WE’RE GIVING AWAY 400 BOOKS!

BEFORE WE GET INTO THE UPDATE… WE’RE GIVING AWAY 400 BOOKS.

Yep. 400.

As a thank-you to everyone who continues to support these projects, we’re randomly giving away 400 copies of Absolute Green Arrow #4 to customers who order Absolute Batman #24 on Thursday August 13th at 12:00pm EST(11am EST for the Brigade!).

Every qualifying Absolute Batman #24 order has a chance to get one.

There’s nothing extra you need to buy, no code to enter, and no form to fill out. The 400 books will be inserted completely at random into qualifying Absolute Batman #24 orders during fulfillment.

You heard correctly- You have roughly a 1:4 chance of getting a completely free exclusive Absolute Green Arrow #4 signed by me. And with people likely buying multiple books, the chances are even higher. 

Now, onto the actual update…

I just wanted to take a minute to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone who has stuck with us and shown us patience over these last few crazy weeks.

(Outside of a few bad apples… but hey, there are always a few.)

As most of you know, like a lot of small online businesses, we have a relatively small team behind the scenes juggling a LOT of moving pieces at once — signing books, coordinating creators, packing orders, conventions, customer service, and everything else that goes into making these projects happen.

We definitely hit a few unexpected bumps along the way.

Scott needing dental surgery pushed back our Absolute Batman #21 signing and shipments, and then the absolutely overwhelming support you guys showed for our charity show — which we are incredibly grateful for — put us further behind than we anticipated.

There are also a small number of Absolute Batman #21 customer orders that experienced additional delays.

Lissy will be reaching out directly to those customers this week with an offer for a FREE UPGRADE as our way of making it right — so if that’s you, keep an eye on your inbox! (Email will come from lissy@comicsketchart.com)

ONE MORE IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: PRE-SALE & SHIPPING FULFILLMENT SCHEDULE

We’ve also put together a dedicated Pre-Sale & Shipping Fulfillment Timeline page so everyone has one easy place to check the expected fulfillment windows for current and upcoming releases.

Bookmark it. Save it. Tattoo it on your arm. Whatever works.

👉 https://markbrooksart.com/pages/preorder-shipping-fulfillment-timelines

We’ll keep this page updated so you can quickly check release dates, RAW fulfillment windows, CGC timelines, and the current status of each project without having to email the team for an update.

Lastly- We are getting the #23 variants(Clayface) signed very quickly this time with me signing them on the release date Wednesday August 12th and Scott signing them this coming weekend in Chicago. Books will start shipping out immediately after that. 

Most importantly, thank you.

The overwhelming majority of you have been incredibly patient, supportive, and understanding while our team worked through a pretty insane few weeks, and that support has not gone unnoticed.

Thank you again for supporting the art, the projects, the charity work, and our little team behind all of it.

— Mark