Collection: Scott Snyder

Scott Snyder is the defining Batman writer of his generation — a literary horror novelist turned comics powerhouse who brought psychological dread, mythic scope, and genuine emotional weight to Gotham City in a way that hadn't been seen since Frank Miller. Born in 1976, Snyder came to comics from a background in prose fiction, teaching creative writing at Sarah Lawrence College and Columbia University and publishing his short story collection Voodoo Heart (2006), which was shortlisted for the Story Prize and caught the attention of Stephen King himself.

His entry into comics was anything but quiet. American Vampire (2010), co-created with artist Rafael Albuquerque and launched with an original backup story written by King, reinvented vampire mythology across American history and won the Eisner and Harvey Awards for Best New Series. DC immediately took notice. Snyder transitioned to Detective Comics and then, with the New 52 relaunch in 2011, took over the main Batman title alongside artist Greg Capullo — beginning one of the most celebrated runs in the character's 80-year history.

Over five years and 52 issues, Snyder and Capullo introduced the Court of Owls, a secret society woven into the bones of Gotham's history, redefined the Joker in the terrifying Death of the Family arc, retold Batman's origin in Zero Year, and concluded with the devastating Endgame. The run is widely considered essential reading and the commercial and critical high-water mark of the New 52 era. He followed it with All-Star Batman, then the universe-shattering Dark Nights: Metal and Dark Nights: Death Metal events, which reshaped the DC multiverse and introduced the breakout villain The Batman Who Laughs — one of the most striking new DC characters in decades.

Away from DC, Snyder has built an impressive creator-owned catalog. Wytches (with Jock) is a visceral, genuinely terrifying reimagining of witch mythology through the lens of family trauma. The Wake (with Sean Murphy) is a gripping oceanic horror thriller. Undiscovered Country (co-written with Charles Soule) is an ambitious ongoing sci-fi epic about a walled-off America. Nocterra explores a world plunged into supernatural darkness. He also founded his own imprint, Best Jackett Press, to publish original work across horror, science fiction, and genre fiction.

On screen, his influence is growing. His characters and story arcs have appeared throughout DC animation and gaming, and his Wytches is currently in development as a TV series with Snyder attached as executive producer. A film adaptation of his horror miniseries Dark Spaces: Dungeon was also announced in early 2025. Most significantly, Snyder returned to DC in 2024 to co-architect the bold new Absolute Universe initiative alongside Joshua Williamson, and launched Absolute Batman with artist Nick Dragotta — a radical reimagining of Bruce Wayne that has become one of the most talked-about comics of the year.

Snyder writes comics the way great horror novelists write fiction — with fear as a doorway into something much deeper about identity, family, and what it means to protect the people you love.