In “Secret City”, Snyder documents the blossoming of a lost young man searching for identity and purpose into a man on a mission. And those wonderful toys don’t appear from the ether, but are actually a byproduct of Bruce’s ingenuity and training. The reader is introduced to a man who will become the world’s greatest detective, a man built of sheer will and determination, and a man who always retained his inquisitive nature and ability to care deeply for others. The origin of Bruce’s iconic traits and gadgets are given new life in Snyder and Caullo’s opus. FCO Plascencia’s colors add to Capullo’s detailed and horrendously gorgeous Gotham that jars the reader’s expectations of what’s to transpire in Snyder’s winding operatic story that effortlessly weaves Bruce’s past and present. A post-apocalyptic Gotham is on display, with hoodlums chasing the boy in a desolate city during a bright dawn. A boy spears a fish in the bright blue water of a submerged subway. In the first few pages of the story, the reader is introduced to a Gotham City in ruins. He can simply be a blank slate with which to build an identity of his choosing. Beneath the thrilling spectacle, intelligence, and deceptively bright world of Gotham (thanks to FCO Plascencia’s indispensable colors and Danny Miki’s distinct inking) lies the simple journey of a man who, through sheer will and determination (as well as heart) gains an identity and becomes who he was meant to be: a hero. When exploring the city unattended, Bruce isn’t a member of the storied Wayne family that has a rich history and deep ties to the city. When Bruce’s father, Thomas, asks his son why he loves Gotham, the boy responds by saying that the city allows him to be anyone he wants to be. In “Batman Volume 4: Zero Year – Secret City”, writer Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo begin their epic, exciting, and very personal story of Bruce Wayne’s journey from inquisitive child who suffers the horrendous loss of his parents to a man who molds himself into Gotham City’s protector. Greg Capullo, along with Danny Miki and FCO Plascencia, bring lush and beautiful detail to Scott Snyder’s story.

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