WEBVTT 00:00.734 --> 00:02.735 [SPEAKER_01]: Absolute Batgirl revealed. 00:03.015 --> 00:05.697 [SPEAKER_01]: X-Men United cancelled with Issue 10. 00:05.837 --> 00:08.098 [SPEAKER_01]: Mike Minyola goes back to Hell. 00:08.258 --> 00:10.619 [SPEAKER_01]: This is comic book club news for June 16, 2026. 00:29.368 --> 00:35.334 [SPEAKER_01]: Absolute Batgirl has been revealed except she's not Batgirl, she's the bat, probably. 00:35.374 --> 00:45.905 [SPEAKER_01]: The news was a surprise drop by Absolute Batman writer Scott Snyder during a panel at this past weekend's HeroesCon in Charlotte, where the cover of Omaging Absolute Batman number one was shown off. 00:45.985 --> 00:51.169 [SPEAKER_01]: depicting Barbara Gordon in her new costume on the cover of Absolute Batman number 24. 00:51.450 --> 01:03.780 [SPEAKER_01]: Alongside the bad years and the weird tendrils cape Absolute Batman also sports, she'll also be wearing the slain Jim Gordon's coat and a bit of yellow and an homage to Batgirl's costume in the mainline universe. 01:03.960 --> 01:14.687 [SPEAKER_01]: While low-res looks leaked online, artist Nick Turgota posted a higher resolution look at the cover on his Instagram, noting that even he was surprised they revealed the character at the con. 01:14.767 --> 01:20.690 [SPEAKER_01]: Barbara is also using guns, though a modified shotgun that shoots non-lethal rounds at electrical bolts. 01:20.851 --> 01:24.173 [SPEAKER_01]: That Batman took from Alfred in the first issue of the series. 01:24.473 --> 01:30.917 [SPEAKER_01]: As for what else is going on with the character, you'll find out when absolute Batman number 24 hit stores this September. 01:33.894 --> 01:34.317 [UNKNOWN]: Thank you. 01:40.407 --> 01:47.669 [SPEAKER_01]: Marvel's X-Men United, which was initially solicited as an ongoing series, may now be a 10-issue limited series. 01:47.789 --> 01:57.752 [SPEAKER_01]: The news comes via the listing for July 1st, 2026, debuting X-Men United number 5 on Amazon, which versus issue number 4 is noted as number 5 of 10. 01:57.912 --> 02:08.335 [SPEAKER_01]: While this may be disappointing for fans, it seems to be part for the course for Marvel and the X-Men line in particular, which is made a habit of allowing series to run 10 issues so they could be collected in 2-5 issue trades. 02:09.555 --> 02:28.467 [SPEAKER_01]: X-Men United, written by Eval Ewing, was meant to be the successor to exceptional X-Men, which ran for 13 issues, and the ongoing companion to X-Men and uncanny X-Men, versus the team-based approach of those two titles, X-Men United, returned to the school basis of the franchise, with the twist that it was a school of the mind. 02:28.767 --> 02:33.830 [SPEAKER_01]: We've reached out to Marvel to confirm the cancellation, but did not hear back as of recording time. 02:42.577 --> 02:50.161 [SPEAKER_01]: Mike Mignon is about to head back to Hell for his final Friday as the creator will release a two-issue event Hellboy in Hell, nothing but blood. 02:50.441 --> 02:51.561 [SPEAKER_01]: The reason for returning? 02:51.742 --> 03:04.488 [SPEAKER_01]: Artists Cyril Pumis, who Mignon had tailored the, quote, half an idea he had for the story around, in which Hellboy sees quote, a young woman being chased by wing beasts in the midst of an uprising against Hell's most powerful demons. 03:04.628 --> 03:08.470 [SPEAKER_01]: He steps into savor, but nothing and no one or what they seem to be. 03:08.790 --> 03:12.653 [SPEAKER_01]: Hellboy and Hell, nothing but blood number 1 hit stores on October 7, 2026. 03:12.793 --> 03:16.096 [SPEAKER_01]: 4 comic book club news, I'm Alex Alvin. 03:16.196 --> 03:23.622 [SPEAKER_01]: And look, I know I said it's his final Friday, but he'll be back in Mignola X where he goes to space, and that in Freddy vs. Mignola. 03:24.322 --> 03:26.264 [SPEAKER_01]: Got tips or stories you'd like us to cover? 03:26.485 --> 03:29.348 [SPEAKER_01]: Email us at comic bookclublive at gmail.com. 03:29.508 --> 03:34.294 [SPEAKER_01]: For more comic book news, reviews, and interviews, check out comic bookclublive.com. 03:34.494 --> 03:39.000 [SPEAKER_01]: Listen early and add free on patreon.com slash comic book club.