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Absolute Batman's Story Continues In November

By Liam McGuire

Oct. 11th, 2024

Absolute Batman had one of the biggest releases of the year and the new take on the Dark Knight excitingly continues in Absolute Batman #2, by Scott Snyder, Nick Dragotta, Frank Martin, and Clayton Cowles!

Issue one introduced readers to Batman from an alternate DC Universe, where his origin and present-day differ significantly from the iconic version of the hero. The bigger Batman's next adventures see him come face-to-face with Alfred Pennyworth - and not the usual butler, but as an MI6 agent tracking Bruce Wayne down. The two will battle as the rise of the Black Mask Gang continues!

Absolute Batman #2 features several awesome covers, including main cover art from Nick Dragotta showing Batman and Alfred facing off. Daniel Warren Johnson brings his signature style to a variant featuring Batman atop a building after taking on and beating up many bad guys. Jae Lee shows off Absolute Batman's largeness in an open-order variant. Rafael Albuquerque features the axe-wielding Batman his variant cover art. Jeffrey Alan Love's 1:25 incentive variant shows Batman taking on the Black Mask Gang. Lastly, Sanford Greene's 1:50 variant has yet to be revealed. Check out the main cover art from Dragotta featuring the Caped Crusader battling his usual ally.

Batman was born out of violence – a horrible tragedy that shaped the trajectory of his future. But when a vigilant MI6 agent starts tracking the lonely life of Bruce Wayne, he discovers the interconnectivity between a hero’s shell life and the many layers of the Black Mask Gang. It’s Batman versus Alfred Pennyworth!