DC Revealed New ‘Absolute Batman’ Logo & Fans Can’t Believe Someone Approved It

A month ago in a new announcement video on DC’s YouTube channel, writers Joshua Williamson and Scott Snyder revealed that they have spent two years developing a new comic line called ‘Absolute Universe.’ Unlike The New 52, this initiative will not replace or retcon the existing DC universe but will coexist alongside it.

All In is about inviting everybody in — the existing creators, some new creators, everything — to tell their best stories, and to begin them all at one point […] The idea is to create the greatest jumping-on point for you guys in many, many years.

The Absolute Universe, created by Darkseid, is a new alternate setting where DC invites writers and artists to reinvent iconic characters like Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman from the beginning. This universe will coexist with the main DC timeline and be part of a larger, ongoing story. The term “absolute” reflects the prestige associated with high-quality DC editions. Snyder will write Absolute Batman with artist Nick Dragotta, and describes the Absolute Universe as more chaotic and dangerous, where heroes must be tougher and more resourceful.

Recently, new logos and designs for the characters have been revealed as well as variant cover art, and all seems fine and well except for Batman, whose logo and overall design seem according to some fans, shockingly bad.

The logo resembles what appears to be a black brick with bat wingtips, ears, and tail.

An absolute version of Batman will be fundamentally different mostly due to his origin. In this version of Batman, fans will encounter a Dark Knight without the usual wealth, mansion, or butler. The debut issue, featuring colors by Frank Martin and letters by Clayton Cowles, will reveal what distinguishes this as the ‘Absolute’ version of Batman.

I have to admit that reversed origin sounds awesome, but the design itself leaves much to be desired. The new Batman logo is bulky, and overall confusing with plenty of fans joking that it looks like a brick and absolute s****. The logo started numerous discussions online primarily on Reddit and X where the fan response was overwhelmingly negative.

That’s an absolute garbage. How does it even suppose to be a bat? It is a brick!

Sucks. Looks like they just redrew an AI generated image by hand.

100% despicable. Whoever approved it needs to be fired asap!

Fans even went as far as to petition James Gunn to change the logo, Gunn notably did not deny that the logo is bad but explained that he has no jurisdiction to change it.

Not all is bad however as ‘Absolute Superman’ and ‘Absolute Wonder Woman’ designs received plenty of praise.

‘Absolute Batman’ #1 arrives at comic book stores on October 9th!

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