New Comic Book Day Highlights: Absolute Batman #20, Robin Mechs, and This Week’s Top Picks

It’s New Comic Book Day!! Jason and Scott spotlight Absolute Batman #20 with Mech Robins! They also discuss Barbara Gordon being jailed for vigilantism as Batgirl, with Vandal Savage as police commissioner and Poison Ivy as mayor, noting parallels to the anti-vigilante tone in the current Daredevil TV season and mentioning a new Punisher release. Additional pickups and recommendations include Captain America building toward an Avengers Armageddon summer special and a Magic-style variant cover, Dork reprints and the latest issue, The Fury of Firestorm #2, Iron Man #5, Uncanny X-Men, Transformers, Ultimate Endgame #4, and notable facsimiles and anniversary issues, plus collected editions like Bendis’ New Avengers and Planet Hulk, before encouraging pre-orders and pull lists.

00:00 New Comic Day Hype
00:11 Absolute Batman Robins
01:16 Robin Mechs Talk
03:01 Batgirl Behind Bars
03:44 Disney Plus Side Quest
04:21 Captain America Update
04:54 Indie and DC Picks
06:11 Iron Man Run
07:07 Facsimiles and Spidey
08:44 Trades and Collections

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