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Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta have redefined who DC's Dark Knight is with their hit series Absolute Batman, and after becoming one of the (if not the) bestselling superhero comic book of 2024, it's back in 2025 for more. In the story, Batman still fights crime but does it with a harsher edge and without the benefit of his family's riches. 

Batman minus billions of dollars is still Batman. In fact, it's even more Batman (if you can believe that).

With the first five issues on stands, the next installment is Absolute Batman #6. The Absolute Batman #6 release date is March 19, with this swole Dark Knight fighting the Black Mask and his group of henchmen called the Party Animals.

In this issue, he's fighting them not only without his billions, but without his Alfred Pennyworth. Instead, he looks to his childhood friends - Edward Nygma, Waylon Jones, Harvey Dent, and Oswald Cobblepot - who you might know as DC's villains the Riddler, Killer Croc, Two-Face, and the Penguin. They're not those villains (yet, at least) in Absolute Batman, but Absolute Batman #6 is the finale of the series' first arc 'The Zoo' so expect some surprises when it's released March 19.

Absolute Batman release schedule

If you want to get the big picture on when all the next Absolute Batman books are, we have you covered. Take a look, and why not pre-order through your favorite book dealer?

• Absolute Batman #6 release date: March 19, 2025
• Absolute Batman #7 release date: April 9, 2025
• Absolute Batman #8 release date: May 14, 2025
• Absolute Batman #9 release date: to be announced

Absolute Batman collected editions

DC will release the first collected edition of Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta's Absolute Batman run in late summer. Absolute Batman Vol. 1: The Zoo is scheduled to be released August 5, 2025, with three versions - a hardcover edition, a softcover edition, and a digital version. Absolute Batman Vol. 1: The Zoo will contain Absolute Batman #1 - 6.

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