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  • Published: 1 May 2015
  • ISBN: 9781401253356
  • Imprint: DC Comics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 256
  • RRP: $35.00

Batman Vol. 5: Zero Year - Dark City (The New 52)



The second of three graphic novels in New York Times #1 best-selling creators Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's epic "Zero Year" storyline.

Before the Batcave and Robin, the Joker and the Batmobile ... there was Zero Year.

The Riddler has plunged Gotham City into darkness. How will a young Dark Knight bring his beloved hometown from the brink of chaos and madness and back into the light? From the critically acclaimed, New York Times #1 best-selling creative team of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo, Batman Vol. 5: Zero Year--Dark City is the concluding volume to Batman's origin story, as you've never seen it before. 

Collects Batman #25-27 and 29-33.

  • Published: 1 May 2015
  • ISBN: 9781401253356
  • Imprint: DC Comics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 256
  • RRP: $35.00

About the author

Scott Snyder

SCOTT SNYDER has written comics for both DC and Marvel, including the bestselling series AMERICAN VAMPIRE and SWAMP THING, and is the author of the story collection Voodoo Heart (The Dial Press). He teaches writing at Sarah Lawrence College, NYC and Columbia University. He lives on Long Island with his wife Jeanie, and his sons Jack and Emmett. He is a dedicated and un-ironic fan of Elvis Presley.

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Praise for Batman Vol. 5: Zero Year - Dark City (The New 52)

"This is easily the best understanding of the hallmarks of Snyder's Batman run: Gotham as character and as contemporary urban center."--Popmatters

"One of the best comic books I've read this year - perhaps the best... this is the Snyder and Capullo show. This is the work of two men at the top of their games. They have never been more confident in their storytelling."--New York Post

"BATMAN: ZERO YEAR is well on its way to establishing itself as the new origin gospel in the New DC Universe."--Craveonline

"Snyder and Capullo's vision of "Zero Year" feels large and compelling right off the bat, and it makes you want to read more. This is how I want all of my epics to begin."--Comic Book Resources

"It's not just a great Batman story, but a great Bruce Wayne story."--MTV Geek