>BURBANK, Calif., February 19, 2026 — Today at ComicsPro in Glendale, CA, DC thanked Direct Market comic book retailers for their support throughout 2025 and unveiled new details about the publisher’s 2026 comic book lineup. DC’s presentation highlighted the next wave of DC Vertigo titles, a new event miniseries coming in the Absolute Universe, major additions to DC Next Level, and a first look at a Gotham City event arriving later this year.>Following the successful launch of Bleeding Hearts, End of Life, and The Nice House by the Sea—with The Peril of the Brutal Dark: An Ezra Cain Mystery launching February 25—DC shared updates on the forthcoming slate of DC Vertigo titles arriving throughout 2026. Beginning this summer, Vertigo will publish 100 Bullets: The US of ANGER and Fanatic, followed in the fall by Necretatious and Black Tower: The Raven Conspiracy. Winter 2026 will see the arrival of The Crying Doll and A Walking Shadow, rounding out the imprint’s first full year of its return.
>DC Absolute Universe Expands with Green Arrow and Catwoman, Plus a Tease of the First Absolute Event Mini-Series>The Absolute Universe has become one of DC’s most celebrated publishing lines, with titles such as Absolute Batman, Absolute Wonder Woman, Absolute Superman, Absolute Green Lantern, Absolute Flash, and Absolute Martian Manhunterearning widespread critical acclaim and chart‑topping sales. Early volumes continue to return to print as readership grows, and increased demand across the line has sets the stage for the next wave of DC’s Absolute Universe launches.>That next wave arrives in May and June with Absolute Catwoman and Absolute Green Arrow, two new limited series that reimagine iconic characters through the bold, high-stakes storytelling that defines DC's Absolute line. These six-issue series introduce new threats, new mysteries, and new corners of the Absolute Universe as DC builds the next major chapter of DC: ALL IN.
ABSOLUTE CATWOMAN>With all the wealth...with all the gear...with all the skills, she is the Absolute Apex Predator!>Selina Kyle has carved a good life for herself. Through her ingenuity and skills, she has become the greatest thief the world has ever known. With high-tech gear and weaponry, there is no place too secure for Catwoman. But when someone from her past comes knocking at her door, everything she has built begins to collapse. To survive, Selina must unravel a mystery that takes her across the globe and deep into the shadows of the Absolute Universe. Written by Che Grayson and Scott Snyder with art by Bengal, Catwoman bursts onto the scene in her first Absolute solo series.>Following her last appearance in Absolute Batman #14, this new comic book series picks up the threads Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta laid down in the main title, from the secrets of Selina’s past to her elusive ties to Black Mask.>Absolute Catwoman #1, written by Che Grayson and Scott Snyder with art by Bengal, arrives wherever comic books are sold on June 10, 2026. Bengal’s main cover will retail for $4.99 US, while open-to-order card stock variants by David Nakayama, Sozomaika, and Kaare Andrews, along with Mateus Manhanini’s 1:25 incentive variant, will each retail for $5.99 US. Bengal’s main cover will also be offered as a foil variant for $7.99 US, and a logo cover will be available.
>>152554375>Bleeding Hearts, End of Life, and The Nice House by the SeaThey must have written this a month ago. Bleeding hearts and end of life are shit.
ABSOLUTE GREEN ARROW>Without the trick arrows... without the money... without mercy, what’s left is the Absolute Hunter!>A serial killer is slaughtering corrupt billionaires, and the only clue to his identity is the green arrows protruding from the victims’ bodies. Executive protection specialist Dinah Lance, also known as Absolute Black Canary, is assigned to uncover the murderer’s identity as she investigates a list of suspects drawn from the ranks of DC’s most dangerous archers. Each one is uniquely connected to a recently murdered Oliver Queen. A deadly mystery unfolds in this urban horror reimagining of the Emerald Archer’s mythos, brought to life by Eisner Award–winners Pornsak Pichetshote and Rafael Albuquerque.>Spinning out of the shocking events of Absolute Evil, this new comic book series brings slasher-horror storytelling to the Absolute Universe, exploring Oliver Queen’s past and the clues left behind in the wake of his murder.>Absolute Green Arrow #1, written by Pornsak Pichetshote with art by Rafael Albuquerque, arrives wherever comic books are sold on May 20, 2026. Albuquerque’s main cover will retail for $4.99 US, while open-to-order card stock variants by Gerald Parel, Guillem March, and Reiko Murakami, along with Tula Lotay’s 1:25 incentive variant, will each retail for $5.99 US. Albuquerque’s main cover will also be offered as a foil variant for $7.99 US, and a logo cover will be available.
>These new launches in May and June mark only the beginning of what is ahead for the Absolute Universe in 2026, as DC pushes its heroes into moments of absolute terror with more stories born from the darkest corners of the DC cosmos still to come, including an event mini-series launching in Q4 2026..>Retailers were shown a new trailer for DC Next Level, highlighting the initiative’s rollout through the first half of the year. Lobo #1, Batwoman #1, and Deathstroke: The Terminator #1 will all launch on March 18, followed by The Fury of Firestorm #1 on April 8 and Zatanna #1 on April 29.
>DC then spotlighted two newly announced Next Level titles arriving this summer: Barbara Gordon: Breakout by Mariko Tamaki and Amancay Nahuelpan in May, and The Deadman by W. Maxwell Prince and Martín Morazzo in June.
>DC’s ComicsPro presentation further revealed the next major Next Level series: Teen Titans, launching this summer from Kyle Higgins and Daniele Di Nicuolo, the acclaimed team behind Power Rangers: Shattered Grid. In Teen Titans, Red Hood uncovers a network of missing powered teens and reluctantly joins forces with a new generation of plugged-in, hyper-capable young heroes to find them and expose the lie dividing their world.
>DC closed its publishing announcements with a first look at “BAD SEEDS”, a Gotham City event arriving in Q3 2026. Gotham City police commissioner Vandal Savage has declared war on the Bat-Family and flooded the streets with his private, para-militarized police army. Gotham's new mayor, Pamela Isley, deserted by her allies both political and arcane, is about to make a last-ditch power play that will leave all of Gotham decimated by daylight.>These events converge in “BAD SEEDS”, spanning a long, dark night in Gotham that threatens to turn the entire city into a primeval world of hostile plant life unlike anything on Earth for millennia, at a time when its greatest heroes are hunted and in hiding. More details on “BAD SEEDS” will be shared in the months ahead.>To conclude the presentation, DC reminded retailers that 2026 marks the 40th anniversary of Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. DC shared an overview of the publishing program and products planned throughout the year to celebrate Frank Miller, Klaus Janson and Lynn Varley’s landmark series.https://www.dc.com/blog/2026-02-19/dc-delivers-big-news-to-retailers-at-comics-pro-2026https://www.dc.com/blog/2026-02-18/dc-expands-the-absolute-universe-with-absolute-catwoman-and-absolute-green-arrow
>>152554465inb4 Hawkman will turn good in Absolute Superman and his first step into redeeming himself is tossing Ollie's rotting body into a Lazarus pit
>>152554465Did he come back from the dead?
>>152554465>Dinah mentioned but no mention at all of who absolute GA isOdd.
>>152554437Catwoman of all characters getting a book already feels weird but if she's globetrotting in this and we'll see the rest of the world that way that could be cool>>152554465Would people be happy or annoyed if this ends up being a resurrected Ollie?
>>152554496Why is this Jason and not Damian
>>152554496Looks like Flatline will fuck Jason before Damian.Sorry Damianbros…..
>>152554496I know I'm not the target audience for this but these designs are awful
>>152554496Fair Play, Lian Harper, Flatline, ???, ????, Red Hood
>>152554496They really struggle to figure out what to do with Jason. That said, it's least not the worst idea they've had.
>>152554496At least it sounds like Jason is being their mentor in this and not trying to pretend to be hip and cool with the kids these days.
>Still no black led ongoing for Next Level so farSay it with meDISCRIMINATIONCOMIS
>>152554614>Catwoman of all characters getting a book already feels weirdCatwoman is in the top 3 DC heroines with the longest running solo comics. She is only beaten by Wonder Woman and Lois Lane. An Absolute Catwoman mini will probably do well, possibly well enough to get turned into an ongoing.
>>152554678There's a black gay female leading an Absolute comic you quiet down now
>>152554727Yeah but she's a cheating hoe so comic twitter doesn't wanna say it counts.
>>152554603The entire point is that GA’s identity is a secret with several suspects, so no, they’re not going to spoil it.
>>152554603can you not read? they literally say its the mystery:>uncover the murderer’s identity as she investigates a list of suspects drawn from the ranks of DC’s most dangerous archers. Each one is uniquely connected to a recently murdered Oliver Queen. A deadly mystery unfolds in this urban horror reimagining of the Emerald Archer’s mythos, brought to life by Eisner Award–winners Pornsak Pichetshote and Rafael Albuquerque.
>>152554792>>152554794You say that as if we're not going to find out in the first issue. We're not spending months without actually seeing Green Arrow do Green Arrow shit and can you really say you care if it's Connor Hawke or Roy Harper ( or revived Ollie for that matter)
>>152554847green arrow appears in the preview for absolute green arrow anon, we are going to see him kill billionaires
>>152554496Why are Naruto and Yuji on the team?
>>152554879The want the MHA crowd
>>152554879Artist is an Italian weeb
>>152554879They couldn't afford Goku.
>>152554904well DC is already full of Spanish weebs so having an Italian in the office won't change anything
>>152554488>Mariko TamakiBarbara "zero good run" Gordon strikes again
>>152554932What is even the point of DC K.O. if Goku doesn't show up, honestly?
>>152554491Holy kino
>>152554959Wasn't her Zatanna good?
>>152554491>Deadman>Demon>Zatanna>Doom Patrol>LegionYou know what? I'm liking DC next level, seems like DCYou and seems that DC now is letting the authors to have long runs like Ivy is +40 issues
>>152555032Unless they're black
>>152555042Correct. Marvel can have the blacks.
>>152555042I swear Mr Terrific got a book recently
>>152555056That ended in November
>>152554488Which villainess will turn Barbara bisexual in prison?
>>152554491How is Tamaki still getting fucking work, dawg. Bitch sucks.
>>152554678If sales do great on Absolute Catwoman they might extend it, who knows
>>152555010Goku is busy trying to kiss his wife for the first time
>>152555028Her Detective Comics run wasn't bad.
>>152554496>See reactions online>People are actually saying Jason on baby-sitter duty is a downgrade from the fucking GFM "run"
>>152554465>>Without the trick arrows... without the money... without mercy, what’s left is the Absolute Hunter!An angry liberal?
>>152554375>Winter 2026 will see the arrival of The Crying Doll and A Walking ShadowBruhh... that means you announced series a full year before their first issue drops. That's dumb.
>>152554457This. Deniz camp sucks.
>>152554507>Gotham City police commissioner Vandal SavageJesus fucking christ, who comes up with this shit?
>>152554488>>152554491Is the Next Level stuff completely self contained titles? Might give that a look if it is
>>152555271Well, at least his kid isn’t getting fucked by an asian twink.
>>152555721Grell bros we're fucking back
>>152556614Chip-on-his-shoulder Zdarsky who did his best to wreck Batman as much as possible.
>>152554678No black led ongoing = Sales go upThat's just science bro....Also blame Milestone for being so anal with their characters. A Static book with a good writer would do alright.
>>152554491>Barbara Gordon: Breakout by Mariko Tamaki babsfags getting exactly what they deserve
>>152554496This is the first we've seen of these new characters, and I hate all of them already
>>152554465>Pornsak PichetshoteHe looks like one of the Luna Brothers.
>>152554496>Jason-fags keep eating fat L's.Not other fandom deserve it more.
>>152554678>DISCRIMINATION>COMISWtf? I love DC.
>>152554457>Both have already sold out and are heading for second prints/co/ lost
>>152557712I fucking hate this industry and these fans
>>152554437>1:25 incentive variant, will each retail for $5.99Incentive variant for retail price. Even the comic shops marks those up to $25.>>152557712End of Life is still available new at most online retailers and I thought that one kind of sucked desu>>152556636>Like the Absolute line, this is an initiative that welcomes new readers that are looking for a jumping-on spot for DC's main line of comic books
>>152555028>>152555337Nope.
>>152555028Only due to having the same artist as Absolute Martian Manhunter and Defenders.If any other artist was doing that book, it wouldn't have been held in regard at all
>>152557566Pornsak's alrightI liked The Good Asian and I think the Horizon Experiment was a genuinely interesting creative writing experiment even if it had mixed results
>>152554416>First Absolute Event Mini-SeriesFuck. I was kind of hoping they'd wait as long as possible before having events.
>>152554507This isn't new information but I don't get this event. Ivy's vector in her solo run is towards being chill with people and while she doesn't get along with Batman they are relatively neutral as they have been for years now. She's been set up in opposition to Savage, the whole reason she's going to win the election is because people are treating her like a hero for resisting his increasingly oppressive surveillance state.Why then try to backslide her into being a city-threatening antagonist somehow (inadvertently?) ganging up against Batman when she at Batman are both at odds with the same guy and she is actively representing the people of Gotham?
>>152556614Zdarsky and his extraordinarily shit Batman run is still harming mainline. Thankfully he's Marvel's exclusive problem now.
>>152558425I just don't see him being capable to deliver in the Absolute line.
Mainline Batman can miss me until they bring back Alfred, as a human, and de-fag Tim Drake. Batman needs a hard reboot, retcon away everything from King onward.
>>152558632Alfred will be back at some point, Tim is never going to stop smoking pole.
>>152554437>Che GraysonIs this another fangirl who changed her name for Dick then magically got into writing Batman books?
>>152558632If Batman ever gets a hard reboot they're going back to the only Robin that matters.
>>152558921Not sure who you're referring to but nobody under 70 has ever even seen Dick Grayson as Robin and sure as hell doesn't want him back in that role. None of us were even BORN when Dick Grayson was Robin.
>>152557712You do realize this just means retailers had zero confidence in the book and under ordered, right?
Discrimination Comics
>>152559322>it sold better than retailers anticipated>haha gotcha that means the new Vertigo is DOA!??
I pulled Bleeding Hearts, it's a really good start. No regrets.Absolute martian manhunter fucks too.
>>152554507bad sneeds
>>152559205Are you stupid? Dick was Robin in all sorts of things, comics included, well into the 1990s and beyond.
>>152559322They sold at at the distributor level. Comic shops still have copies sitting on the shelf. Bleeding Hearts may have sold out at shops, especially the Dragotta cover.
Meanwhile Marvel has....this
New Guy Gardner one-shot announced>In this corner, we have intergalactic heavyweight Guy Gardner fighting in the @%$&# division, and his challengers are...Manhunter androids, space apes, the Guardians, and fellow Lantern John Stewart?! The Deadpool team of Matteo Lolli and Gerry Duggan presents 'Light Club': a tale of the best and worst Lantern in the corps.
>>152559800>Discrimination ComicsDon't make love DC
>>152560362I skip everything Gerry Duggan.
>>152559205You're a retarded zoomer underestimating the age of the average /co/mrade.
>>152554678I know you're joking, but I really do wish they'd give Vixen her own book or something.
>>152560430I genuinely want Stephanie Williams to do it and I hope it's everything the people who clamor for it isI want to see if people are willing to put their money where their mouth is and IF such a book flops, I sincerely hope we can have a reasonable discussion as grown adults on why a comic can't sell a mere 20k a month to keep goingThat said, I'd feel bad for her if it failed since she seems like a decent person and I wouldn't want the expectations and increased "importance" of a Vixen solo to weigh on her badly
