Scott Snyder Talks About Absolute Batman And The Future Of DC'S Absolute Universe

Scott Snyder answers the fans of their questions about Absolute Batman and the future of the DC Absolute Universe on social media.

Absolute Batman features a reimagined Bruce Wayne who isn't wealthy, making him resourceful and brutal.

Absolute Universe Batman using his chest logo as pickaxe

What is DC's Absolute Universe?

The Absolute Universe line will reimagine classic DC superheroes as underdogs in their own isolated stories.

Scott Snyder has taken to social media to answer questions about Absolute Batman, the Absolute line and DC All-In. Fans asked "how many Absolute books there are currently to be released? According to Snyder, There going to be 8 books that currently planned for Absolute Universe . Only five books have been announced and shown to us Its writer and artist and also its art how it would look like. Looks like fans should better put their ear to the ground.

How does this all fit together? 

In the DC ALL IN #1 book in October, there's a story that creates the Absolute Universe and keeps it as a part of the main Universe story, but each book has its own track. You'll be able to read these as ongoings with no crossovers for a long time"

On Poor Bruce, "it took shape when I realized it wasn't a hook or a premise. "Batman loses his money…" It was a complete rethinking of every aspect. If Batman comes up with nothing, who would his parents be, his villains be, what would his Gotham be, all of it? It's a top-to-bottom rethinking."

On the Justice League, "The Main DCU will be more connected, more robust, and the Absolute DCU will be characters isolated, coming into their own."

What's the story about Absolute Batman:

Cover art by Nick Dragotta

On Gotham, "it's like NYC now. With taller, prettier buildings above the old gargoyles, owned by people who never show up. Shinier, colder, a more epic stage."

On Big Bruce Wayne, "Bruce from Absolute Universe works to change things in his own way. He's not rich, never has been. That was one of the moments that I loved thinking about this—if he's not wealthy or famous, he doesn't have to walk a line as Bruce. He doesn't have to wear tuxes or hide his physique to pretend. He can be huge because Bruce Wayne is no one, so look out."

And the different Bruces "Bruce in the main universe/timeline is order – he holds things together against the chaos of his villains. In the Absolute Universe, Bruce is the chaos. He's like a force of nature who refuses to believe we can't do better. He's smart bruce, but more resourceful because he has to be, and more brutal. He's young, angry, definitely the most violent batman fans will ever see like DKR muscles on a wild kid"

On the cape. "the cape is an engineering feat (one of his jobs is as a city engineer). It has wires and hooks in it, can tense up so he can glide, or walk on the tips, climb walls like a bat.

Absolute Batman #1 has scheduled to release on October 9."

Stay tune for more news.