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Hulking muscles, pronounced body armor, all those spikes it was a lot to take in.
Modern Batman is usually depicted as beefy, but Absolute Batman is the whole cow.
What wasn’t clear was what this guy would have to offer on a narrative level.
Luckily, the Absolute Batman is far more than just a brute.
It shows us Batman at perhaps his most dangerous and obsessive, but also at his most alienated.
It’s an act that screams, “Doesn’t play well with others.”
This is also a Batman who is still working out his moral code.
How can he save an entire city?
What is useless spectacle and what makes an impact?
What is proving a point and what is going too far?
If there is ever a Batman movie scored by Slayer, it’ll be an adaptation of Absolute Batman.
Rather, it’s a toil on all fronts.
Absolute Batman #1-4 are all out now from DC.
The story continues in #5, which will be published on February 12.
The Absolute Universe continues with Absolute Wonder Woman.
Check outour interview with Kelly Thompson and Hayden Sherman.
