Here’s your guide to every new issue releasing within DC’s Absolute Universe in May 2026, including new Absolute Batman, Absolute Wonder Woman, and more.
DC’s Absolute Universe, or the All-in initiative, officially launched in October 2024. And the rest, as they say, is history. The launch was a gigantic success from the outset. Throughout 2025, it dominated month-by-month sales. And more recently DC has announced an entire new reprint for every issue, which is a pretty monumental milestone. Absolute Batman #1 alone has now reached its unprecedented 11th reprint.
Looking ahead to May 2026, the Absolute Universe has plenty more goodness in store, not least the launch of new title Absolute Green Arrow. Below we guide you through every title launching throughout May, as well as issue descriptions. Let’s take a tour.
What’s Coming to DC’s Absolute Universe in May 2026?
Absolute Superman #19
Release date: May 6, 2026
KING SHAZAM IS HERE TO SHATTER THE ABSOLUTE UNIVERSE! King Shazam has risen with a power unlike anything Superman has faced before. What connection does he have to Brainiac and the mysterious Father Box? Plus, another classic character has made their Absolute debut, though it remains to be seen if they’re a friend or foe of the Man of Steel…
Absolute Green Lantern #14
Release date: May 6, 2026
IN SPACE, NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU SCREAM! Tomar Re and Jo Mullein make their way out into the icy cold depths of space, ready to take the fight directly to Mogo and the Black Stars. But what they find out there might be more than they are ready for!
Absolute Batman #20
Release date: May 13, 2026
A TRAGIC LOSS ROCKS GOTHAM CITY! As the dust settles in the city of Gotham after the loss of [redacted], Robins enter the scene ready to hunt and more than one secret will be revealed in this seminal issue.
Absolute Green Arrow #1
Release date: May 20, 2026
WITHOUT THE TRICK ARROWS… WITHOUT THE MONEY… WITHOUT MERCY… WHAT’S LEFT IS THE ABSOLUTE HUNTER!
A serial killer is slaughtering corrupt billionaires. The only clue to their identity is the mysterious green arrows sticking out of his victims’ corpses. Executive protection specialist Dinah Lance, a.k.a. Absolute Black Canary, is one of the people tasked to uncover this murderer’s identity as she investigates her suspects… all familiar DC archers uniquely linked to a recently murdered Oliver Queen. I Know What You Did Last Summer for billionaires, Absolute Green Arrow reimagines the Emerald Archer’s mythos into a dangerous, urban horror murder-mystery by Eisner winners Pornsak Pichetshote (Dead Boy Detectives, Infidel) and Rafael Albuquerque (Detective Comics, American Vampire).
Absolute Flash #15
Release date: May 20, 2026
WHAT LURKS WITHIN S.T.A.R. LABS?! On the hunt for answers, Wally is drawn to the derelict facility of the now defunct super-science lab, S.T.A.R. LABS. But something is dwelling within the halls of this place, and the Flash is not ready for this new threat!
Absolute Wonder Woman #20
Release date: May 27, 2026
SEASON OF THE WITCH REACHES ITS BLOODY FINALE! Against the wall, Diana and Zatanna must join forces or perish. When Diana makes the ultimate sacrifice to end the conflict and face her true foe head on, things become more complicated than she feared. Wonder Woman is not an island unto herself, and other forces have vested interests in her mission. Don’t miss the finale of the epic “Season of the Witch”!
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