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I must find out more about that one of these days… DC All-In is the new relaunch for DC Comics in October, which will encompass the new Absolute Universe line but also across the board with new creators, new story arcs and new concepts for characters, intended to be a jumping-on-point for readers for DC Comics[...]

Earlier this month, Bleeding Cool announced that Absolute Green Lantern would be written by Al Ewing At the time, DC Comics wouldn't admit that the Absolute Universe, let alone that DC All In was even a thing Today, a week after announcing it all, DC Comics used San Diego Comic-Con to confirm Absolute Green Lantern[...]

DC Comics has been showing off the Absolute Universe comic book line at San Diego Comic-Con We mentioned the confirmation and creative team for Absolute Flash for next year, but what about Absolute Batman, Absolute Superman and Absolute Wonder Woman for October? The three won't be seen together, join together or work together initially, They[...]

Earlier this month, Bleeding Cool announced that Absolute Flash would be written by Jeff Lemire At the time, DC Comics wouldn't admit that the Absolute Universe, let alone that DC All In was even a thing Today, a week after announcing it all, DC Comics used San Diego Comic-Con to confirm  Absolute Flash by Jeff[...]

A lack of Absolute Aquaman topped traffic on Bleeding Cool yesterday Where you can always read all about comics, merch, TV shows, games, movies, and more The Daily Lying In The Gutters remains a long-running run around the day before and possibly the day ahead You can sign up to receive it as an e-mail[...]

Bleeding Cool has received praise from some corners of the internet for our coverage of DC All In and Absolute Universe over the last year, long before anyone else, especially regarding our accuracy (so far). Um ponto importante a destacar é que o Bleeding Cool News acertou 100% dos rumores envolvendo o Universo Absolute. Temos que reconhecer[...]

That DC Comics, as part of their new All In and Absolute Universe initiative, will be – once more – pushing for their titles to be sold in the likes of Walmart, Target and single issues in bookstores as well. DC Comics has been here before, with a series of anthology magazine-sized titles sold exclusively to[...]

The full DC Comics October 2024 solicits and solicitations have dropped, launching DC All In and the DC Absolute Universe in one go, with Absolute Power #4 coming to an end, the DC All In Special #1 launching and the Absolute titles following.  Use our Absolute tag, and DC All-In tag to catch up on all our previous[...]

Absolute Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman topped traffic on Bleeding Cool yesterday Where you can still read all about comics, merch, TV shows, games, movies, and more The Daily Lying In The Gutters remains a long-running run around the day before and possibly the day ahead You can sign up to receive it as an[...]

We jumped the gun a bit with the Absolute Wonder Woman #1 solicits this morning, which was fun But now we have the officially released Absolute Batman #1 and Absolute Superman #1 solicits to join them… such as they are… as well as the DC All-In Special #1, which is a little more on the[...]

DC All-In and Absolute going official topped traffic on Bleeding Cool yesterday Where you can still read all about comics, merch, TV shows, games, movies, and more The Daily Lying In The Gutters remains a long-running run around the day before and possibly the day ahead You can sign up to receive it as an[...]

DC Comics creators have been hitting Twitter ahead of the Scott Snyder and Joshua Williamson DC All-In and Absolute Universe announcements officially going live in less than half an hour, beginning with the DC All-In Special #1 and Absolute Batman #1 in October But there are more books to tease.. Mikel Janín: Are you in? Cause[...]

Back in October 2023, I scooped the existence of what would later called the Absolute Universe line, naming it in April this year as part of DC All-In Now, courtesy of all manner of leaks, this has all been confirmed. We will have a DC All In Special #1 one-shot by Scott Snyder, Joshua Williamson, Daniel Sampere, and Wes Craig, We will have[...]

Might we expect ongoing series for all of them? But then on the left… Absolute Superman, Absolute Wonder Woman and Absolute Batman A bigger, brawnier, bulkier Batman An Absolute Superman, grey suit, no red trunks, a new chest logo somewhere between the classic and the movie, and floppy hair And Absolute Wonder Woman, shorter, with a[...]

Here is a new look at Absolute Batman, the new look Batman from DC Comics for a new shared-universe series of titles, showrun by Scott Snyder – and he is writing this one – part of the upcoming DC Comics relaunch DC All-In. And, much taller than both Absolute Wonder Woman and Absolute Superman… maybe he's[...]

Here is your look at Absolute Wonder Woman, the new look Wonder Woman from DC Comics for a new shared-universe series of titles, showrun by Scott Snyder and part of the upcoming DC Comics relaunch DC All-In. We've been told that Kelly Thompson  is writing the book, but we are always willing to be surprised[...]

Here is your look at Absolute Superman, the new look Superman from DC Comics for a new shared-universe series of titles, showrun by Scott Snyder and part of the upcoming DC Comics relaunch DC All-In. We've been told that the book is being written by Jason Aaron, but we are always willing to be surprised[...]

DC Comics looks like they will be announcing the DC All-In line-wide relaunch, including the Absolute Universe launch this Wednesday at noon PDT, 5pm EDT, 8pm BST With Scott Snyder and Joshua Williamson on DC's YouTube channel Or, at least, that's what it looks like… DC's Twitter account, which was mothballed for much of the year,[...]

In the Absolute Batman ashcan for San Diego Comic-Con, which it looks like will be going all official this week after DC Comics went and accidentally confirmed its existence in a merchandise post, we see the very big Batman in a manga fashion, making his way through some skeletal types, but being watched by an[...]

Yesterday, Bleeding Cool scooped the news that DC Comics would be getting an Absolute Green Lantern and Absolute Martian Manhunter as part of their new Absolute Universe line, part of the upcoming DC All-In relaunch It has been pointed out to me that, alongside Absolute Batman, Absolute Superman, Absolute Wonder Woman, Absolute Flash, Absolute Green[...]

The latest bits of Absolute gossip, and I remind you at this stage, this is all that it is, is that two other titles from the upcoming line will be Absolute Green Lantern and Absolute Martian Manhunter And yes, that last one is slightly out of left field. And which creators? Well, I haven't heard the[...]

It does seem a curious thing that DC Comics decided to confirm the existence of the upcoming Absolute Batman comic by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta, scooped by Bleeding Cool, in the form of a list of exclusive merchandise at San Diego Comic-Con But, then, we are in the madness fortnight before San Diego Comic-Con[...]

DC Comics has revealed its plans for San Diego Comic-Con 2024, including Absolute Batman With a T-shirt on sale from their booth with the Absolute Batman ashcan cover by Nick Dragotta, as seen only on Bleeding Cool so far, but now in colour.   As well a special edition foil cover (6-5/8" x 10-3/16") SDCC 2024 Exclusive[...]

Earlier this week, I broke the news that Jeff Lemire, among others, would be part of DC Comics' new Absolute Universe line, which will launch at San Diego Comic-Con But it's not the only thing In his May newsletter, he wrote "Speaking of new books, excited to announce that I will have 3 new projects[...]

The new Absolute Batman is a very different Batman Still Bruce Wayne, but a very different Bruce Wayne with a different life As a comic book, it has a very different look And I have your first look inside the pages of the ashcan coming to comic book retailers exhibiting at San Diego Comic-Con. Artist Nick[...]

In October, DC Comics will publish the DC All-In Special #1, a new anthology comic book one-shot which will kickstart the DC Absolute Universe that I have been talking about for a little while now A shared universe that recreates DC classic characters for the current times But, as I have also said, this is[...]

I can confirm that the Absolute Universe line will launch from DC Comics in October 2024 And that the lead writers and artists will be Jason Aaron, Deniz Camp, Wes Craig, Nick Dragotta, Al Ewing, Che Grayson, Jeff Lemire, Jahnoy Lindsay, Pornsak Pichetshote, Nick Robles, Rafa Sandoval, Hayden Sherman, Scott Snyder and Kelly Thompson. Previously we[...]

Yesterday, I ran the cover of the upcoming Absolute Batman comic that will be a San Diego Comic-Con exclusive from DC Comics, available from retailers at the show But what can we deduce about this Batman from this Nick Dragotta image and what I have previously reported? Well, the Absolute Universe, as I have previously reported,[...]

The confirmed existence of Absolute Batman topped traffic on Bleeding Cool yesterday Where you can still read all about comics, merch, TV shows, games, movies, and more The Daily Lying In The Gutters remains a long-running run around the day before and possibly the day ahead You can sign up to receive it as an[...]

For the last year, I have been reporting about the Absolute line at DC Comics, part of what has been called the DC All-In refresh and relaunch of the entire DC line The Absolute line will be its own continuity, akin to the Ultimate Universe, offering radical and modern takes on the classic DC Comics[...]