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Scott Snyder gives a DC Comics interview. In the background, there are colorful lights and a framed artwork, along with a Batman figurine on a table nearby.
Scott Snyder is coming to WonderCon I mean, he was Last night, it seemed he was going all over the place Posting on X, "In the air for a connecting flight in Baltimore, but they're diverting us to Philly bc of something happening with the Washington DC airport? Will keep you posted but will do[...]
Absolute Poison Ivy Will Be Back In Absolute Batman In About A Year
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[...]
Wytches
A little less than three months since our last update, we've got some good news to pass along about how things are looking for Prime Video's animated adaptation of writer Scott Snyder and artist Jock's Image Comics series Wytches Unfortunately, the good news came at the expense of Snyder having a smooth flight out to this weekend's WonderCon. While waiting[...]
Absolute Poison Ivy Origin Gets To The Heart Of The Matter (Spoilers)
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[...]
Why Greg Capullo Won't be Drawing Absolute Batman But Will Do Covers
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[...]
Scott Snyder Reveals His Absolute Batman Plans For The Rest Of 2026
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[...]
How Retailer Exclusive Covers Help Absolute Batman Sell Over 300,000
Except that's not the print run anymore. In response to my article (and Rob Liefeld's love of it), Scott Snyder posted to X, "DC has to approve the art The store has to buy a minimum of a couple thousand copies, and then DC prints the book and sends it to them It's all based on[...]
How Retailer Exclusive Covers Help Absolute Batman Sell Over 300,000
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[...]
Nick Dragotta And Scott Snyder On Creating Absolute Scarecrow
24 pages of story w/ two covers by me." Writer Scott Snyder says on his Substack newsletter, "It's seven issues as opposed to six, so it's literally our biggest And it also has super major stuff happening in it #19 is one of my favorite issues we've ever done and Nick agrees I think it's[...]
Absolute Universe Crossover In November & Spoilers For Absolute Batman
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[...]
Deathstroke, Scarecrow And Joker In Absolute Batman #19... Who Else?
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[...]
Absolute Batman #19
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 Full April 2026 Solicits And Solicitations
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,[...]
Absolute Poison Ivy Origin Gets To The Heart Of The Matter (Spoilers)
Absolute Batman #18 by Scott Snyder and Eric Canete is published today, the second in a two-parter looking at Absolute Poison Ivy, as Batman is forced to take her down In the last issue, Absolute Batman #17, we saw this Pamela Isley's journey in the Absolute Universe and what made her different to the standard[...]
Comics! The Magazine Launches With Absolute Batman
Less than two years after launch, Absolute Batman, the flagship title by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta, has shattered sales records, and found new readers Now, the creative and editorial teams are looking further down the field, mapping out a future for the line, even as Scott Snyder commits to a finale for his Darkseid[...]
Deathstroke, Scarecrow And Joker In Absolute Batman #19... Who Else?
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[...]
Absolute Batman #20 Adds Multiple Robins And A Tragic Loss
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 Look Of DC Next Level
Does that mean DC Comics is getting ready to announce James Harren as the new writer/artist of The Demon? I mean, ECCC is just around the corner in Seattle, it would be an opportune moment, would it not…? DC Next Level promo image from DC Comics Previously, Scott Snyder said "I don't think we announced who's on The[...]
Spoilers: Scott Snyder Reveals Nick Dragotta's Absolute Scarecrow Design
Lovely. ABSOLUTE BATMAN #19 CVR A NICK DRAGOTTA Then on a Whatnot stream from Trinity Comics, featuring Scott Snyder, he revealed, phone to phone, a better look at Nick Dragotta's designs for the character. #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 */ Screencap from Whatnot[...]
Batman by Greg Capullo and Scott Snyder
With Scott Snyder showing off Eric Canete's guest art spot on Absolute Batman, Scott was tagged with Greg Capullo on X, being asked, "Any chance of you guys collaborating again for a stint of #absolutebatman ??" Greg Capullo replied, "I've done more than my fair share of Batman." The reply "Wouldn't be mad if you[...]
Interior preview page from Absolute Batman #17
This week's Absolute Batman #17 by Scott Snyder and Eric Canete as well as revealing the new Absolute Poison Ivy, sees Bruce Wayne going round visiting his friends, all transformed into monsters by the Absolute Joker, to see how they are all doing We have these panels… spoilers of course… you have been warned… Absolute Batman[...]
Dstlry December 2025 Solicits
The following titles have been delayed:" City Beneath Her Feet #3 – James Tynion IV, Elsa Charretier, Jordie Bellaire, and Aditay Bidikar –  January 14, 2026 Endeavour #3 – Stephanie Phillips, Marc Laming – February 2026, originally for Galactic #2 – Curt Pires, Amilcar Pinna – January 2026 Mischief of Magpies #1 – Simon Spurrier,  Matías Bergara – April[...]
Absolute Superman Gets New Absolute Universe Powers (Spoilers)
Last week, Bleeding Cool ran comic book creator Patrick Kindlon's "Stop Snitchin" YouTube video in which he criticised creators stating, "Recently, a big writer, sorry to blind item this, a big writer was outed as a big snitch, a fellow that tries to hurt other people's career by virtue of going to the guy that[...]
DC Comics' Full March 2026 Solicits And Solicitations
As Absolute Batman is slipping down the schedules slightly, and starting to run "redacted covers", Scott Snyder took to social media to talk about what's coming for Absolute Batman and the Absolute line As Bleeding Cool readers know, the comic can often come down to the wire… He writes; "I just wanna say thanks for your[...]
Cover image for Absolute Batman: Ark-M Special #1
Absolute Batman: Ark M Special #1 by Scott Snyder, Frank Tieri, Joshua Hixson is published by DC Comics today And, as well as giving a new history to the Absolute Joker, it includes a number of Absolute debuts Some purely in textual form… such as the domestic names of Man Bat, Poison Ivy, Hugo Strange, Scarecrow, Clayface and The[...]
Nick Dragotta's Absolute Poison Ivy For Absolute Batman Revealed
Out this month by Scott and I." That's Scott Snyder of course, folks Absolute Batman #16 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta will be published by DC Comics on the 28th of January rather than the 14th of January, as it's now two weeks late The break should give Scott and Nick plenty of time[...]
DC Comics To Publish New Jonah Hex Comic For Next Level
In his most recent Substack newsletter, Scott Snyder has been talking about 2025 as well as what's to come in 2026, about the presence of Absolute Batman and the Absolute line at DC Comics "But now to have it be like a load bearing book at DC, or a book that generates excitement and money[...]
Suprrman Vs Absolute Superman In DC's K.O. #4?
#1 (W) Scott Snyder (A/CA) Javier Fernandez And here is how Absolute Superman is looking today… Absolute Superman #14 by Jason Aaron and Rafa Sandoval Here's how the remaining issues of DC's K.O are looking… DC K.O #3 (OF 5) (W) Scott Snyder (A/CA) Javier Fernandez THE ELITE EIGHT REMAIN–AND ALL HELL IS GOING TO BREAK LOOSE! IT'S TAG-TEAM TIME![...]