‘Absolute Martian Manhunter’ Is a Cosmic Mind F*ck in the Best Way Possible
Every comic book reboot has its poster child. And no one in their right mind would argue that Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta‘s current run of Absolute Batman isn’t the most popular series in DC Comics’ down-and-out Absolute Universe. Like anything Batman, it has the lion’s share of variant covers, reprints, and a revamped rogues’ gallery that only gets wilder with every new issue.
- ▪Every comic book reboot has its poster child.
- ▪And no one in their right mind would argue that Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta‘s current run of Absolute Batman isn’t the most popular series in DC Comics’ down-and-out Absolute Universe.
- ▪Like anything Batman, it has the lion’s share of variant covers, reprints, and a revamped rogues’ gallery that only gets wilder with every new issue.
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Every comic book reboot has its poster child. And no one in their right mind would argue that Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta‘s current run of Absolute Batman isn’t the most popular series in DC Comics’ down-and-out Absolute Universe. Like anything Batman, it has the lion’s share of variant covers, reprints, and a revamped rogues’ gallery that only gets wilder with every new issue. Hell, it even has an animated series in the works. While Absolute Batman is the clear favorite, Absolute Martian Manhunter is the people’s princess. And rightfully so. Not only does it have a premise as intriguing as the Caped Crusader’s run, but its art direction feels positively out of this world.
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