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Scott Snyder Draws His Own Absolute Batman #25 Variant, Jock Inks It
Scott Snyder draws his own Absolute Batman #25 exclusive retailer variant cover and Jock inks it
Article Summary
- Scott Snyder draws his own Absolute Batman #25 retailer variant, with Jock inking multiple editions for collectors.
- Absolute Batman sales have surged from nearly 200,000 to 500,000 copies, fueled by huge retailer-exclusive demand.
- Snyder previously called Absolute Batman #19 the peak for variant covers, but #25 shows the exclusive craze still growing.
- Mark Brooks’ store sold out signed and remarqued copies fast ahead of Absolute Batman #25’s 10/28/2026 release.
Absolute Batman byScott Snyderand Nick Dragotta has been selling at levels never considered possible for the title: almost 200,000, then over 200,000, then over 300,000, and up to 500,000, including retailer-exclusive variant covers that no other comic book series has come close to matching. So much so that Scott Snyder said of Absolute Batman #19, “This one has the maximum amount of retailer variant covers”, but it seems to have risen since.
And this does impact sales and orders: usually a minimum of 3000 copies per cover, with variants at 2000 and 1000. Which means, for Absolute Batman #19, a conservative estimate of the sales added by retailer-exclusive deals comes to around 70,000 orders for the main 23 covers, and between 60,000 and 30,000 for the remaining covers. Split the difference, and we are looking at 140,000 copies added to the total print run for Absolute Batman #19 alone. There are more retailer-exclusive covers to Absolute Batman than titles published by DC right now.
Absolute Batman #25 cover by Scott Snyder Cover B
Well, in for a penny, in for a $5.99 cover price. Scott Snyder has now drawn his first cover for Absolute Batman #25, and a variety of versions inked and coloured by Jock have been made available, too. Mark Brooks‘ studio website already sold out of all their signed and remarqued versions, but expect copies to be available elsewhere on publication at the end of the month. Here’s Scott’s solo version featuring the Absolute Joker. And here’s how it looks after Jock has done his magic in a variety of forms…
Absolute Batman #25 cover by Scott Snyder and Jock Cover F — Demon Fire Foil. A fiery foil treatment
Absolute Batman #25 cover by Scott Snyder and Jock Cover C — Green Foil. Trinity Whatnot Exclusive.
Absolute Batman #25 cover by Scott Snyder and Jock Cover E — Rose Foil. Dark Lord Whatnot Exclusive.
Absolute Batman #25 cover by Scott Snyder and Jock Cover D — Silver Foil. Raj Whatnot Exclusive.
Absolute Batman #25 cover by Scott Snyder and Jock Cover A
- Cover A — Trade Dress. The original trade dress edition featuring the complete cover artwork
- Cover B — Pencils Cover. A special edition showcasing Scott Snyder’s original pencils
- Cover C — Green Foil. Trinity Whatnot Exclusive
- Cover D — Silver Foil. Raj Whatnot Exclusive
- Cover E — Rose Foil. Dark Lord Whatnot Exclusive
- Cover F — Demon Fire Foil. A fiery foil treatment
(W) Scott Snyder (A/CA) Nick Dragotta
ABSOLUTE BATMAN CELEBRATES 25 ISSUES! All the villains. All the heroes. All the stakes. What’s left…of Absolute Batman? $5.99 10/28/2026
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