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Charles Valderrama
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Posted: 31 March 2026 at 2:40pm | IP Logged | 1 post reply
Just came across this - not sure it's been addressed here - DC is going to print Adams' Batman in an oversized Absolute Edition.  The best part: the colors have been reverted back to the original color (no digital shading or modern coloring) on non-glossy paper. LINK

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John Byrne
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Posted: 31 March 2026 at 3:24pm | IP Logged | 2 post reply
Definitely a must-have.
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Mike Devlin
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Posted: 31 March 2026 at 4:18pm | IP Logged | 3 post reply
I happily find myself in sync with JB on this. I'm really looking forward to this book. Will certainly be picking up a copy, later this year!
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Posted: 31 March 2026 at 5:51pm | IP Logged | 4 post reply
Pleased to see this includes his BRAVE AND BOLD and WORLD’S FINEST work.

Tho I am sure those pages will come as a surprise to those familiar only with his later style.

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Michael Penn
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Posted: 31 March 2026 at 6:55pm | IP Logged | 5 post reply
What a great thing to release! 

The first Batman comicbook I'd had possession of was the debut of Poison Ivy, and early Neal Adams is pretty much on-model with that version.
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Jason Czeskleba
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Posted: 31 March 2026 at 8:14pm | IP Logged | 6 post reply
 Charles Valderrama wrote:
The best part: the colors have been reverted back to the original color

Even more importantly, they've reverted to the original art.  Adams did a substantial amount of redrawing for the reprints in the 2000s, and it was (in my opinion) not an improvement.  Adams' style had also changed notably, so the redrawing was extremely conspicuous, regardless of what one thinks of its quality.
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Posted: 31 March 2026 at 9:24pm | IP Logged | 7 post reply
I for one was not happy when Neal started redrawing.
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Petter Myhr Ness
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Posted: 31 March 2026 at 9:44pm | IP Logged | 8 post reply
Yes, definitely a must-have! 
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