Collects issues numbered 609-619, as well as the 6-page segment from Wizard number 0 and a 2-page origin story that originally appeared at dccomics.com; and Batman Volume 1: The Court of Owls collects issues numbered 1-7.
Discover the New 52 origin of the Dark Knight in BATMAN: ZERO YEAR! Witness the twists and turns as Bruce Wayne takes the final steps toward his destiny and confronts the dangers of Gotham City at this point in time.
Following his critically acclaimed run on Detective Comics, Snyder begins a new era of The dark knight alongside artist Capullo when a series of brutal murders rocks Gotham City and Batman to the core.
In the wake of the death of his son Damian, Batman is in danger of losing his humanity. However, the foes of this grief-ridden Dark Knight mean to strike him when he's at his weakest. Has Batman's worst foe become... Bruce Wayne?
The dust may have settled in Smallville after Superman's encounter with Doomsday, but the Man of Steel did not escape unscathed: infected by Doomsday's toxic virus, Superman is slowly turning into a greater threat to Earth than the alien monster ever was.