Comic Source Weekly October 14, 2026 — Absolute Batman Tops 775K Orders, Spider-Man's Family Torn Apart & ComicSketchArt vs. GalaxyCon

Comic Source Weekly October 14, 2026 — Absolute Batman Tops 775K Orders, Spider-Man's Family Torn Apart & ComicSketchArt vs. GalaxyCon

Absolute Batman #25 has reportedly surpassed 775,000 retailer orders. How much higher can Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta's blockbuster series go, and what does that enormous order figure really mean?

This week on The Comic Source Weekly, Jace breaks down the latest developments in Amazing Spider-Man #1001, where Ravage strikes at one of Peter Parker's most important relationships. We also examine the dispute between ComicSketchArt and GalaxyCon and what it could mean for creators and convention appearances.

Elsewhere in comic-book news, Marvel editor-in-chief Steve Wacker discusses the possibility of bringing back higher issue numbers, Brian K. Vaughan shares new details about ROAM and the future of Saga, Daniel Warren Johnson's Chainkata launches an extraordinary retailer-exclusive cover program, and David Finch prepares to take over interior artwork on Terminal.

Plus, updates from Ghost Machine, Skybound, Mad Cave Studios, and more.

Then we move into What Hit, with 10 predictions from the October 14 comic-book releases, before counting down the Prana Top 10 bestselling comics for the previous week and checking how our earlier predictions performed.

Finally, we highlight 20 comics approaching Final Order Cutoff on October 19.

Which comic news story stands out to you? And how high do you think Absolute Batman's retailer orders can climb?

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00:00 Opening Hook 00:35 Introduction 01:29 Amazing Spider-Man #1001 — Peter's Family 02:52 Marvel's Steve Wacker on Legacy Numbering 04:09 Magic: The Gathering — Marvel Darkhold Destiny 05:01 ComicSketchArt vs. GalaxyCon 08:22 Absolute Batman #25 Tops 775,000 Orders 10:18 The Killing Joke — Ultra-Limited Noir Edition 12:27 Brian K. Vaughan Updates ROAM and Saga 15:02 Chainkata #1 — 116 Exclusive Covers 15:57 David Finch Takes Over Terminal 16:54 Blood & Thunder #19 — New Story Arc 17:54 The Last Driver — 4th Printing 18:32 Ghost Machine's Radioactive Revolution Cover Winner 19:49 Escape from New York: Escape from Chicago Sells Out 20:35 Weekly World News Gets a New Comic Series 21:50 What Hit — October 14 Predictions 26:59 Prana Top 10 Bestsellers — October 7 27:45 #10 Absolute Green Lantern #19 28:12 #9 Something Is Killing the Children #50 28:36 #8 Jonah Hex and the Shadow of Death #1 29:01 #7 Amazing Spider-Man #1000 29:41 #6 The Demon #1 29:44 #5 Absolute Superman #24 29:55 #4 Batman #14 30:13 #3 Midnight Fantastic Four #1 30:18 #2 Midnight X-Men #1 30:21 #1 Midnight Spider-Man #1 30:40 Prana Summary — Marvel Sweeps the Top 3 31:13 What Hit Results — 10 of 10 32:29 Final Order Cutoff — October 19 33:57 Marvel FOC Selections 34:51 Image Comics FOC Selections 35:30 The Snail and Dark Horse FOC 36:20 Mad Cave and ABLAZE FOC 37:14 BAD IDEA FOC Selections 37:37 Closing

Amazing Spider-Man #1001 — Peter Parker's family https://bleedingcool.com/comics/peter-parker-his-aunt-cousin-ex-wife-in-amazing-spider-man-1001-2/

Steve Wacker — Marvel's higher issue numbers https://bleedingcool.com/comics/steve-wacker-on-bringing-back-the-big-numbers-to-marvel-comics/

ComicSketchArt vs. GalaxyCon https://bleedingcool.com/comics/comicsketchart-vs-galaxycon-bleeding-cool-talks-to-them-both/

Absolute Batman #25 — 775,000 retailer orders https://bleedingcool.com/comics/absolute-batman-25-has-had-over-three-quarters-of-a-million-orders/

Batman: The Killing Joke — Argent Noir Edition https://bleedingcool.com/comics/batman-the-killing-joke-gets-a-very-expensive-black-and-white-version/

Chainkata #1 — 116 retailer-exclusive covers https://imagecomics.com/press-releases/daniel-warren-johnsons-chainkata-launch-rolls-deep-with-116-retailer-exclusive-covers

The Last Driver #1 — 4th printing https://imagecomics.com/press-releases/this-weeks-the-last-driver-1-reprint-sells-out-instantly-at-distributor-tears-down-the-road-toward-immediate-4th-printing