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Absolute Batman (2024) (Single Issues)
Absolute Batman (2024-) #2
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!
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Published November 13, 2024
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Scott Snyder
1,757 books5,287 followersScott Snyder is the Eisner and Harvey Award winning writer on DC Comics Batman, Swamp Thing, and his original series for Vertigo, American Vampire. He is also the author of the short story collection, Voodoo Heart, published by the Dial Press in 2006. The paperback version was published in the summer of 2007.
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February 6, 2026
3.5 i’m sorry for the covers (ik someone who HATES them sm help)🤚anyways, this issue was good but not as good as the first one.
August 8, 2025
So far even though I’m only scratching the surface of this absolute universe and this series in it at that, but I think I can safely state that aside from Bruce himself, the entire backlog of side characters from Selina Kyle, to Alfred are just all so interesting and revitalized, with just this slight twisted notch towards a more hardcore let loose personality and belief system and I’m all in for it. An while Mr Wayne hasn’t sold me on himself, I can’t lie that his suit is edgy, dark, and bad*ss, it comes equipped with protection and just newly vicious accessories, and can I just throw a chefs kiss to whoever decided instead of a Batmobile why not a bat killdowzer with a cape! 4.5/5
November 16, 2024
Tank part was dope, and having his entire friends circle be his villains is a neat twist, but also this felt like a world building issue and a little to samesy to other batman stories.
November 15, 2024
THE ZOO
2/5
November 2024.
Again another reinterpreted cameo appearance on the last page..
Love Bruce's card playing buddies.
Not really feeling the Party Animals..but their boss looks crazy enough.
2/5
November 2024.
Again another reinterpreted cameo appearance on the last page..
Love Bruce's card playing buddies.
Not really feeling the Party Animals..but their boss looks crazy enough.
November 13, 2024
Not nearly as good as the first issue, but still pretty solid. Can’t wait for issue 3!
3.25/5
3.25/5
November 13, 2024
Reimagining some of Batman’s most iconic villains as Bruce’s circle of childhood friends is such an interesting idea. I look forward to seeing even more of them, especially Selina.
July 19, 2025
7/19/25
February 5, 2025
Exactly the Batman I want AND need right now. Plus, the art is gorgeous.
May 18, 2025
Absolute Batman #2 didn’t hit quite as hard as the first, but was still solid and has some sharp moments. Dragotta’s art keeps the energy up, even if the pacing feels a bit slower. Curious to see where it goes.
March 10, 2026
start acting like that dog with the hat and lollipop when there was a red hood mention
January 14, 2025
this was good but felt a little on the nose sometimes like wink wink nudge nudge look at all the references we can fit into one comic
April 15, 2026
[4,5]
No puedo con lo increíble que es el arte y la historia. Me encanta que pasen mil cosas fuera de lo "cotidiano" en el mismísimo Gotham y aún así tener esos destellos de comedia como que todas las "casas de seguridad" de Batman estén posicionadas en forma de murciélago. Ni hablar de que su grupo de amigos más cercano sean puros villanos (y muero de emoción por ver a Selina al fin).
¿Podemos hablar que este Batman, además de una fokin hacha, tiene un tanque? Eso pasando por alto el increíble traje que tiene. No, no, no, no, en verdad estoy fascinada. Ahora no sólo hizo contacto con Roman, el líder de los Party Animals, sino que Alfred le ofrece trabajar en equipo, mientras que Gordon descansa por el accidente en su conferencia como alcalde, dejando a Barb en el campo de batalla.
No puedo con lo increíble que es el arte y la historia. Me encanta que pasen mil cosas fuera de lo "cotidiano" en el mismísimo Gotham y aún así tener esos destellos de comedia como que todas las "casas de seguridad" de Batman estén posicionadas en forma de murciélago. Ni hablar de que su grupo de amigos más cercano sean puros villanos (y muero de emoción por ver a Selina al fin).
¿Podemos hablar que este Batman, además de una fokin hacha, tiene un tanque? Eso pasando por alto el increíble traje que tiene. No, no, no, no, en verdad estoy fascinada. Ahora no sólo hizo contacto con Roman, el líder de los Party Animals, sino que Alfred le ofrece trabajar en equipo, mientras que Gordon descansa por el accidente en su conferencia como alcalde, dejando a Barb en el campo de batalla.
April 16, 2025
3.5
I´m not that into the villainous group he is fighting against but the leader is batshit (pun intended) crazy so I´ll give him that
Also the tank made me scream
I´m not that into the villainous group he is fighting against but the leader is batshit (pun intended) crazy so I´ll give him that
Also the tank made me scream
December 4, 2024
২০২৪ সালে সর্বাধিক বিক্রিত কমিক্সের মধ্যে দ্বিতীয় স্থানে আছে অ্যাবসোলিউট ব্যাটম্যান। নতুন এক ব্যাটম্যান, ভিন্ন রকম অরিজিন স্টোরি, মারাত্মক অঙ্কন এবং প্রায় সব চরিত্রের মূল গল্পের পুনর্বিন্যাস এ সিরিজকে ব্যাপক জনপ্রিয় করে চলেছে।
গথামে 'পার্টি অ্যানিম্যাল' নামক কাল্টের সহিংসতা বেড়ে চলেছে। তবে যেখানেই সঙ্ঘটির আক্রমণ, সেখানেই ব্যাটম্যান হাজির হচ্ছেন তাদের থামাতে। ইস্যুটিতে ব্রুসের বন্ধু হিসেবে দেখা যায় কিছু বিশেষ চরিত্রদের। স্কট স্নাইডারের লেখালিখির সাথে নিক ড্রাগোটার অঙ্কন মিলেমিশে ব্রুটাল একশনের সাথাসাথি গথামের প্রায় সব চরিত্রের নতুন শুরু দিয়ে শুরু করেছেন।
চলমান এ সিরিজে জমে উঠেছে একশন, দুর্দান্ত অঙ্কন প্যানেল থেকে প্যানেলে, সেই সাথে এজেন্ট অ্যালফ্রেড ও ব্যাটম্যানের একসাথে কাজ করাটা খুব প্রয়োজনীয় হয়ে দাড়িয়েছে। মেয়র জিম গর্ডনের জায়গা নিতে চান এক ক্রিমিনাল।এমাইসিক্স এজেন্ট অ্যালফ্রেডের মতে গথামে যে অস্থিতিশীলতা আছে তার পেছনে গভীর রাজনীতি যুক্ত।
দ্বিতীয় পর্ব আমার সব মিলিয়ে চমৎকার লেগেছে। স্কট স্নাইডার এক দারুণ কাজে হাত দিয়েছেন। ব্যাটম্যানের ভিলেন এবং পরিচিতদের এরকম ফ্রেশ স্টার্ট তাও তাদের মূল বৈশিষ্ট্য অনেকটা ঠিকঠাক রেখে এগিয়ে যাওয়ার এ প্রয়াস প্রশংসনীয়।
Comics Review
Name : Absolute Batman (#2 of 5)
Writer : Scott Snyder
Artist : Frank Martin, Nick Dragotta
Publisher : DC Comics
Publication Date : November 13, 2024
Genres : Action, Superhero
Status : Ongoing
Reviewer : Wasim Hasan Mahmud
গথামে 'পার্টি অ্যানিম্যাল' নামক কাল্টের সহিংসতা বেড়ে চলেছে। তবে যেখানেই সঙ্ঘটির আক্রমণ, সেখানেই ব্যাটম্যান হাজির হচ্ছেন তাদের থামাতে। ইস্যুটিতে ব্রুসের বন্ধু হিসেবে দেখা যায় কিছু বিশেষ চরিত্রদের। স্কট স্নাইডারের লেখালিখির সাথে নিক ড্রাগোটার অঙ্কন মিলেমিশে ব্রুটাল একশনের সাথাসাথি গথামের প্রায় সব চরিত্রের নতুন শুরু দিয়ে শুরু করেছেন।
চলমান এ সিরিজে জমে উঠেছে একশন, দুর্দান্ত অঙ্কন প্যানেল থেকে প্যানেলে, সেই সাথে এজেন্ট অ্যালফ্রেড ও ব্যাটম্যানের একসাথে কাজ করাটা খুব প্রয়োজনীয় হয়ে দাড়িয়েছে। মেয়র জিম গর্ডনের জায়গা নিতে চান এক ক্রিমিনাল।এমাইসিক্স এজেন্ট অ্যালফ্রেডের মতে গথামে যে অস্থিতিশীলতা আছে তার পেছনে গভীর রাজনীতি যুক্ত।
দ্বিতীয় পর্ব আমার সব মিলিয়ে চমৎকার লেগেছে। স্কট স্নাইডার এক দারুণ কাজে হাত দিয়েছেন। ব্যাটম্যানের ভিলেন এবং পরিচিতদের এরকম ফ্রেশ স্টার্ট তাও তাদের মূল বৈশিষ্ট্য অনেকটা ঠিকঠাক রেখে এগিয়ে যাওয়ার এ প্রয়াস প্রশংসনীয়।
Comics Review
Name : Absolute Batman (#2 of 5)
Writer : Scott Snyder
Artist : Frank Martin, Nick Dragotta
Publisher : DC Comics
Publication Date : November 13, 2024
Genres : Action, Superhero
Status : Ongoing
Reviewer : Wasim Hasan Mahmud
July 20, 2025
Batman begins to investigate the party animals and systematically take them down, meanwhile Alfred tries to decide whether to help Bruce’s endeavors or block them.
This was a slower issue than issue 1 but no less interesting. I love the dynamic between Bruce and familiar faces who we knew as villains, along with how this Batman’s profession as an engineer plays a part in his equipment and his safe houses around the city.
This was a slower issue than issue 1 but no less interesting. I love the dynamic between Bruce and familiar faces who we knew as villains, along with how this Batman’s profession as an engineer plays a part in his equipment and his safe houses around the city.
November 23, 2024
Stellar work.
This is the 3rd top-tier-writer comic I've read lately that features a climax moment that was built solely for a pun. Amazing.
This is the 3rd top-tier-writer comic I've read lately that features a climax moment that was built solely for a pun. Amazing.
May 8, 2026
Absolute Batman #2 continues the grounded, stripped-back reboot tone established in issue 1, but it shifts noticeably from “origin atmosphere” into “active consequence.” Where the first issue is mostly about Bruce Wayne being reshaped internally by trauma and environment, issue 2 is about what happens when those internal changes begin producing external effects in Gotham.
The biggest structural change is that Bruce is no longer just observing or processing—he starts making deliberate choices that push him closer to the edge of becoming Batman, even if the costume identity still isn’t fully present. The story focuses on early action and intervention moments that feel more impulsive than refined. You can see him testing control: how far he can go, what kind of presence he can impose, and what kind of fear or order he can create in return. The important detail is that he is still not fully “Batman” in methodology—he lacks the discipline and symbolic clarity—but he is no longer just a passive origin figure either.
Gotham in this issue becomes more antagonistic. Instead of just being a backdrop of decay, it starts reacting structurally to Bruce’s presence. The world feels more alert, as if systems of crime and power are beginning to register a disturbance. This is where the issue’s tone shifts: Gotham is no longer just oppressive atmosphere, it becomes an active pressure system that pushes back. This makes the story feel more like escalation than introspection.
A key thematic development is the emergence of perception. Even though Batman is not fully formed yet, the idea of him starts to exist in fragments—through witnesses, reactions, and fear responses. The story starts building Batman as something that is being “noticed” before it is fully “defined.” That’s important in this version of the character because it frames Batman less as a moment of invention and more as a gradual social construction.
Bruce himself is written with more friction in this issue. His decisions are less clean, more experimental. There’s a sense that he is trying to impose structure on chaos before he fully understands the cost of doing so. That creates tension in the pacing: moments of action are not just physical events, they are tests of identity boundaries. Each interaction pushes him slightly closer to committing to a permanent persona, even if he resists naming it yet.
Visually and structurally, the issue tends to lean more into movement compared to issue 1’s static psychological framing. Panels feel more active, sequences flow with more urgency, and Gotham is shown in more dynamic contrast rather than purely atmospheric stillness. However, the storytelling still avoids traditional superhero spectacle. It remains grounded, almost procedural in how it presents early vigilante behavior.
Where this issue works best is in escalation. It successfully transitions the story from “setup of a man” to “formation of a force.” It makes Batman feel closer, not as a costume reveal, but as an inevitability that is starting to leak into reality through behavior and perception.
Where it is slightly less strong is that it still resists giving a defining anchor moment. It builds momentum, but like issue 1, it is more about progression than payoff. If issue 1 was about identity forming internally, issue 2 is about that identity beginning to affect the world—but neither issue yet delivers a fully crystallized Batman presence.
Overall, this issue is best understood as the stage where Bruce stops being purely a character in development and starts becoming a destabilizing element in Gotham’s structure. It’s not Batman fully realized yet, but it’s no longer just Bruce Wayne thinking about becoming something either—it’s the beginning of him already doing it.
The biggest structural change is that Bruce is no longer just observing or processing—he starts making deliberate choices that push him closer to the edge of becoming Batman, even if the costume identity still isn’t fully present. The story focuses on early action and intervention moments that feel more impulsive than refined. You can see him testing control: how far he can go, what kind of presence he can impose, and what kind of fear or order he can create in return. The important detail is that he is still not fully “Batman” in methodology—he lacks the discipline and symbolic clarity—but he is no longer just a passive origin figure either.
Gotham in this issue becomes more antagonistic. Instead of just being a backdrop of decay, it starts reacting structurally to Bruce’s presence. The world feels more alert, as if systems of crime and power are beginning to register a disturbance. This is where the issue’s tone shifts: Gotham is no longer just oppressive atmosphere, it becomes an active pressure system that pushes back. This makes the story feel more like escalation than introspection.
A key thematic development is the emergence of perception. Even though Batman is not fully formed yet, the idea of him starts to exist in fragments—through witnesses, reactions, and fear responses. The story starts building Batman as something that is being “noticed” before it is fully “defined.” That’s important in this version of the character because it frames Batman less as a moment of invention and more as a gradual social construction.
Bruce himself is written with more friction in this issue. His decisions are less clean, more experimental. There’s a sense that he is trying to impose structure on chaos before he fully understands the cost of doing so. That creates tension in the pacing: moments of action are not just physical events, they are tests of identity boundaries. Each interaction pushes him slightly closer to committing to a permanent persona, even if he resists naming it yet.
Visually and structurally, the issue tends to lean more into movement compared to issue 1’s static psychological framing. Panels feel more active, sequences flow with more urgency, and Gotham is shown in more dynamic contrast rather than purely atmospheric stillness. However, the storytelling still avoids traditional superhero spectacle. It remains grounded, almost procedural in how it presents early vigilante behavior.
Where this issue works best is in escalation. It successfully transitions the story from “setup of a man” to “formation of a force.” It makes Batman feel closer, not as a costume reveal, but as an inevitability that is starting to leak into reality through behavior and perception.
Where it is slightly less strong is that it still resists giving a defining anchor moment. It builds momentum, but like issue 1, it is more about progression than payoff. If issue 1 was about identity forming internally, issue 2 is about that identity beginning to affect the world—but neither issue yet delivers a fully crystallized Batman presence.
Overall, this issue is best understood as the stage where Bruce stops being purely a character in development and starts becoming a destabilizing element in Gotham’s structure. It’s not Batman fully realized yet, but it’s no longer just Bruce Wayne thinking about becoming something either—it’s the beginning of him already doing it.
March 26, 2025
4.5/5 ⭐
ثاني أعداد السلسلة والأصغر حجمًا من العدد الأول واللي توقعت إن أحداثه هتكون قليلة على قد حجمه ولكن طلع العكس تمامًا!!
في العدد ده بتعرف معلومات أكتر عن باتمان وأسلوبه وذكائه في المواجهات عن طريق ألفريد اللي أثبتلنا إنه خبير في المراقبة والتخفي
فيه كذا panel عجبوني اوي في العدد ده حرفيا ينفعوا بوسترات افلام😍😍
عرفنا كمان في العدد ده معلومات اكتر عن علاقة (مارثا) ام باتمان بـ(جيم جوردن)
كمان بنعرف هنا علاقة (بروس) بصحابه وإدمانه للقمار وفيه reference حلو اوي لشخصية هتيجي قدام في مشهد لما كانوا بيلعبوا
كمان قفلة العدد حلوة اوي تحمسك لإيه اللي هيحصل العدد الجاي
الحاجة الوحيدة اللي نزلت التقييم لـ4.5 هو إن انت ادتني احداث كتير جدا بمعلومات كتيرة جدا في عدد صفحات قليل اوي كنت حاسس اني تايه بعض الشيء فكان بالنسبة لي هيبقى افضل لو خدت كل معلومة بإستفاضة وكان ممكن العدد ده يبقى فيه معلومتين أو ثلاثة بالكتير عشان التوهان اللي حصلي ده
لكن في المجمل العدد كان حلو اوي ومستوى انبهاري مقلش عن العدد الأول في حاجة♥️
ثاني أعداد السلسلة والأصغر حجمًا من العدد الأول واللي توقعت إن أحداثه هتكون قليلة على قد حجمه ولكن طلع العكس تمامًا!!
في العدد ده بتعرف معلومات أكتر عن باتمان وأسلوبه وذكائه في المواجهات عن طريق ألفريد اللي أثبتلنا إنه خبير في المراقبة والتخفي
فيه كذا panel عجبوني اوي في العدد ده حرفيا ينفعوا بوسترات افلام😍😍
عرفنا كمان في العدد ده معلومات اكتر عن علاقة (مارثا) ام باتمان بـ(جيم جوردن)
كمان بنعرف هنا علاقة (بروس) بصحابه وإدمانه للقمار وفيه reference حلو اوي لشخصية هتيجي قدام في مشهد لما كانوا بيلعبوا
كمان قفلة العدد حلوة اوي تحمسك لإيه اللي هيحصل العدد الجاي
الحاجة الوحيدة اللي نزلت التقييم لـ4.5 هو إن انت ادتني احداث كتير جدا بمعلومات كتيرة جدا في عدد صفحات قليل اوي كنت حاسس اني تايه بعض الشيء فكان بالنسبة لي هيبقى افضل لو خدت كل معلومة بإستفاضة وكان ممكن العدد ده يبقى فيه معلومتين أو ثلاثة بالكتير عشان التوهان اللي حصلي ده
لكن في المجمل العدد كان حلو اوي ومستوى انبهاري مقلش عن العدد الأول في حاجة♥️
January 19, 2025
I'll stick with 4 stars, but they're wobbly bc the storytelling is hit and miss for me.
I'm having fun with this alternate reality. The poker game, in particular, is a highlight. The camaraderie is so organic and relaxed that it doesn't feel like a place you'd ever find Bruce, and yet he fits right in.
My issue is more with Alfred's part of the story. Last issue, he was told to observe the party animals and engage/kill Batman. We weren't told why. This issue, he's "helping" Batman bc he's getting much needed data on Black Mask. That's pretty much a 180 between issue 1 and issue 2, and the extra mission parameters came from nowhere. (I also don't understand why his character design makes him look more like Ras Al Guhl, either. Not a fan.)
And we're still supposed to accept Bruce as working class even after we see the flipping battank?
I was so excited for the Absolutes. Batman should be the best one. It's just falling so flat. Maybe my expectations were too high. I haven't read Sups or WW #2 yet, but my enthusiasm level has dropped a lot.
I'm having fun with this alternate reality. The poker game, in particular, is a highlight. The camaraderie is so organic and relaxed that it doesn't feel like a place you'd ever find Bruce, and yet he fits right in.
My issue is more with Alfred's part of the story. Last issue, he was told to observe the party animals and engage/kill Batman. We weren't told why. This issue, he's "helping" Batman bc he's getting much needed data on Black Mask. That's pretty much a 180 between issue 1 and issue 2, and the extra mission parameters came from nowhere. (I also don't understand why his character design makes him look more like Ras Al Guhl, either. Not a fan.)
And we're still supposed to accept Bruce as working class even after we see the flipping battank?
I was so excited for the Absolutes. Batman should be the best one. It's just falling so flat. Maybe my expectations were too high. I haven't read Sups or WW #2 yet, but my enthusiasm level has dropped a lot.
November 9, 2025
That tank as the Batmobile was freaking amazing! Batman's childhood friends and his inner circle later turning out to be the gallery of villains seems like a nice reimagining of their origins (although it has been done before in certain iterations). The Party Animals feel like mindless lackeys, but their leader seems to be a ruthless genius.
November 13, 2024
Awesome!
A fresh take, reminiscent of Frank Millers work.
Great art that adds to the tone of a younger and rougher Bruce Wayne.
A fresh take, reminiscent of Frank Millers work.
Great art that adds to the tone of a younger and rougher Bruce Wayne.
November 13, 2024
Probably will turn out to be garbage in the long run but I’m having a lot of fun with it. Perhaps the most expansive reimagining of the canon yet.
November 13, 2024
Story builds up but isn't quite as good as the first issue in my opinion
November 17, 2024
We are back!
Slapdash exposition with unlikely allies!
Really excited about this approach!
Slapdash exposition with unlikely allies!
Really excited about this approach!
December 6, 2024
4.5/5
Man this is good so far.
Man this is good so far.
January 4, 2025
This is peak 🙏 😌
March 18, 2025
Now this one was awesome. While noticeable smaller, there was so much awesomeness packed into this issue. I can now see all the pieces coming together, and Alfred is no longer not cool. Also, HOLY SMOKES THE BATMOBILE!
March 29, 2025
awsome
May 6, 2025
Good but not as good as the first issue. The nods Bruce’s friends make to their villain counterparts were too on the nose for me
July 11, 2025
It's fun to see many of the Bat's nemeses in the mainstream series as Bruce's childhood friends in this one. Only one of them is female. Can you guess?
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