Absolute Batman #5 Preview: With his friends lives at stake, will a broken, beaten, and ultimately defeated Bruce Wayne finally compromise and give up both himself and his morals to Black Mask? Or does he have something even BIGGER than himself to help? And what does this have to do with Mayor James Gordon and his relationship with a young Bruce Wayne? All this and more in the penultimate issue to the first arc of ABSOLUTE BATMAN!
Written by SCOTT SNYDER
Art and cover by NICK DRAGOTTA
Variant covers by JOËLLE JONES and IAN BERTRAM
1:25 variant cover by NIKOLAS DRAPER-IVEY
1:50 variant cover by CLAY & SETH MANN
$4.99 US | 24 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 2/12/25
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