Week’s heat sheet from the counter — what actually moved after books hit the rack, what’s getting asked for, and what still deserves a last look before FOC locks tonight.

On the wall right now

Five Absolute Week standouts you can tap straight into the shop — covers link to the product page.

Abs Batman #24

Abs Wonder Woman #24

Abs Flash #19

Gambit Gone #1

Infernal Hulk vs Wolv #1

What sold through last week

Prana POS (600+ shops), week of Sept 15–21 — this is store sell-through, not pull rankings (Bleeding Cool / Prana, published today):

• Absolute Cassandra Cain: The Shadow’s Hand #1 — #1 seller of the week by units. Absolute / Cass ask is still walking people in.
• DNX #1 — #2 by units, but #1 on revenue thanks to the higher cover price. Natural follow is DNX #2 before FOC.
• Absolute Green Arrow #5 — #3 POS. Absolute shelf still doing the heavy lifting.
• Also Top 10: Avengers: Armageddon #4, Daredevil #7, Detective Comics #1113, Exquisite Corpses: Fox Mask Killer #1, X-Men #37, Nightwing #142, Batwoman #7.

Marketshare that week: DC ~45.5%, Marvel ~31.5%, Image ~12.8%. Spawn ’77 #1 and Transformers #36 are still on the broader Top 50 — last week’s headliners didn’t vanish, they just got leapfrogged by the Absolute / DNX week.

Aftermarket movers (old + new)

CovrPrice week ending Sept 20 (ComicsHeatingUp) + Bleeding Cool / CovrPrice hot list published Sept 22 — named highs only where the source posted them:

• Detective Comics #1113 Jim Lee Building Bad / Rhetoric — topped the Sept 22 BC hot list (high ~$20 raw NM / FMV ~$10). Fan-created villain cover is the chase, not Cover A rack.
• Miracleman heat — Miracleman #1 (1985) + Avengers: Armageddon #4 Michael Cho spoiler after Miracleman lands in Marvel continuity (BC: MM #1 high ~$17 VF / FMV ~$14; Armageddon #4 spoiler high ~$25 / FMV ~$12). Cap #1 / #2 Ben Harvey (David Colton bridge) also on that list.
• Lanterns keys — Green Lantern Corps #20 Jahnoy Lindsay (John Stewart likeness) high ~$28 / FMV ~$8; GL #50, Sinestro Corps Special #1, GL #25 still on the board as the show races the end of season.
• Absolute Batman #24 Felix Comic Art Dragotta design wrap (ltd 3000) — exclusive aftermarket, not Cover A (BC: high ~$300 raw NM+ / FMV ~$134). Absolute Batgirl debut is the story; chase covers are a different animal.
• Spawn ’77 #1 Whatnot red retro logo — still clearing three-figure aftermarket (high ~$295 / FMV ~$244 on the Sept 20 list). Cover A remains a cover-price book; chase is scarce homage / live-app exclusives. Also runners-up: McFarlane 1:50 / Retro Logo 1:25 / Original 1977 1:100.
• Also on CovrPrice Top 10 / runners-up: Nonplayer #1 YouTube spike; Absolute Batman 2025 Annual 4th print DWJ Cover B; Book of Boba Fett #1 Ordway 1:25; Venom #261 Ito; ASM Vol 2 #36 seasonal; Teen Titans #1 Sanford Greene 1:25; Transformers #36 Ito 1:25; Ultimate Fallout #4 Bagley (Miles key — old paper).

Just hit the rack (too early for sales charts)

Absolute Week (Sept 23) is only two days old. League of Comic Geeks “+” counts are pull/wishlist interest, not POS — and Prana’s next weekly chart won’t catch this street yet:

• Absolute Batman #24 — first full Absolute Batgirl costume (Snyder/Dragotta). Counter ask is real; exclusive wraps are already aftermarket, Cover A is the read.
• Absolute Wonder Woman #24 + Absolute Flash #19 — same Absolute shelf heat.
• Gambit Gone #1, Infernal Hulk vs. Wolverine #1, Muppets Take the Marvel Universe #1 — Marvel wall traffic this week; sell-through still unproven.

Date check: Amazing Spider-Man #1000 did not ship this week and is not tonight’s FOC book (publisher FOC was July 13). Marvel’s already at 400,000+ retailer orders with a 2nd printing set for Oct 28. LCSD early copies (Skan) at participating shops tomorrow Sat Sept 26; wide release Wed Sept 30.

FOC tonight

Customer FOC closes at 11:30. Books that are actually moving or about to — not the whole slate. Each title links straight to its Manage Comics FOC product page so you can lock it without hunting. Full FOC list: okanagansportscardsandcomics.com/pages/managecomics/foc.

• Alien vs. X-Men #1 — marquee crossover; Gillen / Claremont bonus; ships Sept 30.
• Amazing Venom #1 — new Venom #1 with Ito on the variant ladder; Queen in Black tempo.
• DNX #2 — follow the book that just did #2 POS / #1 revenue on #1.
• Absolute Batman #25 — Absolute Batgirl heat doesn’t stop at #24; lock the next issue while the ask is hot. Also on the Absolute FOC shelf: Abs WW #25 / Abs Flash #20 / Abs GA #6.
• Queen in Black #5 — event finale. Pair with X-Men #38 (DNX) if you’re riding that line.
• Geiger #25 — Gary Frank anniversary beat; Netflix option chatter still in the air (option ≠ series ordered).
• Superman: Kingdom of Zod Special #1 + Wonder Woman 2026 Annual Wonder War Matriarch Special #1 — DC one-shot FOCs worth a look. Spawn ’77 #2 follows the #1 POS / aftermarket spike.

Do not treat Amazing Spider-Man #1000 as tonight’s FOC — that window already closed. Grab LCSD early tomorrow if your shop has the Skan, or wait for wide Sept 30.

Watch / skip

• Reprint traps still on recent lists: Absolute Batman 2025 Annual 4th print art chase, Battle Beast later printings, Terminal / Crowbound 2nds — later print ≠ first-print heat.
• Absolute Batman #24 exclusive wraps (Felix / Mark Brooks foil) are already three-figure aftermarket — don’t confuse that with Cover A rack value.
• Geiger Netflix news is still an option, not a greenlight. Fun bounce; don’t over-order the rumor.
• Nonplayer #1 YouTube spike topped CovrPrice — fun spike; don’t bank on it sticking.

Next week’s likely movers

• Tomorrow Sat Sept 26: Local Comic Shop Day + ASM #1000 LCSD Skan early at participating shops. Also Star Trek (2026) #1 Beals LCSD.
• Wed Sept 30: Amazing Spider-Man #1000 wide (400k+ orders), Alien vs. X-Men #1, Amazing Venom #1, Absolute #25s / DNX #2 / Queen in Black #5 — the FOC slate you’re locking tonight.
• Wed Oct 7: Marvel Midnight Universe launches with Midnight Spider-Man #1, Midnight Fantastic Four #1, and Midnight X-Men #1 (reportedly the only Marvel books that day).

Nearby / moving paper

• Tomorrow — Local Comic Shop Day: ASM #1000 Skan early copies at participating shops. Expect Spider-Man paper asks all weekend.
• New West Comic Fest — Sat Sept 26, Sapperton Community Hall, 11–5.
• Vancouver Comic & Toy Show #30 — Sept 26–27 at the PNE Forum. Same weekend as LCSD / ASM #1000 early.

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