Batman: Detective Comics: The New 52 Omnibus Vol. 2 - by Brian Buccellato (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

A city in chaos. A legacy in question. Welcome to Gotham's most explosive era of mystery, madness, and reinvention.

The second volume of Detective Comics: The New 52 Omnibus continues Gotham's descent into shadows as the World's Greatest Detective faces dark visions, deadly conspiracies, and a new mantle of the Bat. From the mind-bending "Gothtopia" to the gritty realism of "Icarus" and the ideological chaos of "Anarky," this era redefines what it means to protect Gotham. As Bruce Wayne grapples with corruption, loss, and identity, a new Batman, Jim Gordon in a mechanized suit, rises to defend the city in his own way. Featuring gripping work by writers John Layman, Francis Manapul, and Peter J. Tomasi and art from some of DC's finest, this omnibus collects a thrilling chapter in the legacy of the Dark Knight, where the line between hero and symbol is tested like never before.

Collects Catwoman #27-28, Batgirl #27, Birds of Prey #27-28, Detective Comics #25-52, Batwing #27, Detective Comics Annual #3, Secret Origins #2 and #10, Detective Comics: Futures End #1, Convergence: Justice League #1, and Detective Comics: Endgame #1.

About the Author

Brian Buccellato is a #1 New York Times best-selling author and screenwriter, renowned for his work on The Flash, Batman, and Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong for DC Comics. He began his career as a colorist for Marvel and DC. More recently he has been working on titles like Detective Comics, Injustice: Gods Among Us and Sons of the Devil for Image Comics.

John Layman is the creator, writer, and letterer of Chew, the New York Times bestselling, Harvey Award- and multi-Eisner Award-winning cannibal cop comedy series from Image Comics. Layman was an editor for WildStorm Productions and has written or lettered for every major publisher in comics for the last decade and a half. He's written Cyclops, Detective Comics, Mars Attacks, Godzilla, Aliens, Thundercats, Gambit, Scarface, Red Sonja, Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness, House of M: Fantastic Four, the Marvel Identity Wars annuals, Stephen Colbert's Tek Jansen...and a whole lotta other stuff.

Peter J. Tomasi is a New York Times bestselling author known for his recent work on Superman and previous projects Batman & Robin, Superman/Wonder Woman, Batman: Detective Comics, and Batman: Arkham Knight, along with other commercially successful books such as Green Lantern Corps, Brightest Day, Emerald Warriors, and Nightwing. Over the course of his career with DC Comics--more than two decades of hit books--Tomasi served as a group editor, ushering in new eras for Batman, Green Lantern, and the JSA, along with special projects such as Kingdom Come. He is also the author of the creator-owned books Light Brigade (Dark Horse) with artist Peter Snejbjerg, The Mighty (Dark Horse) with Keith Champagne and artists Peter Snejbjerg and Chris Samnee, and the critically acclaimed horror/drama series House of Penance (Dark Horse) with artist Ian Bertram.

Francis Manapul is a New York Times bestselling, award-winning artist and writer based in Toronto, Canada, best known for his work relaunching The Flash for DC Comics and following it up with the company's namesake title Detective Comics. He is the co-creator and artist of Clear, a Comixology Originals series. In the past, he has written and illustrated Trinity, which stars Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. He has also illustrated Justice League, Legion of Super-Heroes, and Adventure Comics, accompanied by a prolific career as a cover artist on such titles as The Walking Dead, Shang-Chi, and Green Lantern, just to name a few. In the past, Francis has also dabbled in the world of television as one of the hosts on History Channel's Beast Legends.