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Published Mar 29, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT
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One of the key reasons why the Absolute Universe has been so successful is because the architect of the imprint, Scott Snyder, has been extremely thoughtful in terms of the planning stages of the Absolute Universe. Things were all planned out well ahead of time, and because of that, Snyder has been able to give actual answers to fans when it comes to the future of the universe (which, notably, he recently revealed that there is no end to the universe currently planned).
With that in mind, a fan asked Snyder when Batman and Superman would finally have a crossover in the Absolute Universe, and Snyder revealed that the two heroes would finally be crossing over in November.
How has Superman and Batman's meeting been a part of DC history?
Image via DCHistorically, the first meeting between Batman and Superman in a new continuity has been treated as a very big deal by DC. While there were regular team-ups by DC superheroes throughout the 1940s in the pages of All-Star Comics, which starred the Justice Society of America, those team-ups were reserved for the pages of All-Star Comics.
In other words, Flash and Green Lantern might team-up regularly as members of the Justice Society of America, but if you were to read the Flash's solo comic book, he would not have team-ups with other heroes, and it would be like the Justice Society never even existed. That was the same for DC's other heroes.
That changed in a big way in 1952 when Batman and Superman met for the first time (they had, of course, been teammates on the Justice Society, but, again, that was treated as its own thing). Batman and Superman would soon star together in World's Finest Comics for decades, and would become regular guest stars in their respective series for years.
Decades later, when John Byrne rebooted Superman's continuity following Crisis on Infinite Earths in the pages of Man of Steel, he made sure to devote an entire issue of the six-issue series to the Post-Crisis first meeting of Batman and Superman. They were very much NOT friends in this new continuity.
Therefore, it is not surprising that fans want to see the World's Finest duo meet in the Absolute Universe. Interestingly, though, the Absolute Universe has a different "hierarchy" in the DC Trinity.
How has the Absolute Universe changed the dynamics of DC's Trinity?
Image via DCNotably, the first superhero team-up in the Absolute Universe would not be between the Dark Knight and the Man of Steel, but rather, between Batman and Wonder Woman. The heroes first met in Absolute Wonder Woman #15, with a second meeting occuring in Absolute Batman #16.
Batman and Wonder Woman have taken to each other as close compatriots in this new Absolute Universe, so it will be interesting to see how Superman reacts to the two heroes when he eventually meets up with them both, but with Batman, at least we know that that first meeting will happen before the end of this year.
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