The “Absolute” DC Universe, released last year, does what Marvel Comics did in the “Ultimate” Universe. today. This created a dark fantasy version of Wonder Woman, a superman that resembles the story of modern immigration, and Batman to demolish the system.
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Dragotta and Martin draw Batman as bulky as Frank Miller did in “The Dark Knight Returns.” It’s also a powerful comparison, as Snyder says he’s aiming to write Batman. now Miller’s Batman was in 1986, so Bruce Wayne can’t become a billionaire to become the hero of the moment. (The “absolute” Joker has only been teased so far, but this time He is Not Batman, but one of the richest men in the world. )
“If Batman’s paper is that he exists to confront fear, then you have to put what you fear in the book.” As Snyder told AIPT.
Before he made Mr. Freeze “absolute,” Snyder wrote a bold reinterpretation of Batman’s inevitable origins. As a child, Bruce Wayne was caught up in a mass shooting, and his father/teacher Thomas died after saving Bruce and his classmates. (Bruce’s mother, Martha, once spares, was a supportive character in “Absolute Batman.”) Some of Bruce’s classmates are those who were enemies in another timeline.
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“Zero” cuts down while Batman investigates the murder of another old friend, matches Malone and Bruce holds a thorough match with the other friends. In issue 8, the two stories collide.
Instead of peaceful sleep, Freeze puts him in constant pain. “Ice is not salvation. It is all the memories we want to forget. It is vengeance.” (Hmm, an interesting choice of words from the “Batman” character…). Bruce experiences memories that temporarily freeze in one of Freeze’s traps, burning memories of his own pain.
When Batman faces Freeze’s unsolved collection, he remembers his friends confront him about his nightly double life. Waylon asks him a pointed question: “Do you want to die?” Bruce says no, and Waylon reveals that he will hold him in it. Snyder further breaks down the “One Great Man” part of Batman. Bruce needs a “absolute zero” to ensure that nothing disappears inside her.
Similarly, Snyder sews a new contrast between Batman and Mr. Freeze. Freezing represents existence It’s frozen As a person and in your own pain, you are constantly simmering. Like a great supervillain, his gimmicks now reflect something deeper. Batman often guilty of what Freeze is doing too. The book argues that he shouldn’t be the best Batman he can.
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