Absolute Batman #9 is 32 pages and is available now on Kindle for $4.99 and on sale at Amazon for $19.89 (33% off).

Absolute Batman #9 introduces Bane to Bruce's rapidly growing rogues gallery. If you thought the Bane of the Arkham games was huge, just wait until you get a load of Absolute Bane.

Absolute Batman #9 hits stores June 11th, featuring Bruce Wayne infiltrating the mysterious Ark M facility Bane, an old adversary of Alfred's, emerges as a new threat to Batman in this thrilling ...

Gone were Batman’s endless fortune and world-spanning training, replaced with alterations like Alfred being a secret agent who is drawn into Bruce’s world and his mother still being alive.

But yes, if you're scoring at home: Curry is Batman, Butler is Robin and Hield is now Alfred. We'll see if a Commissioner Gordon materializes as Golden State continues its playoff run.

DC Comics legend and writer Scott Snyder sat down with to discuss all about his journey in writing, and how "Absolute Batman" was shaped for now and the future.

That’s an interesting tease, as is his introduction as an enemy of Alfred’s that Bruce inherits. We can’t wait to see what this Bane is all about when Absolute Batman #9 releases on June 11.

Absolute Batman #5 is no exception, as it brings in a new version of the familiar Bat-Signal, changing it into a statement of purpose for this radical take on the Dark Knight.

However, as Absolute Batman #3 reveals, it is somehow even more twisted than the original. Written by Scott Snyder with art by Nick Dragotta, Absolute Batman #3 opens with Alfred Pennyworth ...

Absolute Batman serves as a vehicle for him to push the boundary of how far into the extreme he can take that idea. Nothing highlights this dichotomy more than Alfred’s perspective in the book.

Alfred then tells the reader that he has removed whatever secret help he had been giving Bruce, meaning the Party Animals were able to track down his hideout in a skyscraper, but Batman, of course ...