Absolute Batman Fan Dreams Up Tim Drake's Return As Absolute Joker Junior

Image via DC Published Aug 15, 2026, 10:30 AM 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. The following article contains spoilers for Absolute Batman #23. No matter how many times an iconic comic book character meets an untimely demise, it never gets any easier for fans to go through. This week, Absolute Batman readers shared tributes to Absolute Tim Drake, who was tragically murdered by Absolute Clayface at the climax of the series' latest issue. However, one fan, instead of mourning ...