Batman: The Black Mirror

by Scott Snyder, Jock, Francesco Francavilla

Overview

A NEW YORK TIMES #1 Bestseller
In "The Black Mirror," a series of brutal murders pushes Batman's detective skills to the limit and forces him to confront one of Gotham City's oldest evils. Helpless and trapped in the deadly Mirror House, Batman must fight for his life against one of Gotham City's oldest and most powerful evils!
Then, in a second story called "Hungry City," the corpse of a killer whale shows up on the floor of one of Gotham City's foremost banks. The event begins a strange and deadly mystery that will bring Batman face-to-face with the new, terrifying faces of organized crime in Gotham.
This volume collects Detective Comics #871-881.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781401242077
Publisher:	DC Comics
Publication date:	12/04/2012
Sold by:	DC Comics
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	113 MB
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About the Author

Scott Snyder is one of comics' best young writers. His current works include BATMAN, AMERICAN VAMPIRE and SWAMP THING. He has also been published in Zoetrope, Tin House, One-Story, Epoch, Small Spiral Notebook, and other journals. He teaches at Columbia University and Sarah Lawrence University and lives in New York with his wife, Jeanie, and his son, Jack Presley. He's currently at work on a novel for the Dial Press.

Editorial Reviews

This darkly riveting story with gritty atmospherics is sure to please.” —Booklist
 
“Combines the real world elements that have made the Christopher Nolan movies so successful with stylized visuals that only the comic medium can provide.”—Complex Magazine
 
“One of the greatest Batman epics I’ve ever read.” —IGN
 
“Scott Snyder, with rotating artists Jock and Francesco Francavilla, has solidified the title as the place for serious crime fiction in the Bat-universe.” —The A.V. Club
 
“One of the best new collaborations in comics…this is a worthy spiritual successor To Batman: Year One.” —MTV Geek
 

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