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COMICS: DC Announces BATMAN 'The Zero Year' From Scott Snyder This June

It's not a new comic book as it unfolds in the pages of Batman, it's the next event following the Night of the Owls and Death of the Family. Snyder's playing the long term end-game with this one as it will last a year.

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By Mark Julian - 3/11/2013



We don't have any preview art or specific details from Scott Snyder, just that he's telling an 11-issue story arc that dives into the early years of Batman's career. Greg Capullo will be providing the art as per the norm. Snyder doesn't say who the villain will be in the interview with the AP, but he's previously stated that the next villain to step into the spotlight after the Joker and Death of the Family will be the Riddler. Batman The Year Zero Scott Snyder The New 52 timeline of Batman has been a bit murky to say the least so it will be interesting to see whether Snyder confronts that head-on or opts to sidestep. The writer also made it clear that he's not looking to pick apart anything Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli did with Batman Year One. The series will begin June 2013.


“It’s not ‘let’s redo the origin'. It’s time for a new story showing how Batman became who he is in the New 52. We tried to preserve as much of Batman’s history as we could and keep what we could of this history intact. It’s ‘The Zero Year,’ the one that no one has told the story of before. We see how Bruce became the Batman, built the cave, faced off with his first super villain. It builds up the mythology."

This appears to be our first glimpse of promotional art for the ambitious story arc. Also, the original article has been changed to clarify that the title is 'The Zero Year' not 'The Year Zero' as the Washington Post originally reported. As always, more details as we have them.

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Source: Associated Press
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Asterisk - 3/11/2013, 6:09 AM
Best news I've gotten all day. Snyder can really do no wrong.
ItsATrap - 3/11/2013, 6:09 AM
sweet. snyder's batman is easily one of the best books out there right now.
MarkJulian - 3/11/2013, 6:18 AM
It's not a new comic book as it unfolds in the pages of Batman...
Happy11 - 3/11/2013, 6:25 AM
This should be good. I've started reading comics again properly well I say comics I mean Batman, JL and the hulk and I have to say after what Morrison done which kind of renewed my interest, Snyder has done fantastic and who doesn't like an origin story. Dc are ahead of Marvel in terms of comics and animation.
PantherX - 3/11/2013, 6:26 AM
What's that? Another take on the Batman origin? For a year straight? Yeah, no thanks.

I'd be much more interested in how they advance Batman's story. I'm not interested in a slightly different version of what I've read dozens of times already.
Bandido - 3/11/2013, 6:53 AM
Can't wait :D
Bandido - 3/11/2013, 6:55 AM
^yeah it looks kinda weird
BANEofExistence - 3/11/2013, 6:59 AM
First villain, my guesses r Joker (Red Hood), Riddler, Ras Al Ghul... Sounds great though! I hope we get a Batman arc soon (With Snyder of course :p) featuring Bane! Itd be sweet to get a Leauge of shadows assault on Gotham since we havnt really gotten much of Ras, Ubu or Bane in the new 52... Though itd be a bit of a court of owls copy if notdone correctly...
Bandido - 3/11/2013, 7:01 AM
@BANE: would love to see how capullo draws bane
InfiniteMonkey - 3/11/2013, 7:19 AM
Its "not an origin story", aren't they all.
When in reality, isn't this what exactly says it isn't? LOL!
PapaMidnight - 3/11/2013, 7:23 AM
@Ashleytdkr, what? Raven looks amazing! I'm kinda biased, 'cause i love that character in anyway.
TheDetectiveComicRises - 3/11/2013, 7:26 AM
These are great comics! I luv the job he doing with The Batman making things fresh even if they have been around for a moment I luv the DC52 The DC UNIVERSE period!
fettastic - 3/11/2013, 7:49 AM
I've always thought Riddler could be a great villain if they do him like the Zodiac Killer.
superotherside - 3/11/2013, 7:49 AM
Can't wait for this.
Gusto - 3/11/2013, 7:51 AM
“It’s not ‘let’s redo the origin'. It’s time for a new story showing how Batman became who he is"...
Umm...how's that not redoing the origin?
FalafelVsShawarma - 3/11/2013, 7:52 AM
Riddle me this....
ATrueHero1987 - 3/11/2013, 8:07 AM
Superman Unchained has really gotten my attention. This could be the book that could get me into Superman(Recently, I read Superman: Brainiac by Geoff Johns, that was a great arc).

Scott Snyder has been killing it on Batman!
Nadj76 - 3/11/2013, 8:22 AM
Snyder and Capullo FTW.
Wingding - 3/11/2013, 8:24 AM
Heck yes. I can't wait to see The Riddler take the spotlight, and also having a continuation of the Joker as Red Hood story that started in issue #0.

What I REALLY would like to see is Snyder setting straight Batman's DEFINITIVE history in the New 52. Like, which story arcs exist and which don't, and set straight the jumbled Robin backgrounds and timelines. Seriously, it's kinda confusing. For instance, Dick is the same age as Jason??? Um . . .Dick is supposed to be in his early Nightwing days when young Jason Todd becomes Robin. Stuff like that I'd like clarification on. And also, WAS TIM DRAKE ROBIN OR NOT?!
13echo - 3/11/2013, 8:48 AM
I like Bats as much as the next guy but how bout somthin different.....
MutantEquality - 3/11/2013, 8:52 AM
I want to see him TRAIN!!!

Going around the world training in Martial Arts, meditation, escape artist, medicine man, strategist. In far off regions with amazing Masters like Ras and Zatannas dad in mystical cities!

Anybody remember in Batman animated where he trained and learned the "death touch?" stuff like that.

PLEASE PLEASE!
JayOh - 3/11/2013, 9:14 AM
Snyder's version of the time when Bruce started his training and traveling the world honing his skills!? Count me in!
Lizardking310 - 3/11/2013, 9:26 AM
So far Snyder can do no wrong so I'm up for it!!! Batman bitches !!!
thatcoldblackcloud - 3/11/2013, 9:27 AM
So, he's not redoing the origin, just retelling it HIS way???

Cuz to say that "how Bruce became the Batman, built the cave, faced off with his first super villain." is something that "no one has told the story of before." is just plain BULL SH*T!

Batman is my all time favorite character, but this is just very tiring. How many times do we really need a story focusing on the early years of Batman's career?
NorrinRaddical - 3/11/2013, 9:42 AM
I sure would look forward to a new definitive Riddler story in the Batman canon. Any that ever get mentioned are a bit of a stretch.
Gusto - 3/11/2013, 10:04 AM

They should focus on his mid-life crisis years.
You know...he buys a Corvette...starts nailing
24 year old cocktail waitresses...
Tymminator - 3/11/2013, 11:31 AM
I'm gonna check this out.
revloveR - 3/11/2013, 11:32 AM
[frick]. all I've thought about the last couple of days was that it would be a good idea to make a 'year zero' type of film. and i don't think there would be a better time then now to do something like it.
druzod2501 - 3/11/2013, 3:11 PM
you break forward momentum right when the readers are dying to see more fallout from Robin's death? that make sense?

Aiight, there are like a dozen different bat-books, I guess it'll get covered elsewhere
superherofan21 - 3/11/2013, 6:15 PM
Riddle me this, riddle me that...
How can you do this story without retelling the origin of the Bat?
NorrinRaddical - 3/12/2013, 5:42 AM
@ superherofan21 - nice! and true... I'll tell you what I'd settle for: An unbelievably smarter-than-everyone mystery.

Snyder has the potential to string us along even better than the famous Loeb thrillers of the past.

One of the reasons I was hoping Nolan was going to use Riddler is because, in my opinion, his movies had fantastic intelligent twists and turns. I was hoping the man that boggled and blew my mind with Memento would showcase what makes Batman the "world's greatest detective" beyond shaking people upside down.

I want a mystery that even puts clues under my nose from day one, but continually surprises and impresses all the cynics.

"Dark Knight Dark City" was a neat anomaly in the Batman canon, Gaiman did that perfectly ambiguous origin (I believe Mr Nygma should remain sans-backstory), and folks cite things like Loeb's Hush and Catwoman, or Azzarello's Joker interpretation.

I want a DEFINITIVE Riddler story that proves his worth, adds dimension, and doesn't lay out an origin retelling.

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