With the release of Absolute Batman #1, DC has officially kicked off the Absolute Universe. Similar to Marvel's Ultimate Universe line, the Absolute Universe is devoted to exploring streamlined, modernized versions of iconic heroes,

Absolute Batman #1 by writer Scott Snyder (author of some of the best Batman comics) and artist Nick Dragotta, colorist Frank Martin, and letterer Clayton Cowles introduces us to a 24-year-old Bruce Wayne. He still lives in Gotham, but pretty much everything else about his life has been flipped on its head.

There are many stories that have attempted to put a new spin on the mythology of the Dark Knight. Absolute Batman #1 is notable, however, in that it changes enough of the classic formula to truly qualify as a new take.

Heath Ledger had just wrapped playing The Joker in 2008’s “The Dark Knight” when he moved on to work with Andrew Garfield in “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” — and he knew it would be a success.

Tragic movie star Heath Ledger felt "smug" about his performance as the Joker in Batman film 'The Dark Knight', according to fellow actor Andrew Garfield.

During his latest visit to the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Garfield reflected on his time spent with Ledger while filming The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, just after the Austr