and Detective Comics'' at a September 21, 2011 store appearance
2000s Snyder's first collection of stories,
Voodoo Heart, was published by the
Dial Press in June 2006. The collection received starred reviews from
Publishers Weekly and
Booklist, and was a
Kirkus Reviews "Hot Debut" of the year.
The New York Times published a positive review by author
Andrew Sean Greer in the Sunday Book Review. Stephen King picked two of the included stories—"Wreck" and "Dumpster Tuesday"—for the 2007
The Best American Short Stories anthology shortlist.
Voodoo Heart was shortlisted for
The Story Prize in 2006. In 2008, Snyder wrote a short story called
The Thirteenth Egg for the anthology
Who Can Save Us Now? Brand-New Superheroes and Their Amazing (Short) Stories. In 2009, Snyder began writing for
Marvel Comics. His first foray into the superhero genre was a one-shot focusing on the first
Human Torch, part of Marvel's 70th anniversary celebrations. He later wrote the four-issue miniseries,
Iron Man: Noir, which debuted in April 2010. By the late 2000s, Snyder had taught writing at
New York University,
Columbia University, and
Sarah Lawrence College.
2010s Vertigo began publishing
American Vampire, Snyder's first creator-owned
ongoing series, in March 2010. The first five issues feature an original storyline by Stephen King.
American Vampire won the 2011 Eisner Award for Best New Series, which marked the beginning of his exclusive contract with
DC Comics. He and
Kyle Higgins wrote the
Batman: Gates of Gotham miniseries which debuted in May 2011. Beginning in September 2011, Snyder became the writer of both
Batman and a new
Swamp Thing ongoing series as part of
The New 52, DC Comics' company-wide relaunch of all of its titles. Snyder's
Batman series reinivisioned the classic character for the New 52's rebooted
continuity, garnering acclaim from critics and fans. It was announced at the 2012 New York Comic Con that Snyder would be writing a new
Superman ongoing series, titled
Superman Unchained, with art by
Jim Lee. The series began publication in June 2013. Snyder left the
Swamp Thing series as of issue #18 (May 2013) and began writing
The Wake, a 10-issue, ocean-based horror miniseries drawn by Snyder's
American Vampire: Survival Of The Fittest collaborator
Sean Murphy. The same month, DC published a
Free Comic Book Day sneak preview of
Superman Unchained, Snyder was one of the co-writers of the
Batman Eternal series which launched in April 2014. The second run of
Batman Eternal, retitled as
Batman & Robin Eternal launched on October 7, 2015. During this time, Snyder and Detective Comics collaborate Jock launched the
Image Comics series
Wytches, the media rights to which were purchased by
Brad Pitt's
Plan B Entertainment in October 2014. In 2016, Snyder and artist
John Romita Jr. collaborated on the
All-Star Batman series as part of the
DC Rebirth relaunch. Snyder and
Greg Capullo launched the
Dark Nights: Metal limited series in August 2017. Snyder and artist
Andy Kubert created the
New Challengers, part of
The New Age of DC Heroes line. Snyder and Rafael Albuquerque crafted "The Fifth Season" chapter in
Action Comics #1000 (June 2018). Snyder co-wrote
Justice League: No Justice with Joshua Williamson and
James Tynion IV, with art by
Francis Manapul. Following that, Snyder re-launched the main
Justice League series with art from
Jim Cheung and Jorge Jimenez, while Williamson and Tynion wrote the companion series
Justice League Odyssey and
Justice League Dark, respectively. In 2018, Snyder, along with co-writer Tony Patrick and artist
Cully Hamner, launched the mini-series
Batman and the Signal, featuring
Duke Thomas as Gotham's daylight protector, The Signal. A spin-off limited series from
Dark Nights: Metal,
The Batman Who Laughs, was launched by him and Jock in 2019. In 2020, he and Greg Capullo released the DC Black Label miniseries
Batman: Last Knight on Earth, described as "the grand finale" of their New 52 run. That same year, the two launched the follow-up to
Dark Nights: Metal—
Dark Nights: Death Metal.
2020s–present Snyder's Image series
Nocterra, drawn by
Detective Comics artist
Tony S. Daniel, was launched in March 2021 following a
Kickstarter campaign for the first issue. A television adaptation is currently in development at
Netflix. In July 2021, Snyder announced an eight-title digital first deal with
comiXology Originals, all to be published through his creator-owned imprint Best Jackett Press, with the books set to receive print versions via
Dark Horse Comics. The first three,
We Have Demons with Greg Capullo,
Clear with Francis Manapul, and
Night of the Ghoul with
Francesco Francavilla, debuted in October 2021. In October 2022,
Deadline reported that a film adaptation of
Night of the Ghoul was in development at 20th Century Studios. Snyder was among a group of creators with whom fellow comics writer
Nick Spencer formed a deal in August 2021 with the subscription-based newsletter platform
Substack to publish
creator-owned comics stories, essays, and instructional guides on that platform. Snyder indicated that he would offer a virtual writing class to aspiring writers through his published posts and instructional live videos. An animated television series adaptation of
Wytches was announced by Amazon Prime Video in February 2023, with Snyder serving as co-showrunner. DC revealed in July 2024 that Snyder would return to the company to spearhead
DC All In, an initiative that would introduce the
Absolute Universe characters and titles, including
Absolute Superman written by
Jason Aaron and drawn by Rafa Sandoval,
Absolute Wonder Woman written by
Kelly Thompson and drawn by Hayden Sherman, and
Absolute Batman written by Snyder and drawn by Nick Dragotta. Snyder was also announced as the co-writer, alongside Joshua Williamson, of
DC All In Special #1, an oversized one-shot flipbook with art by Daniel Sampere and Wes Craig that will kick off the initiative. In September 2025, Snyder and Dragotta's
Absolute Batman title reached #5 on
the New York Times Best Seller list. It was announced in January 2025 that
Dark Spaces: Dungeon, a 5 issue horror miniseries, written by Snyder and drawn by Hayden Sherman, which was published in 2023-2024, would be getting a film adaptation from Spooky Pictures, producers of
Barbarian and
Late Night with the Devil. It was announced in July 2025 that Snyder would co-plot an event series,
DC K.O., drawn by Javier Fernandez, which would follow up on the event of
DC All In. The title was published starting that October and concluded in March 2026, leading into the Next Level initiative. In October 2025, it was announced that Snyder would be co-writing a six-issue miniseries, entitled
Absolute Catwoman, with Che Grayson and art by Bengal. The series will focus on the Absolute Universe's version of
Selina Kyle / Catwoman as embarks on a globe-trotting adventure. The first issue is set to release on June 10, 2026. ==Personal life==