![]() ![]() To do that with one of the most widely repeated origins in comics is a minor miracle. You’ll get all the same basic beats in a way that feels fresh and unexpected. Snyder knows all too well how often this origin has been told, so his version is full of misdirection and redirection. While it’s hard to fully judge a story still technically in development, this first arc does feel contained enough to be read on its own. The epic story has stretched on so long that while Snyder and Capullo are still filling out the third chapter of their massive origin trilogy, this trade of the first arc is sliding into stores as a graphic novel. ![]() ![]() Over the course of a year they have been teasing out a new origin tale for the caped crusader, one that’s deeply indebted to the character’s roots, yet very different and designed to fit their own unique take on the character. After taking over Batman at the turn of the New 52 and turning it into the top selling comic on the market, writer Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo decided to get ambitious. ![]()
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