(W) Scott Snyder (A) GREG CAPULLO (CA) GREG CAPULLO
After having his face sliced off one year ago, The Joker makes his horrifying return to Gotham City! But this time, he's after the people Bruce Wayne holds most dear! Even for a man who's committed a lifetime of murder, The Joker is more dangerous than ever before. A more vicious Clown Prince of Crime targets Batman's family-Batgirl, Nightwing, Red Hood, Red Robin and his Batman's own son, Damian Wayne, a.k.a. Robin-in a sick and twisted gambit to make the Dark Knight all his own! How can Batman protect his city and those he's closest to? It all leads back to Arkham Asylum... Collects BATMAN #13-17.
(W) Scott Snyder (A) GREG CAPULLO (CA) GREG CAPULLO
The DC Essential Edition series of graphic novels highlights the best standalone stories the medium has to offer, featuring comics' greatest characters. Hidden for years, the mysterious Court of Owls surfaces in Gotham City-what must Batman do to defeat them, and what deadly connection do they have to his past? Scott Snyder and GREG CAPULLO's masterpiece epic is collected in its entirety in trade paperback for the first time ever! Collects issues #1-11 of BATMAN as well as bonus material including sketches, scripts, design concepts and variant covers.