Description
Absolute Batman #25 breakdown. **SPOILERS BELOW!**
Bruce Wayne storms Grimm Manor to end Jack Grimm and finds his best friends waiting for him, each one bought off by Grimm. Then Batman comes face to face with the Absolute Joker in his true form for the first time.
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In this breakdown:
- The flashback that brings Bruce back to Waylon, Harvey, Eddie and Ozzy
- What Jack Grimm offered each of Bruce's friends, and the deal they put on the table
- Batman's escape from Grimm Manor and the GCPD
- Alfred's message to Harley Quinn before leaving Gotham
- The Absolute Joker's "tell me the joke" and the ancient armor in his cave
- Why the Joker let Batman escape
Why this matters
- Absolute Batman #25 is the first time Bruce faces the Absolute Joker in his true form, making it a key issue in the run.
- Jack Grimm turned Harvey Dent, Edward Nygma, Oswald Cobblepot and Waylon Jones against Bruce through legitimate-looking deals, not force.
- The Joker describes himself as an ancient being who chooses a "great clown" every century or two, with an empty armor case waiting for the next one.
- The issue closes the first major arc of Scott Snyder's Absolute Batman and sets up issue #26.
Previously on Absolute Batman:
Absolute Batman #24: https://youtu.be/pAcmNXERaHM
Absolute Batman Full Story Part 1: https://youtu.be/_5nTeSjsinA
Chapters
00:00 Absolute Batman #25 is here
00:33 The Snyder Collection
01:47 Bruce makes amends
04:02 Batman storms Grimm Manor
04:36 Bruce's friends were waiting
05:42 Grimm got to all of them
08:31 What did he offer you?
09:43 The deal
10:55 The betrayal
12:01 Alfred's message to Harley
12:35 Into the Joker's cave
13:51 Batman meets the Absolute Joker
15:06 Tell me the joke
17:50 The Bat arrives
19:04 Back in the Batcave
20:20 Bruce and Harley
20:53 The final page
21:31 What this changes for Bruce
22:42 Why this is a key issue
Credits
Absolute Batman #25 — Writer: Scott Snyder. Artist: Nick Dragotta. DC Comics.
Spoiler notes (final page): Selina Kyle returns pregnant with Bruce Wayne's child.
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