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

By Scott Snyder
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In Batman Vol. 5: Zero Year - Dark City, acclaimed creators Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo conclude their reimagining of the Dark Knight's origin. With Gotham City plunged into darkness by the Riddler, a young Batman must rise to save his city from chaos and madness. This volume captures the early days before the Batcave, Robin, the Joker, and the Batmobile, showcasing a fresh, gripping take on Gotham's peril and the emergence of its protector.
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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?

Before the Batcave and Robin, the Joker and the Batmobile ... there was ZERO YEAR

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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.

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Critics have praised this volume as a masterful return to Batman's roots, highlighting Snyder and Capullo's confident storytelling and the vivid portrayal of Gotham as a character. It has been called one of the best comics of the year and a compelling new origin story for the Dark Knight, appreciated for both its epic scope and its strong focus on Bruce Wayne's journey.

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ISBN: 9781401253356

Publisher: DC Comics

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 May 2015

Country: United States

Imprint: DC Comics

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Greg Capullo

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 169.0mm

Height: 258.0mm

Weight: 435g

Pages: 256

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About the Author

Scott Snyder is one of comics' best young writers. His current works include BATMAN, SUPERMAN UNCHAINED, AMERICAN VAMPIRE and SWAMP THING. He has also been published in Zoetrope, Tin House, One-Story, Epoch, Small Spiral Notebook, and other journals, and has a short story collection, Voodoo Heart, which was published by Dial Press. He teaches at Columbia University and Sarah Lawrence University and lives in New York with his wife, Jeanie, and his son, Jack Presley.

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