Where to Start With Absolute Batman & How to Get Every New Issue

Batman without the money. No Wayne Manor, no Alfred, no Bat-budget. That is the pitch for Absolute Batman, and it is a better pitch than it sounds.

It is an origin story set in DC's Absolute Universe, so you do not need to have read a single Batman comic first. Scott Snyder writes it and Nick Dragotta draws most of it. A new issue comes out every month.

Where do I start?

In this case, which is not always the deal with comics, you start at the beginning. Absolute Batman Volume 1, The Zoo collects the first six issues in one paperback. Volume 2 and Volume 3 continue the story. If you would rather hold a hardcover, Volume 1 comes in a hardcover too.

Read Volume 1 in an evening and see if it grabs you. If it does, you will want the next one, and we will be glad to hand it over.

How do I get every issue?

Put it on a pull list. Tell us which series you want, and we set aside every new issue under your name, so you never wonder whether this month's copy sold out. You can sign up online for the pull list, or ask at the counter. Our pull list explainer walks through how it works.

One thing to know. Add a series before its final order cutoff, which usually comes three to four weeks before the comic does, and your copy is guaranteed. Start sooner and you never have to think about it.

What about the other Absolute books?

The Absolute line has its own Superman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern too. If one of them sounds more like you, ask us about it. Every series is its own entry on a pull list, so you can follow one or all of them.

Ready to take a seat?

Wednesday is when new books land, so it is the best day to ask. Tell us you want to start Absolute Batman, and we will point you to Volume 1 and talk through a pull list. Our guide to Wednesday at the shop covers what the day looks like, and Commander Night starts at 6 if you want to stay.

Visit Bat City Games & Comics at 5001 Highway 290, Austin, Texas 78735. We are open every day, 10 AM to 10 PM.

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