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Absolute Wonder Woman #20 just beat the Batman #163 H2SH Part One finale and both were far away from the others, as Zatanna #2 still did very well, outselling every other comic book this week, though Doomquest #1 did pretty well too, and Absolute Green Arrow #1 from last week was still in the chart[...]

The finale of Absolute Martian Manhunter #12 by Deniz Camp and Javier Rodriguez slipped its on-sale date from the 17th of June to the 24th of June (where it would have been published on the same day as Absolute Superman and Absolute Wonder Woman, and now scheduled for the 1st of July There are also[...]

Last week while I was off to MCM London Comic Con,  Scott Snyder appeared on the Dark Lord Collectors WhatNot channel, with more Absolute Universe knowledge, and not just Absolute Batgirl, or Absolute Clayface But he's not alone in that. We are told to watch for the main standard covers to Absolute Batman #24 and #25[...]

And it was the tale that Persephone tells young Diana on the Isle of Hades a year ago in Absolute Wonder Woman #7 by Kelly Thompson, Mattia De Iulis and Dustin Nguyen. Absolute Wonder Woman #7 by Kelly Thompson, Mattia De Iulis And then Wonder Woman gets to play out her own version in Hades' arena Though[...]

We know Absolute Clayface is coming in Absolute Batman #22, and now we have these Nick Dragotta designs for the character This also tells us a lot about what's going on with this take on the character From which we learn that Absolute Clayface isn't just a shapeshifter who turns into people, he's a sculptor[...]

Previously on the ComicPop Returns live podcast with Scott Snyder, Bleeding Cool reported Scott Snyder telling us that Cassandra Cain is coming to Absolute Batman And yes, there is an Absolute Batgirl coming too, but she may not be called Batgirl Then, on the Dark Lord Collectors WhatNot channel, he dropped more knowledge, saying that[...]

Printwatch is a runaround of the latest second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth printings for comic books in the direct market, with entries since last week's (and Absolute Green Arrow) gathered up, as well as a few that no one has announced yet I would expect a D'Orc #1 sixth printing press release, and the[...]

But rather than Spider-Man and X-Men, he went for the comic industry's current favourite, Absolute Batman by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta, as it continues to tick up to a half-million print run. Emmy Award-winning Head of Marvel Television and Marvel Animation, previously overseeing Marvel's slate of live-action and animated series for Disney+, he has served[...]

Earlier this year, Bleeding Cool recorded that the highest price Absolute Batman has sold for on eBay was for Absolute Batman #1, a limited second printing, exclusive to Felix Comic Art, featuring Nick Dragotta's designs for the character One, CGC slabbed at 9.8, signed by Scott Snyder and Dragotta, with a sketch on the front, which went[...]

DC Comics sees Absolute Wonder Woman #20 top the fifty most anticipated comics of the week for this coming Wednesday, with the nine-month-late Batman #163 by Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee still appealing to so many And it's fascinating to see the unpublished Swamp Thing from 38 years ago still ride so high in this[...]

Absolute Green Arrow #1 destroyed the Bleeding Cool Top 11 Weekly Bestseller List as it sold three times as many copies as Invincible Universe Battle Beast #9 and Amazing Spider-Man #29, and over four times as many copies as Ultimate Impact Reborn #1 and Absolute Flash #15 Five for DC, four for Marvel, two for[...]

and Absolute Batman Vs Absolute Batman Okay, it's Absolute Clayface But still… BATMAN: BAD SEEDS – SUNSET #1 $5.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $6.99 US (card stock) On Sale: 8/26/26 Writer: MATT FRACTION and G WILLOW WILSON Artist: GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI and CLIFF RATHBURN Cover Artist: GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI and CLIFF RATHBURN Gotham City's new mayor, Pamela Isley, deserted by her[...]

As other Absolute titles slip their schedules a little at DC Comics, with Scott Snyder ascribing blame to printers reaching maximum capacity, two more join their number. The next issue of Absolute Superman #20 by Jason Aaron and Rafa Sandoval, with its [REDACTED] solicits, will now have an on-sale date of the 24th of June rather than the 3rd of June. And[...]

battle… and now that his power boost has been seen by the others… New Titans #35 by Tate Brombal, Sami Basri, Vicente Cifuentes Not the only one going through something similar as Jon Kent of the present sees something in his younger self he never saw before… Superman Unlimited #13 by Dan Slott, Lucas Meyer How long will Cyborg[...]

Absolute Flash #15 by Jeff Lemire and Nick Robles is published today by DC Comics Although it more seems to be concerned with the futuire, of both Absolute Flash and the Absolute Universe as a whole. Absolute Flash #15 by Jeff Lemire, Nick Robles As Wally West is attacked by a rather dark force, and turns rather[...]

Tomorrow, expect a lot of the comic book internet to be complaining about Absolute Green Arrow #1 (the one that has just got 300,000 pre-orders and a second printing), saying the superhero comic books that do left-wing politics simply don't sell well and are destroying the industry And even those who might in some circumstances[...]

Absolute Batman continues to dominate the market with killer variants featuring limited runs, glow-in-the-dark, new characters, and up-and-coming artists Barbaric gets the Netflix treatment, Darth Maul continues to crush it on two fronts, while Something Is Killing The Children drew "renewed" interest And Ben 10 hype officially begins as he rounds out this week's Top[...]

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[...]