Absolute Flash #12 Review: Wally vs Thawne Climax – Does It Stick the Landing?

• Written by: Jeff Lemire

• Art by: Nick Robles, A.L. Kaplan

• Colors by: Adriano Lucas

• Letters by: Tom Napolitano

• Cover art by: Nick Robles (cover A)

• Cover price: $4.99

• Release date: March 4, 2026

Absolute Flash #12 (DC Comics, 3/4/26): Writer Jeff Lemire and artist Nick Robles deliver a blistering confrontation between Wally West and Thawne's monstrous form amid Fort Fox's ruins. Kinetic execution marks this War of the Flashes climax, but unresolved threads blunt the payoff. Verdict: Worth reading for Flash fans.

Absolute Superman #17 Review: Superman's Impossible Choice Against the Parasite

• Written by: Jason Aaron

• Art by: Juan Ferreyra

• Colors by: Juan Ferreyra

• Letters by: Becca Carey

• Cover art by: Rafa Sandoval, Ulises Arreola

• Cover price: $4.99

• Release date: March 4, 2026

Absolute Superman #17 (DC Comics, 3/4/26): Writer Jason Aaron and artist Juan Ferreyra deliver a defining hero moment as Superman confronts the Parasite monster consuming Metropolis while philosophical battle lines are drawn with Hawkman. Ferreyra's color work transforms horror into hope with kinetic purple menace contrasted against Superman's luminous conviction, while Aaron's character-first script explores what separates genuine heroism from transactional cynicism. Verdict: A must-read for fans.

Batman #7 Review: Fraction & Jiménez’s Joker Chamber Piece Looks Great, Says Little

• Written by: Matt Fraction

• Art by: Jorge Jimenez

• Colors by: Tomeu Morey

• Letters by: Clayton Cowles

• Cover art by: Jorge Jimenez (cover A)

• Cover price: $4.99

• Release date: March 4, 2026

Batman #7 (DC Comics, 3/4/26): Writer Matt Fraction and artist Jorge Jiménez deliver a tense chamber piece where Batman visits Arkham Towers to interrogate Patient Ten, a reengineered Joker locked in Dr. Annika Zeller’s experimental Crown of Storms float tank. The visual spectacle and psychological sparring feel sharp and electric, but the script ultimately teases a “someone is coming to kill Bruce” danger we have seen countless times before without adding enough fresh meat on the bone; Verdict: For die-hard fans only.

DC K.O. #5 Review: Superman’s Final Round With Darkseid Falls Short Of Real Change

• Written by: Scott Snyder, Joshua Williamson (Coda, Interlude)

• Art by: Javi Fernandez, Xermanico (Interlude), Wes Craig (Coda)

• Colors by: Alejandro Sanchez

• Letters by: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou

• Cover art by: Javi Fernandez, Alejandro Sanchez (cover A)

• Cover price: $4.99

• Release date: March 4, 2026

DC K.O. #5 (DC Comics, 3/4/26): Writer Scott Snyder and artist Javier Fernandez stage a cosmic clash for Superman when Darkseid’s tournament crowns its final champion in a high-impact, end-of-the-world slugfest that leans hard into metaphysical stakes. The execution is visually muscular but structurally uneven, delivering huge moments on an epic scale while soft-pedaling lasting consequences, Verdict: For die-hard fans only.