This Week's 10 Comic Picks: Absolute Cheetah Leads, Plus 5 Digital Drops
Five print books and five VeVe releases for New Comic Book Day, Oct 28, and what each one means for collectors and flippers
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New Comic Book Day is here, and this week has something for both kinds of collectors: the ones who bag and board, and the ones who keep their books in a wallet. We pulled five print picks and five digital picks, and the Absolute line leads the print side by a mile.
Quick note on the numbers: pull counts are from League of Comic Geeks as of Oct 24, and variant counts are from Key Collector Comics.
The print picks
1. Absolute Wonder Woman #25 (DC, $5.99)

Cover: DC Comics
This is the one key on the board. Issue #25 gives us the first appearance of Absolute Cheetah, Barbara Minerva, according to DC's solicit and Third Eye Comics. It's an oversized milestone issue (40 pages per DC's October solicits) with 44,157 pulls on League of Comic Geeks, second-most of the week. Key Collector lists 15 variants, including a Babs Tarr glow-in-the-dark cover at $8.99 and an Alexander Lozano wraparound foil at $24.99.
Why it matters: first appearances are what collectors chase, and Cheetah is one of Diana's biggest villains. We didn't find a ratio variant, so the cover A and open-order variants are the play. If you flip, grab a few clean copies on day one.
2. Absolute Batman #25 (DC, $5.99)

Cover: DC Comics
The numbers are huge. Bleeding Cool reported more than 775,000 comic shop orders on Oct 16, citing sources, versus a previous series record of just under half a million. It's the top book of the week on League of Comic Geeks with 69,233 pulls, and Key Collector counts 126 variants, from the Dragotta gatefold cover A to a $24.99 Dell'Otto wraparound foil (see DC and High Noon Comics).
Why it matters: it's not a first appearance. With that many copies out there, the regular cover A will be easy to find. The low-print-run variants are the covers to watch.
3. DC All In Saga: Darkseid vs. the World #1 (DC, $5.99)

Cover: DC Comics
This 48-page book tells how Uxas becomes Darkseid, from Scott Snyder, Joshua Williamson, Greene and Putri (DC solicits via Bleeding Cool). Third Eye Comics calls it the most important tie between the main DCU and the Absolute line since DC All In Special. That's a retailer's opinion, not a fact. There are 10 variants, including a $6.99 Marques variant and a Ferreyra foil (Key Collector), and 7,042 pulls.
Why it matters: origin stories for big villains tend to hold up over time, and only 7,042 pulls is low next to the Absolute books.
4. Batman: Bad Seeds – Sunrise #1 (DC, $5.99)

Cover: DC Comics
This one-shot is the finale of Bad Seeds, with 8,266 pulls and 5 variants (Key Collector). To be honest, it's our weakest key case. We didn't verify any first appearance.
Why it matters: read it if you followed the story. Flippers should let this one pass unless something big turns up inside.
5. Universal Monsters: The Bride of Frankenstein Lives #1 (Image, $4.99)

Cover: Image Comics
This new #1 in Image's Universal Monsters line comes from Kelly Thompson and Mattia De Iulis, who Third Eye notes also worked together on Absolute Wonder Woman and The Cull (Third Eye). It has 20 variants per Key Collector and 3,233 pulls on League of Comic Geeks.
Why it matters: low pull counts with a hot creative team can turn into sleepers. That's our guess, so treat it as speculation.
The digital picks (VeVe)
Heads up: these are editorial calls. VeVe's release post does not list edition sizes for these books, and we have no sales data. These picks are about the title and the timing, not proven demand. All five release Wed, Oct 28.
1. The Amazing Spider-Man #1002 (Marvel)

Cover: Marvel via VeVe
It's live now, released at 3:00 AM ET, the same day as print (VeVe). Marvel's main title is in its #1000s run, and those milestone numbers are what draw people in.
2. Star Wars: Rogue One – Darth Vader #1 (Marvel)

Cover: Marvel / Lucasfilm via VeVe
Also live since 3:00 AM ET (VeVe). It's a new #1 with Vader on the cover, and first issues are usually where collectors of a series start.
3. Queen Sonja #1 (Dynamite)

Cover: Dynamite via VeVe
This one was released Oct 28 at 1:00 PM ET (VeVe). It's a new #1 from Dynamite, which makes it the fresh-start pick of the afternoon.
4. X-Men #40 (Marvel)

Cover: Marvel via VeVe
Live since 3:00 AM ET, same day as print (VeVe). It's the flagship X-title, a steady pick for anyone building a run.
5. The Boys #20 (Dynamite)

Cover: Dynamite via VeVe
This was released Oct 28 at 1:00 PM ET (VeVe). It's Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson's popular series, and it has a fan base outside comics.
The bottom line
If you only grab one print book, make it Absolute Wonder Woman #25 for the Cheetah first appearance. On the digital side, Spider-Man #1002 and the Vader #1 are our top calls, but don't forget there's no edition data behind them.
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