DC Comics cancels Brian Bendis' Batman Universe Deluxe hardcover previously set for February 2026. The deluxe edition is now postponed indefinitely, with placeholder listings showing a 2079 date. Marvel ramps up Bendis reprints with three Omnibus editions and a facsimile set for November 2026. Bendis' return to Marvel in 2026 appears to be driving the DC cancellation and Marvel’s publicity push.Well, that makes for interesting timing. Last month, Bleeding Cool scooped the news that Brian Bendis was returning to Marvel Comics in 2026 and speculated on some of the available projects it might make sense to add his name to. I didn't mention Jessica Jones as a possibility, and I probably should have. But notably, DC Comics had listed a Batman Universe Deluxe edition for February 2026, featuring the Batman story that Bendis wrote for the Walmart-distributed comic book magazine. But then sent it to the cornfield, it is currently listed on Amazon.com for publication in 2079, and on BNC as "postponed indefinitely" which is usually used to keep books on the system, allowing you to reschedule when you have a firmer date. Without making any commitments. Maybe when the news won't be all full of "Brian Bendis Back At Marvel" headlines. Which it will be very shortly. The Amazon.co.uk listing for Batman: Universe Deluxe is still scheduled for February, but odds are that it will change soon as well. Possibly shortly after Bleeding Cool points it out…Batman: Universe: Deluxe Edition Hardcover – January 2, 2079 by Brian Michael Bendis, Nick Derington
OH NO!
>>151034024Anyways,
Don't worry now time flies real fast it will be 2079 before you know it lol.
>>151034019Who's bendis?
>>151034987Bendis? The writer?
>>151034019Good.
>>151036147The writer. Bendis. He writes.
>>151038404He . . . Writes? That's all he does? Write?
>>151034019Are they aware now that we don't like Bendis?
>>151040213We, Marvelchads, love Bendis.
>>151040213Honestly I don't think they are.
>>151034019>Brian Bendis was returning to Marvel Comics in 2026ugh this has been can't drop into an early grave or something.
Would rather have DC collect Hurwitz run than the Bendis.Same with Superman, would rather have a Schultz , Pak or even Kelly omnibus than fucking Bendis.
Universe was alright. I much prefer the friendly neighborhood Batman with a sense of humor to the cringe edgelord that Snyder has come up with
DC is unfucking itself slowly, they only need to blacklist DWJ
>>151034019yeah not to bust your bubble here OP but >>151034987 this is pretty much the reasonI know who Bendis is, I know he went to DC, I even heard he was coming back to Marvelno idea he did a Batman run, zero interest in reading itfuck Bendis
>>151040247Us? The Marvelchads? We love Bendis?
>>151040213Nah it’s just that by returning to marvel DC dont have to uphold their guaranteed paperback/hardcover printings. Which, if you didn’t know, is why hacks like ram, rainbow Rowell, etc continue to get 12 issues at least when given a project from either of the big 2. Part of the contracts are guaranteed collection.
>>151042985As well as Ram, Spurrier, King, Taylor, Fraction, Zdarsky and on and on. The thing is they won’t do this.
>>151043763they will the moment universal buys them under federal orders
>>151043734Yeah.
>>151043763What's the deal with Ram and Spurrier? Why do you hate them that much?
>>151034019When did he write Batman?
