You’ll have Jason Blood on your hands… Remarkably, Jack Kirby has only gotten a couple of Absolute Editions from DC over the years, both centering on the Fourth World. That’s set to change in the late summer of 2026 with the anticipated publication of The Demon by Jack Kirby: Absolute Edition. Dig the info, tucked into DC’s latest solicitations: THE DEMON BY JACK KIRBY: ABSOLUTE EDITION Written by JACK KIRBY Art and cover by JACK KIRBY Part man, part elemental fury, Etrigan the Demon was bound to Jason Blood by Merlin to defend Camelot! Now a demonologist in the streets of 1970s Gotham, he must face a barrage of gothic terror—Morgaine le Fey, Klarion the Witch Boy, and more! Collecting The Demon #1-16, featuring nearly 200 pages of original pencils and inks, as presented by the Kirby Museum with brand-new essays by the creators that carried forward the legacy of Etrigan, a brand-new foreword by horror legend Stephen Bissette, and more! $125.00 US | 632 pages | 8 1/8″ x 12 1/4″ | Hardcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-902-8 ON SALE 9/1/26 — A few thoughts: — The cover art is labeled NOT FINAL, so it’s subject to change. Doesn’t mean it will, though. — Absolute Editions pretty much focus on modern comics, going back only as far as the Bronze Age. I guess that means the only other Absolute left to do would be Kamandi, though Super Powers would be a lot of fun. I don’t think there’s enough material there, though. — This is the second month in a row DC has popped an unexpected Bronze Age Absolute Edition into the solicitations. Last month, it was Neal Adams’ Batman. — MORE — BATMAN BY NEAL ADAMS: ABSOLUTE EDITION Coming Summer 2026. Click here. — DC COMICS to Publish FIVE Facsimile Editions in March. Click...
And there will be 21 variant covers to highlight them… Cover corner boxes, long beloved by fans, made their return at DC this year with the Superman (starting with the Summer of Superman promotion) and Batman (starting with September’s reset) titles. Now, DC will expand them across its main line of comics in March 2026, coinciding with the publisher’s DC Next Level initiative, which will feature new titles like Batwoman, Lobo, and Deathstroke, the Terminator, the Reign of the Superboys storyline, retitled books, and some new creative teams. There will also be 21 foil corner-box variants, featuring a wide array of DC characters. Here they are, along with their titles, prices, and sale dates. Yet to be revealed: Catwoman #85 by Jorge Jimenez; Green Lantern Corps #14 by Fernando Pasarin; Harley Quinn #60 by Jimenez; JSA #17 by Diego Olortegui, $6.99, March 4. — MORE — Hey, Didja See DC’s New Retro-Style SUPERMAN Corner Boxes? Click here. — BATMAN TITLES to Get Retro-Style CORNER BOXES in September. Click here....
