ICv2 posted its August 2026 comic-store POS charts on Sept. 8, and Absolute Batman #23 (DC Comics, $4.99) sits at No. 1 by units and No. 1 by dollars in the public Top 50.
The rankings draw from ComicHub and Comic Shop Assistant point-of-sale data at more than 225 stores worldwide for a four-week month of August 2–29, 2026. ICv2 notes this is a small, non-random sample of more than 3,000 stores selling American comics, so the list may not match every shop—but it is a widely cited industry snapshot of what consumers bought at participating retailers.
Absolute Universe books dominate the upper ranks: Absolute Green Arrow #4, Absolute Superman #22, Absolute Catwoman #3, and Absolute Wonder Woman #23 all land inside the Top 10 by units, alongside coreline Batman #12 at No. 2. Marvel’s strongest new entry in that Top 10 is Miles Morales: Spider-Man #1 at No. 5 by units; the Queen in Black #1 Blind Bag ($14.99) jumps to No. 2 by dollars even though it sits lower on the units list.
Image’s Transformers #35 and Invincible Universe Battle Beast #12 appear mid-chart; Terminal #1 (Mature) sits at No. 49 by units in the public Top 50. Our comics watchlist names were quiet in this afternoon window—no pad with empty creator slots.
For related comics-desk coverage already live on RCG, see Ghost Machine’s fall 2026 date locks. This charts post is about August store scan data, not a new Absolute Batman creative team announcement or solicit.
What we are not saying: these are not Diamond distributor shipment ranks, not Circana BookScan bookstore ranks, and not a claim that Absolute Batman outsold every comic in every U.S. store—only that it led this ICv2 POS sample for August in both units and dollars.
