Absolute Martian Manhunter (2025-) #1

Absolute Martian Manhunter (2025) (Single Issues)

by Deniz Camp, Javier Rodriguez (Artist)

Beyond Mars…beyond physical form…beyond Human Understanding…all that's left is the ultimate the Absolute Martian Manhunter!

Genres: Comics, Dc Comics, Graphic Novels, Science Fiction, Superheroes, Comic Book, Fiction

Kindle Edition

First published March 1, 2025

Reviews

[Anne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Trippy, quirky, cool.



I'm not always on board with stories that have an unstable protagonist in comics. You know, maybe seeing things or hearing things. I have a tendency to find it cluttered and annoying, rather than interesting. Maybe because a lot of times, authors will find it necessary to add walls of crazy text, which only annoys me further.
But this was not that.



This looks like a bit of wild fun. And one of the selling points is that there's not a ton of Martian Manhunter comics out there, so Camp can really play around with Jon's origin story without upsetting every nerd out there.



So it looks like this version is going to meld the detective (FBI agent, John Jones) with our Martian (J'onn J'onzz) and have the two in one body. Think Thor and Donald Blake back in the day.
A seemingly normal guy loses it and blows up a coffee shop - with John inside. He shouldn't be alive, it's a miracle! <--they all say
Except now something seems off. Everything seems off. Colors are coming out of people's ears, and he somehow knows what everyone is thinking about.
And he's hearing this voice...



And the art! The colors!
Loved it.
Definitely reading the next one.
Recommended.

[MrGlassWontBreak · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was immediately reminiscent of Paul Jenkins' Sentry. It has the same kind of storytelling that tells the reader important things without explicitly saying them. I really liked the way John is portrayed here. He has that self-destructive noir detective vibe.

The art is very trippy, Peyote mushrooms trippy. It uses a lot of vibrant Pastel colors, almost formless wiggly line work and dynamic shapes. These weird illustrations are further complemented by the sometimes poetic dialogue; "Dancing Tapestry of Multicolored Scarves"

I've been avoiding this title for a while, but I liked it all a lot more than I expected.

[Michael Hicks · Rating 5 out of 5]

Deniz Camp and Javier Rodriguez knock it out of the park with debut issue of DC’s ABSOLUTE MARTIAN MANHUNTER. I dug the trippy, ‘60s-esque psychedelic art style and Cold War-era scifi feel of this alien invader. The Absolute line as a whole is simply killing it, one winner after another.

[Machiavelli · Rating 4 out of 5]

Absolute Martian Manhunter #1 is a trippy, surreal ride. The art pulls you into a dream you’re not sure you want to wake up from—strange, sad, and completely mesmerizing. It hits in a way that lingers.

[Colin Post · Rating 5 out of 5]

Holy smokes…obviously the wildly inventive visuals take center stage. I saw a review on AIPT comparing this to Kirby’s 4th world stuff, and that’s spot on, though Rodríguez is making his own thing.

But this is really a poem, a twisting lyric of a man melding with the smoke. Every page has some stunning line that I can’t believe I’m reading: “memory of…/…living music dancing in the daffodil light, abstracted canyons beyond physics and form —/—waves of quantum foam gently lapping…”

GODDAMN!

[a ☕︎ · Rating 4 out of 5]

WOW...this is a COMIC. i knew this was going to be good literally a page in and felt my heart start to go faster, lol...writing is stellar, art is hallucinogenic. what i really mean when i type ‘comic’ in all caps is that this is my ideal of the form, an issue that puts panel, color, art, light, text together in a way that could only ever be done successfully in this medium. could it possibly be as good if we took out the text bubbles? or made it a novel? the answer is definitely NO

[Neil Carey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful bewilderment. A humbling experience, both for readers, as well as more than a few creators

[Eboni’s Tiny Library · Rating 4 out of 5]

I learned the most about Martian Manhunter through the animated DC movies I watched over the years so seeing this version was cool. It’s different, but not in a bad way.

We start the story off with FBI agent Jones in the hospital from miraculously surviving an explosion. After he’s released he starts to see colors and hear voices, and even seeing the voices as colors. He’s discombobulated and trying to make sense of it all.

The art alone is 5 stars, it’s like an acid trip on every page. I’m interested in seeing where this goes!

[আরাফাত শুভ্র · Rating 4 out of 5]

the art style is amazing. This is very intriguing indeed. haven't read any previous Martian manhunter comics, still this feels fresh.

[A Serious Firefighter · Rating 5 out of 5]

I tired to hold off rereading the series until issue 7 came out, but I couldn’t wait 😶

[Leslie Carnahan · Rating 5 out of 5]

WHOA! THAT WAS SO COOL! HOLY SHIT!

[Inés De Hueso · Rating 5 out of 5]

Abro esta reseña para hacer seguimiento de las grapas que voy leyendo.

1) Perfecto. Mejor entrada a un cómic que he leído en mucho tiempo. Y el detalle del final del diagrama ese es que me dejó la mandíbula en el suelo.

2) Perfecto. Fumada, el alienígena se convierte en un buzón de correos y descubre que tiene la habilidad de verle los recuerdos a la gente.

3) Muy bueno. El guión más flojo, igual es que no he entendido del todo qué estaba pasando.

4) Problemas matrimoniales varios. Normal, la verdad.

5) Fumadón del quince. Pero el dibujo es estúpidamente bueno.

6) Ahora todo tiene sentido jaja
(tengo que releérmelo todo junto ahora)
me tiene bien jodida que tenga que esperar a JUNIO para el número siete xD

[Frank · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hey I think something might me wrong with this guy

Literally impossible to tell if anything that’s occurred is real

Last page is fun

[Ben Moore · Rating 5 out of 5]

Everyone said this is amazing and they are completely correct. A mind-tripping visual and narrative feast.

[Nick LeBlanc · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cool start to the arc. I tried the Absolute versions of DC’s Holy Trinity and didn’t really dig them (apart from the art). But this one has hooked me. Maybe it has something to do with my lack of attachment to the character. I think the only other book I have ever read that has MM as a main character was the Looney Tunes crossover with Marvin the Martian. I have never been big on Justice League stuff either so I don’t really have a conception of MM in my mind for this book to subvert. I did the Kirby style trippy art too. We’ll see where this one leads, I think I can last 6 issues.

Read as a single issue.

[Carrietta · Rating 5 out of 5]

CINEMA DO CARALHO. Escrita extremamente bem feita e fluida, a arte é psicodélica e alucinante, e como aparenta a reformulação TOTAL da origem do personagem é cinema, foi feito de uma forma PERFEITA. dentro todas primeiras edições que li (Batman, Lanterna verde, Flash e esse) esse aqui é o melhor, disparado.

[Hedrigall · Rating 5 out of 5]

*Up to issue 3*

Similarly to Absolute Green Lantern, this is the energy I want to see! Western comics just can’t measure up to manga when it comes to action, but where does it shine? THE ART. I love the 60s/70s surrealism going on here, plus ACTUAL prose and good writing! It’s like it was made for me.

One of my favorite characters getting an amazing treatment! Looking forward to more issues.

[Marcus · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting and trippy, I’m not quite sure what’s going on though which is intentional here. Really liking the art, I feel like the unraveling of the mystery will make it or break it for me.

[Arthur Marchetto · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tem muitas coisas interessantes saindo nesse universo Absolute, mas, ao lado da Mulher-Maravilha, essa deve ser uma das releituras mais interessantes do personagem. Vamos ver se a história se mantém.

[Isabel Davison · Rating 4 out of 5]

Abstract and engaging art style, but I found the content hard to follow. Still, I’d def read more.

[Carter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sign me the fuck up !

[sam banach · Rating 5 out of 5]

the art for this is insane

[ecem · Rating 4 out of 5]

#approved takip edilecek

[Murphy C · Rating 5 out of 5]

11/29/25

I don't often use profanity in my reviews (or, usually these days, snarky comments 😆), but this one deserves the emphasis.

Fucking brilliant!

[Robiok · Rating 5 out of 5]

Porca…che esordio!

[Natalie A · Rating 5 out of 5]

HOLY FUCK I DID NOT EXPECT THAT. SHIT IS SO RAD GEEE

[Rob · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not great.

Went into this knowing next to nothing about Martian manhunter, came out of it not caring to continue reading. It's not a bad read, I just don't care to continue.

[Owen Almoney · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great start can’t wait to see where it goes, I’m going with five stars because the art was so good it deserves it

[yung bookreader · Rating 5 out of 5]

Incredible. Can’t wait to see where this run goes

[Paul St. Cyr · Rating 5 out of 5]

RAD.