absolute Archives

Absolute Batman writer Scott Snyder posts to social media, saying, "Just a heads up To give retailers enough time to allow people to order issue 20 before FOC 2 weeks from today, we're going to reveal the cover to 20 this Wednesday It's not ideal as the cover shows our concept of Robin, but we[...]

I have not read Absolute Batman #19 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta Part One of The Straw Man storyline I probably will in a couple of weeks when it's out Okay, okay, I definitely will But some folks already have. Absolute Batman #19 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta Legion Of Comics says: "This has to[...]

Absolute Green Lantern #13 by Al Ewing and Eleonara Carlini topped the most anticipated comics of the week list on Bleeding Cool, and here is a suggestion as to why No proper spoilers below, just the preview pages released by DC Comics below The big spoilers we'll save for this week's Amazing Spider-Man Anyway… the[...]

DC Comics tops the charts of anticipation for this Wednesday's comics with Absolute Green Lantern #13, joined by Transformers and Amazing Spider-Man But what's the betting when the speculators get their hands on them, there will be more interest in Pretty Hate Machine #1 at number fifty, or Everyone Loves A Jewel Thief #1 and Estuary: A Ghost Story #1,[...]

And solicited thus: "It's an issue ten years in the making… That's right, muffin fluffers: I HATE FAIRYLAND is hitting the monumental milestone Issue #50! Join Skottie Young, Derek Laufman, the IHF team and a roster of the best cover artists in the industry for a celebration of all things Gert, and a tantalizing tease[...]

The new Daredevil #1 launch, buoyed by the TV show, blind bag, Stephanie Phillips on TikTok, and Lee Garbett's correctly spelt name, did the extraordinary; it sold three times DC Comics' ongoing Batman series, which takes the top slot every week it's published, as long as Absolute Batman isn't Superman/Spider-Man #1 was still selling strongly[...]

Monolith Board Games has officially returned to crowdfunding with their Batman: Gotham City Chronicles Season 4, and this time it's bringing on Absolute Batman, as created by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta The asymmetric miniatures game is funding for an entire expansion built around the Absolute Batman series in miniature form, stating; "Batman: Gotham City Chronicles[...]

Absolute Batman #7 goes to a sixth printing, Absolute Batman #8, #9, #10, #11 and #12 get fourth printings, all with covers by Nick Dragotta DC All In Special gets a fourth printing with a cover by Daniel Sampere, all for the 22nd of April. #gallery-2 { margin: auto; } #gallery-2 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-2 img { border:[...]

This is the scene from Absolute Batman #6, part of "The Zoo", that kicked off (literally) all sorts of controversy until people got to the page with the Absolute Joker baby suit Batman punting a kid into the ocean in the fashion of Cerebus Pope. Absolute Batman #6 But in today's MAD About DC #1, it seems[...]

Today's Absolute Superman #18 by Jason Aaron and Rafa Sandoval from DC Comics adds two new reinventions of classic DC Comics characters for the Absolute Universe As well as giving greater depth to the history of one already established And the origin of the Absolute Black Adam, or King Shazam, on the banks of the Nile,[...]

It was one of the most gross and stand out images of Absolute Batman by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta, with Jack Grimm, the Absolute Joker, the richest man in the world, and owner of the Arks, gaining some kind of new life, new longevity and new powers, courtesy of… well… Absolute Batman #6 A suit of[...]

We've seen how the gold rush for Absolute Batman is driving up unbelievable sales numbers on recent issues But it's also kicking up prices across the run Now, someone is trying to sell the first issue on eBay for $34,000, which is a bit much But maybe one day? The highest price Absolute Batman has sold for[...]

Matthew Rosenberg, has been talking about his decision to step away from regular work at Marvel and DC Comics in favour of greater creative freedom and a heavier focus on creator-owned projects, including turning down the Absolute Universe In a wide-ranging Word Balloon podcast interview with John Siuntres, Rosenberg explained the shift in his career[...]

Talking Absolute Green Arrow, at 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… with writer Pornsak Pichetshote saying that you can feel Oliver Queen's presence in every panel of the book, you know, even if he's dead[...]

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[...]

Superman/Spider-Man #1 sold almost four times what Absolute Wonder Woman sold, almost five times what Absolute Martian Manhunter sold, as well as Amazing Spider-Man and six times Ultimate Endgame… and at eight bucks a pop, what a monster of a comic book….DC got five, Marvel got five… but I will note, not one X-book in the top ten, unless you count Jim Lee drawing Gambit[...]

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[...]

tournament, but as we have seen in the recent Justice League Unlimited, Darkseid is still coming for Earth, and the heroes have to be prepared, with new Alpha Energy powers, redeemed supervillains in the Justice League and visions for what's to come… Justice League Unlimited #17 by Mark Waid, Clayton Henry And it looks like Scott Snyder[...]

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[...]

During last week's Scott Snyder & Greg Capullo Batman Panel at MegaCon Orlando 2026, Scott Snyder dove deep into the radical reinvention of Poison Ivy in the Absolute Universe, describing her as a "levelled-up" cross-kingdom life form capable of pulling impossible biology from the natural world, including jellyfish regeneration and radiation-hardy plants from nuclear disaster[...]

But DC has a few slips recently… Absolute Martian Manhunter #11, scheduled for the 22nd of April, is now three weeks late for the 13th of May While Absolute Martian Manhunter #12 was planned for the 27th of May, it has been rescheduled to the 5th of June And that's the end of the series While[...]

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[...]

DC Comics tops the charts of anticipation for this Wednesday's comics with Absolute Wonder Woman, Absolute Martian Manhunter, as well as Detective Comics and Superman, all above Superman/Spider-Man As the disclaimer below says, this list, pulled from the comic book website League Of Comic Book Geeks' hundred-thousand-subscriber base, may also be biased towards long-running series that people[...]

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[...]