"Zero Year" is a year long comic book crossover event published by DC Comics that began in June 2013. The series is written by Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV with artwork by Greg Capullo, Danny Miki, and Rafael Albuquerque. The story is intended to redefine Batman's origin in The New 52 and is not a retelling of other origin tales such as "Batman: Year One" but is rather a fresh take on the Dark Knight's background. The story does, however, incorporate several elements from "Batman: Year One", such as Bruce Wayne's multi-year absence and his first attempts at vigilantism.