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As Bleeding Cool previously reported, Absolute Batman #19 was the first title of the series to have record retailer cover variants, only now matched by Absolute Batman #20 It has yet to be revealed if Dan Quintana is doing a variant cover after the effects of "Dropgate" earlier in the month Because it was the[...]

DC Comics sees two Absolute titles, Absolute Flash #15 and Absolute Green Arrow #1, top the fifty most anticipated comics of the week for this coming Wednesday, with Nightwing and Batman/Superman also strong ahead of Amazing Spider-Man and Battle Beast… #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 20%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left:[...]

Damaged or not, Absolute Batman #20 sold three times as many copies as Absolute Martian Manhunter #11, four times as many copies as Barbara Gordon: Breakout #1, and around five times as many copies as Ultimate Endgame, Transformers and Spider-Man/Venom Death Spiral… but that gives DC three in the top ten. Image Comics two and Marvel Comics five… Find previous Bleeding Cool[...]

We have managed to identify twenty-six retailer-exclusive variant covers for Absolute Batman #21 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta There are four open-order variant covers for Absolute Batman #20 And there is one 1:25 ratio variant cover But that's only likely be to be around a quarter of the ones coming down the pipe for[...]

Bleeding Cool previously reported that Absolute Green Arrow #1 by Pornsak Pichetshote and Rafael Albuquerque, out next week, had more orders from comic book stores than any other Absolute title had had with the first printing of their launch issue Mayhap the forty retailer-exclusive covers may have helped, something the other launches didn't have But it[...]

PrintWatch returns with new printings for Marvel Comics' Daredevil, Punisher, X-Men and Spider-Man/Superman, DC Comics' Flash, Firestorm, Superman, Bizarro, MAD, and Absolute Batman, Image Comics with GI Joe, Transformers, Phantom Of The Opera, If Destruction Be Our Lot, D'orc, Fireborn, Capes, Battle Beast, Assorted Crisis Events, Red Roots, Corpse Knight, Narco, Lost Fantasy and Super[...]

ComicPop Returns just ran a live podcast with Scott Snyder for the release of Absolute Batman #20 and a look ahead at what's coming, as well as the process of creating Absolute Batman and the Absolute Universe, including the news that Absolute Green Arrow is the most-ordered first issue first printing of any Absolute series[...]

Over a month ago, before the publication of Absolute Batman #19, DC Comics planned to publish the cover to Absolute Batman #20, with Scott Snyder 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[...]

DC Comics published the penultimate issue of Absolute Martian Manhunter #11 by Deniz Camp and Javier Rodriguez. And writer Deniz Camp has a request "Absolute Martian Manhunter 11 is out today! There's a thing we ask you to do — I don't expect many to do it, but if you do you can change the narrative[...]

UPDATED: Now with digital files, not watermarked camera shots… Absolute Green Arrow by Pornsak Pichetshote and Rafael Albuquerque is coming The character, as seen in Absolute Evil, was dead, killed by Hawkman But that doesn't seem to have stopped him Pichetshote says that you can feel Oliver Queen's presence in every panel of the book, you[...]

DC Comics has published Absolute Batman #20 from Scott Snyder, Nick Dragotta and Frank Martin in one state or another today We ran a few looks at the Absolute Batman conspiracy that is being revealed, now we go the whole hog Spoilers Absolute Batman #19 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta In Absolute Batman #19, it was suggested that[...]

Yesterday, Bleeding Cool mentioned that Absolute Batman #20 from Scott Snyder, Nick Dragotta and Frank Martin might require a little re-reading… and not just the previous issue But also the first one There are spoilers below, and a proper big spoiler warning before things get really fruity. Absolute Batman #19 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta Because, yes,[...]

Last week, Bleeding Cool reported widespread reports of damages to comic books coming out from DC Comics tomorrow, specifically the high profile and high ordered Absolute Batman #20, Absolute Martian Manhunter #11, and Barbara Gordon: Breakout #1, but also reports of similar for Supergirl #13 and The Fury Of Firestorm #2, across all the A[...]

It was, beating out Absolute Batman, Absolute Wonder Woman, Invincible, Dungeon Crawler Carl and more… The Absolute Universe also made a comeback, alongside the return of hot comic covers like battle-damaged Thragg, Dungeon Crawler Carl, and Lost Fantasy The Punisher also returns to the list, featuring both an old and a brand-new cover Radiant Black[...]

"Just prepare yourself, okay?" Absolute Batman #20 is coming this Wednesday from Scott Snyder, Nick Dragotta and Frank Martin But before it does, you might want to do a little re-reading… Absolute Batman #19 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta Previously, in Absolute Batman #19, it was suggested that The Joker was behind the death of Thomas[...]

Currently, the Batman monthly comic book by Matt Fraction and Jorge Jimenez (and recently Ryan Sook), and the Absolute Batman comic book by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta seem to be telling a very similar story At least in concept So Vandal Savage has framed Batman for the murder of a policeman… Batman #3 by Matt Fraction and[...]

DC Comics had told retailers "Thank you to everyone who has made us aware of manufacturing defects that occurred on Absolute Batman #20, Absolute Martian Manhunter #11, and Barbara Gordon: Breakout #1 At the current stage, we are releasing these issues as originally intended with the existing copies, so please feel free to sell them beginning on May 13[...]

DC Comics sees two Absolute titles, Absolute Batman #20 and the pen-Ultimate Absolute Martian Manhunter #11 (whatever state they arrive in), top the fifty most anticipated comics of the week for this coming Wednesday, with the new Transformers beating out the pen-Ultimate Endgame, strong performances for Something Is Killing The Children and Teenage Mutant Ninja[...]

Daredevil #2 sells close to Batman #9, even without the blind bags, and both beat Absolute Superman in this week's Top Ten Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List But it's Ben 10 #1 in fourth place, selling twice as many copies as other titles in the top ten, which is the big surprise If Destruction Be[...]

Absolute Batman #20 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta, Absolute Martian Manhunter #11 by Deniz Camp and Javier Rodriguez, and Barbara Gordon: Breakout #1 by Mariko Tamaki and Amancay Nahuelpan DC Comics has written to comic book retailers to tell them, "Thank you to everyone who has made us aware of manufacturing defects that occurred on Absolute Batman #20,[...]

We were told in Absolute Batman #1 that Jack Quinn, the Absolute Joker, doesn't laugh But in Absolute Batman #15, we discovered that was a lie He laughs, but only when he is in his most monstrous of forms Next week sees the publication of Absolute Batman #20 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta Here[...]

It is a measure of the importance to the current comic book industry that the news that next month's issue of Absolute Batman will be a week late, Absolute Batman #21 delayed from the 12th of June to the 17th of June, is worthy of note Writer and Absolute Universe showrunner Scott Snyder says, "Just[...]

Midnight is Marvel's Absolute Horror Line 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 seventeen years ago and steeped in a history of comic book industry gossip for a further eighteen[...]

And Midnight is intended to be Marvel's equivalent of both DC Comics' Vertigo line and their Absolute line all in one Not creator-owned obviously, and using Marvel Comics characters of course, but focusing on the horror side of the equation We're talking Blade, Darkhold, Ghost Rider, Dracula, Werewolf By Night, Morbius, Spirits Of Vengeance and the[...]

We looked at all forty (so far) of the Absolute Green Arrow #1 launch, but it's also worth noting that Absolute Catwoman #1 is also getting a fair few Not so many exclusive retailer variants so far….but the marketplace is still young First, the standard eight variant covers, available to everyone, including cardstock, foil and[...]

It's not just Absolute Batman #19 and #20 Absolute Green Arrow's launch also getting quite a few exclusive retailer variant covers And more to come, probably But first, here's that Alex Maleev exclusive variant cover for Absolute Batman #20 that they kept until just recently, coming from Milly Rock Comics, Scotty Dew Comics and Presto[...]

Many of the Absolute Universe titles have been about class struggle It might come with the territory, this is a universe tainted by Darkseid, in which the greedy and the rich have all the power, there are no superheroes in high society able to make that change, just come from the bottom up Absolute Wonder[...]

with Filya Bratukhin from Scout Comics, 20th Century Men with artist Stipan Morian from Image Comics, Bloodshot Unleashed with Jon Davis-Hunt from Valiant, Children Of The Vault with Luca Maresca from Marvel, The Ultimates with Juan Frigeri from Marvel Comics, Absolute Martian Manhunter with  Javier Rodriguez from DC, Assorted Crisis Events with Eric Zawadzki from[...]

And that's whether or not DC Comics should put the Absolute line into the Compact Comics publishing format Especially Absolute Batman A chunk of ten to twelve issues, smaller, thinner, newsprint-ish paper, at $10 price points The argument goes like this: DC Compact Comics Concept Absolute Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman Absolute Batman is bringing in more comic book readers[...]

DC Comics comes roaring back to the top of the fifty most anticipated comics of the week for this coming Wednesday, with the new monthly Batman issue and two Absolute titles topping the list It's a big week for Marvel as well, though, with the new Daredevil topping the new Amazing Spider-Man and X-Men And[...]