ABSOLUTE BATMAN Artwork And Details Showcases DC Comics' Rebooted, Hulking Dark Knight

ABSOLUTE BATMAN Artwork And Details Showcases DC Comics' Rebooted, Hulking Dark Knight

New artwork has been released from DC Comics' Absolute Batman, the upcoming reboot which will put a new spin on the Caped Crusader and the rest of the DC Universe's most iconic characters. Check it out!

By JoshWilding - Jul 15, 2024 06:07 AM EST
Filed Under: DC Comics

We've been hearing rumblings for the better part of a year that DC Comics has plans for a reboot. The publisher has overhauled the DC Universe several times in the past, all in a bid to drum up interest and increase sales ("The New 52" remains one of the most controversial examples). 

Longtime Batman writer Scott Snyder is thought to be spearheading the initiative and will return to the Dark Knight's corner of the DC Universe. However, "Absolute Comics" will be a separate line from the main continuity with a similar, but not identical, approach to Marvel Comics' Ultimate Universe.

That started as a way of retelling the origin stories of characters like Spider-Man and the X-Men in a reality more like our own and without decades of baggage and hard-to-follow continuity. Recently, it's been relaunched again to great success, this time in a world that, for years, had no superheroes (meaning Peter Parker has become Spider-Man in his 30s). 

Ultimate Spider-Man has been a massive hit and, with DC Comics still a long way behind Marvel in terms of sales, its "Absolute" line of titles could be exactly what the publisher needs. 

Today, Bleeding Cool has shared more details about Absolute Batman, including some phenomenal new artwork by Nick Dragotta. This is clearly a significant reinvention of the character...which is evident from the hero having a flight suit in place of a cape.

"This is Batman as [an] underdog. Batman as [a] warrior," the site explains. "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."

We've heard rumblings that this hulking Bruce Wayne won't be a billionaire and is instead a "working class" Batman who has to utilise a different sort of fighting style and fewer hi-tech gadgets. We also see below that this version's Bat-symbol now appears to be a piece of armour rather than a traditional bat-shaped logo.

"Nick's art is a perfect fit," Snyder is quoted as saying in the Absolute Batman preview set to be distributed at Comic-Con. "It's grounded and gritty, but also dynamic and fresh. A bit dangerous and new to superhero readers, just like this Batman."

Expect this new "Absolute" line of comics to be announced in San Diego a couple of weeks from now. 

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harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 7/15/2024, 7:02 AM
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UncleHarm1
UncleHarm1 - 7/15/2024, 10:28 AM
@harryba11zack - wtf is this gif??
harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 7/15/2024, 11:22 AM
@UncleHarm1 - I just make em
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Origame
Origame - 7/15/2024, 7:04 AM
Wait, does he not have a cape? Just wings on his arms? It's so weird.
ProfessorWhy
ProfessorWhy - 7/15/2024, 7:07 AM
That Bat Symbol is awful. Looks like BatKiteMan
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 7/15/2024, 8:34 AM
@ProfessorWhy - Not only awful, but I've always hated Fat-Batman. Dark Knight Returns, Ben Affleck's Bats, ect....

Batman should be strong but with a medium build and relying more on his cunningness. Not be a bouncer in NY dressed up for Halloween.
BobbyDrake
BobbyDrake - 7/15/2024, 7:09 AM
Dafuq, is that Bane?
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 7/15/2024, 7:11 AM
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lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 7/15/2024, 8:35 AM
@KennKathleen - all fat people saying they like this Bat's look, well .... besides Ledger. he's slim
HashTagSwagg
HashTagSwagg - 7/15/2024, 7:25 AM
Finally they ditched the cape sh1t, it just never worked for that character. Can't wait for the Mcfarlane figure.
SolarSoldier
SolarSoldier - 7/15/2024, 8:11 AM
@HashTagSwagg - A superhero based on a bat and a cape didn't work for him. Right. Because a swirling cape in the night isn't reminiscent of Dracula.

Bats. Vampires. The cape worked for his creepiness in sneaking up on villains.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 7/15/2024, 9:49 AM
@SolarSoldier -
Dollar Bill got his cape stuck in a revolving door.
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TheVandalore
TheVandalore - 7/15/2024, 7:26 AM
So, they put Tim Sale's Batman's head on Frank Miller's Batman's body...
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 7/15/2024, 7:34 AM
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WEAPONXOXOXO
WEAPONXOXOXO - 7/15/2024, 7:31 AM
Looks like the Hulk in a Batman costume.
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 7/15/2024, 8:38 AM
@WEAPONXOXOXO - but with black eye-lash make-up smeared on his eyes.

"HULK upset, but I am strong! Wait, HULK eyes am burning HULK now. Hulk can't see .... or pee."
TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 7/15/2024, 8:16 AM
Lots of RUMBLINGS in this article!
ImBatman4realz
ImBatman4realz - 7/15/2024, 8:45 AM
@TheFinestSmack - it’s such a weird expression that Josh uses. Every time I read it, I imagine someone ripping arse
TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 7/15/2024, 9:48 AM
@ImBatman4realz - The two words he cannot live without are "RUMBLINGS" and "REVEALS"! But yeah, every time he says rumblings, my stomach hurts lol.
braunermegda
braunermegda - 7/15/2024, 8:41 AM
man by now they should just go without the bat symbol because they clearly are not giving a damn anymore, they're just drawing some random smudge and that's it. I don't like it, but if people do hope they enjoy a nice reading.
ImBatman4realz
ImBatman4realz - 7/15/2024, 8:52 AM
The artwork is strange, and why does Bruce have giant feet? It looks like a member of the Rescue Heroes went rogue and turned into a vigilante…(those of you who are old enough to remember that show/toyline will catch the reference)

Meanwhile watch for more rumblings from Josh!
Razorface1
Razorface1 - 7/15/2024, 9:40 AM
Absolute (unit of a) batman
Methos5000
Methos5000 - 7/15/2024, 11:56 AM
Looks ridiculously stupid.
motleyklopp
motleyklopp - 7/15/2024, 5:42 PM
Frank Miller started all this garbage art with the Dark knight, 40 years ago, at the time I couldnt understand it because his previous Daredevil work was amazing
MaxPaint
MaxPaint - 7/15/2024, 6:47 PM
Dumb as hell.

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