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Absolute Batmanreaches the penultimate chapter of its first story arc today, with part 5 of ‘The Zoo.’

Absolute Batman #5 appears to consciously call back to that moment.

Absolute Batman.

As you might imagine Black Mask does not take any of this well.

Earlier in the issue Martha Wayne said, “Most times in Gotham people surprise you in awful ways.

But sometimes, once in a blue moon, they surprise you in good ones too.”

The cover for Absolute Batman #5.

Which will it be this time?

Check out interviews with the creative teams ofAbsolute Wonder WomanandAbsolute Superman.

Batman burns Black Mask’s money.

The Party Animals set Batman on fire.

Black Mask sees the Bat-Signal

Absolute Batman #7

Absolute Batman in the snow.

Superman surrounded by the exploding Krypton.

Absolute Wonder Woman in a vortex.

Absolute Martian Manhunter #2

Sgt. Rock in DC comics

Batman RIP art by Alex Ross

Jimmy Olsen sitting in front of the Daily Planet sign

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Superman

A screenshot shows three Elden Ring Nightreign characters wearing Dark Souls armor sets

Hollow Knight

Lewis Pullman as "Bob" in Thunderbolts*

Hawkeye

GTA 6 trailer screenshots

GTA 6

Articulate box, cards, board, and tokens on a wooden table

The cast of Thunderbolts standing in an elevator during the trailer for the upcoming Marvel Phase 5 movie.

Logan Kim as Hershel and Lauren Cohan as Maggie in The Walking Dead: Dead City season 2