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How Thomas Wayne"s Life Differed in Absolute Batman #4 (Spoilers)

How Thomas Wayne"s Life Differed in Absolute Batman #4 by Scott Snyder and Gabriel Walta out this Wednesday (Spoilers)

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  • Absolute Batman #4 explores Thomas Wayne"s life paths in a different universe.
  • Thomas Wayne becomes an educator, breaking from his wealthy surgeon role.
  • Bruce Wayne"s reflections reveal changes in the family"s socio-economic status.
  • A potential encounter between Absolute Batman and a wealthier Batman looms.

Absolute Batman #4 by Scott Snyder and Gabriel Walta is out this Wednesday; told in flashback from the perspective of Bruce Wayne both before and after his father was murdered by Joe Chill at Gotham Zoo. But because this is Bleeding Cool, we go further than DC Comics" "media partners" and get to go beyond the preview. Standard Batman has Thomas Wayne as a skilled and wealthy surgeon, with recent issues of Detective Comics revealing that Thomas Wayne saved the life of Joe Chill in the operating theatre, while Martha Wayne rescued Joe Chill"s wife from an abusive relationship… potentially giving Chill new motivation to murder her. But in the Absolute World, there is a different narrative.

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Absolute Batman #4 by Scott Snyder and Gabriel Walta

And Thomas Wayne had the motivation to become a heart surgeon… but in the Absolute Universe, the Waynes or the Kanes did not come from money. And so medical education was out of the picture and Thomas Wayne moved into education instead.

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Absolute Batman #4 by Scott Snyder and Gabriel Walta

This is the first mention in the Absolute Universe or another life, a life that went differently, the standard DC Comics timeline, even if it is merely one of whimsy… the seeds are being planted, however, for Absolute Batman to one day meet a Batman whose life was one with a silver spoon in his mouth. Once that gets dislodged, the two will have plenty to say to each other…

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(W) Scott Snyder (A) Gabriel Walta (CA) Nick Dragotta
Absolute Batman has established himself as an extremely large force to be reckoned with. But how did he get to this point? How did he push himself? And how did the tragic events of his childhood, and the advice of his father, shape the man who he became…literally? Guest artist Gabriel Walta joins for this essential origin issue of Absolute Batman to explore Bruce Wayne"s past, and his inevitable future to go BIGGER. Don"t miss this pivotal issue! Retail: $4.99 In-Store Date: 1/8/2025

 

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Founder of Bleeding Cool. The longest-serving digital news reporter in the world, since 1992. Author of The Flying Friar, Holed Up, The Avengefuls, Doctor Who: Room With A Deja Vu, The Many Murders Of Miss Cranbourne, Chase Variant. Lives in South-West London, works from The Union Club on Greek Street, shops at Gosh, Piranha and FP. Father of two daughters. Political cartoonist.
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