Delving into the supernatural side of Gotham City, this tale from New York Times bestselling writer/artist David Finch explores the horrific murder of one of Bruce Wayne's childhood friends and the terrible ramifications the brutal crime has on Batman's lifeCollecting Batman: The Dark Knight #1-5, this graphic novel also includes a short tale from Superman/Batman #75 and Batman: The Return #1, written by Grant Morrison and illustrated by Finch.

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 13-16 years.

There are 160 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2013 by DC Comics .

David Finch began his comic book career at the age of 22 at Top Cow. There, he created Ascension and Aphrodite IX, both of which were top sellers in the business. In 2001, he made the move to Marvel. His 15 issue run on Ultimate X-Men saw sales of the comic jump 40%. On Avengers, David's presence doubled sales with starting with his first issue. Eventually feeling the need for a change, David took on the monumental task of bringing a perennially low-selling, cancelled Moon Knight into the mainstream. His run on Moon Knight skyrocketed this title into the main Marvel universe and saw it sell over five times the all the title's previous releases. In addition to his comic career, David has also worked on video games, music, and film. He has worked with Zack Snyder, Guillermo del Toro, Clive Barker, J. and Michael Straczynski, among others. He is currently working on BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT as a part of DC Comics--The New 52.