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First Look At Absolute Batman And What It Means For Absolute Universe
Our first look at Absolute Batman by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta and what it means for the Absolute Universe with the superhero as underdog
Article Summary
- Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta unveil a reimagined Absolute Batman.
- New underdog Batman portrayed as kinetic warrior with manga influences.
- Absolute Universe redefines DC heroes as underdogs in a closer reality.
The new Absolute Batman is a very different Batman. Still Bruce Wayne, but a very different Bruce Wayne with a different life. As a comic book, it has a very different look. And I have your first look inside the pages of the ashcan coming to comic book retailers exhibiting at San Diego Comic-Con.
Artist Nick Dragotta draws on the manga influences that make his work so identifiable, with a strong kinetic feel on the page, mirrored in this new look for this Batman. I am expecting someone at some point to ask, "how can someone so big move so fast?"
With a suit of zips, batons, hooks and cape, which become a hand-to-hand weapon from panel to panel, even working as prosthetic limbs. And a massive Batman, with spikes and stitches, from the ground up.
This is Batman as underdog. Batman as warrior. That's Absolute Batman, the new ongoing series by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta. But it's also a reflection of the Absolute Universe continuity as a whole. Where Superman, Wonder Woman and the rest are underdogs, fighting for their survival as well as everything else, because the world they live in is a different one. And far closer to now.
How would the world now react to a new Batman? A Superman? A Wonder Woman? Would they be as welcoming? Would their fanbase be toxic? What would people even believe.
The superhero as underdog. Welcome to DC Comics' Absolute Universe, launching with the Absolute Batman Ashcan at San Diego Comic-Con and then in all comic book stores in October with DC All-In #1 and Absolute Batman #1. I get the feeling that DC Comics could well own SDCC this year at this rate.
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