Absolute Batman #25
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| Writer | Scott Snyder |
| Artist | Nick Dragotta |
| Cover Price | $5.99 |
All the villains. All the heroes. All the stakes. What’s left…of Absolute Batman?
CRITIC REVIEWS Back to Top
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Comic Watch - Kevin Rossi
Oct 28, 2026Absolute Batman #25 is a terrifying, unpredictable issue that pushes the series into genuinely frightening territory. Snyder delivers major reveals and unexpected twists, while Dragotta, Martin, and Napolitano make every moment count. Read Full Review
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Get Your Comic On - Neil Vagg
Oct 28, 2026Absolute Batman #25 is explosive. It shatters Bruce’s entire support system, leaving him alone and vulnerable just as he takes on his most vengeful foe yet. It’s a surprising, tense and moving issue which sets up year three of storytelling perfectly. Read Full Review
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But Why Tho? - William Tucker
Oct 28, 2026Absolute Batman Issue 25, from its dialogue to its art, encapsulates everything that makes the Absolute version unique and engaging. Read Full Review
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Comic Book Revolution - Kevin Lainez
Oct 29, 2026Even when you don’t think you can be amazed any more than you have by Absolute Batman Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta prove you wrong. They masterfully handle how the Absolute Universe constantly challenges and pushes Batman and the entire concept of the character. Absolute Joker is the perfect villain with how he has manipulated everything that’s gone on in this series as the ultimate chess master. Then there is final page of Absolute Batman #25 that is the drop the mic moment for what is one of the best comic books on the market. Read Full Review
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Comic Book Clique - Abel Loza
Nov 03, 2026Stop me if you've heard this one before: Absolute Batman #25 is essential and one of the best issues of the series so far. This chapter marks one of the most important transitions from one arc to another in Scott Snyder’s run, and it was a classic anniversary issue. There are (at least) four new story plots that will be fundamental to how Snyder and artist Nick Dragotta will tell the story moving forward. When it is all said and done, while some might not say this is the best issue, it certainly will be one of the most important. Read Full Review
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9.8
Fanlight Zone - Ken M.
Oct 28, 2026Bruce Wayne vs. Jack Grimm…nuff said. Snyder crafts an extreme showdown with superb writing. Dragotta and Martin capture the chaos with exceptional art. Absolute Batman continues to be the pacesetter for all comics at the LCS. Read Full Review
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9.7
Nerd Initiative - Matthew Roth
Oct 28, 2026The final page of this issue may be divisive however, I am a fan of what they chose to leave us with. Absolute Batman #25 ends round one of the never ending fight between The Joker and Batman while introducing callbacks across all Batman lore. I’m ready for what’s next and cannot wait for this next chapter. Read Full Review
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9.6
SciFiPulse - Ian Cullen
Nov 05, 2026Scott Snyder begins to bring some of the plot threads together in this 25th issue. I loved the brief intervention at the start, where Bruce’s friends try to stop him from going up against The Joker, as Grimm has seemingly managed to convince them that he isn’t the bad guy. Read Full Review
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9.5
Lyles Movie Files - Jeffrey Lyles
Oct 29, 2026Absolute Batgirl makes another appearance helping to set the stage for an Absolute Batman 25 rematch, but the bombshells don’t stop after the Batman/Joker clash. One supporting character returns with some major news for Bruce and his inner circle that could rock everything. Read Full Review
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9.0
Comic Crusaders - Al Mega
Oct 29, 2026Absolute Batman #25 is a vicious, stylish chapter that proves Snyder and Dragotta aren’t running out of ways to make Gotham feel dangerous. The mystery has teeth, the Joker is pure nightmare fuel, and Dragotta, Martin, and Napolitano deliver pages that look and sound like a proper comic-book event. Yeah, the pacing gets crowded and some scenes could use another beat, but I had a blast with this one. DC’s Absolute line keeps giving us familiar icons through a wildly different lens, and this issue shows exactly why that approach can work. Bruce, my brother, you got problems. BIG ones. Read Full Review
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8.5
AIPT - David Brooke
Oct 28, 2026Absolute Batman #25 is a brutal turning point for Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta's series, delivering the long-awaited confrontation between Batman and Joker while fundamentally changing Bruce Wayne's world. The most compelling development comes from Batman's childhood friends, whose growing distrust threatens one of the relationships that has made this version of the Dark Knight so fascinating. Joker's manipulation proves every bit as dangerous as his monstrous physical form, and Dragotta makes their confrontation a horrifying spectacle with striking visuals and relentless violence. Some convenient plotting gets Batman into and out of danger, and the showdown itself is surprisingly straightforward. Still, the emotional consequences and intriguing final pages make this oversized issue feel appropriately monumental. With the series taking a two-month break, Snyder and Dragotta leave readers with plenty to contemplate. Read Full Review
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8.5
Comical Opinions - Gabriel Hernandez
Oct 29, 2026Absolute Batman #25 delivers the long-awaited first fight between Absolute Batman and Absolute Joker, and it delivers. Scott Snyder’s script pulses with dramatic tension from start to finish, and Nick Dragotta’s artwork sells Joker’s intimidation factor as a monster. It’s not a perfect issue, but one of the best in a while. Read Full Review
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8.0
Henchman-4-Hire - Sean Ian Mills
Oct 31, 2026This big, milestone issue is pretty cool and has some good moments, but I don’t think it lives up to the hype being built around it. I think I just expected something more, something bigger to happen. Read Full Review
USER REVIEWS Back to Top
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I won't give you any spoilers. I just want to confirm you that this is worth your money and your time.
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Simply perfect.
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first issue in my life i said what the acutal f*ck while reading an issue.. There is a reason why Absolute Batman is hte most popular and entertaining. It was so much fun with strong dialogue/characters, action, artwork, pacing, and I love exposition. SPOILERS: I love the reveal of Joker's true form, and I'm excited to see how Absolute Bruce Wayne will deal with a pregnant Selina Kyle
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SPOILER!!!
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I think the most unsettling/horrific aspect of this book is first seeing Grimm in cocoon of dead children and fetuses asking Bruce “you like kids, don’t you?” -
9.5
Eyo hol' up!
That is my view on this bombastic issue of a bombastic run. So much stuff has been going on during the Straw Man and while I like almost everything and read it with excitment, I hope Snyder will now do the one thing he doesn't, but every other Absolute title does.
Breathe.
And I think now is the perfect time to do that. Snyder is known for his bombastic storytelling and it can sometimes go too bombastic and just become an awful parody (like Death Metal), sometimes it can keep itself in check. And I hope Snyder can do that here.
I cannot fault Snyder really for not doing that before. Because that is now what the main character has been doing. Have we really seen Bruce take a breather and not j more -
9.5
If you know me, you'll know that I'm not quite on the hype train for this book as much as other people are. I really enjoy it for what it is, but it's (currently) my least favorite of the Absolute Trinity books, and (as of this writing) my fourth-favorite Absolute title overall. Though, I completely understand why it's the most mainstream/popular title of the line. So, yes, while I do really like this book, it's not the one on the top of my list every month. That said, though, this rocked. Like, genuinely, this was awesome. Surprised that I liked it more than Absolute Wonder Woman's 25th issue. This was a bombastic issue, which is line with a lot of the other issues in this run, but it just came together very well here, for me. Dragotta kil more
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9.0
Wow. this issue is just literally a balls to the wall battle. for $5.99 for a huge battle thats been built for 25 issues... better deliver and yeah it really does. Its as simple as this. Batman goes into the Jokers home and despite his friends gallery now maybe foes? trying to intervene hes going to fight Joker.
Fight they do and the Joker is insanely hideous and massive. How Batman is ever going to win, who knows. but thats cool because he doesnt lol. we get awesome battle though and I wanted more. Scott knows how to build tension and like always... make you want the next issue!! and after the cliff hanger we get at the end of this one... Daddy Batman is going to be doing Absolute child support... cool stuff. fun as hell read and more -
3.0
Even if I don't like this title, I had to check this one out...And boy was I not disappointed !!! The plot is getting more and more boring, the characters are just stupid (Bruce's friends are just assholes, like he is...) Maybe I'm just getting too old for this shit !
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