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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[...]

So that's four for DC (including the top three), four for Marvel and two for Image Comics. Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List Top Ten Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List No Title Publisher Writer Artist Price Ratio 1 Lobo #1 DC Skottie Young Jorge Corona 3.99 100 2 Batwoman #1 DC Greg Rucka Dani 3.99 79.0 3 Deathstroke #1 DC Tony Fleecs Carmine Di Giandomenico 3.99 67.7 4 Battle Beast #7 Image Robert Kirkman Annalisa Leoni, Ryan Ottley 3.99 63.2 5 Amazing Spider-Man #24 Marvel Joe Kelly Jesus Saiz 4.99 61.0 6 Absolute Flash #13 DC Jeff Lemire Haining 4.99 50.8 7 Exquisite Corpses #11 Image Che Grayson, James Tynion IV Gavin[...]

Artist Nick Dragotta has teased more looks at the Absolute Scarecrow ahead of the Absolute Batman #19 FOC on Monday, being published in April on his Instagram, saying, "Absolute Batman 19 FOC next week Kicking off a new arc No spoilers, but there's farming, Alfred gets pissy, a new Bat toy, and Scarecrow That and[...]

During the Absolute Universe Panel at MegaCon today in Orlando, Scott Snyder announced that DC Comics will publish the first Absolute Universe event, crossing through the titles, in November 2026.  But before then, he also spilt some details on Absolute Batman And revealed that the Absolute Harley Quinn will name the new Batmobile in Absolute[...]

Can she survive by tapping into her newfound power as the Prime Magus of the universe? Meanwhile, Agent Di Manes of the Department of Occult Affairs is preparing for his own grand finale—one that will show Zatanna exactly where he stands. #gallery-18 { margin: auto; } #gallery-18 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-18 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-18 .gallery-caption[...]

Here are the DC Comics Full May 2026 Solicits And Solicitations, kicking off with launches for Absolute Green Arrow and Absolute Catwoman, Barbara Gordon: Breakout, DC X Sonic The Hedgehog: Metal Legion, Tales Of The Green Lantern Corps: Guy Gardner, Superman: Father Of Tomorrow and more, much much more… #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align:[...]

In Absolute Flash #1 by Jeff Lemire and Nick Robles published by DC Comics this time last year, we had an epilogue to the story of Wally West, playing out across its pages A Flash Forward to One Year Later, introducing someone new. Absolute Flash #1 by Jeff Lemire, Nick Robles The Absolute version of The Mirror[...]

Bleeding Cool had previously reported that Absolute Batman #14 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta from DC Comics had orders approaching 200,000 from comic book retailers through the direct market of comic shops But that Absolute Batman #15, drawn by Jock, and featuring the origin and monstrous form of the Absolute Joker had nearly 300,000 pre-orders, all without the use of[...]

Scott Snyder has been talking about Absolute Batman at this year's La Mole Con event in México City, its thirtieth anniversary edition During which he told Kristoff Kirchoff that the Absolute Scarecrow will have a higher body count than any villain so far, including the centuries lived by Absolute Joker And that Absolute Batman #19[...]

DC Comics tops the charts of anticipation for this Wednesday's comics with Absolute Flash and Nightwing, followed by Ultimates and Ultimate Wolverine from Marvel But remember, launch issues aren't always as well represented on this chart and Lobo, Batwoman, Deathstroke are all launching, as is Sentry from Marvel, Super Creepshow from Image and Dead Teenagers[...]