Friends Become Enemies.... Enemies Become Friends in Absolute Batman #21

By Chad Burdette

on June 12, 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 Batman #21

Friends become enemies. Enemies become friends. Final forms are revealed, and Scarecrow’s reign of terror threatens to upend everything.

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Writer: Scott Snyder
Artists: Nick Dragotta
Colorist: Frank Martin
Letterer: Clayton Cowles
Standard Cover Artist: Nick Dragotta & Frank Martin
Variant Cover Artist(s): Nick Dragotta; Chris Brunner; David Nakayama; Doug Mahnke
Format: Ongoing
Group Editor: Katie Kubert
Executive Editor: Chris Conroy
Editor: Andrew Marino
Associate Editor: Sabrina Futch
Page Count/Cover Price: 32 pages,/ $5.99