1 Absolute Superman #2 DC Jason Aaron Rafa Sandoval 4.99 100 2 All-New Venom #1 Marvel Al Ewing Carlos Gomez 4.99 66.0 3 X-Men #8 Marvel Jed[...]

In the first issue of Absolute Superman #1, we learned that this Kal-El grew up on Krypton with his family Which meant he went to school there, as a teenager And had to study in the Kryptonian way, as we see in today's Absolute Superman #2. And while children in out schools are being punished (when[...]

Absolute Superman #1 by Jason Aaron and Rafa Sandoval utterly smashed the Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller list, with three times the same as the next chart-topper, Ultimates #6 from Deniz Camp and Juan Frigeri. And also a boost for Marvel, Aliens Vs Avengers and X-Men Both also beat the traditional bestseller Batman #154, which was almost beaten by the Batgirl #1 launch. JSA also launches strong, and Something Is Killing[...]

Printwatch: Absolute Superman #1 and Batman & Robin Year One #1 get second prints from DC, as do Fade #1 and Power Rangers Prime #1 from Boom Studios We also have all the covers for Transformers #1 tenth printing, and Transformers #11 and #13 from Image Comics/Skybound/Hasbro… #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1[...]

And what about Absolute Superman by Jason Aaron and Rafa Sandoval out tomorrow? Previous Bleeding Cool reports revealed a different Krypton, one under a caste system and the Els suffering under it… … and a Superman on Earth motivated far more by the lowest of the low, far away from any Metropolis or career as a[...]

Bleeding Cool previously reported, regarding the upcoming Absolute Superman #1, about its caste system That on Krypton, independent scientific research is illegal and Lara and Jor- are forbidden from engaging in it. Absolute Superman #1 by Jason Aaron and Rafa Sandoval This Krypton has a serious class system imposed upon it from the scientific elite over the[...]

Spoilers spoilers spoilers spoilers for Action Comics #1074 and Absolute Superman #1 Over the weekend, Bleeding Cool looked at how DC Comics was to retcon the Phantom Zone as Superman travels to Krypton before he was sent away as a baby, and meets his biological parents But we also stated – which was picked up[...]