Absolute Martian Manhunter #12
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| Writer | Deniz Camp |
| Artist | Javier Rodriguez |
| Cover Price | $4.99 |
It all comes together here: green and white, life and death, husbands and wives, fathers and sons, free will and fate, crime and punishment. Beginnings and endings. Why do people do the things they do? Read this issue to find out.
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Geek Dad - Ray Goldfield
Jul 01, 2026We get our first hints of how this fits in with the rest of the Absolute Universe just as it ends, but this feels much more like an evergreen, one-of-a-kind comic that people will be talking about for years. Read Full Review
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Fanlight Zone - Ken M.
Jul 01, 2026Camp, Rodríguez and Otsmane-Elhaou leave readers with an intense read unlike anything else seen in the comics landscape currently. A phenomenal script gels perfectly with Rodríguez’s incredible art yet again. While its’ a bittersweet moment with the series on hold/over, readers leave with an overwhelming sense of the true direction of superhero comics for years to come. Highest possible recommendation. Read Full Review
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Comic Watch - Theron Couch
Jul 01, 2026Absolute Martian Manhunter is something special. For eleven issues, Camp, Rodriguez, and Otsmane-Elhaou wowed readers with something truly unique. When a journey has been this good, there is always the danger that the ending could underwhelm. That is not the case here. Absolute Martian Manhunter #12 sticks a perfect landing, making this series not just a success but a true achievement. Read Full Review
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The Comic Book Spot - beastfire
Jul 05, 2026Absolute Martian Manhunter #12 brings this wonderful mind-screw of a series to a fitting conclusion: life’s about taking the good and the bad together, and second chances are possible. Read Full Review
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9.5
AIPT - Landon Kuhlmann
Jul 01, 2026Absolute Martian Manhunter #12 doesn't simplify its ideas for the sake of a cleaner ending. Instead, it doubles down on everything that made the series remarkable. The result is a visually breathtaking, emotionally satisfying finale that cements Absolute Martian Manhunter as one of the defining books of the Absolute line. Read Full Review
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8.0
ComicBook.com - Marcus Helminiak
Jul 01, 2026While I have my gripes with how the series framed the conflict between John and Tyler and how quickly they resolved it in this issue, I definitely enjoyed it an awful lot. This series has captured all of our imaginations for months now, and as the first Absolute book to officially be truly done, it’s the end of a wonderful era that I am so hyped to dive further into. This book is definitely worth a read. Heck, it’s the kind that you’ll probably end up liking more on a reread, and I can’t wait to start that. Read Full Review
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The closest to Moore and Veitch we've had in DC for many years.
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Good lord. What a book. I love this series. What an ending that does just an outstanding job encapsulating not just so many themes from this book, but the thesis of the Absolute Universe as a whole. Camp & Rodríguez completely stick the landing here with one of the book's best issues, if not its very best. There isn't really more I can say other than that, if you haven't read this series, you need to. Just a beautiful work of art.
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This is how you stick a landing.
Hopefully we get a deluxe hardcover of these 12 issues.
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Overall, this was a series that took multiple re-reads, but overall I think it's a modern masterpiece. I love how the message of the book's tackles despair, depression and desperation. But the perfect antidote to this is empathy and compassion.
Don't get me wrong, it's still a very abstract surreal book with a lot of complex words. But I can't deny that this is a modern masterpiece, and even though it's not my favorite Absolute line, it is the best. I can't wait to get the full story and add it to my catalog. -
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Art: 4/5
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