Batman & Robin by Grant Morrison: Absolute Edition

by Grant Morrison, David Finch (Illustrator), Chris Burnham (Illustrator)

A new Dark Knight rises—and he’s not alone. Witness the bold reinvention of the Batman legacy in a story of legacy, resurrection, and rebellion.

In the wake of Bruce Wayne’s apparent death, Dick Grayson dons the cape and cowl, teaming up with Damian Wayne—the deadly and defiant new Robin. Together, they form a dynamic duo unlike any Gotham has seen before.

Batman & Robin by Grant Absolute Edition collects the entirety of Morrison’s acclaimed run, including the full Batman & Robin series, The Return, and The Return of Bruce Wayne. This oversized hardcover features meticulously restored artwork, bonus content, and a slipcase presentation worthy of the legacy it redefines.

This Absolute Edition Batman & Robin #1–16 (2009–2011), The Return #1 (2011), The Return of Bruce Wayne #1–6 (2010) and additional backmatter and bonus content from the original Absolute release

712 pages, Hardcover

Published June 23, 2026

About the author

Grant Morrison has been working with DC Comics for twenty five years, after beginning his American comics career with acclaimed runs on ANIMAL MAN and DOOM PATROL. Since then he has written such best-selling series as JLA, BATMAN and New X-Men, as well as such creator-owned works as THE INVISIBLES, SEAGUY, THE FILTH, WE3 and JOE THE BARBARIAN. In addition to expanding the DC Universe through titles ranging from the Eisner Award-winning SEVEN SOLDIERS and ALL-STAR SUPERMAN to the reality-shattering epic of FINAL CRISIS, he has also reinvented the worlds of the Dark Knight Detective in BATMAN AND ROBIN and BATMAN, INCORPORATED and the Man of Steel in The New 52 ACTION COMICS.

In his secret identity, Morrison is a "counterculture" spokesperson, a musician, an award-winning playwright and a chaos magician. He is also the author of the New York Times bestseller Supergods, a groundbreaking psycho-historic mapping of the superhero as a cultural organism. He divides his time between their homes in Los Angeles and Scotland.