Washoe County Library System

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?

Two years of stalking the streets as the Batman, striking fear into the hearts of criminals, has led Bruce Wayne deep into the shadows of Gotham City. With only a few trusted allies, Alfred Pennyworth, Lt. James Gordon, amongst the city's corrupt network of officials and high-profile figures, the lone vigilante has established himself as the sole embodiment of vengeance amongst his fellow citizens. When a killer targets Gotham's elite with a series...

"At the height the 1960's Batman television shows popularity, a shonen manga magazine in Japan serialized fifty-three chapters, starring The Dark Knight, which were all written by Jiro Kuwata. These rare Batman tales were known by relatively few outside of Japan until award-winning designer Chipp Kidd's 2008 book, Bat-Manga!: The Secret History of Batman in Japan (Pantheon Books), introduced them to a whole new generation of Batman fans. In...

Dark Knight. Caped Crusader. Whatever you know him as, wherever you know him from, Batman is proof you don't need superpowers to be a superhero.Watch him and the rest of the Justice League work together to overcome a dangerous armada of villains.

The Scarecrow has returned to Gotham City, but he's no longer the meek punching bag Batman is used to. The villainous genius has always preyed on the worst fears of his victims, but has refined his legendary fear toxin to even greater effectiveness and deadlier consequences. As the Scarecrow's origin is unfurled, Batman must find out not only how to conquer this dangerous psychopath, but how to beat his own worst fear.

"After his deadliest battle to date, Batman is bruised, battered and scarred. And forever changed. Now, on the streets of Gotham, in place of the cape and cowl roams an 8-foot mechanized suit of armor. More powerful than ever before, Batman's pursuit of justice has never been more swift or efficient. But who is the new Dark Knight? And why is he... or she here? In the most shocking chapter in Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's #1 New York Times best-selling...

Batman must face the Penguin and Catwoman in this nightmarish tale.

When eleven-year-old Jonathan Kent discovers he has superpowers, the half-Kryptonian is thrust into the world of heroes and villains now under attack by a malevolent alien force known as Starro! Joined by assassin-turned Boy Wonder, Damian Wayne, Jonathan must race against time to save their fathers (Superman and Batman) and the world by becoming the Super-sons they were destined to be!