He will become the greatest crimefighter the world has ever known. A Dark Alley. A faceless man with a gun. A child s life shattered forever. You know why Bruce Wayne becomes Batman, but do you know how?

Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli produced this groundbreaking reinterpretation of the origin of Batman who he is, and how he came to be. Sometimes careless and naive, this Dark Knight was far from the flawless vigilante he is known as today.

In his first year on the job, Batman feels his way around a Gotham City far darker than the one he left. His solemn vow to extinguish the town s criminal element is only half the battle; along with Lieutenant James Gordon, the Dark Knight must also fight a police force more corrupt than the scum in the streets.

DC Black Label, a new publishing imprint from DC Entertainment, gives premier talent the opportunity to expand upon the canon of DC s iconic Super Hero comic book characters with unique, standalone stories that are outside of the current DC Universe continuity.

Featuring an all-star lineup of creative teams that will craft their own personal definitive DC stories in the tradition of compelling literary works like Batman: The Killing Joke, All-Star Superman and Kingdom Come.

Collects Batman #404-407.