Zero year the new 52 nook comic with zoom view by scott snyder, greg capullo at barnes. 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 formative years. Zero year collects the tieins to the main story, which includes. Journey back to the zero year to see the early tales of heroes and heroines such as nightwing, green arrow, batgirl, superman, birds of prey, catwoman and more.
Browsing the internet im finding a lot of different reading orders for the major batman story arcs of the new 52. Dc is home to the worlds greatest super heroes, including superman, batman, wonder woman. The statue features batman on his batcycle from the new 52 comic series, sitting in a jungle themed display base. Batman, allstar western, batman and robin, detective comics, incorporated, eternal. Fans might love the hero having white slits for eyes in most batman stories, but zero year established that, behind the mask. Among the renumbered series were action comics and detective comics, which had retained their original numbering since the 1930s. The relaunch included changes to the publishing format. Zero year was a yearlong comic book crossover event published by dc. Some aspects of the narratives were too forced, although some came out naturally and fine as with batwing and batwoman. The following year, in december 2012, all zero issues were collected in the dc comics the new 52 zero. The new 52 initiative lasted from 2011 to 2015 and encompasses all of the books which batman was a part of which is. Jan 14, 2020 while crossover events arent anything new in comics, there was a load of megaevents coming out of the new 52. Mar 05, 2020 dc comics is bringing wildcats, new 52, and the justice society of america all into the same era.
Which story arc is best to start the new 52 batman with zero. This would serve to trump up publicity for forever evil, the first postflashpoint dc crossover event. While crossover events arent anything new in comics, there was a load of megaevents coming out of the new 52. A new era for the dark knight and gotham city begins here from. Zero year reaches a new level as the riddler sends gotham city into total darkness. Dc comics started with batman and superman and produced an issue every month. From events like trinity war and forever evil to subseries such as throne of atlantis, court of owls, zero year, and death of the family. How will a young dark knight bring his beloved hometown from the brink of chaos and madness back into the light. Sep 07, 2018 at some point we will create a full new 52 reading order so you can see how batman fits in the universe at large. However, it appears that there in the age of prelude, it seems that we are too saturated with it. W scott snyder aca greg capullo, danny miki before the batcave and robin, the joker and the batmobile, there was zero year. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read dc comics.
Zero year was a yearlong comic book crossover event published by dc comics featuring bruce wayne as batman. Zero year, featuring such talents as jeff lemire, francis manapul, greg pak, justin gray, jimmy palmiotti, john layman, aaron kuder, trevor mccarthy. And the zero year blackout spreads into other titles this month, affecting heroes across the dc universe. But as years have gone by with more characters being invented, some from the original two are considerable that sometime in the nineties it was possible to release a new comic book issue every single week. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. All fiftytwo number ones from the launch titles were collected into a single hardcover volume, dc comics the new 52, released in december 2011. 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. Dc brings wildcats, new 52, and more into same timeline. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. Sideshow and prime 1 studio are proud to present batman zero year from dc comics. The new 52 zero omnibus the new 52 hardcover december 18, 2012 by various author.
I think this collection revealed us too much and too little with dc comics. The new 52 is the 2011 revamp and relaunch by dc comics of its entire line of ongoing monthly superhero comic books. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Zero year bruce wayne returns to gotham city after being away for so long that he has been declared dead.
Twists and turns are around every corner as bruce wayne takes the final steps toward his destiny. Huge 28 page hardcover collecting every issue from dc s new 52 zero month event. But the dark knight isnt the only hero to surface during this moment in time known only as the zero year. Witness the new 52 origin of the dark knight in batman. Must read batman stories in the new 52, in reading order. The series is written by scott snyder and james tynion iv with artwork by greg capullo, danny miki, and rafael albuquerque. This fall, barbara gordon will be getting her own zero year makeover.
Batman zero year intended to redefine the origin of batman in the new 52, being a fresh story unconnected to other interpretations such as batman. The new york times bestselling batman creative duo scott snyder and greg capullo lead an allstar lineup in telling untold tales of the worlds greatest heroes earliest adventures in dc comics. Before the batcave and robin, the joker and the batmobile, there was zero year. Character new 52 batman reading order issue by issue nova approved this is an issue by issue of the new 52 batman in chronological order, from zero year to endgame.
Feb 23, 2016 batman vol 5 zero year dark city the new 52 batman dc comics paperback pdf. The story is intended to redefine the origin of batman in the new 52, being a fresh story unconnected to other interpretations such as batman. Dc comics batman year zero statue by prime 1 studio the. Mar 31, 2020 heres how dc described zero year, back when it was meant to be batmans definitive new origin during the new 52. Sure, sometimes bruce is pretending to be the rich playboy when hed rather be fighting crime, but. Aug 16, 2018 writer scott snyder has addressed whether the 202014 batman storyline zero year is still dc comics canon with the sometimesnebulous continuity of the core dc universe, it can be difficult to know whether certain stories remain as part of the current rebirth era. Batman includes a crossbow for his back, a right arm.
Zero year works best as a flashback, referencing some stuff from court of owls and death of the family, and setting things up for endgame and superheavy. Zero year took place 5 years before the new 52 began, but is supposed to be read after death of the family and requiem sort of stuff, so it has been placed accordingly. Feb 24, 2015 batman new 52 origins comicstorian comicstorian. In september 2012, dc comics will release 0 issuesand we dont mean we arent publishing any titlesbut what we will be doing is numbering every dc comics the new 52. Timed to the one year anniversary of the launch of the historic dc comics the new 52 initiative, dc comics will introduce 0 month. That doesnt mean you need to read anything before 2011. And in the backup story, learn more about how different gotham city was at this dangerous.
This is a reading order for all dc comics published under the new 52 line, beginning after the flashpoint event and ending with the convergence event. Mar 26, 2019 prime 1 studio has opened up preorders for their new dc comics batman year zero scale statue. The story does, however, incorporate several elements from batman. Following the conclusion of the flashpoint crossover storyline, dc canceled all of its existing titles and debuted 52 new series in september 2011 with new first issues. Buy a discounted hardcover of dc comics zero year online from australias leading online bookstore. Zero year, the culling, night of the owls the reading order begins in the distant past and gradually catches up to present day. 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. The character was created by artist bob kane and writer bill finger, and first appeared in detective. Around fifteen or sixteenyearsold at the time of her tiein issue, barbara gordon is forced to protect her brother and homestead in anticipation of the upcoming storm.
Dc have since repeated this idea with the new 52s zero month, a year after the start of the initiative. 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. The continuity of the new 52 continues in the dc you reading order. After years positioning green lantern as one of dc comics bestselling properties, geoff johns and ivan reis teamed up to relaunch aquaman as one of the coolest superheroes in the new. Zero year tiein as a cocky young superman battles the forces of nature to save gotham city. Batman is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Night of owls, death of the family and now zero year. Booktopia has dc comics zero year, zero year the new 52 by greg capullo. The story is intended to redefine the origin of batman in the new 52, being a fresh story unconnected to other interpretations.
Waynes first year as batman in the new 52, as the riddler terrorizes gotham city and. Dc comics, marvel comics and indie alike, nothing is free from our dramatic readings. Zero year the new 52 and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. But with zero year, snyder has established that bruce wayne isnt just a mask in the new 52. With rebirth kicking off, id really like to have a definitive list of reading orders, starting with. Heres how dc described zero year, back when it was meant to be batmans definitive new origin during the new 52. Journey back to the zero year to see the early tales of heroes and heroines.
Zero year the new 52 on your kindle in under a minute. As part of the annual commemoration of the 2011 launch of the new 52, dc comics announced that the fallout of the summer event trinity war would feature the supervillains of the dcu taking over the titles of their heroic foes for a month. Prime1 studio the story is intended to redefine the origin of batman in. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. In september, 2011, dc comics consolidated and relaunched their comic lines, discontinuing some series, and introducing yet other series, resulting in 52. Apr 20, 2018 batman is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. For years, aquaman had largely been considered by the general public as something of a joke due to his seemingly useless ability to communicate with sea life. Dark city begins in this issue that features an embossed cover. Superman action comics hc 20122016 dc comics the new 52. From events like trinity war and forever evil to subseries such as throne of atlantis, court of owls, zero year, and death of the family related. The story is intended to redefine the origin of batman in the new 52, being a fresh. Dc comics unveils latest addition to the new 52 constantine john constantine has been a constant presence in the pages of dc comics, having first appeared in swamp thing in the 1980s and up through his current adventures in the pages of justice league dark, animal man and sword of sorcery.