Absolutely Batman reveals his hardcore superhero training, making a major change in the Dark Knight’s lore. The dramatic reinvention of the character comes with overhauls to almost every aspect of Batman’s lore, and the changes also include the way Bruce Wayne prepares for his war on crime.
Absolute Batman #1 By Scott Snyder, Nick Dragotta, Frank Martin and Clayton Cowles introduces readers to a whole new version of Bruce Wayne, one who still became Batman without being born into wealth. As a result of not being born rich, Bruce Wayne cannot travel the world and train with experts to prepare for his mission as Batman. however, Absolute Batman manages to introduce a new teacher into Batman’s study, and in doing so gives this new version of the character a deeper connection to Gotham than even his mainstream counterpart.
Bruce’s training is reimagined to take place in Gotham CityAnd the city itself serves as Batman’s newest teacher.
Absolute Batman’s New Gotham-based training, explained
The city becomes his training ground
The absolute version of Bruce is already smart, excelling in his school days and attending college in-state on an athletic scholarship before faking an injury in order to save his body for his Batman later in life. While in college, Bruce learned something he would need to know to be Batman, such as applied mechanics and criminal psychology. finally, Bruce made it a point to work in the cityWorking on the power grid, sanitation, the water department, and city hall politics to fully understand Gotham, learn about the city of The city to be more efficient than Batman.
Staying in Gotham gives Batman a deeper connection to his home
Absolute Batman does not need to travel to train
Because all of his training was in Gotham and even involved elements of the city, This new version of Batman has a deeper connection to Gotham than his mainstream counterpart. Gotham City isn’t just home to Batman; This is also the place that prepared him to be Batman. In addition, the fact that Bruce never left Gotham makes his rage feel even more justified, because he certainly would have seen Gotham gradually become worse, although the DCU’s Batman put some distance between himself and Gotham while he was training.
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even one thing in Absolute Batman is reinventing almost every aspect of the mythos surrounding the character, and his training has proven to be no exception. Bruce’s new training in Gotham itself casts the city as his ultimate teacher and gives him a more meaningful connection to Gotham. The Absolute Universe promised to be a major reimagining of DC’s most iconic characters, and Absolutely Batman Proves that the line fully intends to deliver on this promise.
Absolute Batman #1 is available now from DC Comics.