Rob Liefeld Refuses To Play Along With Hilarious Absolute Batman Fan Trolling

Image via DC Comics Published Aug 27, 2026, 3:31 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. It seems like every major artist in the comic book industry working today wants to cash in on the success of Absolute Batman. Many have contributed their own designs for the working-class alternate version of the DC superhero that have been turned into some striking variant covers. However, one iconic creator who has most unceremoniously taken himself out of the running is Rob Liefeld, who p...