{"product_id":"batman-annual-2-dc-comics-the-new-52-sep-2013-the-anchoress-zero-year-snyder-bennett-wes-craig-single-issue","title":"Batman Annual #2 — DC Comics The New 52! Sep 2013, The Anchoress \u0026 Zero Year — Snyder, Bennett \u0026 Wes Craig (Single Issue)","description":"\u003cp\u003eArkham Asylum has a new patient. She's been there longer than anyone. And she's about to open every cell. \u003cstrong\u003eBatman Annual #2\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's Included:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e🦇 Batman Annual #2 — DC Comics, The New 52!, September 2013 — Direct Sales Edition — Rated T\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e💲 $4.99 US — Featuring: The Anchoress, The Asylum, and Zero Year! — Direct Sales barcode\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e⚡ Back cover: \u003cstrong\u003eJustice League: The Flashpoint Paradox\u003c\/strong\u003e — \"Fight the Future\" — Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Download — July 30\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIssue Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e⚡ DC Comics — Batman Annual #2 — The New 52! — September 2013 — $4.99 US — Direct Sales — Rated T (Teen)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e🏥 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\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e🎨 Creative team: Scott Snyder \u0026amp; Marguerite Bennett (writers) — Wes Craig (art)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e🔥 Single issue — bagged for protection.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy Collectors Love It:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBatman 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShows 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect For:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBatman 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CTRL+REWIND: Comics, Cards, \u0026 Cartridges","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44270979809366,"sku":"DC-BTA-002-2013","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0668\/4462\/2934\/files\/IMG_4135.jpg?v=1774891835","url":"https:\/\/ctrlrewind.com\/products\/batman-annual-2-dc-comics-the-new-52-sep-2013-the-anchoress-zero-year-snyder-bennett-wes-craig-single-issue","provider":"CTRL+REWIND: Comics, Cards, \u0026 Cartridges","version":"1.0","type":"link"}