Absolute Batman 2025 Annual #1 One-Shot Third Printing Cover B Nick Dragotta Foil Variant – DC Comics
Absolute Batman 2025 Annual #1 One-Shot Third Printing Cover B Nick Dragotta Foil Variant – DC Comics
Absolute Batman 2025 Annual #1 (One-Shot) – Third Printing, Cover B: Nick Dragotta Foil Variant
The most dazzling edition of one of DC’s hottest annuals. The Absolute Batman 2025 Annual #1 one-shot returns in a third printing with this spectacular Cover B Foil Variant by the phenomenally talented Nick Dragotta. The premium foil treatment transforms Dragotta’s already stunning artwork into a shimmering, eye-catching showpiece that stands apart from every other edition of this landmark one-shot.
Three printings deep and still selling — this foil variant is the crown jewel of the Absolute Batman Annual lineup. Whether you’re a Nick Dragotta collector, a foil variant hunter, or a Batman completist, this is the edition that belongs front and center in your collection.
- Title: Absolute Batman 2025 Annual
- Issue: #1 (One-Shot)
- Cover: Cover B – Nick Dragotta Foil Variant
- Cover Artist: Nick Dragotta
- Printing: Third Printing
- Cover Treatment: Premium Foil
- Publisher: DC Comics
- Format: Annual / One-Shot / Oversized Single Issue
- Genre: Superhero / Action / Drama
- Published Date: 2025
- Available in Stores From Publisher: 2025
- Condition: New, Unread
🌟 Fun Fact: Nick Dragotta is best known as the co-creator and artist of East of West with Jonathan Hickman — one of the most critically acclaimed Image Comics series of the past decade — making his DC cover appearances a genuine event for fans of prestige comics art.
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