Jonah Hex Gets Absolute Martian Manhunter-Style Redesign In Javier Rodriguez's Variant Cover

Published Jul 29, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT Jason is an award-winning journalist whose writing career dates back to when he developed the ability to use a crayon. He, most notably, worked previously as a "professional fan," as he likes to call it, at CinemaBlend, for which he wrote about anything and everything under the pop culture umbrella... especially Batman. His passion for the art of cinema began even earlier, stemming from repeat viewings of The Wizard of Oz. This initially led him to pursue a career in filmmaking -- and even work briefly in the industry as an extra in the straight-to-video family film, Alice Upside Down -- before deciding that his talents would be better served discussing and showing appreciation for the various forms of entertainment he is passionate about. Since the establishment of the Absolute Universe, fans have been curious about which of their favorite DC characters will receive their own wild reinterpretation for this timeline next. For instance, what might Absolute Jonah Hex be like? It would certainly be interesting to see how Scott Snyder and co. could work the scarred, 19th-century bounty hunter into the mega-popular imprint. For now, fans at least hav...