Nick Dragotta, character designer and artist of the hugely successful Absolute Batman comic book series, would love to see Cyberpunk: Edgerunners’ Studio Trigger adapt it into an anime.
In Absolute Batman, which launched last year, readers are introduced to a brawnier, less wealthy caped crusader. The 24-year-old Bruce Wayne is a humble Gotham City engineer who forges his own crimefighting armor.
Speaking as part of an AMA on League of Comic Geeks (and surfaced by the DCU Updates X / Twitter account), Dragotta and writer Scott Snyder were asked if they’d had any talks with DC or DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn about bringing the Absolute Universe into other media, such as animation, movies, and toys.
In his response, Dragotta suggested fans check out the Inart and LPZZ toys debut at Wonderfest in Shanghai for “a taste of things to come.”
Then, on the animation front: “I’m not in the know, but I know DC makes and licenses quality stuff so I’m excited to see what comes. Personally, I’d love to see a Studio Trigger anime of Ab Bat.”
That exciting proposition was enough to set fans off with the hope that one day they may see Studio Trigger adapt Absolute Batman. Studio Trigger is the well-respected Japanese animation studio behind the likes of Kill la Kill, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, and Delicious in Dungeon. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, which is set within CD Projekt’s Cyberpunk 2077 world, did so well that it’s getting a sequel, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, for Netflix. Studio Trigger is once again behind the wheel.
So the idea of Studio Trigger applying its distinctive animation style to Absolute Batman is a tantalizing one, but it’s worth sounding a note of caution. As Dragotta said himself, he’s not privy to the inner workings of DC’s licensing plans, so this dream matchup may never happen.
As for Absolute Batman, it just wrapped up its first year with Absolute Batman #13, featuring Batman’s final showdown with the monstrous Bane and an action-packed team up with Catwoman. We’ve got plenty more on it, too, including How Absolute Batman Reinvents Bane For a New Universe, and How Absolute Joker Is Fundamentally Different From Every Other Version.
Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.
