Batman Superman Vol 5 Truth Hurts

THESE ARE NOT THE WORLDÕS FINEST... Batman and SupermanÑseparately, theyÕre two of the greatest heroes the world has ever seen. Together, theyÕre an incredible team...and the greatest of friends. But Batman and Superman have never teamed up like this before. This is a Superman whoÕs lost most of his powers and had his identity revealed to the entire world. Someone is coordinating a series of attacks against him that have brought him to the brink of destruction, and he needs the worldÕs greatest detective to help him put the clues together. But this Batman isnÕt Bruce Wayne. Jim Gordon now protects Gotham as the robot-suited Batman, and he has no reason to trust Superman...especially when his presence in Gotham seems to have brought on a war with a race of super-powered subterranean beings! They may not be the Batman and Superman who have done amazing things together in the past. But if they canÕt learn to work together now, there may no longer be a Gotham City to protect! Spinning off of the events of BATMAN VOL. 8: SUPER HEAVY and SUPERMAN VOL. 1: TRUTH, acclaimed writer Greg Pak (ACTION COMICS) and artists Ardian Syaf (GREEN LANTERN) and Cliff Richards (LOBO) chronicle the first meeting between two very changed heroes, with guest appearances by Batgirl, Aquaman, Red Hood and more! Collects BATMAN/SUPERMAN #21-27.

"Batman created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger."

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Who is SupermanÕs Joker? Writer Greg Pak (ACTION COMICS) and artist Ardian Syaf (BATGIRL) add a deadly new name to SupermanÕs Rogues Gallery-one that will test SupermanÕs strength and BatmanÕs mind equally! ItÕs the Man of SteelÕs worst nightmare: an obsessed villain who knows all of SupermanÕs secrets and is willing to kill all of his allies in order to destroy his true target. It falls to Batman to track down this murderous madman-but with no clues left behind and no leads to follow, will this killer outwit the WorldÕs Greatest Detective? Collects BATMAN/SUPERMAN #16-20, BATMAN/SUPERMAN ANNUAL #1 and BATMAN/SUPERMAN: FUTURES END #1!

Superman and Batman go up against some of their toughest villains, saving each other, fighting each other, and working with unexpected allies along the way.

The epic new storyline "TRUTH" continues! In this chapter, what are the consequences of a bond broken?

Before the Batcave and Robin, the Joker and the Batmobile ... there was ZERO YEAR. The Riddler has plunged Gotham City into darkness. How will a young Dark Knight bring his beloved hometown from the brink of chaos and madness and back into the light? From the critically acclaimed, New York Times #1 best-selling creative team of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo, BATMAN VOL. 5: ZERO YEAR--DARK CITY is the concluding volume to Batman's origin story, as you've never seen it before. Collects Batman #25-27, 29-33.