The second box set collecting Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's epic run includes the trade paperback editions of Batman Vol. 4: Zero Year-Secret City, Batman Vol. 5: Zero Year-Dark City and Batman Vol. 6: Graveyard Shift. The perfect addition to any hardcore fan's collection, this box set continues one of the greatest comic book runs of all time.
The now-legendary story that kicked off a new era of Batman adventures is collected in a new, noir edition spotlighting the artwork of Greg Capullo! In these tales from Batman #1-11, a series of brutal murders rocks not only Gotham City but also the Caped Crusader when the prime suspect is one of Batman's closest allies-Dick Grayson! Then, after a series of deadly discoveries, Bruce Wayne has learned that the Court of Owls is real-and a deadly threat out to control Gotham City! Unleashing the deadly Talons, Batman must stop the insidious Court of Owls before they claim the city for their own.
After a series of deadly discoveries, Bruce Wayne has learned that the Court of Owls is real and a deadly threat out to control Gotham City! Unleashing their deadly assassins known as the Talons, Batman must stop the insidious Court of Owls before they claim the city for their own. In doing so, The Dark Knight will uncover dark secrets not just about the city hes sworn to protect, but about the history of the Wayne family. Collects Batman #8-12 and Batman Annual #1. [(W) Scott Snyder (A) Greg Capullo & Various (CA) Greg Capullo]
The second arc of Batman: Zero Year is collected as the New 52 origin of The Dark Knight delves into Bruce Wayne's past with the Red Hood Gang and his run-ins with aspiring District Attorney Harvey Dent! You won't want to miss the moment that Bruce becomes Batman! This new hardcover collects Batman #21-24. [(W) Scott Snyder & Various (A) Greg Capullo, Rafael Albuquerque (CA) Greg Capullo, Danny Miki]
The second arc of Batman: Zero Year is collected as the New 52 origin of The Dark Knight delves into Bruce Wayne's past with the Red Hood Gang and his run-ins with aspiring District Attorney Harvey Dent! You won't want to miss the moment that Bruce becomes Batman! This new hardcover collects Batman #21-24. [(W) Scott Snyder, James TynionIV (A) Greg Capullo & Various (CA) Greg Capullo]
After a bloody and brutal battle with Mr. Bloom, Bruce Wayne has reclaimed the mantle of Batman. But with the city broken and his mind slowly mending, he'll have to pick up the pieces of his shattered life and reclaim Gotham City as his own. What will he do when echoes from his past ripple out into his beloved city's future? Collects stories from Batman #51-52, Batman Annual #4, Batman: Futures End #1 and Batman: Rebirth #1.
The Batman Who Laughs is enacting a sinister plan across the Multiverse-something both terrifying and oddly familiar. When Bruce Wayne realizes the only way to stop this madman is to kill him, he must consider violating the very rule Batman can't ever break...the rule that created the Batman Who Laughs! As Bruce begins to realize that all the mistakes he's made are somehow connected, the Batman Who Laughs unleashes a brand-new evil. Enter one of the most punishing Batmen of the Dark Multiverse: the Grim Knight! Collects The Batman Who Laughs #1-7 and The Batman Who Laughs: The Grim Knight #1.
The DC Essential Edition series of graphic novels highlights the best standalone stories the medium has to offer, featuring comics' greatest characters. Hidden for years, the mysterious Court of Owls surfaces in Gotham City-what must Batman do to defeat them, and what deadly connection do they have to his past? Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's masterpiece epic is collected in its entirety in trade paperback for the first time ever! Collects issues #1-11 of Batman as well as bonus material including sketches, scripts, design concepts and variant covers.
Darkness comes to the DC Universe with the mystery of The Forge! Aquaman, The Flash and more of DC's pantheon of heroes suspect Batman of hiding a dark secret that could threaten the very existence of the multiverse! It's an epic that will span generations-but how does it connect to the origins of one of DC's most legendary heroes? The great comics event of summer 2017 is about to begin courtesy of superstar writers Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV and illustrated by a master class of comics artists: Andy Kubert, Jim Lee and John Romita Jr.! You do not want to miss this one! Card-stock covers!
The Justice Doom War part four! Apex Lex Luthor is in ascendance, and he's taking out the remaining members of the Justice League in the present just as his Legion of Doom is beating down the time-traveling heroes in both the past and the future. Batman, Superman and the rest of our heroes may have just figured out how Kamandi's timeline works when terrible Hypertime quakes rattle their existence, threatening to strand them far from their own time. Meanwhile, the Flash, Green Lantern and the Justice Society take another leap through time, heading for...ancient Atlantis?
The Justice Doom War starts here! The Lex Luthor the League has known and fought is no more, replaced by an apex predator version of Lex, powered by Perpetua with a goal of bringing tragedy to the DC Universe. Now that Lex has powered up villains across the cosmos, he marshals his own troops, sparking a war between the Legion of Doom and the Justice League that will span space, time and the Multiverse itself. This is the start of the next big Justice League event, with consequences affecting DC's Year of the Villain and beyond!
The Justice Doom War part five! All Hypertime is breaking! If it blows, all of reality will follow after-which would be just fine for Lex Luthor, who is ready to prove to the evil goddess Perpetua that he's the bad man for her. The Justice League is attempting to do what they can, chasing the Legion of Doom across the time-sphere. If the Totality is put back together, the whole Multiverse will tip toward Doomand have consequences that reverberate throughout the DC Universe-assuming it's not destroyed in the process.
This issue: Lex Luthor wins! Everything Lex has been working for over the past year and a half comes to fruition as he finally possesses the fully powered Totality and plans to bend Hypertime to his will. The Legion of Doom's leader will defeat the Justice League once and for all and make his final pitch to serve at Perpetua's side-and the Multiverse will never be the same! Please note the acetate covers will be available on first printings only.
