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Nick Dragotta Brings Manga Influence To ABSOLUTE BATMAN With Scott Snyder!
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- Jun 15, 2026
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- 4243
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Summary
Superstar Artist Nick Dragotta joins Dave to discuss the breakout success of DC's Absolute Batman. Dragotta shares the project’s Frank Miller-meets-manga blend of influences, his "yes and" collaboration with Scott Snyder, and the bold visual decisions that shaped the book's identity. The two discuss the cartoonists setting the gold standard for visual storytelling , Alex Toth, Japanese comics culture, Kentaro Miura, and why now is the only point in his career Dragotta could have made this boo...