It’s Official: ‘Absolute Batman’ Is Getting an Animated Series!
We told you this was coming. After reporting last week that an Absolute Batman anime adaptation was in the works, […]
We told you this was coming. After reporting last week that an Absolute Batman anime adaptation was in the works, DC officially confirmed today that Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta’s acclaimed series is being adapted into an animated series. Writer Snyder will serve as executive producer and showrunner, while artist Dragotta will serve as producer on the CG-animated series.
The announcement arrives just weeks before San Diego Comic-Con, where additional details about the project are expected to be unveiled.
It’s the next logical step for a comic that has become one of DC’s biggest publishing successes in years. Since launching in 2024, Absolute Batman has consistently posted massive sales numbers, helping establish the Absolute Universe as one of the publisher’s most successful modern initiatives while proving readers were hungry for a bold new take on the Dark Knight. What initially looked like another alternate-universe Batman story quickly became something much bigger… a genuine publishing phenomenon that continues to dominate comic shop shelves nearly two years into its run.
I’ve covered that rise extensively here at Dread Central because Absolute Batman hasn’t just reinvented Bruce Wayne as a working-class hero stripped of his family’s fortune; it has reminded readers that Batman has always been one of horror’s greatest characters. Rather than relying on familiar superhero conventions, Snyder and Dragotta transformed Gotham into a nightmare where every new issue introduced another terrifying reinterpretation of Batman’s rogues gallery. Black Mask established the book’s brutal tone, Mr. Freeze embraced full-on body horror, Bane became an almost mythic force of destruction, Poison Ivy evolved into one of the most grotesque creature designs in recent comic memory, and Scarecrow pushed psychological horror even further. Even Two-Face has been reimagined in ways that feel fresh while remaining true to the emotional core that has always defined the character.
