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DC’s Absolute villains unite in ‘Absolute Evil’ this October

See what DC has in store for the Absolute titles as they celebrate their first year.

Almost a year to the day that DC announced their “All In” publishing plans and the birth of the Absolute Universe, the publisher has revealed what October has in store for our Absolute heroes (and villains).

October of last year brought the first Absolute titles, as Absolute Batman, Absolute Wonder Woman and Absolute Superman made their way to comic shops. Those first issues went on to achieve phenomenal sales and critical acclaim, and DC continues to issue reprints for those and subsequent issues.

In a universe that’s built on putting our heroes at a disadvantage, this October will see several villains from across the Absolute Universe join forces and target the heroes. The Absolute Evil one-shot will bring that alliance to the forefront.

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Can’t Wait for Wednesday | ‘Absolute Green Lantern’ arrives, Venom’s identity revealed + more in this week’s comics

Check out new comics arriving by Al Ewing, Jahnoy Lindsay, Carlos Gomez, Phil Hester, Ram V, Anand RK, Charles Soule, Steve McNiven, Melissa Chan and more.

Welcome to Can’t Wait for Wednesday, your guide to what comics are arriving in comic book stores, bookstores and on digital. This week brings a new edition to DC’s Absolute Comics line as well as the resurrection of a cult classic under the Black Label line. The new Venom stands revealed this week, plus Moon Girl celebrates an anniversary and IDW kicks off a Lore War.

I’ve pulled out some of the highlights for this week below, but for the complete list of everything you might find at your local comic shop and on digital this week, you’ll want to check out one or more of the following:

As a reminder, things can change and what you find on the above lists may differ from what’s actually arriving in your local shop. With Diamond going through bankruptcy proceedings, distribution has become even more questionable, with deliveries and arrival dates changing. So check with your retailer to see what’s arriving at their shop this week.

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Slugfest | Three new Absolute titles debut in DC’s March solicitations

Plus: ‘Batman: H2sh” begins, ‘Sonic X Justice League’ races into shops and Harley Quinn gets a fart-themed special.

Slugfest is a roundup of cool announcements about projects coming to a shelf near you. This edition focuses on the new titles debuting in DC’s February solicitations, which you can find here. Hit the links for more information.

DC’s Absolute Universe has proven to be a big hit for them, and is one of the biggest success stories in the mainstream comic book world this year. DC even put out a press release claiming that Absolute Batman #1 was the best-selling comic of the year when you took into account all the subsequent printings, although they didn’t share any actual numbers so it’s hard to say whether it’s a bigger success than, say, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1, which IDW said was the best-selling comic of the year, or Ultimate Spider-Man #1, which Bleeding Cool reported sold more copies across multiple printings.

But hey, no matter who had the higher numbers, it’s good to see all of these comics doing well enough to be in the conversation.

But getting back to the Absolute titles, the line will grow from three to six next March with the addition of Absolute Flash, Absolute Green Lantern and Absolute Martian Manhunter.

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NYCC | DC All In panel reveals new series featuring Aquaman, Atom + more

Creators were on hand to talk about Absolute versions of Martian Manhunter, Flash and Green Lantern, who will all debut next March.

During their All In panel at the New York Comic Con today, DC revealed several new series for both the regular universe and the newly minted Absolute Universe, as well as creative teams and artwork from each.

Coming in January are two new series featuring Aquaman and the Atoms, as well as another Green Lantern one-shot. On the Absolute side, they revealed Absolute Martian Manhunter, which will debut in March, as well artwork from Absolute Green Lantern and Absolute Flash.

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