05/13/2026
ABSOLUTE PSA:
One thing we wanted to be transparent about (that surprisingly some stores are not):
In case you saw the news or not, pretty much EVERY copy of Absolute Batman #20 that was sent to retailers around the country had minor cosmetic damage. If you remember what happened with the Ultimate Endgame Blind Bags, it is pretty much like that: a small crunch right in the middle of the spine, pretty much the exact same type of damage (albeit, a bit less severe than those Blind Bags). This affected the variant covers as well but the outside card stock is actually 100% fine, but when you open the book to the real cover, it has the spine tick.
This affected every retailer around the country, so you’d be hard pressed to find a copy (in-person or online) without this damage.
We are still selling the copies tomorrow because we don’t feel that ours are too unacceptably damaged. I know lots of people are concerned about quality because of resale value or viewing their comics as “investments”. Frankly, we sell our comics for people to read and encourage reading. Sure, we all want our comics to be pristine, but if you just want to simply read the story and not miss out (and it’s a BIG issue: ROBO-ROBINS!), we got em!
FULL transparency - DC is not refunding us for these books nor are they re-doing the 1st print, but they are sending reprints of them to every retailer. BUT these will be considered a 2nd print, not the 1st, with a slightly different cover. If you want the true 1st print, it has the spine tick.
So moral of the story - if you want to own a 1st print (albeit slightly ticked) and want to read it, buy it tomorrow. But if you aren’t ok with the spine tick, then wait for the 2nd print to come out in a few weeks.
All pull-list people have a copy in their box still, so let us know if you don’t want this copy and we can just get you a 2nd print when it comes in
Thanks! You guys are the Absolute Best
