[SPEAKER_00]: absolute universe dominates December graphic novel sales.
[SPEAKER_00]: Marvel offers ultimate refunds.
[SPEAKER_00]: Absolute demon coming, but not the way you think.
[SPEAKER_00]: This is comic book club news for January 7, 20, 26.
[SPEAKER_00]: Yesterday, we brought you the news that absolute Batman dominated the December 2025 single issue sales chart.
[SPEAKER_00]: Well, you're not going to believe this, but the title also hit number one on the chart for December's graphic novel sales.
[SPEAKER_00]: For RICV2, DC's absolute universe held a commanding position overall.
[SPEAKER_00]: With the trade for Martian Man Hunter at number two, Wonder Woman at number three, Green Lantern at number four, Flash at number six, Superman at number seven and the hardcover edition of absolute Batman at number eight.
[SPEAKER_00]: The only title breaking up that run, DC's Supergirl Woman of Tomorrow at number five, powered by continued interest, leading up to the movie adaptation and the release of the trailer in December.
[SPEAKER_00]: In fact, T.C.
[SPEAKER_00]: had a chokehold on the top 20 with 8 of the budget-priced compact comics editions charting as well.
[SPEAKER_00]: That left only two slots for other publishers, skybabs, transformers volume 4 at number 13 and Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man Volume 1 at number 17.
[SPEAKER_00]: Do you own a damaged copy of Marvel's Ultimate Endgame No.
[SPEAKER_00]: 1?
[SPEAKER_00]: Then you might be entitled to compensation.
[SPEAKER_00]: But before you call a shady lawyer to get paid back for your traumatic experience, just know that distributors Penguin Random House are offering refunds, but only to comic book shops.
[SPEAKER_00]: reported widely last week, copies of the blind bag, ultimate endgame were damaged when improperly packed by PRH.
[SPEAKER_00]: Subsequently, some stores refused to sell the book, go plenty of people opened their blind bags anyway.
[SPEAKER_00]: Now per bleeding cool, PRH is taking damage copies back.
[SPEAKER_00]: But the caveat that, quote, due to the size of the claim, they need to be sent directly back to Marvel.
[SPEAKER_00]: Not only that, but retailers must strip the covers off before returning.
[SPEAKER_00]: No need to have a paddock attack about a retailer destroying a one-of-a-kind peach-memocos sketch cover or something.
[SPEAKER_00]: The issues come with a wraparound paper to hide the real covers in the bath.
[SPEAKER_00]: So what PRH is talking about is removing the wraparounds before sending the damage issues back to the publisher.
[SPEAKER_00]: What the next steps are after that?
[SPEAKER_00]: And if we'll have to watch Marvel employee shredding a Kevin Feige signed cover?
[SPEAKER_00]: TVA.
[SPEAKER_00]: In a classic case of, this is a confusing way to name things, an absolute addition of Jack Kirby's, the demon will be hitting stores later this year.
[SPEAKER_00]: And no, this is not the absolute universe demon.
[SPEAKER_00]: It's an absolute addition, which is a recolored and restored high end printing of classic works.
[SPEAKER_00]: In this case, Demon by Jack Kirby, Absolute Edition will contain 16 issues of Kirby series from the 1970s, alongside essays by other creators and a forward by Steve Besett.
[SPEAKER_00]: Though there are no plans currently for an absolute universe version of the character, there will be a new title as part of TC's next level initiative by creators TBA.
[SPEAKER_00]: Demon by Jack Kirby, Absolute Edition will run 600 pages and its stores on September 1st.
[SPEAKER_00]: For comic book club news, I'm Alex Albert, and if they'd be at an absolute universe demon, would they release an absolute demon absolute addition?
[SPEAKER_00]: Only time will tell.