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Bruce Wayne: The Road Home
Fabian NiciezaPere Pérez - 2011
Featuring Batman’s greatest allies and enemies, friends, foes and loved ones, these eight interconnected tales connect Bruce Wayne’s past to Batman’s exciting future! Spotlighting Oracle, Red Robin, Catwoman, Robin, Dick Grayson, Commissioner Gordon, Ra’s al Ghul, the Outsiders, Batgirl and more!Collects the eight one-shot titles BRUCE WAYNE: THE ROAD HOME specials: BATMAN & ROBIN #1, RED ROBIN #1, BATGIRL #1, OUTSIDERS #1, CATWOMAN #1, ORACLE #1, COMMISSIONER GORDON #1 and RA'S AL GHUL #1
Batman: Gotham County Line
Steve Niles - 2005
BATMAN: GOTHAM COUNTY LINE TP Written by Steve Niles Art and cover by Scott Hampton Horror master Steve Niles (30 Days of Night) joins painter Scott Hampton (BATMAN: NIGHT CRIES) for a Batman tale that uncovers the secrets of grisly murders outside Batman's usual territory...in the Gotham suburbs!This volume collects the acclaimed 3-issue miniseries BATMAN: GOTHAM COUNTY LINE #1-3.
Batman: Arkham Reborn
David Hine - 2010
Jeremiah Arkham has rebuilt the Asylum following the design of his mad Uncle Amadeus. Intended as a model for enlightened treatment of mental illness, the building soon mutates into a torture house, and the inmates find themselves trapped in a living hell. And when Jeremiah starts hearing a voice from beyond the grave, it becomes painfully clear that the lunatics really have taken over the Asylum and he is forced to call in Batman to put down a riot. But who or what is behind the sabotage? Is it possible that the asylum itself is inflicting its own retribution on the inmates? Find out in this This haunting graphic novel is brought to you by the creative team of BATTLE FOR THE COWL: ARKHAM ASYLUM, writer David Hine and artist Jeremy Haun.Collecting BATMAN: BATTLE FOR THE COWL – ARKHAM ASYLUM #1, ARKHAM REBORN #1-3 and DETECTIVE COMICS #864-865
Batman: Hush Returns
A.J. Lieberman - 2006
As the new battle of wits begins, the trail leads to Star City and an encounter with its protector, Green Arrow.Collecting: Batman: Gotham Knights 50-55, 66
Batman: Kings of Fear
Scott Peterson - 2019
After years of psychological and emotional torment, Batman is pushed over the edge. Batman succumbs to his one true master. Fear.Legendary artist Kelley Jones (Batman, Deadman, The Sandman) makes his triumphant return to the Dark Knight in this explosive miniseries written by former Batman editor Scott Peterson!Batman's been overseeing Gotham City for years now and isn't sure how much of a difference he's making. Doubt, fear and insecurity are starting to take over. And as all of those negative feelings set in the Scarecrow orchestrates a riot at Arkham Asylum to give the Dark Knight one of his greatest challenges yet!Collects Batman: Kings of Fear #1-6
Batman: Snow
Dan Curtis Johnson - 2007
Freeze from a new perspective, originally presented in BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #192-196! A family tragedy forges the obsession of a super-villain, and a young Batman must assemble a strike force to help him deal with the fallout!
Batman: Night Cries
Archie Goodwin - 1992
When a series of crimes involving child abuse shocks the citizens of Gotham City, Batman and Commissioner Gordon embark on a quest to find the immoral perpetrator. But when Batman is accused of being the enraged killer of the child abuser, it is up to a young battered girl to come forth and clear his name. Treating this issue with the true severity that it demands, this book also includes a subplot in which Commissioner Gordon must come to terms with the abuse of his past and break its vicious cycle.
Batman: Anarky
Alan Grant - 1999
Believing that a society of anarchy will right the wrongs of the world, a young teenager artificially augments his mind in order to create a world of chaos. Taking on the persona of a red-cloaked vigilante, Anarky sets forth to save society by ridding it of its laws. Sympathizing with the young anarchist's goals but not his methods, Batman must now find a way to stop an adversary who is not only as intelligent as the Dark Knight Detective but also as driven.
Absolute Superman/Batman, Vol. 1
Jeph Loeb - 2013
And in the second storyarc, prepare for the arrival of Supergirl! Batman has discovered something strange on the bottom of Gotham Bay, which leads him to a mysterious and powerful teenaged girl bent on destroying Gotham City! What's her connection to Superman? Why does Wonder Woman want to hide her from the outside world? And will Darkseid succeed in recruiting her into doing his bidding?Collects SUPERMAN/BATMAN #1-13
Batman: False Faces
Brian K. VaughanMark Pennington - 2008
Vaughan Art by Scott McDaniel, Scott Kolins, Rick Burchett, Marcos Martin, Karl Story, Mark Pennington and others Cover by McDaniel & Andy Owens Don't miss this hard-hitting volume from award-winning writer Brian K. Vaughan (EX MACHINA, Y: THE LAST MAN, Lost), collecting BATMAN #588-590, DETECTIVE COMICS #787, WONDER WOMAN #160-161 and BATMAN GOTHAM CITY SECRET FILES #1. In the first of these tales of the DCU, Bruce Wayne adopts the guise of Matches Malone - the seedy identity he uses to infiltrate the Gotham underworld. But when Matches is shot, it's up to Batman to determine what really happened...and how Scarface is involved! Plus, in other stories, Batman takes on the Mad Hatter, and Wonder Woman and Donna Troy square off against Clayface!
Robin: To Kill a Bird
Bill Willingham - 2006
Before our hero can fully recover from the recent deaths of his father and girlfriend, he must come face to face with his enemies: the Penguin, the Dark Rider, the Veteran and a mysterious archer who seems to want the Boy Wonder dead!
Tales of the Batman: Tim Sale
Tim Sale - 2007
One of the influential and popular illustrators of the Dark Knight is Tim Sale, who, in addition to providing artwork for the hit TV series Heroes, illustrated the Eisner Award-winning graphic novels BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN, BATMAN: DARK VICTORY and SUPERMAN FOR ALL SEASONS. Sale's distinctive vision of the Dark Knight put the iconic hero back in the shadows and updated his image for a new generation of fans. Now, for the first time ever, these Batman tales drawn by Tim Sale early in his career are collected in one sensational volume.
Batman: The Many Deaths of the Batman
John Byrne - 1989
Reprints/Collects:Batman #433Batman #434Batman #435
Batman Chronicles: The Gauntlet #1
Bruce Canwell - 1997
But his game of hide-and-seek becomes deadly when Robin stops what appears to be a simple mugging and inadvertently intercepts key information. Now he's the target of a ruthless mob boss, his deadly gang of thugs, the GCPD and, of course, Batman himself, who races to find his young ward before it's too late.
Batman: The Black Casebook
Bill Finger - 2009
He also meets the Club of Heroes, the Batmen of All Nations and the inter-dimensional imp known as Bat-Mite, as well as witnessing the seeming death of Robin.