[SPEAKER_00]: Ghost Machine launches first crossover DCT's absolute Robin Odie Press announces Archie Collections.
[SPEAKER_00]: This is comic book club news for February 20, 2026.
[SPEAKER_00]: Back when Ghost Machine launched, it was with four universes.
[SPEAKER_00]: And what of those previously noticed family on a season's getting a rebrand, the unbelievables?
[SPEAKER_00]: Which will launch this May with the first Ghost Machine crossover event from image comics.
[SPEAKER_00]: Titles of the new lineup include the Rockefellers by Peter J. Tomasi and Francis Manipul and Horne's being hallowed by Tomasi and Peter Steeberg.
[SPEAKER_00]: Along with the new title, the Trillion Dollar Kid by Jeff Jones, Tomasi and Stefano Simio.
[SPEAKER_00]: First up,
[SPEAKER_00]: The rocket fellers at Hornsby and Halo will launch zero issues in May designed to stand-alone entry points for new readers.
[SPEAKER_00]: Then in June the four-part crossover, who are the unbelievables, all linked around the introduction of the trillion dollar kid.
[SPEAKER_00]: A super rich kid who is discovered there are plenty of weird characters in the world.
[SPEAKER_00]: crossover will also introduce additional new characters, including a rock band of misfit monsters called the dead tones, the curious creatures of Dr. Moro, and a GD named Gigi who has been given her freedom.
[SPEAKER_00]: You can check it all out starting in May from Ghost Machine.
[SPEAKER_00]: We know that eventually all of the robins, except Damian Wayne, are coming to absolute Batman.
[SPEAKER_00]: And now we might know at least when one of them might arrive.
[SPEAKER_00]: Thanks to Nick Turgotas, Redacted Cover for absolute Batman number 20.
[SPEAKER_00]: While the cover for the DC Comics issue is indeed redacted, that redaction takes the form of a big R, which doesn't seem particularly subtle.
[SPEAKER_00]: Also side note, that's the new MO for the absolute Batman covers DC is releasing redacted versions to hide spoilers, then revealing the unredacted version after the publication of the previous issue.
[SPEAKER_00]: In this case, absolute Batman number 19 in April, so which Robin will it be if it is Robin?
[SPEAKER_00]: The likely suspect is Dick Grayson, who has regularly been appearing in the title and really doesn't like Batman.
[SPEAKER_00]: That also could be Tim Drake, of course, or Jason Todd, but the latter has had his red hood moniker stolen by Harley Quinn, perhaps there's a swerve and it's Stephanie Brown.
[SPEAKER_00]: Or maybe even Barbara Gordon, who we've been told is a key part of the upcoming storyline.
[SPEAKER_00]: Well, no more when absolute Batman number 20 hits on May 13.
[SPEAKER_00]: Odie Press isn't playing around.
[SPEAKER_00]: The publisher has revealed their first slate of classic Archie Comics collections and the lineup is a doozy.
[SPEAKER_00]: While Odie will kick off original Archie ongoing monthly series this summer, they're also collecting some classic Archie tales and new additions, including affordable pocket-sized compact editions.
[SPEAKER_00]: Those compact editions will cost $9.99 and collect the new Riverdale runs, including Mark Wade and Fiona Staples on Archie and September, Kelly Thompson on the Fishes on Sabrina and October, and Shipsedarsky and Erica Henderson's Jughead also in October.
[SPEAKER_00]: In addition, O'Newell released Deluxe editions of Archie the Decision by Tom King and Dad parents, horror titles, afterlife with Archie and chilling adventures of Sabrina, and I'm to bustle the first volume of Archie, the married life.
[SPEAKER_00]: Those will hit in September, October, November, and December, respectively.
[SPEAKER_00]: Sony also promises more to come on that classic front as this new age of Archie Comics continues.
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