Batman: Zero Year #1

Before the Batman first spreads his wings, Bruce Wayne patrols Gotham City! The Riddler has plunged Gotham City into darkness. How can an untested Dark Knight bring his beloved hometown from the brink of chaos and madness back into the light? Set before the era of superheroes began, the New York Times bestselling Batman: Zero Year follows a young Bruce Wayne, recently returned to Gotham City after years abroad, first beginning a career as a faceless vigilante. SCOTT SNYDER and GREG CAPULLO, the superstar creative team behind Dark Nights: Metal and Batman: The Court of Owls, craft an instantly classic reinterpretation of the Dark Knight's origin. Collects the full epic from BATMAN (2011) #21-27 and #29-33 in one for the first time.

Characters: Alfred Pennyworth, Alice, Barbara Gordon, Batman, Batwing, Batwoman, Bluebird, Catwoman, Cullen Row, Dick Grayson, Doctor Death, Duela Dent, Flash (Barry Allen), Gillian B. Loeb, Green Arrow, Harvey Bullock, Jake Kane, James Gordon, Jason Todd, Joe Chill, John Stewart, Joker, Julie Madison, Killer Moth, Lucius Fox, Marcus Row, Martha Wayne, Mayor Hady, Penguin, Philip Kane, Poison Ivy, Riddler, Sergei Alexandrov, Superman, The Signal, Thomas Wayne, Two-Face, Vicki Vale, Zorro