{"product_id":"batman-vol-4-zero-year-secret-city-the-new-52-isbn-9781401249335","title":"Batman Vol. 4: Zero Year- Secret City (The New 52)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Before the era of superheroes began-before the Batman spread his wings to protect the innocent and punish the evil-Gotham City's prodigal son, Bruce Wayne, had been missing for years. But this was exactly the cover of darkness Bruce needed. Patrolling Gotham's streets in a series of disguises, he began a career as a faceless vigilante.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling creative team of Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo, Danny Miki and Rafael Albuquerque present an astonishing new vision of the Dark Knight's origin-and his first encounters with the Riddler, the Red Hood, and more-in \u003ci\u003eBatman Vol. 4: Year Zero-Secret City\u003c\/i\u003e. Collects issues #21-24.\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's BATMAN: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a book you need to read. Whether you're a fan of comics or not.\"\u003ci\u003e—Huffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"One of the best Batman runs in the history of the character.\"\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eIGN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A+. The hero's got personality (and is unafraid to release a quip as sharp as a Batarang), a horde of supervillains, gumption to spare and a whole host of high-tech gadgetry to suitably impress longtime fans and those new to the Dark Knight.\"\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Brilliant. This is a modernization of Silver Age optimism replacing camp with today's dialogue expectations of introspection and smart wit. Pure comic gold.\"\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eAin't it Cool News\u003c\/i\u003eScott Snyder is one of comics' best young writers. His current works include \u003ci\u003eBatman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBatman: Eternal Superman Unchained\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Vampire\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSwamp Thing\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also been published in \u003ci\u003eZoetrope\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTin House\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOne-Story\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEpoch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSmall Spiral Notebook\u003c\/i\u003e, and other journals, and has a short story collection, \u003ci\u003eVoodoo Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.","brand":"DC Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304755319013,"sku":"NP9781401249335","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781401249335.jpg?v=1767722242","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/batman-vol-4-zero-year-secret-city-the-new-52-isbn-9781401249335","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}