There’s Always a Bigger Bane

There’s one thing everyone knew about DC’s Absolute universe before it launched: its Absolute Batman was big as hell. Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta’s then-new take on the Dark Knight turned him from a silent ninja into a brick bathouse with a literal chest axe and a big-ass Batmobile. Can he get any bigger? No, but his enemies sure can! DC recently released its solicitcs for the month of June, and Absolute Batman #9 will introduce Bane. This version of the character, per the logline, is actually an “old adversary” of Alfred’s recently summoned to Gotham by Joker. His mission? Stop Bruce from uncovering the secrets of Ark M, an institution contributing “in the creation of evil” within Gotham. His methods? Be literally big as hell. Check him out in Dragotta’s cover below. Sure is one big Bane, huh? At that size and amped up on Venom, this is probably one of the scarier versions of the villain, and it looks like he could easily eat Batman or just break his spine, as he often does. (The ... Read full article.