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Overview
- Absolute Batman #17 was released on February 18, 2026, and is available on DC Universe Infinite.
- Poison Ivy arrives as a terrifying new antagonist after breaking out of Ark‑M, confronting Batman inside a nightmare of living flora.
- The issue reinforces the relaunch’s darker tone, portraying an angrier, more isolated Batman in the fallout from his clash with Bane.
- The chapter closes with a guarded family twist that points toward Gotham’s clandestine power structure without spelling out the details.
- Official descriptions for March’s #18 indicate the secret‑society thread will move forward as Ivy’s larger plan intensifies and other familiar figures come into play.