DC Rushes The Demon, Jonah Hex, and Absolute Batman: Ark M Back to Press

DC is going back to the well on three recent Next Level and Absolute Universe debuts, confirming new printings for The Demon #1, Jonah Hex and the Shadow of Death #1, and Absolute Batman: Ark M #1 after each sold through its initial order. The publisher says all three are returning following strong reader demand, with fresh cover treatments arriving just as their follow-up issues hit shelves.

The Demon #1, written and drawn by James Harren, gets a second printing on December 2 with refreshed trade dress, a new Harren variant, and a foil edition of Daniel Warren Johnson's original cover. Jonah Hex and the Shadow of Death #1 from Michael Walsh follows the same playbook that same week, pairing an updated Walsh main cover with a foil version of Julian Totino Tedesco's launch variant. Both series continue their stories in issue #2 on November 4, with Etrigan squaring off against a vengeful prince of Hell and a mysterious preacher riding into the town of Ashecott, respectively.

The bigger number belongs to the Absolute Universe: Absolute Batman: Ark M #1 from Scott Snyder, Frank Tieri, Josh Hixon, and Roman Stevens is heading back to press for a fourth time, due back in stores December 16 with an updated Hixon cover and a new Derrick Chew variant. DC isn't slowing the rollout either — the Ark M storyline expands next month with a Beyond Ark M one-shot from Snyder, Tieri, and Francesco Francavilla, keeping the pressure on retailers still chasing copies of the original.

H/T Comic Watch and AIPT.