In showing us this proto-Batman, Reeves explicitly frames Bruce ... seems like an afterthought—just a series of set pieces knitted together. It didn’t feel lived in. This one does.

For Batman, this means operating as a far more overtly violent sort of vigilante and maintaining close-knit relationships with characters who would usually count themselves among his worst enemies.

Snyder himself will be in charge of the ‘Absolute Batman’ collection ... This universe, where the Amazons are not a tight-knit sisterhood, is brought to life by Eisner-winning artists Kelly ...