Nick Dragotta - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Fri, 19 Jun 2026 11:07:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Nick Dragotta - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Absolute Batman #21 opens the narrative firehose https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/19/absolute-batman-21-opens-the-narrative-firehose/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 11:07:31 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57133 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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]]> 57133 The Robins descend in Absolute Batman #20 https://comicsxf.com/2026/05/14/the-robins-descend-in-absolute-batman-20/ Fri, 15 May 2026 01:19:53 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56806 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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]]> 56806 Absolute Batman #19 brings the Scarecrow to Gotham https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/16/absolute-batman-19-brings-the-scarecrow-to-gotham/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:52:37 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56576 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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]]> 56576 Absolute Batman #20 introduces the Robins https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/08/absolute-batman-20-introduces-the-robins/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:11:43 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56502 As the dust settles in Gotham after the loss of [redacted], Robins enter the scene ready to hunt in DC's Absolute Batman #20.

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]]> 56502 When Bruce met Diana: Absolute Wonder Woman #15 and Absolute Batman #16 https://comicsxf.com/2026/01/30/when-bruce-met-diana-absolute-wonder-woman-15-and-absolute-batman-16/ Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55776 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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]]> 55776 The end of Bane and the beginning of Joker in DC’s Absolute Batman #14 and #15 https://comicsxf.com/2025/12/12/the-end-of-bane-and-the-beginning-of-joker-in-dcs-absolute-batman-14-and-15/ Fri, 12 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55246 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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]]> 55246 An Absolute twofer as we review DC’s Absolute Evil #1 and Absolute Batman #13 https://comicsxf.com/2025/10/19/absolute-evil-1-absolute-batman-13/ Sun, 19 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54550 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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]]> 54550 The Arkhams come home to roost in Absolute Batman #12 https://comicsxf.com/2025/09/14/absolute-batman-12/ Sun, 14 Sep 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54097 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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]]> 54097 Bruce falls so he can get back up and fight Bane in DC’s Absolute Batman #10 https://comicsxf.com/2025/07/18/absolute-batman-10/ Fri, 18 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53433 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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]]> 53433 Emo Wally, a minotaur and Ra’s al Musk in Absolute Flash, Wonder Woman and Superman https://comicsxf.com/2025/06/29/absolute-flash-wonderwoman-superman-batman/ Sun, 29 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53128 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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]]> 53128 Bane’s got dumps like a truck and thighs like what in DC’s Absolute Batman #9 https://comicsxf.com/2025/06/22/absolute-batman-9/ Sun, 22 Jun 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53089 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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]]> 53089 Absolute Batman #6 wraps the first arc and leaves us wondering about the baby suit https://comicsxf.com/2025/03/21/absolute-batman-6/ Fri, 21 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52042 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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]]> 52042 Is there any hope in Gotham in Absolute Batman #5? https://comicsxf.com/2025/02/14/absolute-batman-5/ Fri, 14 Feb 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51719 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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]]> 51719 Absolute Batman looks back, Dark Patterns rips and Batman & Robin put character first https://comicsxf.com/2025/01/10/batchat-absolute-darkpatterns-androbin/ Fri, 10 Jan 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51353 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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]]> 51353 BatChat covers Absolute, Batman & Robin Year One, World’s Finest and The Question https://comicsxf.com/2024/12/20/batchat-absolute-yearone-worldsfinest-question/ Fri, 20 Dec 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51186 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 #3...

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]]> 51186 Alfred crashes the Absolute Batman party as the Kryptonian Age reaches its midpoint in BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2024/11/16/batchat-absolute-androbin-gaslight/ Sat, 16 Nov 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50833 Alfred Pennyworth watches the Batman’s war with Roman and his Party Animals, while readers get a better feeling for the world of this very different Bruce Wayne. Absolute Batman #2 is written by Scott Snyder, drawn by Nick Dragotta, colored by Frank Martin and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Batman and Robin must escape the inferno...

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]]> 50833 Absolute Batman, a return to Gotham, father-son bonding and more in a super-sized BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2024/10/11/batchat-absolute-batman-androbin-scooby/ Fri, 11 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50418 A new world, a new Caped Crusader. Absolute Batman #1 is written by Scott Snyder, drawn by Nick Dragotta, colored by Frank Martin and lettered by Clayton Cowles.Things seem to be improving in Gotham. Bruce Wayne’s new nonprofits are making a difference, and Batman is able to work less. But things never stay that way....

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]]> 50418 Image’s Ghost Cage #1 Looks So Good You’ll Think Todd McFarlane Was Right https://comicsxf.com/2022/03/21/images-ghost-cage-1-looks-so-good-youll-think-todd-mcfarlane-was-right/ Mon, 21 Mar 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=39012 When his megacorp power plant falls under attack by terrorists, the super-scientist who revolutionized and controls all energy on Earth sends his ultimate creation (and an adequate employee) in to destroy his most monstrous secrets. Find out what happens next in Ghost Cage #1, drawn by Nick Dragotta, written by Dragotta and Caleb Goellner, and...

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