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Batman by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo Omnibus Vol. 1 is the New 52 Batman starting point because it makes Gotham feel unknowable again. Court of Owls is not just a new villain group; it is a claim that Bruce has never fully understood his own city. Death of the Family then turns Joker into a horror presence aimed at Batman's found family. Capullo gives both arcs the muscular, theatrical identity that defined modern Batman for a decade.

Batman by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo Omnibus Vol. 2 carries their New 52 Batman into Zero Year, Endgame and Superheavy, where Bruce's origin, the Joker's final escalation and Jim Gordon's replacement-Batman era all test what the symbol can survive. The book is not just a sequel volume; it is the half where Snyder and Capullo push Batman from secret history into mythic reinvention.