After years of reading how "Batman" saves the day, fans of caped crusader will be taken back to his transformative years.
However, DC comics made sure to inform its readers that the story itself isn't a remake.
"Key elements of the character's history are staying the same - the murder of Wayne's parents, for example - says Scott Snyder, the writer of "Batman" since its relaunch debuted in 2011.
"It's not 'let's redo the origin,'" he said Monday to Associated Press. "It's time for a new story showing how Batman became who he is."
Snyder said the decision grew out of the success of the first year-and-a-half of DC's New 52, a sweeping reorganization of the publisher's characters that saw many given new origins and costumes that blended those from their first appearances decades ago with contemporary changes.
The new 11-issue comic will being in June, in a story called "The Zero Year."
"We tried to preserve as much of Batman's history as we could and keep what we could of this history intact," Snyder said of the change. "It's 'The Zero Year,' the one that no one has told the story of before. We see how Bruce became the Batman, built the cave, faced off with his first super villain," according to Associated Press.
This reboot has brought up rumors of a Warner Bros. "Justice League" film to go after Disney's very-successful "Avengers" series.
According to whatculture.com, a "Justice League" series would resonate more with the audience due to "everyone and their grandma" knowing these characters and their backstories.
Meaning, Warner Bros. doesn't have to worry about spending time and money setting up individual hero films for a bigger pay out down the line, like Disney had to do with "The Avengers."
The website added, "No one can relate to a rich and cocky genius being kidnapped, then fighting crime in an iron suit to balance out his karma (Iron Man). Or another genius scientist who turned into a green monster and has been on the run from the law (Hulk). Or a pretty boy super soldier leader who was frozen in time (Captain America). Or a Viking God (Thor)!
On the flip side, "the characters of the Justice League Of America, were all conceptualized with attributes that are universal. The rage and helpless-ness of losing one's parents. Constantly feeling like an outsider, never really fitting in, due to being adopted. Being a woman in a man's world, always fighting (literally in the case of Wonder Woman) for equality. Having to overcome fear. These are all concepts that we can relate to, making their stories that much more 'real.'"
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