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Absolute Batman (2024)
2024–Present
25 issues
Ongoing
Regular Series
15+
Absolute Batman is the first title in DC's Absolute Universe imprint, written by Scott Snyder and illustrated by Nick Dragotta. The series began publication on October 9, 2024, and became the best-selling comic of 2024, selling just under 400,000 copies.
In this reimagined universe, Bruce Wayne is a 24-year-old blue-collar civil engineer who operates at night to fight crime as the vigilante Batman. Without the mansion, without the money, and without the butler, what's left is the Absolute Dark Knight!
Bruce grows up blue-collar in Crime Alley and is friends with many of the characters who are his villains in the main universe. He designs his own equipment and armor while being stalked by MI6 agent Alfred Pennyworth.
Gotham City is under siege by the Party Animals, young adults wearing animal masks who have brought violence and anarchy to the city, led by the criminal mastermind Roman Sionis (The Black Mask). Alfred Pennyworth has been sent to Gotham City to investigate this terrorist group.
The series has been praised as "a bold reinvention" of the character and "a masterwork of action storytelling."
Title
Publisher
Issues
25
Published
2024–Present
Status
Ongoing
Genre
Publication Type
Format
Standard
Medium
Comic
Upcoming Releases
Coming Soon
All Issues in Absolute Batman (2024)
Issues average 4.7 from 3 ratings
Clay Mann
Artist, Penciller, Inker, Cover Artist
Dan Mora
Penciller, Inker, Cover Artist
Eric Canete
Artist, Penciller, Inker, Cover Artist
Esther Pearl Watson
Writer
Gabriel Hernandez Walta
Artist, Penciller, Inker, Cover Artist
Jeremy Adams
Writer
Jock
Artist, Penciller, Inker, Cover Artist
John Timms
Penciller, Inker, Colorist
Marcos Martín
Artist, Penciller, Inker, Cover Artist
Nick Dragotta
Writer, Artist, Penciller, Inker, Cover Artist
Ryan Sook
Penciller, Inker
Scott Snyder
Writer
Abomination
Emil Blonsky
Alfred Pennyworth
Alfred Thaddeus Crane Pennyworth
Alfred Pennyworth (Earth Alpha)
Barbara Gordon
Barbara Gordon
Batman
Bruce Wayne
Edward Nygma
Harvey Bullock
Harvey Bullock
James Gordon
James Worthington Gordon
Joker (Earth Alpha)
Jack Grimm
Martha Wayne
Martha Kane
Ra's al Ghul
Riddler
Edward Nigma
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Lists
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The six ongoing titles nominated for Best Continuing Series at the 2026 Eisner Awards, the category for series still running with no set end in sight.
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