**READ THE CHARACTER-DEFINING BATMAN RUN FROM THE VERY BEGINNING!**The best-selling Batman epic from the team that brought you DARK NIGHTS: METAL starts here!

**READ THE CHARACTER-DEFINING BATMAN RUN FROM THE VERY BEGINNING!**The best-selling Batman epic from the team that brought you DARK NIGHTS: METAL starts here!

In this first of two omnibus collections, acclaimed storytellers Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo introduce the Caped Crusader to the Court of Owls, terrorize the whole Bat-Family with the Joker's faceless return in Death of the Family and retell Batman's origin for a new generation during the pivotal Zero Year!

With inks by Jonathan Glapion and Danny Miki and guest appearances by James Tynion IV, Rafael Albuquerque, Becky Cloonan, Andy Kubert, Andy Clarke, Jason Fabok, Jock and more, this first volume collects** BATMAN #0-33, #23.2 and BATMAN ANNUAL #1-2**.