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The Other Big Change To Absolute Batman #1 (Final Page Spoilers)

The Other Big Change Being Made to Absolute Batman #1 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta (Final Page Spoilers)

It has been established through much coverage, reviews, previews, spoilers and scoops, that Absolute Batman by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta features a Bruce Wayne who grew up without a silver spoon in his mouth. Living in Gotham alongside those who would one day become the Batman rogues. Though with one other distinct and spoilery difference over the other Batman.

But there one of the Gotham villain galleries who wasn't in this new Bruce Wayne's group of friends growing up. Because he had a very different lifestyle indeed.

A figure seen halfway around the world, checking in on his semiconductor manufacturing plant. Like the one that Philips owns. And a real indicator of wealth.

The thirty richest people in the world have a fortune of fifty billion dollars or more. I mean, he's not Elon Musk or Larry Ellison. At least, not yet.

And in Absolute Batman, that makes The Joker not in the one per cent, which would be eight million people, but in the 0.000005%. Reflecting the concerns of today rather than 1939, The Joker's power is derived from money, and exercised thus. His involvement in Gotham and with the Black Mask gang is sure to be exposed, but with Batman coming from the exact opposite direction. Their roles have been somewhat reversed, and this Joker may be a lot harder to take down when he can buy his way out of anything.

As opposed to the Batman who can do this in Batman And Robin #14.

ABSOLUTE BATMAN #1 CVR A NICK DRAGOTTA
(W) Scott Snyder (A/CA) Nick Dragotta
BATMAN LEGEND SCOTT SNYDER AND ICONIC ARTIST NICK DRAGOTTA TRANSFORM THE DARK KNIGHT'S TALE FOR THE MODERN AGE! Without the mansion…without the money…without the butler…what's left is the Absolute Dark Knight!
Retail: $4.99 In-Store Date: 10/09/2024

BATMAN AND ROBIN #14 CVR A JAVIER FERNANDEZ
(W) Phillip Kennedy Johnson (A/CA) Javier Fernandez
Damian Wayne is the son of the Bat, grandson of the Demon, and Robin–but as he nears the age at which his father traveled the world, one question is on his mind: Who is Damian outside of the crusades his family has tasked him with fighting since birth? When he starts to look beyond his life of endless violence, a different way to help the world begins to present itself–but when an enigmatic new murderer begins reenacting traumatic crimes from Gotham's history, Batman will need Robin more than ever before! It's a whole new dynamic for the Dynamic Duo as the powerhouse team of Phillip Kennedy Johnson (Superman: Warworld Saga) and Javier Fernandez (King Spawn, Nightwing) bring you the dark and mystifying next chapter in the lives of Bruce and Damian Wayne! You are not ready for what's in store.
Retail: $4.99 In-Store Date: 10/09/2024

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