A BOLD NEW ERA OF BATMAN STARTS HERE! A new day dawns for the Dark Knight Detective as Eisner Award-winning writer Matt Fraction (Hawkeye, Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen) joins forces with superstar artist Jorge Jimenez (Batman, Summer of Superman Special) for an unforgettable new era of Batman! The best superhero in comics gets a brand-new first issue to kick off this new era that will test Batman and Bruce Wayne like never before!
Ghost-Maker reveals a dark revelation about his past connection to Jonathan Crane while Batman puts together the pieces of Scarecrow s master plan. Using the Unsanity Collective s technology, the villain plans to detonate a "Fear Bomb" in Gotham City! Backup: Clownhunter has been dosed by the Scarecrow with a deadly fear toxin and is now traveling through his greatest nightmare of Gotham City. Will the Clownhunter center himself and strike back at Scarecrow? Or will he succumb to all his worst fears?!
Batman is racing against time to stop Gotham City from tearing itself apart as the Scarecrow s long game is revealed. The Dark Knight has bigger problems though, as an insane Peacekeeper-01 is on a murderous rampage through the streets of Gotham! Can Peackeeper-X stop him?! Back-Up: Clownhunter has been doused with Fear Toxin at the hands of the Scarecrow, and he is living out every anxiety, moment of pain, and heartbreak he s ever had. Will he find his way out and resume his goal of being Gotham s protector from clowns? Or will he succumb to Scarecrow s greatest mind game yet?! See the end of this epic story that will change Clownhunter s trajectory in Gotham City forever!
Batman and Miracle Molly are all that stands between Gotham City and absolute insanity! But an unhinged Simon Saint brings all the resources of the Magistrate to bear on the Dark Knight is victory at hand for the Scarecrow? Back-Up: Batgirls Cassandra Cain and Stephanie Brown have each other s backs no matter what even if it means punching some Magistrate soldier butt, and putting an even bigger target on their backs. Meanwhile, a mysterious Anti-Oracle character finally makes contact directly with Babs and has a few things to say about the unethical nature of Oracle s powers, and what they think should be done about it.
The only thing standing between an insane, heavily armed Peacekeeper-01 and a high body count in Gotham City is Batman. Their first bout didn t go well for the Dark Knight, but the city is on the line and he can t let the Scarecrow s master plan come to fruition and whose side is Miracle Molly truly on? The penultimate chapter of "Fear State"! Backup: With the Bat comms unreliable, Oracle has instructed the Batgirls to stay in the Clock Tower while she and Nightwing investigate who s behind the Oracle Network hacks. But with the Magistrate s forces instructed to attack the Clock Tower, will the Batgirls make it out before it s too late?
As the full scope of the Scarecrow s plans is revealed, a bloodied Dark Knight fights for his life, and all the lives in Gotham City, against an unrelenting, unstoppable opponent. The shocking conclusion to "Fear State" is here Will Batman ever be the same? Backup: After what happened in the Magistrate s Skybase-01, nowhere is safe, and the Batgirls hide out in a hotel room until Babs arrives offering a plan for their future. Seer, the "Anti-Oracle," is revealed here! And who they are will make you question everything you see moving forward in Gotham
New creative team! Start of a new story arc as Batman leaves Gotham! "Abyss" part one! As Gotham celebrates surviving Fear State, Batman retreats alone into the darkness. But when he learns of a mystery involving Batman Inc., it forces the Caped Crusader to leave Gotham for a brand-new adventure! Thrills, chills, and international intrigue await! The Dark Knight begins a new story with superstar artist Jorge Molina and new writer Joshua Williamson!
Abyss" part two! For years Batman used the darkness as a weapon, but now a new enemy turns that darkness against him! Batman must team with Batman Inc. s mysterious new benefactor to bring the deadly Abyss into the light! Wait who is Batman Inc. s new benefactor? Backup: Mia "Maps" Mizoguchi must play detective when a classmate goes missing... Even with Batman s help, can this dynamic duo solve this mystery?
Abyss" part three! The new Batman Inc. s heinous crimes have landed them in a high-security prison. Batman believes the only way to help his old allies is to break them out but they don t want his help! Meanwhile, Batman Inc. s mysterious benefactor uses the chaos to enact their plans, but finds themselves lost in the dark against Abyss! Backup: The mysterious disappearances being investigated by Maps and Batman take a violent turn...Could this missing persons case be something much darker?
The deadly conclusion to the "Abyss" arc as Lex Luthor s dangerous master plan for Batman Inc. is revealed. And an old ally returns to pull the lost Batman out of Abyss s darkness and a new member of Batman Inc. rises! In the final chapter of "They Make Great Pets," Maps finds the missing piece to the shocking and deadly mystery...with a little help from Batman!
Ra s al Ghul is dead, and Talia is out for revenge! Batman is on the case to find Deathstroke before Talia s elite killers do! But Batman starts to piece together that not everything is what it seems in Ra s s death and knows whom he must interrogate to get answers Talia herself! Can the two former lovers ever work togeth-er again? Plus, a backup tale showing the secret first fight between Batman and Deathstroke!
Batman and Robin are finally reunited! Together they will hunt for the truth behind the death of Ra s al Ghul! But then who is left to defend the Secret Society against the League of Shadows? Deathstroke s fight against the Demon s Shadow ends with a shocking cliffhanger! Plus, what happens when you get Deathstroke infected with Joker toxin? Find out in the epic backup story!
