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Don't bet against Batman. That's the lesson this week as DC states that Absolute Batman #1 is now the top-selling single issue comic of the year, just over a month after its October 9 release. Absolute Batman #1 has sold just under 400,000 through the direct market across all printings, Newsarama understands.
Absolute Batman is the flagship title of DC's new Absolute Universe, which relaunches DC heroes in a new reality under vastly different circumstances from core DC continuity. In Batman's case, Bruce Wayne is a civil engineer of modest means who also happens to be the biggest man in the world whose bat-symbol is also a battleax strapped to his chest, and whose Batmobile is a massive freakin' killdozer tank . It doesn't hurt that, as evocative as the premise of Absolute Batman is, it's written by fan-favorite Batman writer Scott Snyder and strikingly drawn by Nick Dragotta, just about as high-profile a creative team as it gets.
Absolute Batman #1 has already gone back to print twice, with a third printing releasing on November 27, and a black and white 'Noir Edition' also feeding its sales. And of course, "best-selling comic of 2024" does require the slight qualifier that it's referring to single issue comics from US publishers. Since its release, it's been joined by Absolute Wonder Woman , and most recently Absolute Superman , with multiple more titles already announced.
All three of the new Absolute line's core titles recast their leads as underdogs in a world that's much harsher and more downcast than the mainstream DC Universe, with Wonder Woman having been raised in Hell, and Superman returning to his roots as a crusader against evil industrialists. Absolute Batman #3 goes on sale December 18. Stay up to date on all the new Batman comics DC has planned for release.
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