Absolute Batman animated series greenlit with Scott Snyder attached

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Warner Bros. Animation and DC Studios announced at the Annecy International Film Festival that they have greenlit an Absolute Batman animated series with writer Scott Snyder serving as showrunner and artist Nick Dragotta attached as a producer. The project will be a fully computer-generated animated show adapting Snyder and Dragotta's Absolute Batman comic, which reimagines Bruce Wayne as a working-class hero contending with a far more violent Gotham. Snyder and Dragotta’s direct involvement signals the comic’s creators will steer the series’ story and visual design rather than handing the property to outside writers. Studio presenters described the adaptation as aiming for a distinct tone and a different take on Batman compared with prior animated versions. The series is now in development at Warner Bros. Animation; no release date, episode count, or distribution platform has been announced yet.

Scott Snyder

@ssnyder1835.bsky.social

ABSOLUTE BATMAN is going to be an animated series! Can’t even begin to tell you guys how excited Nick and I are to be working on this - so grateful to Warner Brothers animation and DC Studios!

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Scott Snyder85

More from me and @nickdragotta.bsky.social to come. Check out the article for more: www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/a...

Zak Ralph | @LoveWrestlingCA28

Scott, a humble request. We want to see an animated One Winged Angel. Please, for the AEW Sickos.

Gambit2

Really hope this series still has the Wonder Woman crossover story so she can at least be animated in some form this decade lol

V-Rider 🏍️2

I can't wait to see Batman torch all those nazis.

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Drawing Homos 🎨8

really really crazy turnaround time on this adaptation

Onix, Izanagi breeding machine6

I think any Absolite Batman villain animated is gonna give me nightmares cuz now I can picture them even more

Pride Month Robyn- Looking For Work! 🏳️‍⚧️4

I’m so happy that they’re letting the creators showrun this

DWaM3

you may own a 4K TV and it still won't be able to fit the entirety of absolute batman's figure

QuinnRaven3

HELL and I cannot stress this enough YEAH

Homo ⸸ Superior ⸸ Jerrod ⸸ LazⒶrus 🏳️‍⚧2

Holy Shit the best Batman thing in quite a while is getting an animated series. I am so down for this its not even funny.

Blen2

Absolute Batman is a series that looks tailor made to be animated thanks to the energetic artwork by @nickdragotta.bsky.social Will keep an eye out for this.

D.J. Tuskmor2

This has the potential to be the sickest, bananas, animated series ever made.

🐶🐶🐶 Blurry da doggo 🐶🐶🐶2

They took the comic book AND NOW IT'S BIGGER

Héctor Barros 🏳️‍🌈 (he/him)

@snibbits.eurosky.social

Quite excited for the Absolute Batman series. I hope they make no concessions.

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Subaru Malibu10

Hell, if they go even *harder* I’ll spring extra for the 4K disc.

Depressed Goblin🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️🌈♿6

Would rather see the Punisher going at them, for obvious reasons, but I will take Batman doing it.

bluesmaster5

See? Batman does not HAVE to kill. He just leaves bad guys wishing he had...

Djangus4

wait, a show? really? holy fuck

Fluttershy3

I hope lots and lots of fascists get it. And by 'it', heh, let's just say "beaten within an inch of their lives".

Gray Dickson3

Hope it’s 1:1 as Invincible.

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Dante The K94

You really should be reading Absolute Batman.

Poor Pirate Propagandist2

Batman knows what to do to nazis and racists Be like batman. Except the billionaire part. Don't do that

Derek Laufman

@laufman.bsky.social

Absolute Batman. Would be cool to do a cover for that book one of these days.🤘

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Romeo Azar2

I would love that cover.

Knoebel

@knoebel.bsky.social

DC announced 3 new animation projects. - Absolute Batman - Joker: Laugh Riot - Krypto variety.com/2026/tv/glob...

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Steven Keppler6

HOW ARE THEY NOT MAKING ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN FIRST?

lupacabra4

Exquisite image selection to accompany this post. *Chef's Kiss*

Koren Lesthe 🐾🐊 Turrican Scrolls Online4

To quote the T800 : "He'll live".

wallbie2

Just can't pull away from Batman, can they?

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Phirmth20

IF I GET TO SEE ABSBATS SUPLEX AND FLAMETHROWER WHITE SUPREMACISTS IN ANIMATION, I AM GONNA NUT HARD ENOUGH TO SHATTER DRYWALL

Chris A.11

oh shit dude I am here for an animated adaptation of Absolute

Lady Zeon3

I’m sure Absolute Batman is gonna slap, but I’m so tired by the over saturation of bat-adaptations. Like, Absolute Wonder Woman is also insanely popular, but Diana can’t get shit. Also a Joker series… *groooooooan* 🙄

Culture Crave 🍿

@culturecrave.co

‘Absolute Batman’ animated series is officially happening 🦇 • Scott Snyder will serve as the showrunner • Nick Dragotta is a producer • Will be a fully CG animated show “It’s going to be a whole different tone and a whole different take again on Batman as well”

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Kassette🏳️‍⚧️6

I want this to be good so.....

Finnegan2

I can not wait for this! hopefully absolute Wonder Woman gets a show soon as well.

nromenzer.bsky.social2

i want to see that !!

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R.Case27

when I first saw the design of Batman and his symbol I thought it looked really stupid, but i hear good things about the books, people seem to really like it so congrats to all the people who made the comic

Big One for Pride 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️⚡10

Beware the Batman: After Dark.

Xenobrina6

Anything but a Wonder Woman show 💀

GᴀʀʀC4

I will admit... pretty ballsy and admirable of them to do CG this time instead of typical 2D animation. I just hope it has a good budget for the type of action Abs Batman is definitely famous for. 😅

SomeCallMeSwole4

Oh fuck yeah I have every issue and it gets NUTS

shino 🍥4

"CG animated show" idk how i feel about that, but i still have yet to see the end product

🐺🌕 Wolfgang (by WMatt)4

I almost screamed with happiness, until I saw the two forbidden letters...

BlueCooler542

AND A FEW DAYS AGO I SAID ABSOLUTE BATMAN DESERVES A FILM well I almost got my wish so I’ll take it #ABSOLUTEBATMAN #BATMAN #DC

kiva @ smtvv2

We will be tuning in

🌹Mamoru Yausashi🌙2

CG!? Why not drawn!?!? Them crazy ass designs would be perfect.

Jessie Gender

@jessiegender.bsky.social

Absolute Batman is great and I’m sure the animated show will be too. Buts it’s wild that we got that before Absolute Wonder Woman as a series, as it’s the objectively better comic and we’ve already had so many Batman series. Hell, there’s another one on Amazon right now, Caped Crusader!

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Ant30

The lack of any Wonder Woman animation is.... telling

Charlie7

AWW is a better comic, but the sales and notoriety don’t lie. There’s no reality where Absolute Batman wasn’t first in line to be adapted. Now if AWW isn’t next to be adapted, that’s when I’ll start rolling my eyes at DC lol

Rosie Amy 🏳️‍⚧️4

We can't even get a Wonder Woman inspired by her mainline runs. It's frustrating.

My Name is Pachinko, I Sing The Flamenco3

They had BETTER have Wonder Woman show up and do a spinoff based on her.

The Adam Splitter2

Yeah it’s really annoying Diana never gets her due 😢

Mr. Walters2

It’s absolutely bonkers that DC has hundreds if not thousands of characters and we just keep getting Batman project after Batman project.

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Caleb Dume5

Absolute Wonder Woman is A BEAST!!!!

Circle Eleven3

I understand the sentiment behind this post, but the fact of the matter is Batman is the best selling comic book across both major publishers at the moment while AWW is behind it in sales. It simply has the widest reach and the most hype.

Anne Reads Comics!

@annecomics.bsky.social

Absolute Batman getting to be a TV series is going to be interesting because following Manga with the idea of “We write a comic and then make it a tv show to funnel people back to the comic” is smart and should have been done a long time ago I’m interested to see how this goes Wonder Woman next!

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Zoe Tunnell

@zoewithasword.bsky.social

The fact that an Absolute Batman animated series--with the comics creative team involved--has been announced less than two years after the book launched is one of the rare examples of recognizing a comic's success and running with it that we really need more of.

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Ben (Bee) Kahn13

It's the kind of quick comics to animation to pipeline that has been such a boon for manga and anime. I'm so excited for both the show and what it might represent for the industry

Hunter Ɐ2

I hope they do the same with Absolute Wonder Woman

Animation on HBO Max

@animationonmax.bsky.social

"ABSOLUTE BATMAN" is in development at Warner Bros. Animation and DC Studios. Writer Scott Snyder serves as showrunner and artist Nick Dragotta is a producer on this adaptation of their popular comic that reimagines the Dark Knight as a working class hero up against impossible odds. #AnnecyFestival

13245d ago

Animation on HBO Max2

The series has yet to be set up at a network or streaming service.

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Sam, the Geeky Citizen27

As awesome as this sounds, I'd be more interested if she was getting a show...

Collier “CJ” Jennings5

Well hot damn. I hope if this takes off the other Absolute series get shows. This whole universe feels ripe for animation!

Mowzer 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ⚫️🟡🟡2

We're going to get Batman cartoons numbering in the double digits before we get one Wonder Woman cartoon

The SeanShards Show2

Finally, we'll get to hear the immortal line.

Francesco Francavilla

@ffrancavilla.bsky.social

We are gonna get an animated ABSOLUTE BATMAN series from WB Animation & @dc.com ? How freaking cool is that? 😁 Huge congrats to my brother @ssnyder1835.bsky.social and @nickdragotta.bsky.social ! Can’t wait! 🦇🖤🦇

Absolute Batman covered in blood with full moon in the background

12745d ago

Evan Von Doom

@evanvondoom.bsky.social

Absolute Batman tv show that's faithful to the comic is pretty much exactly what we've all been saying western comics needed in order to compete properly with Manga for the past decade or so lol Really cool to see and hopefully this is a door for Absolute Wonder Woman, too.

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Evan Von Doom25

Personally, between all the Absolute comics, I do think Wonder Woman would benefit the most from a show. She is a character that has just never gotten the animated tv show that would really propel her to the sales she should be bringing in (and we all know why...)

For Every Kind Of Geek9

call me cautiously optimistic. I'm hoping this is the sign that companies are willing to try new things but I hear "western media is going to be like the anime industry" and I go "but in what ways"

Slaughterpuff4

I think this show is pretty much a garunteed hit, just cause how big the absolute stuff is, and wonder woman HAS to be next. I also wanna see a crazy studio try to adapt absoulte Martian manhunter but with that I think they would have to do something equally as wild but with animation

Reading Reindeer3

I hope it's a studio trigger joint just to make nick dragotta smile

Willinthesky2

Now if marvel can step up and do this with…..something from them I will be happy.

Minovsky

@minovskyarticle.bsky.social

Finally started Absolute Batman this week. I'm enjoying the big gross body horror bat and the compulsive creative urge to defy every possible expectation of what a Bruce Wayne comic is supposed to be.

12845d ago

Minovsky97

It's surprising that it took this many decades for someone to fully touch on "what if Batman wasn't rich" and stick the landing.

vegan-diet.bsky.social11

Love the scene in issue 1 where there’s a guy who looks like he’s gonna be Bruce Wayne using a punching bag, then a living refrigerator is like “can I have a turn?” and it turns out that big fridge is our Batman. Genuinely great gag

Quart navigator4

I would recommend Martian manhunter next, the absolute run has become my favorite comics run period, it’s such an incredible comic

IGN

@ign.com

DC Studios and Warner Bros. Animation have announced THREE new animated shows: Absolute Batman, Joker: Laugh Riot, and an untitled Krypto show. https://bit.ly/4eJvqWG

Absolute Batman Animated Series Announced

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Covil da DC20

Mulher Maravilha • Terceiro pilar da DC • Membra fundadora da Liga da Justiça • A mulher mais importante da DC Tivemos 3 anúncios de desenhos do Batman e o cachorro do Superman vai ganhar uma série animada antes dela (detalhe: o melhor Absoluto é o dela)

Vivian🏳️‍⚧️8

Isso surpreende o total de zero pessoas

Jorge Rodríguez8

That supergirl movie is looking so dire they decided to drop the nuke

Michael Scally5

Could you imagine how insane an Absolute Martian Manhunter animated movie/miniseries could be? I can envision some studio going Full Satoshi Kon with that shit... #FizzVsComics

SJWJamesBond2

Given how well Absolute Batman has been a success, makes sense to expand it to other media. As foes Krypto. But ugh, still sick of Joker.

Dylan Macri, Cadhla182, Commissions Open

@dylanmacri.bsky.social

I hope the Absolute Batman cartoon acknowledges the kicking the child meme by cutting to it at 7 different angles. Just gratuitous, no shame, add applause.

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