This article delves into the origins of Batman in DC's Absolute Universe, revealing how his traumatic experience at the Gotham Zoo shaped his iconic costume and abilities.
DC’s “Absolute” line of comics has offered bold new re-invention of core characters like Batman , Superman, and Wonder Woman (with more on the way). Each of these books debuted by re-introducing us to the character in the world fully formed (or “en media res”) and from there, writer Scott Snyder pulls out a masterful piece of origin story to explain why this version of Bruce Wayne/ Batman has the gnarly costume and the abilities that come with it.
From the first issue it was established that in DC’s Absolute Universe continuity, Bruce Wayne’s father Thomas became a teacher instead of a wealthy surgeon – a teacher who heroically sacrificed his life protecting Bruce and his other students from a mass shooting event perpetrated by a violent and disgruntled gunman named Joe Chill. However, in “The Zoo: Part Four” we learn the heartbreaking truth about the events that led to that doomed school trip to the Gotham Zoo, and how it relates to the Batman suit Bruce eventually designs.It turns out that Bruce won the trip to the Gotham Zoo for his class, after winning the Young Engineers Competition that year. The challenge for the competition was building an animal-themed bridge that could service one of the “Distressed Areas” that the zoo’s animals were rescued from. Bruce (shockingly) chose a bat for its intimidating nature; when his dad questioned whether intimidation is what a distressed population of people needs, Bruce revised his approach. He built a bridge that used an adjustable framework of girders and sturdy lightweight fabrics that allowed the bridge to transform into whatever the people needed – and could even be folded into a bat shape with aerial capabilities so that it could drop from plans and glide into remote areas directly to the people in nee
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