Scott Snyder Teases a Tragic and Powerful New Arc for Bane in Absolute Batman

Scott Snyder recently revealed some exciting news about Bane & Batman in his new Absolute Batman comic. He hinted that Bruce Wayne won’t just face off against Bane, but Bruce will actually do something meaningful for him.

Snyder said they chose this path because Batman sometimes makes deals born from desperation. He explained how villains pressure Bane by threatening something he cares about, like” But Nick really wants to do a Comic Book Quota, where even if he doesn’t have a lot of Money, Bruce will do something for Santa Prisca at the end. Because you know what the villains are gonna say to Bane, “If you don’t beat this guy, we are gonna burn your island, you know what I mean? We will hurt everybody you care about.”

That mindset, Snyder added, makes Bane a tragic yet tough character with a lot of surprises ahead: “You are never safe in those situations, when you sell your ideals out, you are never safe. You can’t cozy up to Somebody and think they will protect you when they don’t have morals. It’s a losing game. So Bane is tragic to me, and I love him. But he’s tough as nails, wait till you see!”

Snyder didn’t stop there; he also teased Bane’s upcoming story arc, starting with Issue 9. “There are a lot of surprises to him, about his design, and all the stuff you will see in his history. All kinds of special cool stuff and who he has interacted with, so there are a lot of things we aren’t revealing that you will see even in Issue 9, there are 3 or 4 big Easter eggs.”

Looking ahead, Snyder says there are “3 or 4 big Easter eggs” in Issue 9. These surprises tie into Bane’s design and his history, hinting that fans will recognize old connections and new twists. Snyder’s plan is to put a spotlight on Bane, not just as a villain, but as a figure shaped by his own tragedies.

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