{"product_id":"absolute-batman-vol-1-the-zoo","title":"Absolute Batman Vol. 1: The Zoo","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tScott Snyder is a #1 \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling writer and one of the most critically acclaimed scribes in all of comics. His works include \n\u003ci\u003eBatman\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003e All-Star Batman\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003e Batman: Eternal\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003e Superman Unchained\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003e American Vampire\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eSwamp Thing\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also been published in \n\u003ci\u003eZoetrope\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003e Tin House\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003e One Story\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003e Epoch\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003e Small Spiral Notebook\u003c\/i\u003e, and other journals, and he has a short story collection, \n\u003ci\u003eVoodoo Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, which was published by Dial Press. He teaches at Columbia University and Sarah Lawrence University and lives in New York with his family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BEST SELLER! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWithout the wealth, without the cave, he's still the Absolute Dark Knight! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeet Batman as you've never seen him before, reimagined with a modern origin story at the hands of superstar creative team Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta!\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn astonishing new version of DC's iconic characters is here! In the Absolute Universe, familiar heroes have been reinvented from the ground up with origin stories that completely reshape both their abilities and their circumstances but maintain the core characteristics that fans have known and loved for decades! \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBruce Wayne comes from nothing. He's not the scion of a wealthy empire in Gotham City, he's the son of a public school teacher who he experienced the unimaginable horror of random gun violence as a child, changing the trajectory of his life forever. With no limitless resources, no billions to fund him, no mansion, and no butler to care for him, Bruce has shaped himself into an entirely different breed of Batman, one that is equal parts brain and brawn, who exists exclusively in the grittiest and most underserved parts of Gotham with no high society mask to fall back on. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCollects Absolute Batman #1-6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Snyder, Scott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e DC Comics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2025-08-05\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Comics \u0026amp; Graphic Novels \/ Superheroes (see also Fiction \/ Superheroes)|Comics \u0026amp; Graphic Novels \/ Action \u0026amp; Adventure|Comics \u0026amp; Graphic Novels \/ Supervillains\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Batman|Superheroes|Supervillains|Grpahic novels|Comics (Graphic works)|Superhero comics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781799505242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9781799505242\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DC Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52374999236889,"sku":"SP-9781799505242","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/0380\/5209\/files\/9781799505242_spiral.png?v=1778490884","url":"https:\/\/westbindery.com\/products\/absolute-batman-vol-1-the-zoo","provider":"West Bindery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}