Nick Dragotta
Guides
Every Absolute Batman villain explained, from monster Joker to 16-foot Bane
Batman already had comics' best villains. Absolute Batman decided they weren't scary enough.
August 26, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
Absolute Batman's artist warned Scott Snyder, ‘We're getting into Hulk proportions.’ Snyder told him to go bigger
Absolute Batman started out huge, and writer Scott Snyder told artist Nick Dragotta to go even bigger
August 12, 2026
George Marston
News
DC's Absolute Batman #25 is becoming oversized just like its hero, for the first "big" 1-on-1 with Absolute Joker
Absolute Batman #25 marks the end of one era, and the start of another says Nick Dragotta and Scott Snyder.
July 25, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
DC's Batman of Two Worlds will compare Batman and Absolute Batman side-by-side
Batman of Two Worlds isn't about two Batmen meeting. It's about why they're different.
July 24, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
Features
Follow along to DC's Absolute Batman & Absolute Universe panel from San Diego '26!
Scott Snyder and DC are ready to reveal what's next for the Absolute Universe.
July 21, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
DC's mega-hit Absolute Batman is changing after #25, as the series switches from developing everything to "letting these pieces really clash and interact and grow" says Scott Snyder
Scott Snyder says the road to Absolute Batman #50 won’t give you any time to catch your breath
July 17, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
There's already a bible in development for the Absolute Batman cartoon, and comic creators Scott Snyder & Nick Dragotta are writing it
Scott Snyder talks about the Absolute Batman animated series, how it will look, and how the storytelling will differ from the comic
July 16, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
Barbara Gordon is more Batman than Absolute Batman with her Absolute mission & origin, according to Scott Snyder
Absolute Batman’s Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta tease Barbara’s transformation into the Bat, and what it means for the future of the series.
July 14, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
Absolute Batman writer Scott Snyder says artist Nick Dragotta is currently working on Absolute Clayface designs
Clayface is officially coming to Absolute Batman
May 18, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
SpoilersThe Absolute Robins of Absolute Batman are exactly how you’d hope them to be, especially Absolute Jason Todd
DC's Absolute Universe versions of Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Tim Drake, Stephanie Brown, and Duke Thomas feel pleasantly familiar
May 13, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
SpoilersAbsolute Joker’s version of the Batcave is the most horrifying part of Absolute Batman yet
Delivering food to Absolute Joker in DC's Absolute Batman series is nightmare fuel
May 13, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
How Absolute Batman wears its manga influence not just in the artwork, but down to the lettering & word balloons
The secret behind Absolute Batman’s manga-inspired look isn’t just the art—it’s in the lettering.
April 13, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Comic artists once again being as popular as comic writers is "good for the business" and "the artform" says superstar artist-turned-DC publisher Jim Lee
Lee, who comics fans know was at the heart of another artist superstardom phase in the 90s, says the balance of fame between writer and artist is righting itself again
April 08, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
DC revamping Bruce Wayne's tragic origin to be fallout from a school shooting is what Absolute Batman co-creator Nick Dragotta needed to join the project
Absolute Batman artist Nick Dragotta reveals the aspect of writer Scott Snyder's idea for the book that gave him the kick to come aboard
April 08, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
If you thought Absolute Batman was built like a tank, wait until you see Absolute Robin in this first look
DC's Robin gets a reboot in Absolute Batman #20.
April 07, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
Features
How DC’s Absolute Batman channels Berserk and seinen manga into a brutal new Dark Knight
I came to Absolute Batman for seinen vibes, and stayed for its wild, brutal reinvention.
April 06, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
The Absolute Penguin you've seen so far isn't his final look, with Absolute Batman writer Scott Snyder hyping he'll get "flashier and flashier"
Absolute Batman writer Scott Snyder says we still haven’t seen Nick Dragotta’s final design for Absolute Penguin
March 29, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
How Tsutomu Nihei's Tower Dungeon, and manga legends Naoki Urasawa and Katsuhiro Otomo are fueling Absolute Batman for co-creator Nick Dragotta
Absolute Batman’s bold new style is as inspired by manga as it is by classic DC comics.
March 23, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Spoilers: Absolute Batman Court of Owls first look leaks before intended surprise reveal
The rebooted Court of Owls reveal in Absolute Batman wasn’t supposed to happen online before the comic came out, but here we are.
February 13, 2026
Chris Arrant
Features
Absolute Batman will rewrite DC lore with unexpected new characters — including a terrifying new Joker and major Robin twists
Scott Snyder teases some unexpected characters making their debut in Absolute Batman
December 03, 2025
Chris Arrant
Features
Scott Snyder admits he was “terrified” to write Absolute Batman — and almost quit unless Nick Dragotta said yes
Scott Snyder was scared to do Absolute Batman, and says he was secretly hoping Nick Dragotta would turn down the book
December 02, 2025
Chris Arrant
Features
Follow along live for DC Comics' Gotham City panel at NYCC 2025!
Join the creators of DC Comics' Batman, Absolute Batman, and more for the big Dark Knight & friends panel from New York Comic Con 2025.
October 06, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
Features
The hottest character to draw in superhero comics is Absolute Batman - because he’s huge! Just ask Nick Dragotta and Daniel Warren Johnson
At DC Comics’ Gotham City panel, the love for Big Boy Batman from Absolute Batman was tangible from the artists
July 27, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
News
Marvel's X-Men, Daredevil, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. casts and Game of Thrones' George R.R. Martin headline first wave of NYCC 2025 guest reveals
Want to see Fox's X-Men cast on stage together? Or Simon Pegg, Bryce Dallas Howard, and stars from Ghostbusters, The West Wing and more? Head to New York Comic Con 2025 this October
June 25, 2025
Graeme McMillan
Features
The blue collar Dark Knight of Absolute Batman is the Batman I need right now
When money is the one thing missing from Batman's toolbelt, Bruce Wayne is even more resourceful and more Batman.
May 21, 2025
Carl Waldron
Guides
Absolute Batman release schedule (Updated September 2026): When to expect every upcoming issue of DC's smash-hit comic
The Absolute DC universe flagship by Scott Snyder, Nick Dragotta, and friends continues.
March 04, 2025
Chris Arrant