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Endgame part 5. The Joker is back! The penultimate issue of the Clown Prince of Crime's horrifying return! Plus, in the backup story, the inmates and Mahreen finally learn the truth about the Joker!

Discover the early steps Bruce Wayne took to build everything that surrounds Batman--the costume, the cave, the car, the gadgets!

The final chapter is almost upon us, and we've saved the best for last! What corners of Batman's past will be revealed? And how will they impact his very near future? 'Zero Year' part 8.

Echoes from Batman's past ripple out into Gotham City's future.

#1 New York Times Best Seller! Following his ground-breaking, critically acclaimed run on Detective Comics, writer Scott Snyder (American Vampire) alongside artist Greg Capullo (Spawn) begins a new era of The Dark Knight with the relaunch of Batman, as a part of DC Comics—The New 52! After a series of brutal murders rocks Gotham City, Batman begins to realize that perhaps these crimes go far deeper than appearances suggest. As the Caped Crusader begins to unravel this deadly mystery, he discovers a conspiracy going back to his youth and beyond to the origins of the city he's sworn to protect. Could the Court of Owls, once thought to be nothing more than an urban legend, be behind the crime and corruption? Or is Bruce Wayne losing his grip on sanity and falling prey to the pressures of his war on crime?

A "Night of the Owls" tie-in! Batman must stop the Talons that have breached the Batcave in order to save an innocent life and Gotham City! In the backup story, learn more about the Pennyworth family and the secrets they've kept from the Waynes.

Batman has battled everything from the Court of Owls to Mr. Bloom to the Joker, but how does he handle a quiet night in Gotham City ?

Be here for the start of a new era for The Dark Knight from writer Scott Snyder (AMERICAN VAMPIRE, BATMAN: GATES OF GOTHAM) and artist Greg Capullo! A series of brutal killings hints at an ancient conspiracy, and Batman learns that Gotham City is deadlier than he ever knew.