BATMAN

Preceded by Batman Volume 1, Followed by Batman Volume 3. The New 52 Adventures of BatmanThe "New 52" initiative relaunch of Batman starts off with a year-long story from the critically acclaimed team of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo. Starting with the eighth issue, the title received a backup feature. Under Snyder and Capullo, the series quickly became acclaimed by critics and fans alike, and was regularly amongst the top-selling, if not, the top-selling monthly title from month to month. The title would be considered the linchpin of the Batman titles, spawning crossover events such as The Night of the Owls, Death of the Family, Zero Year, and Endgame. Main Feature: Written by: Scott Snyder (#1 - Present)Drawn by: Greg Capullo (#1 - 11; #0; #13 - #17; #19 -27, #29-33, 35-43, 45-48, 50, 51 Present); Becky Cloonan (#12); Andy Kubert (#18)Back Up: Written by: Scott Snyder (#8 - Present); James Tynion IV (#8 - Present)Illustrated by: Rafael Albuquerque (#8 - 11, 21 - Current); Andy Clarke (#12; #0); Jock (#13 - 16); Alex Maleev (#18 - 20).In September 2013 DC had all its books focus villains alongside the crossovers Trinity War and Forever Evil and number them by '.1', '.2' and so on up to '.4'. The four villain books in Batman were; Batman #23.1 The Joker #1 (Written by Andy Kubert and drawn by Andy Clarke)Batman #23.2 The Riddler #1 (Written by Scott Snyder and Ray Fawkes and drawn by Jeremy Haun)Batman #23.3 The Penguin #1 (Written by Frank Tieri and drawn by Christian Duce)Batman #23.4 Bane #1 (Written by Peter J. Tomasi and drawn by Graham Nolan)Annuals & SpecialsBatman Annual #1-4Batman: Futures End #1WritersScott Synder #0-51, 23.2Andy Kubert #23.1Frank Tieri #23.3Peter J. Tomasi #23.4James Tynion #52Collected EditionsVol. 1: The Court of Owls (#1-7)Vol. 2: The City of Owls (#8-12, Batman Annual #1)Vol. 3: Death of The Family (#13-17)Vol. 4: Zero Year - Secret City (#21-24)Vol. 5: Zero Year - Dark City (#25-27 and 29-33)Vol. 6: Graveyard Shift (#0, 18-20, 28 and 34)Vol. 7: Endgame (#35-40)Vol. 8: Superheavy (#41-45)Vol. 9: Bloom (#46-50)Vol. 10: Epilogue (#51-52, Batman Annual #4, Batman: Futures End and Batman: Rebirth)Other Collected EditionsThe New 52 Zero Omnibus (#0)DC Comics The New 52 (#1)Batman Unwrapped: The Court of Owls (#1-11)Batman: The Court of Owls Saga: DC Essential Edition (#1-11)Batman By Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo Omnibus Vol. 1 (#1-33)DC Comics: The New 52: 10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (#1)Batman: A Celebration of 75 Years (#2)Batman: Night Of The Owls (#8-9, Batman Annual #1)The Joker: A Celebration of 75 Years (#15)The Joker: Death of the Family (#17)Nightwing: The Prince of Gotham Omnibus (#17)Red Hood and the Outlaws: The New 52 Omnibus (#17)Batman Unwrapped by Andy Kubert (#18)Batman: Zero Year (#21-27 & 29-33)DC Comics The New 52 Villains Omnibus (#23.1-23.4)Batman: Arkham - The Riddler (#23.2)Forever Evil: Arkham War (#23.4)DC Comics: Zero Year (#24-25)Batman Eternal Volume 3 (#28)Batman Eternal Omnibus (#28)Batman vs. Superman: The Greatest Battles (#35-36)The Joker: Endgame (#35-39)Dark Days: The Road To Metal (#38-39)Non-U.S. Collected EditionsBatman & Robin - Volumen 2 (#0) (German)Vol.1: Batman: Der Rat Der Eulen (#1-7) (German)Vol. 2: Batman: Die Stadt Der Eulen (#8-12) (German)Vol. 3: Batman: Der Tod Der Familie (#13-17) (German)Vol. 4: Batman: Jahr Null - Die Geheime Stadt (#0 & 21-24) (German)Vol. 5: Batman: Jahr Null - Die Dunkle Stadt (#25-27 & #29-33) (German)Vol. 6: Batman: Im Bann Des Todes (#18-20, #28 & #34) (German)Vol. 7: Batman: Todesspiel (#35-40) (German)Vol. 8: Batman: Superschwer (#41-46) (German)Vol. 9: Batman: Die Rückkehr (#47-52) (German)