Published Jun 25, 2026, 8:20 AM EDT
A cinematic obsessive with the filmic palate of a starving raccoon, Rob London will watch pretty much anything once. With a mind like a steel trap, he's an endless fount of movie and TV trivia, borne from a misspent youth of watching monster movies on TV, perusing the sun-faded goods at the local video rental shop, and staining his fingers with ink from the Video Movie Guide. Areas of interest include science fiction, film noir, horror flicks, '70s disaster pictures, Bond movies, '90s action, giant robots, dinosaurs, super heroes, and the exuberantly schlocky output of Cannon Films. He also enjoys both Star Trek and Star Wars when they're good, and maybe even more when they're bad. As a Canadian, he also has a vested interest in Canadian movies and TV shows, especially the cheesier ones dubbed "Canuxploitation."
An expert on Marvel Comics, he has also written for the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe, and is a member of the Marvel Research Team. He can frequently be found pontificating on comic-book continuity or bemoaning the misfortunes of the Toronto Maple Leafs on his Twitter account.
It's one of the most successful Batman books of the century, and now it's coming to life like never before. An adaptation of one of the newest and hottest alternate takes on the Dark Knight is headed to the small screen in a new animated series; it was announced at the Warner Bros. panel at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival this morning.
Absolute Batman, the blockbuster alternate-universe series that's sold six million copies and counting, will be adapted into a new animated series. Scott Snyder, the book's writer, is on board as executive producer and showrunner, while the book's artist, Nick Dragotta, will produce the series. The series pits a Batman without his wealth, power, and equipment against a fallen, corrupt world and the nightmarish villains it has spawned; the comic has been wildly successful, with the first issue going into its eleventh printing. Absolute Batman is currently in development, and no release date has yet been announced.
What Is 'Absolute Batman' About?
Image via Warner BrosAbsolute Batman takes place in the Absolute Universe, an alternate take on DC's heroes set on an Earth corrupted and manipulated by the evil Darkseid. In that world, Bruce Wayne grew up in a working-class household in the infamous Crime Alley. After his father was killed in a mass shooting, Bruce was raised by his mother, growing up into a Reacher-sized powerhouse who's a civil engineer by day, and a masked vigilante by night. And he'll need that extra size to deal with the horrific versions of his classic villains he's got to face, including a monstrous, seemingly immortal Joker, a weather-controlling Mr. Freeze, and a Bane the size of a monster truck. The Absolute line also includes takes on other classic DC characters, including Wonder Woman, Superman, Green Lantern, Flash, and Martian Manhunter, although none have met with as much success as Batman.
Absolute Batman is one of a bevy of animated Batman projects in the works. A second season of Batman: Caped Crusader, the noir-tinged series about the Masked Manhunter's early days, will hit Prime Video this summer; the epic Knightfall saga of the 1990s is being adapted into a trilogy of animated films that are set to be released later this year; and the puppet-based film Dynamic Duo, centering around the relationship between faithful Bat-sidekicks Dick Grayson and Jason Todd, will hit the big screen in 2028.
An animated series based on Absolute Batman is in the works; no release date has yet been announced. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates.
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