Absolute Batman 25 Preview Sets Up Massive Fight Between The Dark Knight and The Joker

Image via DC Comics Published Oct 23, 2026, 3:38 PM EDT Jason is an award-winning journalist whose writing career dates back to when he developed the ability to use a crayon. He, most notably, worked previously as a "professional fan," as he likes to call it, at CinemaBlend, for which he wrote about anything and everything under the pop culture umbrella... especially Batman. His passion for the art of cinema began even earlier, stemming from repeat viewings of The Wizard of Oz. This initially led him to pursue a career in filmmaking -- and even work briefly in the industry as an extra in the straight-to-video family film, Alice Upside Down -- before deciding that his talents would be better served discussing and showing appreciation for the various forms of entertainment he is passionate about. Sign in to your CBR account It seemed as if no hero/villain duo in the history of DC Comics could ever be surpassed by that of Batman and The Joker. That was until fans were introduced to Absolute Batman and Absolute Joker. The Absolute Universe reinvents the Clown Prince of Crime as Gotham's beloved aristocrat and the Dark Knight as a lowly agent of chaos, making the villain's methods of ta...