Absolute Batman is the first comic in DC's Absolute line, and Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta debut their darkest Caped Crusader for a new generation.

With the release of Absolute Batman #1, DC has officially kicked off the Absolute Universe. Similar to Marvel's Ultimate Universe line, the Absolute Universe is devoted to exploring streamlined, modernized versions of iconic heroes,

Part of the brief, veteran Batman writer Scott Snyder tells Polygon, was modernization. “The challenge with the Absolute Universe was: If you think about the world as it is now, and if you had the ability to change any of the contextual elements about the character,