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Spoilers for "Absolute Batman" follow .

The electrifying first arc of Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta's "Absolute Batman" comic ended on a positive enough note. Batman, with the help of his friends, managed to defeat Roman Sionis/Black Mask and his Party Animals gang, who were besieging Gotham City. But Sionis was just a small fish in a big pond... and so too is Batman. This Bruce Wayne is a working class city engineer. He's got the strength and intelligence of his classic self, but not the easy-to-come-by resources.

At the end of "Absolute Batman" #6, Sionis' master — a mirthless billionaire serial killer ironically called "the Joker" — has seen his plans for Gotham hit a speed bump. His bat problem has proven to be no laughing

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