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Absolute Batman is DC’s reimagining of Batman from the Absolute Universe line, launched in October 2024 and written by Scott Snyder with art by Nick Dragotta. In this version, Bruce Wayne isn’t a billionaire. He’s a working-class, physically imposing man from a Gotham that has been squeezed by its wealthy elite. Instead of high-tech gadgets funded by a fortune, his gear is rugged, improvised, and built from industrial parts, which gives the series a grittier, more blue-collar feel. The tone is heavy and kinetic, and Dragotta’s bold, muscular art style plays up the sense that this Batman is a force of raw strength more than a polished detective.