Absolute Batman Creator Officially Confirms His Anti-MCU Anger Inspired It

Absolute Batman creator Scott Snyder just confirmed that his best comic book series was inspired by the anti-MCU anger that fans had toward the universe after Avengers: Endgame.

During his talks with Rolling Stone, Snyder confirmed that Absolute Batman, which featured a poor Batman and a rich Joker, was inspired by the cultural conversation that was happening during those years.

The idea came about four years ago, during the malaise after the peak of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and it felt like there was this cultural conversation going on about how superheroes were over.

He continued,

It came from a place of anger about it. Those moments when [the] larger popular culture feels as though they’re tired of superheroes, that’s usually when comics reinvent them.

The Absolute Batman premiered back in 2024, and with Snyder revealing that the idea came about four years ago, we can assume that Marvel’s worst-rated time in the entirety of the MCU resulted in arguably one of the best comic series of all time.

Marvel’s Worst Time Resulted in Scott Snyder’s Absolute Batman

A still from Absolute Batman | Credits: DC Comics

It was the year 2020 when Marvel had already reached its peak with Avengers: Endgame. The death of Tony Stark had left a big void in the MCU, and that’s when the superhero fatigue started to kick in for fans.

Almost all the superhero movies featured origin stories with similar narratives. The interconnectivity between movies and shows, which was once considered Marvel’s unique point, became redundant and troublesome for casual fans who wanted to watch the movies in peace.

Naturally, this caused Scott Snyder to take a different approach to his superhero characters. The writer even stated that when popular culture seems tired of superheroes, that’s usually when comics reinvent them.

Why Absolute Batman Is Not Like Your Ordinary Batman Comics

A still from Absolute Batman | Credits: DC Comics

In the Scott Snyder comic book, Bruce Wayne has no fortune in the alternate timeline. The book strips away the Dark Knight of his financial crutch, and in doing so, highlights the essential truth.

Nick Dragotta’s design is a hulking, oversized Batman with fewer gadgets, making this version of Batman more of a survivor. The Absolute Batman is not another Batman origin story. It shows a shift in power, with the Joker highlighting the corruption in Gotham City.

In fact, the Absolute Batman comics spawned a whole new alternate universe for DC Comics that also went on to feature Absolute Superman, Absolute Wonder Woman, and Absolute Martian Manhunter. Naturally, Scott Snyder saved the world from superhero fatigue with an idea that came to him from superhero fatigue.

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Absolute Batman is available to purchase on major digital storefronts.