Digiphile’s New Before Absolute Collection Spotlights 70+ Titles from the Image Creators Behind DC’s Absolute Universe

Only $25 for the full digital collection worth over $1,100, featuring classics from 29 acclaimed series including East of West, Descender & Ascender, Wytches, Black Cloak, and more

Digiphile, the game and book discovery platform from the former Humble Bundle team, is excited to reveal their next e-book offer, Before Absolute. This curated collection from Image Comics includes some of the most celebrated creator-owned work from the talent behind DC’s Absolute Universe.

On sale for only two weeks, starting today, the Before Absolute collection offers unbeatable value, allowing readers to pick up $1,100 worth of DRM-free comics for only $25. Lower-priced tiers are also available, and a portion of all proceeds plus 100% of customer donations goes to BINC: Book Industry Charitable Foundation.

This limited-time collection brings together some of the most acclaimed Image Comics of the past decade, including:

East of West — a genre-defining sci-fi western epic by Jonathan Hickman & Absolute Batman’s Nick Dragotta
Gideon Falls — an Eisner Award-winning horror masterpiece by Absolute Flash’s Jeff Lemire & Andrea Sorrentino
Descender and Ascender — a sweeping, emotional sci-fi saga from Jeff Lemire & Absolute Wonder Woman’s Dustin Nguyen
Wytches — Absolute Batman’s Scott Snyder’s breakout reinvention of modern horror
Southern Bastards — Absolute Superman’s Jason Aaron & Jason Latour’s gritty, critically acclaimed Southern crime drama
Black Cloak — Detectives investigate a murdered prince in a fantastic world by Absolute Wonder Woman’s Kelly Thompson and Hayden Sherman

Alongside these landmark titles, Before Absolute features dozens of additional series spanning horror, science fiction, fantasy, and experimental storytelling — offering something for every kind of reader: The Cull and Black Cloak from Absolute Wonder Woman’s Kelly Thompson, and Assorted Crisis Events from Absolute Martian Manhunter’s Deniz Camp. An optional $5 upgrade is devoted to 11 volumes of Ice Cream Man by W. Maxwell Prince and Martin Morazzo, the team behind Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum and an important part of DC’s Next Level initiative.

What’s Included

73 volumes across 29 acclaimed series
$25 for over $1100 in total value
A wide range of genres: horror, sci-fi, fantasy, crime, and more
DRM-free files for complete ownership and flexibility
Available to buy for a limited two-week window

The Before Absolute collection is available from today, and ends on 7 May 2026. For more information, visit digiphile.co/collections.

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