Bizarro: Year None #1 Review - A Bizarre Take On A Familiar Character

• Written by: Kevin Smith, Eric Carrasco

• Art by: Nick Pitarra

• Colors by: Michael Garland

• Letters by: Dave Sharpe

• Cover art by: Nick Pitarra, Michael Garland

• Cover price: $4.99

• Release date: April 1, 2026

Bizarro: Year None #1 (DC Comics, 4/1/26): Writer Kevin Smith and Eric Carrasco alongside artist Nick Pitarra deconstruct the Daily Planet newsroom before launching Jimmy Olsen and Perry White into a warped parallel reality via a duplicator ray mishap, delivering a media-satire origin tale. Uneven execution with sharp banter but delayed pacing and confusing inciting beats make it a mixed bag. Verdict: For die-hard fans only.

Batman #8 Review: The Bat Is Now Gotham’s Public Enemy

• Written by: Matt Fraction

• Art by: Ryan Sook

• Colors by: Tomeu Morey

• Letters by: Clayton Cowles

• Cover art by: Jorge Jimenez, Tomeu Morey (cover A)

• Cover price: $4.99

• Release date: April 1, 2026

Batman #8 (DC Comics, 4/1/26): Writer Matt Fraction and artist Jorge Jiménez turn Bruce Wayne into the target of a slow-burn political and personal pressure campaign, with Batman tracking a Gotham power play that has gone straight from civic theater to open war. Uneven, talk-heavy, and too light on forward momentum, Verdict: For die-hard fans only.

Absolute Superman #18 Review: Steel, Shazam, and a Brutal Lazarus Trap

• Written by: Jason Aaron

• Art by: Rafa Sandoval

• Colors by: Ulises Arreola

• Letters by: Becca Carey

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

• Cover price: $4.99

• Release date: April 1, 2026

Absolute Superman #18 (DC Comics, 4/1/26): Writer Jason Aaron and artist Rafa Sandoval push Superman into a Lazarus-fueled trap as Lois, Talia, Ras, and Steel all collide around a brutal power grab. It is sharp, kinetic, and sharply mean, Verdict: Worth reading.