DC is heavily promoting its new “Absolute” comic series, a blockbuster installment that features versions of Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman from another universe, despite their lack of paving the way for their primary antagonists. support structure, yet they rose to heroism and became a legendary trio. In Batman’s case, getting bigger is quite literal, as Bruce Wayne is 6 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 250 pounds. unit A man’s. If you thought that was enough for him to terrorize Gotham City’s villains, well, that’s not the case because the big boy apparently needs one more Excellent And a big ax
although Absolute Batman Creator Scott Snyder (returned to D.C. after some independent time to help manage absolute Series and its creative team) and Nick Dragotta have previously revealed this new Batman weapon, and fans can get their first real look at it in action during this week’s AIPT preview . Absolute Batman #1. In the trailer, Bruce attacks a group of masked thugs, only to pull out a handle, lock it at the base of what looks like an absolute unit-sized Bat emblem on his suit’s torso, and then move it out of the way to reveal it’s A giant ax actually.
Honestly, this is maybe the pinnacle of superhero comics: some seriously stupid stuff that’s also cool as hell. There have been some complaints online before about the chunky Bat logo, saying it’s too much – it trades girth for the Bat logo, which is too much of a Batman design, despite the wearer’s stature and stature being more traditional. of. But giving it a sense of utility, as it’s also just a giant weapon accessory that Bruce uses in battle, is a pleasant twist. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen a Batsuit design do this – Robert Pattison’s suit batman Featuring a bat-shaped badge with a knife inside. But this is such an interesting, highly twisted version of Batman.
It’s also particularly funny considering how pure violence it is. Batman’s relationship to the idea that he doesn’t kill has been a hot topic of discussion in comics and other adaptations of the character. Even those who adhere to this ideology can still see him beating and damaging people’s lives on a regular basis. But in Absolute Batman #1 Preview, we see Bruce casually drawing his weapon and chopping a thug’s forearm off, and while that’s not to say, burying a chunk of the Bat logo into their brain, it’s pretty crazy to see. of one version of Batman did. If he bleeds, it still counts as killing the bat!
“I really wanted to add a horror element and like borrow some of Scott’s style. Bring back that scary Batman. I think that’s what you’re going to see in the scene,” Dragorta told AIPT “Absolute Batman” introduces the sinister and more cruel way of fighting crime. “I would say he’s definitely a more violent Batman who uses violence as a tool. Everything is a tool to him that can be used and manipulated by him to accomplish what he has to do.
Apparently all he wants to do is separate people with his own signs. So, Batman has an ax as wide as his chest, Wonder Woman has a giant busting sword…will Superman complete the trifecta and get some sort of themed weapon? Some kind of spear might be interesting. Maybe just don’t tip it with kryptonite.
Absolute Batman #1 will be available on October 9th.
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