Monster men continue to terrorize Gotham City, but with the body count rising, the GCPD is no closer to solving the mystery behind these seemingly undead assailants, and the Bat-Man and Gordon are the only ones willing to brave the criminal underworld to crack the case. It's after a near-death brawl saving the mayor from the monster men that the Bat-Man must face a stark reality...are his fists and willpower enough to save Gotham?
The terrible origin of the Gotham Below--and of those responsible for protecting its maddening secrets--is revealed! Batman and Talon have fought their way through the underground city's nightmarish villains to rescue Jevony, but has the Batman Below already twisted his mind past the point of saving?
The Court of Owls summons Batman, demanding he venture deep beneath the city to fight what has been unleashed from its depths: a wave of madness infecting Gotham's villains, driven by the monstrous creature they're calling the Batman Below. But the Court has not-entirely-noble reasons for wanting this chaos stopped... Is Batman their weapon, or their bait?
