Absolute Superman
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Sep 11, 2026
Scott TailfordHOST
Mm.
Ewan PatersonHOST
And I definitely want to check out Absolute Superman as well, which is part of the Absolute Universe imprint of comics.
Scott TailfordHOST
I've heard nothing but great things about the Absolute stuff.
Ewan PatersonHOST
I mean, the Absolute Batman and Wonder Woman rip, like, they're so good.
MartinHOST
Number three, Absolute Green Arrow.
MartinHOST
Number four, Absolute Superman.
MartinHOST
Number five, Miles Morales.
MartinHOST
Number six, Absolute Catwoman.
SteveHOST
And this is in the Invincible universe, and Battle Beast dukes it out with a main, I'm trying to spoil it, with a very important character from the Invincible storyline that they just go at it.
SteveHOST
And we've talked about books like absolute Superman where they punch each other for a whole issue and it's just like, when is this gonna end? This is so boring.
SteveHOST
Something happen, please.
SteveHOST
This book is these two characters just going at it from start to finish and it is fun as hell.
SteveHOST
So for as much shit as I've talked
JaredHOST
about
SteveHOST
Absolute Superman and the punching that goes on, this was fun.
SteveHOST
This was just blood-soaked pages.
LafayetteHOST
Oh, big time.
LafayetteHOST
And the Absolute series is from, so they have Absolute Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, Flash, Green Arrow, Martian Manhunter.
LafayetteHOST
I know there's one more.
LafayetteHOST
But they're going to keep going with the Absolute series because they're completely...
LafayetteHOST
What's the purpose of the Absolute?
CarlosHOST
What's
LafayetteHOST
the difference? So the difference is, unlike Ultimates, which kind of...
LafayetteHOST
The problem with Ultimates was...
Alex ZalbenHOST
Per ICV2, Absolute Batman number 23 was the top-selling comic of August, with Batman number 12 hot on its heels at number 2.
Alex ZalbenHOST
Rounding out the top 5 were Absolute Green Arrow number 4, Absolute Superman number 22, and Miles Morales' Spider-Man number 1 at number 5.
Alex ZalbenHOST
In total, DC Comics only captured 16 of the top 50 on the chart, down quite a bit from previous months.
Alex ZalbenHOST
By contrast, Marvel took 25 slots total, with Amazing Spider-Man, Daredevil, and Queen in Black also popping into the top 10.
Kevin HinesHOST
We're going to cover the absolute universe, the DC Comics imprint.
Kevin HinesHOST
We're going to cover the Absolute Batman, Absolute Wonder Woman, and Absolute Superman comics.
Kevin HinesHOST
I think like the first 12 issues of each.
Kevin HinesHOST
We're not going to do one issue an episode, but we're going to kind of cover maybe a little bit more than that.
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Will HinesHOST
That was part of what held me up.
Will HinesHOST
Now I am subscribed.
Will HinesHOST
And now I've read the first eight issues of Absolute Batman, the first three issues of Absolute Superman, and the first issue of Absolute Wonder Woman.
Will HinesHOST
Oh, and the first nine issues of Absolute Martian Manhunter.
JohnHOST
They had so- a bunch of number ones, but Batman number 13 came out on top, not surprised.
JohnHOST
Uh, Absolute Superman 23 came in second.
JohnHOST
Uh, Daredevil number six, third.
JohnHOST
Stephanie Phillips has been doing a good job, I think, with that Daredevil title, keeping it, uh, up near the top of the books.
JohnHOST
So Marvel did have four of the top 10 books.
JohnHOST
DC had six of the top 10 books, but the market share was a little heavier because after the, the three new number ones from DC, the books kind of fell off, um, a chunk after that.
JohnHOST
And obviously, Batman and Absolute Superman were up there at the top, too.
JohnHOST
Mm-hmm.
TiffanyHOST
So this is a great issue.
TiffanyHOST
This is also, this is absolute Superman number 23, uh, written by Jason Aaron with our, by Juan Ferreira.
TiffanyHOST
Um, this is still on the like, yay, Superman's becoming Superman.
TiffanyHOST
But don't forget, it's the absolute universe.
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TiffanyHOST
yeah yeah yeah
SalHOST
or matt man because both artists and writers names are matt in some form uh but yeah i'm gonna give it a legion because like i couldn't believe that i liked it so much
TiffanyHOST
okay there you go i mean i can't believe you didn't go to weird with weird al um just kidding uh i mean crowbound was spectacular it looks gorgeous i'd love to give it to that but and dead man was also like top notch um but uh i i'm gonna give it to absolute superman um for making such a like incredible book that managed to be so soul crushing and also give us that superman like hope right at the end
SalHOST
yeah
DerekHOST
You're like, "Oh, I wanna know a little bit more about them." And we're definitely seeing that.
DerekHOST
I remember just one time we were- when I was at the shop with you and a girl came in, and, like, she specifically wanted Absolute Superman, and that was kind of...
DerekHOST
That was the thing that brought her into to comic books, and just this young teenager.
DerekHOST
And I was so surprised, 'cause that's a very niche storyline.
DerekHOST
I mean, Superman is massive, but Absolute Superman is surprisingly not super popular.
DerekHOST
But she was into it, and then she was like, "Oh," and he has... 'Cause she didn't know about Pull List.
DerekHOST
She was like, "Oh, I need to set up a Pull List," to make sure she actually gets Absolute Superman regularly.
DerekHOST
Um, so we're-
Marco AnimotoHOST
yes
Tyler OlsonHOST
while you do that I'll talk about this because I disagree I think a I think absolute Batman is phenomenal I think it's a lot of fun and I love the way um snyder is rejuvenating himself but also the way he's working with uh dragota to do some very distinctly non big two style work and dragota's art is wildly different than anything you would see on a batman number one proper from dc comics Whereas I might agree with you with Absolute Wonder Woman, but I think Absolute Superman, especially when it's Rafa.
Tyler OlsonHOST
It's Rafa Sandoval, right? Yes.
Tyler OlsonHOST
That seems more traditionally DC.
Tyler OlsonHOST
So Superman has more than eight?
Marco AnimotoHOST
Yeah, it's issues 17, 19, which was unanimous, 21, and 23.
Marco AnimotoHOST
And for Superman, Absolute Superman has nine, eked it out by just one.
Marco AnimotoHOST
Wow.
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