Absolute Batman has been a huge success for DC Comics, and that means countless variant covers, multiple printings, and a lot more merch that you'd get for most ongoing series (this intimidating take on the Dark Knight is even getting his own Hot Toys figure).
This November, the comic will expand the Bat-Family by introducing "The Bat," its take on Batgirl. Barbara Gordon, a young GCPD rookie, will don the cowl she's been using to communicate with Batman, along with her father's coat. This looks like a grounded take on the character, which includes Barbara wielding a familiar shotgun.
Suiting up after the death of her father, Mayor Jim Gordon, at the hands of The Scarecrow, Barbara seeks to end the corruption within the Gotham City Police Department and save her city.
Today, writer Scott Snyder has shared some must-see new variant covers for Absolute Batman #24. We've also included some other particularly eye-catching efforts that put the spotlight squarely on Barbara's transformation into Gotham City's newest vigilante.
Here's the official description for Absolute Batman #24:
WITHOUT THE BADGE... WITHOUT HER FATHER... ABSOLUTE BAT ENTERS THE SCENE. In the battle of self, of Batman versus Batman, there can be only one. Everyone Bruce has ever known, ever cared about, or ever loved will face their ultimate inner demons.
"It really comes to a head here," Snyder previously revealed. "We wanted her to come up under her father, and after her time at the GCPD, she sees all these things that are wrong with it. For her, there's her father, but there's tremendous corruption, so she goes outside that."
"One of the fun things is she fights differently, and so in terms of the shotgun, you might recognise that from the very first issue we did, Bruce repurposed Alfred's shotgun to be this Batshotgun that fires electrified mini Batarang pellets, so that it's non-lethal and at the same time super badass. She uses different weapons that way."
"So she follows some of the same tenets; she's not out there murdering people, but at the same time she is really tough. Wait till you see her with the coat off; it's awesome," the writer continued. "She's buff; she looks like MMA, out of control; she's got the wraps, she's got the tank top, Kevlar with the Bat symbol on it."
Check out these new Absolute Batman #24 covers below and stay tuned for more on The Bat's debut.