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Absolute Batman by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta

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 Absolute Batman By Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta      Well... this was something. Batman by far has the most exposure the largest number of comics and media made about him. So many comic issues either being main continuity titles or even different universes that reimagine the Dark Knight in new and challenging ways. Even Scott Snyder got to reimagine Batman in his legendary New 52 Batman run with Greg Capullo. So seeing a new out of continuity fresh take on Batman did not make me excited as that is DC's favorite things to publish since Batman prints money. I knew that Scott Snyder was a good writer but I haven't really liked any of his other Batman stories since his New 52 run. So is Absolute Batman worth the hype and excitement its gotten? I would say yes. I will say that Absolute Batman might not stand out as much as Absolute Wonder Woman because Batman gets so many cool Batman compared to Wonder Woman. That being said it is still a very good book.     ...

DC's Absolute Line: Is it Worth the Hype?

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 DC's Absolute Line: Is it Worth the Hype?      It seems that in my absence from really seriously reading any new comics at all  that DC has created the Absolute line of titles which has seemed to take things by storm. It has created a sales juggernaut with titles like Absolute Batam and Absolute Wonder Woman bringing in new legions of fans and getting people genuinely excited about the state of current DC comics which hadn't really happened since DC Rebirth almost a decade ago in 2016. So as someone who has a tangential understanding of them and how the characters are different from their main universe counterparts I want to ask the question... are these new absolute takes on classic characters really shaking things up? Or are these just slightly different and edgier takes on the characters? I want to find out. So, I plan on reading all the current issues that are out for each of the titles. So thats 14 issues of Absolute Batman and Wonder Woman, 13 of Absolute...