Absolute Batman Homages A Death In The Family With Shocking New Twist

Image via DC Comics Published Aug 13, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT Jason is an award-winning journalist whose writing career dates back to when he developed the ability to use a crayon. He, most notably, worked previously as a "professional fan," as he likes to call it, at CinemaBlend, for which he wrote about anything and everything under the pop culture umbrella... especially Batman. His passion for the art of cinema began even earlier, stemming from repeat viewings of The Wizard of Oz. This initially led him to pursue a career in filmmaking -- and even work briefly in the industry as an extra in the straight-to-video family film, Alice Upside Down -- before deciding that his talents would be better served discussing and showing appreciation for the various forms of entertainment he is passionate about. The following article contains spoilers for Absolute Batman #23. Plenty has already been said about how Absolute Batman has managed to take the comic book industry by storm within two years of its debut. Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta introduced a refreshingly unique iteration of the Dark Knight that reinvents everything people know about his lore in the wildest of ways. However, the smash-h...