The Jokers Sets His Sights On Batman As New Debuts, New Villains, And A New Arc Starts Here in Absolute Batman #19

By Chad Burdette

on April 10, 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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Poison Ivy proved to be just one of the many horrors within the bowels of the ARK M facility, the Joker’s machinations start to coalesce in a partnership with a new ally as he sets his sights on Absolute Batman as new debuts, new villains, new arc starts here

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Absolute Batman #19

As Joker sets his sights on Absolute Batman, he decides to enlist the help of one of the center’s most terrifying doctors, Dr. Jonathan Crane. While Bruce Wayne tries to align himself with Barbara Gordon, there’s more than one alliance formed in this issue.

Creatively Team

Writer: Scott Snyder
Artists: Nick Dragotta
Colorist: Frank Martin
Letterer: Clayton Cowles
Standard Cover Artist: Nick Dragotta & Frank Martin
Variant Cover Artist(s): Ben Oliver; Nick Dragotta; Liam Sharp;
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

The Jokers Sets His Sights On Batman As New Debuts, New Villains, And A New Arc Starts here in Absolute Batman #19, on shelves and digital platforms April 15, 2026, from DC Comics

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