Greg Capullo

"The fourth volume in Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's best-selling run on Batman! Still dealing with the death of his son and the aftermath of Death of the Family, Batman must stop a robbery by Bruce Wayne? Twists and turns are around every corner as Bruce must clear his name and stop this mysterious perpetrator, all leading to the epic "Zero Year." Collects issues #21-24, #0 and Batman Annual #2 in Scott Snyder's landmark run in this #1 New York...

Spawn confronts Jason Wynn only to have his vengeful anger stymied once again. Wynn informs him that if he dies, Terry, Wanda and Cyan will be eliminated. Knowing that he doesn't bluff, Spawn turns it into a catch-22 situation. Later in the alley, chaos erupts when Spawn and Angela are thrown together to discuss the unraveling of the universe. An unknown force then heals Al's face. Meanwhile, Terry is informed about a neighborhood petition to force...

Batman's greatest foe has returned for one last gag-but this time, not even the Joker is laughing. In their last encounter, the Dark Knight failed to live up to the Joker's grand plans, so now the Joker is deadly serious. The games are over and, for their final showdown, the Clown Prince of Crime won't be staging a comedy. No more macabre mind games. No more perverse pranks. The crazed killer who has elevated evil to an art is about to paint his masterpiece:...

When Chief Banks dismisses Sam and Twitch, the duo heads to the press with evidence linking the chief to child killer Billy Kincaid. Wynn, alerted to the story, eliminates all trace of his involvement and lets Banks take the fall. Cornered, Banks takes his own life. Spawn slowly rejuvenates himself after surviving the Curse's torture. Getting stronger, he gradually makes his way back to New York.

Sam and Twitch are called to the home of their client, Mrs. Byrd, whose husband has been murdered. As they drive away, puzzling over the scene of the crime, Cog mysteriously appears in the back seat of the '55 Chevy and asks them to help Spawn. Meanwhile, back in the alley, Spawn's murderer bags up the necroplasm as evidence of his death and takes it to his boss, the Freak. When the bums hear of their protector's demise, the battle for the alley begins....

At the police department, Burke threatens to expose Chief Banks with the file Spawn gave him, which links Banks to the child killer Kincaid. Banks faces Spawn, but loses his nerve and reveals that he works for Wynn. Enraged, Spawn confronts Wynn but Terry bursts into the office and demands Wynn's release. Spawn believes Terry has befriended Wynn.

To confirm his dreams of Al, Terry searches the alleys for his dead friend. When Cog intercepts and questions Terry about his motives, he ends up mediating their encounter and saving Terry from Al's jealous rage. After Terry shows Al proof of the case he has against Wynn, Spawn helps Terry on a dangerous mission. Meanwhile, Sam and Twitch wait for the "informant" regarding information regarding information about the Chief Banks - Senator Jennings...

CIA chief Jason Wynn gave Al Simmons to Malebolgia in exchange for the fearsome substance Psychoplasm. Meanwhile, Heaven is worried is because Spawn has defeated Angela, and they decided to create a soldier to avenge this loss. In a supreme stroke of irony, Wynn is selected, and receives the Elemental Fire of Heaven, transforming him into the Redeemer. The soldier of light returns to Earth determined to destroy Spawn once and for all.

Spawn cannot find peace. First he discovers the remains of his human body; then Malebolgia torments him. He's transported to Simmonsville, a town built from Psychoplasm and Al's memories. When the Redeemer attacks, Spawn flees to his alley. Sustaining grievous injuries, Spawn is knocked unconscious as the Redeemer prepares to deliver the killing blow.

Major Forsberg, a military strategist, has been kidnapped and imprisoned by Jason Wynn, a key figure in U.S. foreign intelligence. Forsberg had determined the insights of the great conqueror Genghis Kahn and relayed some of this to Wynn. When Forsberg denied having full knowledge, his family is murdered by Wynn. Forsberg believes that Wynn is inhabited by Kahn's spirit. Spawn frees Forsberg from Wynn's prison. Meanwhile, Clown continues to direct...