Batman Annual #2 — DC Comics The New 52! Sep 2013, The Anchoress & Zero Year — Snyder, Bennett & Wes Craig (Single Issue)

Arkham Asylum has a new patient. She's been there longer than anyone. And she's about to open every cell. Batman Annual #2 is the New 52 annual that introduced The Anchoress — one of the most quietly unsettling villains Marguerite Bennett ever put on a page — alongside a Zero Year tie-in that makes this issue pull double duty as both a standalone horror story and a piece of the larger Snyder-era mythology. Published September 2013 at $4.99 US, Direct Sales, Rated T. Written by Scott Snyder and Marguerite Bennett, art by Wes Craig. The cover — Batman silhouetted against a white void, Gotham's skyline dissolving into static below him — is one of the most atmospheric Annual covers of the New 52 run.

What's Included:

• 🦇 Batman Annual #2 — DC Comics, The New 52!, September 2013 — Direct Sales Edition — Rated T
• 💲 $4.99 US — Featuring: The Anchoress, The Asylum, and Zero Year! — Direct Sales barcode
• ⚡ Back cover: Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox — "Fight the Future" — Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Download — July 30

Issue Details:

• ⚡ DC Comics — Batman Annual #2 — The New 52! — September 2013 — $4.99 US — Direct Sales — Rated T (Teen)
• 🏥 Story: The Anchoress — Arkham's oldest patient — triggers a full asylum breakout while Batman races to contain her before every cell empties; Zero Year tie-in included
• 🎨 Creative team: Scott Snyder & Marguerite Bennett (writers) — Wes Craig (art)
• 🔥 Single issue — bagged for protection.

Why Collectors Love It:

Batman Annual #2 is Marguerite Bennett's breakout DC moment — The Anchoress is a villain built entirely out of grief and institutional memory, and Bennett writes her with more psychological texture than most main-run antagonists get in a full arc. Wes Craig's art is loose and kinetic in exactly the right way for an Arkham story: the panels feel like they're barely containing what's inside them, which is the point. The Zero Year tie-in makes this a must-have for Snyder-era completists, and the $4.99 annual format means there's more story here than a standard issue. The Flashpoint Paradox back cover — "Fight the Future" — advertising a film about a timeline that never should have existed on the back of a comic where Arkham's oldest patient is trying to erase the present is the kind of accidental thematic resonance that makes back covers worth reading.

Condition Notes:

Shows wear consistent with age and storage — expect spine stress, corner wear, and cover scuffing as shown in photos. Interior pages bright with strong color retention throughout Craig's linework. Bagged for protection.

Perfect For:

Batman Annual collectors, New 52 Snyder-era completists, Marguerite Bennett early DC work hunters, Wes Craig art enthusiasts, Zero Year tie-in collectors, and anyone who has ever wondered what Arkham Asylum's longest-serving patient thinks about Batman and found the answer significantly more haunting than expected.