Absolute Batman has been something to behold. What nightmare is the titular character is going to endure next? How will one of Batman’s iconic rogues be reinvented for a new era? Month after months, fans have been having fun answering those questions… but not as much fun as they have this past week.
Last week, Absolute Batman writer Scott Snyder posted the first look at the cover for the series’ twentieth issue, which will be released in May of this year. The official solicitation for the issue keeps it pretty simple: “As the dust settles in the city of Gotham after the loss of [redacted], [redacted] enter the scene ready to hunt and more than one secret will be revealed in this seminal issue.” But honestly, that description is only supplementary to the image itself: of Absolute Batman standing, axe in hand, in front of a gigantic “R” symbol.
