When does Absolute Batman: Beyond Ark-M #1 (ONE SHOT) come out?

Absolute Batman: Beyond Ark-M #1 (ONE SHOT) releases December 16, 2026. Preorders from Class Five Collectibles ship the week of release.

When is the preorder cutoff for Absolute Batman: Beyond Ark-M #1 (ONE SHOT)?

The final order cutoff is Monday, November 16, 2026. Order by then and your copy is guaranteed. After the cutoff, copies are limited to what is in stock.

How many covers does Absolute Batman: Beyond Ark-M #1 (ONE SHOT) have?

Absolute Batman: Beyond Ark-M #1 (ONE SHOT) has 5 open-order covers available to preorder: Cover A (Francesco Francavilla),Cover B (Dustin Nguyen Cardstock),Cover C (Dexter Soy Cardstock),Cover D (Ben Oliver Cardstock),Cover E (Francesco Francavilla Foil). Each cover can be ordered on its own.

Can I cancel a comic preorder?

Yes, any time before the order cutoff shown on the product page, for a full refund. After the cutoff the order has been placed with the publisher and cannot be cancelled.

Preorder now, below cover price, orders close Mon Nov 16

Beyond Ark-M #1. The Joker's Arks go worldwide.

Name: Absolute Batman: Beyond Ark-M #1 (ONE SHOT)
Brand: DC Comics
SKU: C5-PO-0926DC0047
Price: 3.99 USD
Availability: PreOrder

Scott Snyder and Frank Tieri dig into the origin of Professor Pyg and the Joker's worldwide Arks in this Absolute Batman one-shot. Five covers, the Ark-M Special #1 back in print, and Absolute Flash #22 and Absolute Green Lantern #21 closing the same Monday.

Absolute Batman: Beyond Ark-M #1 (ONE SHOT) releases December 16, 2026. Preorder cutoff is Monday, November 16. 5 covers from $3.99, Below cover price, at Class Five Collectibles. Ships the week of release.

Order by Mon Nov 16, 9am PT Below cover price Ships Dec 16

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Absolute Batman: Beyond Ark-M #1 five-cover set

Save $6.20 off cover

All five covers, foil included

One copy of each cover below, one order, one shipping charge.

AFrancesco Francavilla
BDustin Nguyen
CDexter Soy
DBen Oliver
EFrancesco Francavilla

$24.75~~$30.95~~

Pick your cover

Five covers, each priced under cover price. Covers C, D and E have not had their art revealed yet. We update the page the day it lands.

Cover A

Francesco Francavilla
Main cover

$3.99~~$4.99~~

Cover B

Dustin Nguyen
Cardstock variant

$4.79~~$5.99~~

Cover C

Dexter Soy
Cardstock variant, art not revealed yet

$4.79~~$5.99~~

Cover D

Ben Oliver
Cardstock variant, art not revealed yet

$4.79~~$5.99~~

Cover E

Francesco Francavilla
Foil variant, art not revealed yet

$6.39~~$7.99~~

Pick your cover

Back in print: Ark-M Special #1

The one-shot that started it is back for a fourth printing, with a new foil cover. Same Monday cutoff, same ship week, same box.

Cover A

Joshua Hixson
Fourth printing

$3.99~~$4.99~~

Cover B

Derrick Chew
Fourth printing foil

$6.39~~$7.99~~

CGC 9.8 graded presale

Want it slabbed? CGC 9.8, guaranteed

The Francesco Francavilla main cover, graded by CGC and guaranteed 9.8. $60 for the slab, or $63 with a raw copy to read, plus shipping. Order by Monday, November 16.

Graded books ship separately, with their own shipping charge.Raw comics ship release week. Graded books ship when they come back from CGC, about 12 weeks after release. If your cart has both, you pay shipping for two separate packages: one for the raw comics at release, and one for the graded book when it returns. Checkout adds them into one shipping total. Graded presales are not part of free shipping.