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# Batman: Gotham by Gaslight: Absolute Edition

**Author:** Augustyn, Brian
**Price:** $100.00
**Category:** Manga
**Age Rating:** 13+
**Genres:** romance, drama, manga
**Pages:** 232
**Publisher:** DC Comics
**Publication Date:** 2026-11-01

## Description

Fog. Fire. Fear. In a Gotham reborn in gaslight and shadows, Brian Augustyn ( JLA: Year One ) and Mike Mignola ( Hellboy ) deliver the definitive Elseworlds masterpiece--now presented in a definitive Absolute Edition worthy of its legacy. A chilling reimagining of the Dark Knight takes shape in an 1889 Gotham engulfed in smoke, paranoia, and industrial ambition. Batman: Gotham by Gaslight --the groundbreaking story that launched DC's Elseworlds imprint--places the World's Greatest Detective on the trail of history's most infamous killer. Jack the Ripper stalks the city's darkened alleys, while Bruce Wayne navigates a Gotham caught between technological progress and the terror hiding beneath it. Brian Augustyn crafts a taut, atmospheric detective saga, while the haunting visuals of Mike Mignola and P. Craig Russell frame Gotham as a gothic labyrinth of fog and danger. The tale's companion sequel, Batman: Master of the Future , expands this Victorian world as an obsessed prophet threatens Gotham's leap into the 20th century. Epic, elegant, and ominous, this Absolute Edition presents both stories restored at dramatic scale--capturing every shadow, flourish, and whisper of dread that defines this genre-shaping classic. Collects Batman: Gotham by Gaslight #1; Batman: Master of the Future #1.

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