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At Comics Con Portugal this past weekend, Scott Snyder took to the stage to talk up Absolute Batman, his mega-hit series with Nick Dragotta, part of the whole Absolute Universe line Even if it seem inconceivable that to you up any more But that wasn't always the case Scott Snyder recalled "When we started Absolute[...]

And it looks like Harley Quinn is getting it, even as the leader of the Red Hood Gang goes up against the Joker's Robins to save the Absolute Batman on this Nick Dragotta cover And promising to tell us "How does Harley connect with Ark M, and how did the Robins fledge from hatchlings to[...]

Now The Absolute Universe version of Deathstroke first appeared in Absolute Batman #9, hanging out with the Absolute Joker. Absolute Batman #9 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta "Slade Wilson" Though on publication, that little detail had been removed It was still him though. Absolute Batman #9 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta In the Absolute Batman universe, Slade[...]

Not the big huge hulking thing, but something new… oh, you know what this means, don't you? Because Absolute Batman #19 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta is published by DC Comics on Wednesday. Absolute BatSpoilers There you go Now, it is possible that Bleeding Cool may post a few Absolute Batman #19 spoilers in the run-up[...]

But right here, right now, and the first few pages of Absolute Batman #19 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta for the 15th of April, 2026, from DC Comics… Part One of The Straw Man And it begins in Smallville… or at least somewhere a lot like it. Absolute Batman #19 by Scott Snyder and Nick[...]

Who else is yellow… The Signal! Is that Duke Thomas at the back? #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 25%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Of course, this is not the only time Nick Dragotta has gone Bat-Mecha… remember this from Batman Black And White #3 in[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

But maybe one day? The highest price Absolute Batman has sold for on eBay was for Absolute Batman #1, 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, went for around $2500 in January[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Absolute Batman #21 Absolute Batman #21 And Nick Dragotta has his designs for those to share as well[...]

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[...]

And we will learn the origin of this Harley Quinn in Absolute Batman #22… On and he mixed up the Absolute Universe and Ultimate Universe very, very briefly… talking about writing on the comic with Nick Dragotta, he stated; "I've never had as much fun in superheroes as I have on this book with Nick[...]

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[...]

So when Absolute Batman #19 slips from the 8th of April to the 15th of April, it's worth at least letting comics retailer folk know, if only for their cashflow and traffic projections – as well as letting the fans know when they come in the door… It's not the first time the comic has slipped,[...]

Nick Dragotta's cover for Absolute Batman #19 has just been revealed, giving better and bigger looks at all manner of folk turning up in that issue, and what it might mean for the Absolute Universe – and Absolute Gotham. Absolute Batman #19 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta We have the Absolute Joker with a R for[...]

This is how Absolute Batman #20 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta was listed in DC's May 2026 solicits and solicitations And it has been going through ch-ch-changes. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Absolute Batman #20 cover by Nick Dragotta Absolute[...]

The DC Comics-revealed cover to Absolute Batman #19 by Nick Dragotta, out in April, revealed the first look for the upcoming Absolute Universe version of the Batman villain, The Scarecrow Seen reflected in Batman's blades, both as a dapper fellow in a 1920s style American suit and hat… and then a closer look with buttons[...]

And as a thank you, Nick and I have a plan that I'll talk about soon, probably in my newsletter early this week, to make sure we keep spoilers hidden for upcoming issues that we think will also add some fun to the solicits – these next ten months are really full of huge reveals." So[...]

Nick Dragotta posts the inks of his cover to Absolute Batman #17 featuring the Absolute Poison Ivy to Instagram "Ab Bat 17 cover sneak peak @ericcanete takes on art and design duties for this Ivy two parter with @ssnyder1835 Killer design work by Eric on this one, and Scott continues to push this story at[...]

The first Absolute Batman comic book collection by Scott  Snyder and Nick Dragotta has been published in France, translated from the English And it is getting a little publicity from the French publisher and licensor Urban Comics As Felix Comic Art social media posts "ABSOLUTE BATMAN is taking over the world! Check out this giant billboard[...]

Absolute Batman #1 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta was launched in 2024 to much acclaim and high sales, topping the chart with around 150,000 orders from comic book stores It has now gone to ten printings, with orders for the most receent issues at 200,000 and then 300,000 for the Absolute Joker origin issue[...]

After repeated fan inquiries about its absence from the Comic Hub data, and subsequently our Weekly Bestseller List, Bleeding Cool has done some digging and it's our understanding that Absolute Batman #14 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta had orders approaching 200,000 from comic book retailers through the direct market of comic shops, which would certainly land it on top[...]

We got a preview of Absolute Batman #14 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta below, running through the series so far, before seeing a Venom-infused Absolute Batman go up against Absolute Bane Though frustratingly, the preview didn't show any of the battle Well, you know that Bleeding Cool likes to go beyond the preview when[...]

Absolute Batman #15 is out in December, featuring the full monstrous form of the Absolute Joker, by Scott Snyder and Jock. However, the series co-creator, Nick Dragotta, has already designed this character, and it has now been revealed The design features rows of teeth for constant consumption, with the character running on all fours or walking tall, while[...]

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[...]

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 Dragotta draws on the manga influences that make his work so identifiable, with a strong kinetic feel on the page, mirrored in this new look for this Batman I am expecting someone[...]

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, is a reimagining of the classic DC Comics characters, if they have been created today, tackling the social and political issues of the twenty-twenties, rather than those of[...]