The zero year storyline, which eventually reached outside of the batman titles and touched on other corners of the dc universe, was divided into three parts. Zero year was a yearlong comic book crossover event published by dc comics featuring bruce wayne as batman. A cocky young superman battles the forces of nature to save gotham city, while a woman from his past tries to do the same thing on a smaller scale. Zero year was a yearlong comic book crossover event published by dc comics that began in june 20 and ended in july 2014, featuring the superhero batman. This batman comics price guide will help you to value all the early. Zero year dark city this arc follows the collected order. Before the batcave and robin, the joker and the batmobile, there was zero year. Notable comic book creators greg rucka, jeph loeb, and judd winick have cited year one as their favorite batman. Hush ii tshirt featuring the art of dustine nguyen imprinted in fullcolor on a white 100%. Zero year was a fun comic book, with bright colors, intense action, and awesome art. Zero year, which was a comic book event taking place in the new 52 rebirth continuity. The stories are written by scott snyder and james tynion iv. Death who was batmans first major supervillain he fought in dc comics, the joker was the first villain batman faced in his own comic book series and both. Zero year bruce wayne returns to gotham city after being away for so long that he has been declared dead.
Zero year is an elevenpart story arc in the batman comic book, written by scott snyder and pencilled by greg capullo, which tells. Zero year is gothams best move ian cardona may 22, 2018 after confirmation that gotham will adapt the new 52s zero year, we explain why this story is the perfect choice for the batman origin series. Zero year is a neonpink nightmare where batman has to wrestle a lion because of the riddler. Written by scott snyder, penciled by greg capullo, inked by danny miki, colored by fco plascencia, and lettered by nick napolitano, zero year retells the origin of batman for the post911 world. Zero year collects the tieins to the main story, which includes. Written by scott snyder detective comics, swamp thing and american vampire and pencils by greg capullo spawn and xforce, batman. This is a series of short stories that happen while the events of batman year zero are happening. The images of the dark knight on a motorbike harken back to 20s zero year.
Either way, zero year is a batman origin for a new generation that adds to the history of batman and his struggle in finding himself. Zero year tiein starring a cocky young superman who must battle the forces of nature to save gotham city. But this doesnt deny that origin, it kind of works alongside it. Batmans comic book costumes, ranked by influence and. I survived the biggest free comic book day ever, and am back with futures end, original sin, and spidermen. It centered around bruce waynes first year as batman, during which the riddler turned gotham city into a wasteland and held it hostage, daring its residents to outsmart him. Both screenprint on a black 100% cotton heavyweight shirt. The gotham archives is a place for me to share my thoughts on the world of comic books which ive purchased and read. This is the conclusion of the threepart story arc major crossover origin event known as zero year. Zero year was a yearlong comic book crossover event published by dc comics that began in june 20 and ended in july 2014, featuring the superhero. Snyder and capullos showcase of the struggle between bruce wayne and batman is full of depth and action packed fun.
The batman suit compared to greg capullos zero year design. The batman set photos point to surprising comic book. This paperback is the fourth paperback to collect the stories from the rebooted comic book series batman part of the the new 52. It really is boring, nothing but gray and brown and black. It is a reimagining of batmans origin story, explaining how bruce wayne donned the cape and cowl for the first time and how the dark knight became gotham citys greatest protector in the new 52 continuity. Zero year is an elevenpart story arc in the batman comic book, written by scott snyder and pencilled by greg capullo, which tells the untold tale of an inexperienced bruce waynes. Starting with this hardback book volume 1 batman zero year part 1 discovers how batmans story begins as a young bruce wayne returns to gotham city after years. Zero year was a fresh, modern take on the dark knights origin story, released as a yearlong crossover event in dc comics new 52 era. I hope you enjoy reading my articles and id love it if you could write your own thoughts in the comments sections letting me know what you. It is a reimagining of batman s origin story, explaining how bruce wayne donned the cape and cowl for the first time and how the dark knight became gotham citys greatest protector in the new 52 continuity. Year zero is expected to be the big batman storyline of the year. Its already known that reeves is a fan of the 1987 comic book storyline batman. Coming off the heels of the dc reboot the new 52 from 2011, the storyline aimed to. Zero year tiein features the reintroduction of a major character.
The series is written by scott snyder and james tynion iv with artwork by greg capullo, danny miki, and rafael albuquerque. Batmans comic book costumes, ranked from definitely batman to the most batman. Dc is home to the worlds greatest super heroes, including superman, batman, wonder woman, green lantern, the flash, aquaman and more. Bat family and dc universe collected edition comic book. Recent world events saw comics bulletin publisher mark stack and comanaging editor chase magnett revisiting zero year, an arc from the second volume of batman.
He dons a disguise and fights red hood one, and discovers he has much to learn if he wants to fight the new breed of costumed criminals plaguing gotham. The story continues with these actionpacked new books the legend of batman bringing batmans life together in one incredible collection. Gotham executive producer john stephens confirms that season 5 of the fox tv series will adapt part of the batman. Zero year reaches a new level as the riddler sends gotham city into total darkness. We discuss the good and the bad of the epic retelling of batmans origin in zero year. Zero year is a batman comic book storyline published in 20. And the zero year blackout spreads into other titles this month, affecting heroes across the dc universe. The storyline ran for twelve issues in batman, crossing over with other titles in november 20 to show how the events of zero year affected other characters in the dc universe. Batman year one is a great book, maybe the very best batman story, in a way. This reading order contains all the essential and recommended comic book issues for you to enjoy batman. Zero year is a major comic book storyline set in the dc universe, spinning out of scott snyder and greg capullos relaunched batman title. Dark city begins in this issue that features an embossed cover. This comic heavily influenced batman begins, and batman.