ABSOLUTE BATMAN: ARK-M #1 - Review

• Written by: Scott Snyder, Frank Tieri

• Art by: Joshua Hixson

• Colors by: Roman Stevens

• Letters by: Clayton Cowles

• Cover art by: Joshua Hixson (cover A)

• Cover price: $4.99

• Release date: January 7, 2026

Absolute Batman: Ark M Special #1, by DC Comics on 1/7/26, is a haunting origin story for Arkham Asylum that treats the institution's founding tragedy with the weight of a psychological thriller.

DC K.O.: KNIGHTFIGHT #3 - Review

• Written by: Joshua Williamson

• Art by: Dan Mora

• Colors by: Triona Farrell

• Letters by: Tom Napolitano

• Cover art by: Dan Mora (cover A)

• Cover price: $3.99

• Release date: January 7, 2026

DC K.O. Knightfight #3, by DC Comics on 1/7/26, is a mid-series Batman psychological thriller that doubles down on reality manipulation but struggles to maintain narrative coherence amid its ambitious layering.

ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #15 - Review

• Written by: Jason Aaron

• Art by: Juan Ferreyra

• Colors by: Juan Ferreyra

• Letters by: Becca Carey

• Cover art by: Rafa Sandoval, Ulises Arreola (cover A)

• Cover price: $4.99

• Release date: January 7, 2026

Absolute Superman #15, by DC Comics on 1/7/26, pivots from blood-soaked battlefield mythology to something far messier: the question of what a god does after he wins.

BATMAN #5 - Review

• Written by: Matt Fraction

• Art by: Jorge Jimenez

• Colors by: Tomeu Morey

• Letters by: Clayton Cowles, Jorge Jimenez

• Cover art by: Jorge Jimenez (cover A)

• Cover price: $4.99

• Release date: January 7, 2025

Batman #5, by DC Comics on 1/7/26, trades actual plot momentum for a date night that goes sideways, proving that even superheroes can miscalculate the evening's itinerary.