Absolute Batman Spinoff Teases A Horrifying New Look At Beyond Ark M Special

Image via DC Published Aug 24, 2026, 2:00 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. The Absolute Universe is certainly not without its secrets, the darkest of which have been revealed in Absolute Batman. This reality's version of Gotham City is plagued by haunting mysteries and unsettling conspiracies, many of which are directly linked to Bruce Wayne himself. Most of the bleakest revelations have come out of Absolute Batman's investigations into a place called Ark M, which is home...