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I just want to rant a bit. Volume 2 of this series came out February of last year (2025), collecting issues #6-10. At the time, the most recent issue was #12, so you were missing a bit of the story, but not much. It is now May 2026. The most recent issue is #25. And I have watched this damn tpb drop down my pull list, steadily, week by week. "It will be ready on April 22nd!" Nope. "May 13th!" Guess again. "May 20th!" Still no. "May 27!" Won't you be shocked to find out it just got delayed again to June 3rd. No matter how long I wait, it's always just two weeks away, promise.

I don't mean to be disparaging, but what exactly is the hold up here? Dynamite's website lists the thing as shipping in August of 2025. How and why has it been stuck in development hell for almost a year now?

There was a bunch of fearmongering a few days ago about spine damage and some sort of printer issue severely damaging cover A of Absolute Batman #20 and Absolute Martian Manhunter #11. After picking up my own copies from an LCS today... they're completely fine. Manhunter has a slight crease around the top staple and any potential wear on Batman is literally invisible to me.

If anyone got hit significantly worse, feel free to share your horror stories in the comments, but I came away from this week pretty happy.

Just wanted to share my excitement!