DC Comics Reveals Absolute Batman #20 Cover Early, Spoiling Robin's Debut
By
Rich Johnston
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Summary
DC Comics prematurely revealed the cover for Absolute Batman #20, which spoils the introduction of Robin in the Absolute Batman universe. Writer Scott Snyder acknowledged the spoiler but explained the early reveal was necessary to give retailers and readers enough time to order the issue before the final order cutoff (FOC) date. The cover, drawn by Nick Dragotta, shows the new Robin design for this alternate Batman continuity.
Key quotes
· 2 pulledJust a heads up. To give retailers enough time to allow people to order issue 20 before FOC 2 weeks from today, we're going to reveal the cover to 20 this Wednesday.
It's not ideal as the cover shows our concept of Robin, but we don't want to h
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