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Absolute Batman #23 is a nice chapter in The Straw Man story arc

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BATMAN VS. BATMAN! In a climactic showdown, Batman is forced to battle an unyielding enemy in not just the Robins but in himself. More than one dead character signals a call for help…and a symbol of hopelessness as more friends become enemies.

Story: Scott Snyder
Art: Nick Dragotta
Colors: Frank Martin
Letters: Tom Napolitano

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

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The 2026 Dragon Awards Nominees announced

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The nominees for the 2026 Dragon Awards have been announced. The awards highlight the best releases from roughly labor day to labor day of the past year.

The awards are handed out each year during DragonCon which takes place in Atlanta, Georgia. These are intended as more fan awards, so voting is open to everyone.

Voting is now open until Friday, September 4th. You can register to vote here.

Congrats to all of this year’s nominees.

Best Science Fiction Novel

  • The Faith of Beasts by James S.A. Corey
  • Radiant Star by Ann Leckie
  • Operation Bounce House by Matt Dinniman
  • Slow Gods by Claire North
  • The Shattering Peace by John Scalzi
  • God’s Junk Drawer by Peter Clines

Best Fantasy Novel (Including Paranormal)

  • Red City by Marie Lu
  • Queen Demon by Martha Wells
  • Academy of Outcasts by Larry Correia
  • Hell to Pay by Sherrilyn Kenyon
  • The Lost Reliquary by Lyndsay Ely
  • Twelve Months by Jim Butcher

Best Young Adult / Middle Grade Novel

  • Make Me a Monster by Kalynn Bayron
  • The Executioners Three by Susan Dennard
  • Hazelthorn by CG Drews
  • Ride or Die by Delilah S. Dawson
  • Sky on Fire by E.K. Johnston
  • Queen of Faces by Petra Lord

Best Alternate History Novel

  • Powerless by Harry Turtledove
  • World War 3.2 by John Birmingham
  • The Winds of Fate by S.M. Stirling
  • The Unnecessary War by Brian C. Thompson
  • A Resistance of Witches by Morgan Ryan
  • No Man’s Land by Richard K. Morgan

Best Horror Novel

  • It Was Her House First by Cherie Priest
  • Play Nice by Rachel Harrison
  • Girl in the Creek by Wendy N. Wagner
  • The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
  • King Sorrow by Joe Hill
  • The Possession of Alba Díaz by Isabel Cañas

Best Illustrative Book Cover

  • Brigands & Breadknives, by Carson Lowmiller
  • The Ishtar Deception, by Dominic Harman
  • The Sapphire Heart, by Jeff Brown
  • Hemlock & Silver, by T. Kingfisher
  • Pretenders to the Throne of God, by Joe Wilson
  • The Second Death of Locke, by Anna Moshak

Best Comic Book / Graphic Novel

  • Absolute Batman by Scott Snyder, Nick Dragotta
  • Absolute Wonder Woman, by Kelly Thompson, Hayden Sherman
  • Something is Killing the Children, by James Tynion IV, Werther Dell’Edera
  • Daredevil, by Stephanie Phillips, Lee Garbett
  • X-Men: Elsewhen, by John Byrne
  • Absolute Superman, by Jason Aaron, Rafa Sandoval

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy TV Series, TV or Internet

  • Strange New Worlds Season 3, Paramount+
  • Foundation Season 3, Apple TV
  • A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, HBO
  • Alien: Earth, FX
  • Fallout Season 2, Amazon
  • Plur1bus, Apple TV
  • The Boys Season 5, Amazon
  • Widow’s Bay, Apple TV

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Movie

  • Superman, by James Gunn
  • Project Hail Mary, by Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
  • Disclosure Day, by Steven Spielberg
  • Predator: Badlands, by Dan Trachtenberg
  • Frankenstein, by Guillermo del Toro
  • Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, by Jon Favreau
  • Toy Story 5, by Andrew Stanton
  • The Sheep Detectives, by Kyle Balda

Best Digital Game

  • Hades II, Supergiant Games
  • Hollow Knight: Silksong, Team Cherry
  • Silent Hill f, NeoBards Entertainment
  • Ghost of Yōtei, Sucker Punch Productions
  • Forza Horizon 6, Playground Games
  • Battlefield 6, Battlefield Studios

Best Tabletop Game

  • Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn, Wizards of the Coast
  • ACKS II Revised Rulebook, Autarch
  • Magic: the Gathering – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Wizards of the Coast
  • 7 Wonders Dice, Repos Production
  • Warhammer 40,000 The Maelstrom, Games Workshop
  • Wingspan Americas Expansion, Stonemaier Games

Good Devils: Don’t Play Fair with Evil Reprint features an Absolute Batman Homage Variants

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Sales chart-topping artist Nick Dragotta and fan-favorite writer David Brothers bring three action-packed tales back to shelves next month with a reprint of the critically-acclaimed Good Devils: Don’t Play Fair with Evil from Image Comics.

This 64 page, perfect-bound, one-shot will also boast four highly collectible covers including two Absolute Batman homage variants by Dragotta.

Who will rule the roost in the post-apocalypse? Will the greatest boxer alive actually live up to his self-proclaimed legend? And just who will survive in America? Readers will find out when they pick up Good Devils: Don’t Play Fair with Evil.

Good Devils: Don’t Play Fair with Evil, second printing will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, July 22.

  • Cover A by Dragotta – Lunar Code 0526IM8389
  • Cover B Absolute Batman homage variant by Dragotta – Lunar Code 0526IM8390
  • Cover C Absolute Trade Dress 1:25 copy incentive homage variant by Dragotta – Lunar Code 0526IM8510
  • Cover D by Dragotta Blue – Lunar Code 0526IM8511

Absolute Batman #21 delivers what folks have been waiting for as Batman takes on the Robins

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Friends become enemies. Enemies become friends. Final forms are revealed, and Scarecrow’s reign of terror threatens to upend everything.

Story: Scott Snyder
Art: Nick Dragotta
Colors: Frank Martin
Letters: Tom Napolitano

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

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Absolute Batman #20 is a nice piece of the puzzle but a bit overhyped as to what to expect

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As the dust settles in the city of Gotham after the loss of [redacted], Robins enter the scene ready to hunt and more than one secret will be revealed in this seminal issue.

Story: Scott Snyder
Art: Nick Dragotta
Colors: Frank Martin
Letters: Tom Napolitano

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

Zeus Comics
Kindle

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Absolute Batman #19 packs a lot into the issue cementing it as a key release in the series

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Poison Ivy proved to be just one of the many horrors within the bowels of the ARK M facility, and as Joker sets his sights on Absolute Batman, he decides to enlist the help of one of the center’s most terrifying doctors, Dr. Jonathan Crane. While Bruce Wayne tries to align himself with Barbara Gordon, there’s more than one alliance formed in this issue. New debuts, new villains, new arc starts here.

Story: Scott Snyder
Art: Nick Dragotta
Colors: Frank Martin
Letters: Tom Napolitano

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

Zeus Comics
Kindle

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DC reveals Absolute Batman #20 Robin Variants

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Today is the release of Absolute Batman #19 which reveals a bit of the new Absolute Robins and DC has revealed five new variant covers for Absolute Batman #20 of each of the Absolute Universe Robins, along with Nick Dragotta‘s character designs!

  • Kyuyong Eom (Dick Grayson)
  • Nick Robles (Jason Todd)
  • Javier Rodriguez (Tim Drake)
  • Rickie Yagawa and Alex Sinclair (Stephanie Brown)
  • Jahnoy Lindsay (Duke Thomas)

As the dust settles in the city of Gotham after the loss of [redacted], Robins enter the scene ready to hunt and more than one secret will be revealed in this seminal issue.

Absolute Batman #20 is out May 13, 2026 written by Scott Snyder and art by Nick Dragotta.

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