A new Alfred in Batman #12, a dead Robin in Absolute Batman #23

Team BatChat catches up with both Gothams, regular and extra crispy, in Batman #12 and Absolute Batman #23. And find out which character death upset Matt!

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Absolute Batman #21 opens the narrative firehose

Batman fights the Robins. Bruce’s friends have a talk. All this, and the first meeting of Absolute Batman and Joker in Absolute Batman #21.

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The Robins descend in Absolute Batman #20

The Scarecrow confronts Batman for the first time. Waylon tries to find help for Bruce. And the Robins close in on Batman in Absolute Batman #20.

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Absolute Batman #19 brings the Scarecrow to Gotham

The Scarecrow appears, and one of Batman’s staunchest allies will not survive the encounter, in DC’s Absolute Batman #19.

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When Bruce met Diana: Absolute Wonder Woman #15 and Absolute Batman #16

Hell comes to Gotham as Team BatChat covers the two-part crossover between DC’s Absolute Wonder Woman and Absolute Batman.

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The end of Bane and the beginning of Joker in DC’s Absolute Batman #14 and #15

In this corner, we have Gotham’s new Dark Knight, the Batman! And in this corner, we have the man who wants to break him, Bane! Only one is coming out of this fight on two legs. Absolute Batman #14 is written by Scott Snyder, drawn by Nick Dragotta, colored by Frank Martin and lettered by…

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An Absolute twofer as we review DC’s Absolute Evil #1 and Absolute Batman #13

In a heavily guarded room, five people gather. They are rich, or powerful, or both. They discuss the secrets of the world, and their growing discontent as superhumans are manifesting. And they will form an alliance strangely like one we have seen before, but completely different in a key way. Absolute Evil #1 is written…

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The Arkhams come home to roost in Absolute Batman #12

Bruce Wayne has made it back to Gotham after escaping Ark M. And while the city is still there, it has changed for Bruce. His friends have changed. And those changes may make friends something much darker. Absolute Batman #12 is written by Scott Snyder, drawn by Nick Dragotta, colored by Frank Martin and lettered…

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Bruce falls so he can get back up and fight Bane in DC’s Absolute Batman #10

Imprisoned inside Ark M, Batman will not give in. He will not give in to the experiments. He will not give in to the privations. He will not give in to Bane. He will escape. Absolute Batman #10 is written by Scott Snyder, drawn by Nick Dragotta, colored by Frank Martin and lettered by Clayton…

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Emo Wally, a minotaur and Ra’s al Musk in Absolute Flash, Wonder Woman and Superman

Welcome back to Talking Absolute, where we at ComicsXF analyze the Absolute DC storylines, controversies and themes that have captured our imaginations each month. Today, we’ll be covering the titles released in June, featuring emo Flash, a Musky Ra’s al Ghul and something stinky in Absolute Wonder Woman. Absolute Flash #4 Written by Jeff Lemire,…

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Bane’s got dumps like a truck and thighs like what in DC’s Absolute Batman #9

Waylon Jones is missing, and Batman has discovered he has been taken to the black site outside of Gotham, Ark M. Batman must find his friend, but he faces a threat like he has never encountered. Enter: Absolute Bane. Absolute Batman #9 is written by Scott Snyder, drawn by Nick Dragotta, colored by Frank Martin…

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Absolute Batman #6 wraps the first arc and leaves us wondering about the baby suit

As Batman lays siege to Black Mask’s yacht to try to stop the chaos he has started in Gotham, his friends reckon with the knowledge that he is Batman, Alfred has a conversation with his daughter, and Jim Gordon and Martha Wayne face Gothamites turned Party Animals in the final issue of the inaugural arc…

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Is there any hope in Gotham in Absolute Batman #5?

Bruce Wayne faces a moral dilemma: let the Party Animals operate without Batman’s interference for a week and receive a large sum of money and the gang going easier on Gotham. As Bruce tries to make his decision, political wrangling makes it more clear exactly who is behind the chaos in Gotham. Absolute Batman #5…

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Absolute Batman looks back, Dark Patterns rips and Batman & Robin put character first

Step back to Bruce Wayne’s earliest days as Batman, and to a time when Thomas Wayne was still alive, as the background of this new Batman starts to be filled in. Absolute Batman #4 is written by Scott Snyder from a plot by Snyder and Nick Dragotta, drawn by Gabriel Hernandez Walta, colored by Frank…

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