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WARNING : Contains possible Spoilers for Absolute Batman # 2 !
Batmanmay be one of DC ’s greatest intellect and most elect hero , but he ’s always press with a built - in disadvantage — and now , DC is lastly admitting it . Fans have job about this for years , but the publisher ’s later Batman - centric departure makes it official . As for whether the Dark Knight can ever overcome this weakness ? The resolution is a definitive no .
While Batman ’s disadvantage against his enemy is clearly exemplified in the Absolute Batman narrative , it ’s a disadvantage that carry across all continuities .
Scott Snyder , Nick Dragotta , Frank Martin , and Clayton Cowles’Absolute Batmanserieshas been building toward a face-off between the Dark Knight and Roman“Black Mask”Sionis from the very start , and in take # 5 , that moment finally make it .
Under the pretension of accepting Black Mask ’s bribe to stay out of his and the Party Animals ’ chaos , Batman converge with the scoundrel — only to make a bluff command by burning the provide money into the shape of a squash racket . The message is clear : he wo n’t back down , and he ca n’t be purchase . This defiance light an all - out battle between Batman and Black Mask that ultimately proves thatBruce ’s ' No Kill ' principle will always exit him at a disadvantage against his foes .
Batman Will Always Be At a Disadvantage Against His Foes Because of His ‘No Kill’ Rule
Comic Panels Come from Scott Snyder’sAbsolute Batman#5 (2025) – Art by Nick Dragotta
Absolute Batman#5 determine the Dark Knight have onBlack Mask ’s Party Animals , who overwhelm him with sheer numbers and munition . Batman contain his own impressively , even obtain the focus to remonstrate Sionis , saying,“All the offence the Party Animals committed . All the fire-raising . Robbery . The murders . It was fabricate by you . So you and your boss could profit . You do n’t care … how many citizenry die . ”Black Mask ’s response is as chilling as it is revealing:“Nope . Fortunately , though . You do . blast . ”Sionis ' bid to fire is steer at the snipers position on the rooftop , who start killing the Party Animals on the earth .
This move is as threatening as it is superb , as it divide Batman ’s attention even further . The Dark Knight must continue fighting for his living while also trying to save those around him , driven by his unyielding compulsion to prevent any decease in his presenceThis scene highlights how Bruce ’s ' No Kill ' rule and his veneration for all life put him at an utmost disadvantage . Not only does it allow his foe to overwork his constraint for an upper hired hand in the combat , but , as papistical demo , it lets them falsify the situation , splitting Batman ’s priority and ultimately backing him into a corner .
After read the first issuance of Absolute Batman , one matter is crystal clear : Bruce Wayne has a serious violence job , and I ’m so here for it .
Batman May Be at a Disadvantage But He Still Comes Out on Top (Most of the Time)
Cover E 1:50 Card Stock Virgin Variant by Clay Mann forAbsolute Batman#5 (2025)
While Batman ’s disadvantage against his foes is clearly exemplified in theAbsolute Batmannarrative , it ’s a disadvantage that carries across all continuity . Despite constantly face this challenge , Batman unremarkably regain a means to come out on top , showcasing his prodigious attainment in a competitiveness where his enemy always have the upper hand . They are unrestrained in ways that Bruce willingly allows to blockade him . Yet , asAbsolute Batmandemonstrates , Black Mask ultimately bring home the bacon their confrontation , sending Bruce into hiding to go back . This result shows that the valueBatmanplaces on life can — and sometimes does — tilt the scale in his foe ' favor .
Absolute Batman # 5is available now from DC Comics !
