DC Confirms That Absolute Robin is Principally Joker’s Son

Following a number of abrupt teases of Dick Grayson as a mild-mannered EMT in Gotham Metropolis and Harley Quinn main the Purple Hood gang as an ally of Bruce Wayne, it’s apparent that the continuing Absolute Batman collection was all the time barreling towards the debut of a Robin. Now, because the comedian ebook run prepares to introduce a phenomenally harrowing redesign of Dr. Jonathan Crane’s Scarecrow, so too is it approaching the reveal of a number of Robins (which iterations they are going to be, nonetheless, remains to be a thriller).

Mentioned throughout an interview at La Mole Conference 2026 in Mexico Metropolis between Kristoff Kirchoff and Scott Snyder, shared on Instagram, Scott Snyder shed some gentle on what sort of relationship Batman and Robin might need, particularly because it pertains to Joseph “Jack” Grimm V’s Joker and the Absolute continuity’s authentic narrative. Contemplating how backwards this universe has been in comparison with Earth-0, it might not come as an entire shock to readers.

Absolute Batman’s Robin is a Twisted Reflection

The solicitation for Absolute Batman #19 reveals that “there’s a couple of alliance shaped on this concern,” and the variant cowl illustrated by Nick Dragotta implies that we are going to study Joker and the Robins’ relationships as quickly as April 15, when the problem is launched. We already knew that at the least one Robin could be nesting below Joker’s wing, however this interview with Absolute Batman author Scott Snyder explains exactly what that can appear like relating to how Joker and the Robins will function, forming their very own ‘Bat-family’ of kinds:

“Finally, Batman on this collection is disruption; he’s chaos. And so, that signifies that Joker—once more, not giving an excessive amount of away—however anybody who’s Robin most likely thinks that Joker is a extremely good man, like everyone else within the metropolis. Everybody thinks Joker is like Bruce Wayne. In the primary universe, they assume he’s like a philanthropist billionaire who’s form to everyone. And so, he may’ve raised anyone that can assume, with all their coronary heart, that [Joker’s] a superb particular person. However he’s not a superb particular person.”

DC’s Absolute Universe is Topsy-Turvy

As Scott Snyder states, “a part of the enjoyable of Absolute is to invert the issues that the primary universe form of depends on.” Subsequently, it’s not extremely absurd or surprising that Joker is the character who has a blush of Robins.

Plus, in DC’s Absolute canon, a few of Batman’s closest companions are characters who could be higher often known as Killer Croc, Penguin, Two-Face, and Riddler in the primary comedian ebook continuity. Some conventional relationships do persist, although, together with Batman’s alliance with the Gordons, and thus it’s unimaginable to actually predict what course will likely be taken with any given character.

For Absolute Batman to shadow-drop a spherical of Robins on Batman could be fairly thrilling, particularly if they’re all a mirrored image of assorted Robin incarnations from Prime Earth. Because it stands, we are going to probably get a small tease of Robin(s) in Absolute Batman #19, whereas extra or all of them “enter the scene able to hunt” in Absolute Batman #20, as per the Might 2026 concern’s solicit.

Created By

Bob Kane, Invoice Finger

Alias

Bruce Wayne

Alliance

Justice League, Outsiders, Batman Household

Race

Human

Franchise

D.C.