"Scott Snyder has reinvented Batman, deepening and humanizing the Dark Knight's myth - in the making since 1939 - like no one since Frank Miller in the 1980s."
- THE NEW YORK TIMES
"Scott Snyder revisits Bruce Wayne's earlier days while mostly keeping things feeling fresh and new. Greg Capullo's art brings Gotham to life in all its shoddy glory."
- IGN
"It's not just a great Batman story, but a great Bruce Wayne story."
- MTV GEEK
"BATMAN: ZERO YEAR is well on its way to establishing itself as the new origin gospel in the New DC Universe."
- CRAVEONLINE
When a super villain known as the Riddler causes a citywide blackout in Gotham, it's only a matter of time before other like-minded criminals start to emerge under the cover of darkness. Now Batman and Jim Gordon must form a reluctant partnership to save Gotham City not only from the Riddler's twisted mind games, but also from a more subtle but just as deadly foe - Dr. Death.
From the critically acclaimed, New York Times #1 best-selling creative team of SCOTT SNYDER and GREG CAPULLO, BATMAN: ZERO YEAR--DARK CITY is the concluding volume to Batman's origin story and a stunning saga of a city under siege! Collects BATMAN #25-27, 29-33.