New Batman like never before in Absolute Batman Vol. 1: The Zoo! A bold reimagining by Scott Snyder & Nick Dragotta, redefining the Dark Knight for a new era.
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The 1950s was a decade of change for the Dark Knight Detective, one that introduced new friends—and foes! These tales include the debuts of Deadshot, a future member of the Suicide Squad; the original Batwoman, Kathy Kane; Mr. Zero, who would go on to greater fame as the nefarious Mr. Freeze; the original Red Hood; and the pesky interdimensional pixie known as Bat-Mite. This was also an era of great inventiveness, with tales that revealed how Batman’s own father, Thomas Wayne, was once a Batman himself; how Batman became a Superman-like hero on the distant planet Zur-En-Arrh; the secrets of Batman’s utility belt; and the introduction of an all-new Batmobile.
Move over Rembrandt and Van Gogh, here comes Frank Miller. An original art cover of Dark Knight Returns for issue number two sold for a whopping $478,000. That's almost half a million for a letter-size piece of cardboard paper. Collecting original comic book art is serious business as much as collecting original gallery art.