Absolute Ivy's Tendrils Continue To Infect Gotham City in Absolute Batman #18

By Chad Burdette

on March 6, 2026

DC Comics’ rolling out the flagship titles of the Absolute books; Absolute Batman, Absolute Wonder Woman, Absolute Superman continues. Spinning out of the All-In initiative and Absolute Power, the three books reimagine the DC Universe built on despair and the possible influence of Darkseid

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Absolute Ivy tendrils continue to infect Gotham City in Absolute Batman #18

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Absolute Batman #18

After the explosive reveal ending last issue, and Batman continues to fight Poison Ivy’s mutated monsters and winds up uncovering an even more gruesome horror that has embedded itself in the city’s very foundations. All while the Joker’s machinations start to coalesce in a partnership with a new ally.

Creative Team

Writer: Scott Snyder
Artists: Eric Canete
Colorist: Frank Martin
Letterer: Clayton Cowles
Standard Cover Artist: Nick Dragotta & Frank Martin
Variant Cover Artist(s): Mahmud Asrar; Declan Shalvey; Giuseppe Camuncoli; Carmine Di Giandomenico; InHyuk Lee; Ben Oliver; Mike Mayhew; Stjepan Šeji?; Kael Ngu; Dexter Soy; Clay Mann; Javier Fernández; John Giang; Nathan Szerdy; Martín Simmonds; Gerald Parel; KyuYong Eom; Alan Quah; Tyler Kirkham
Group Editor: Katie Kubert
Executive Editor: Chris Conroy
Editor: Andrew Marino
Associate Editor: Sabrina Futch
Page Count/Cover Price: 32 pages,/ $5.99