Genesis tie-in. Dark Genesis - Written by Doug Moench. Art by Kelley Jones and John Beatty. Cover by Kelley Jones.
Like everyone else in the world, Batman feels the despair caused by the events of Genesis. But that doesn't stop him from saving a woman from suicide and enlisting Oracle in an attempt to save others who may be about to commit some final, terrible act. Can Batman do what the rest of the heroes in the DC Universe can't?
36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.95.
The Penguin Returns Part 1: Burning Faces - Written by Doug Moench. Art and Cover by Kelley Jones and John Beatty.
The Penguin, bored with his life as a casino owner, returns to his old role as a master criminal and starts by declaring war on both a rival gang and the Batman!
36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.95.
The Penguin Returns Part 2: The Egyptian Falcon - Written by Doug Moench. Art and Cover by Kelley Jones and John Beatty.
The Penguin has returned to a life of crime, using an Egyptian falcon as a reason to renew his battle of wits with Batman, using the bird to lure the Dark Knight into a deadly trap!
36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.95.
Suit of Evil Souls: Part 1 of 2 - Written by Doug Moench. Art by Kelley Jones and John Beatty. Cover by Kelley Jones.
Guest-starring Ragman! A rash of hate crimes breaks out in the ghettos of Gotham City, and it looks like Ragman is the culprit. It's up to Batman to determine his old ally's innocence...or guilt!
36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.95.
The Greatest Evil: Part 2 of 2 - Written by Doug Moench. Art and Cover by Kelley Jones and John Beatty.
Gotham is besieged by a wave of hate crimes just as the eerie, mysterious Ragman returns to the city. Is he the culprit or a shabby force for justice? Batman must decide before more innocents die!
36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.95.
Cataclysm Part 3 of 17: Lifelines - Written by Doug Moench. Art by Klaus Janson and Sal Buscema. Cover by Mark Buckingham and Kevin Nowlan.
Batman seeks a way out of the Batcave as Alfred lies pinned beneath the wreckage of Wayne Manor. Commissioner Gordon is also pinned -- in his office, under the Bat-signal. And Oracle begins to help a ruined and panicked city!
36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.95.
Cataclysm Part 12 of 17: Master of Destruction - Written by Doug Moench. Art by Klaus Janson and Sal Buscema. Cover by Mark Buckingham and Kevin Nowlan.
Nightwing guest stars as he tries to help Batman's relief efforts in Cataclysm! Batman uncovers a clue that may reveal the villainous Quakemaster's whereabouts. But can the heroic duo find the villain before he hits Gotham with another earthquake?
36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.95.
WRITTEN BY LARRY HAMA; ART BY SCOTT MCDANIEL AND MARK PENNINGTON; COVER BY MCDANIEL.
There's an artist loose in Gotham. He takes his work very seriously and on his mission to attain perfection at his craft he practices every chance he gets. Unfortunately, his paintbrush is the wrong end of a hammer and his canvasses are young pretty women. The city is in a panic as every fair lady lives in fear for her life.
Can Batman stop this serial murderer before he depletes Gotham of its "raw materials" and moves on to the next town?
36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.99.
WRITTEN BY ED BRUBAKER; ART BY SCOTT MCDANIEL AND KARL STORY; COVER BY MCDANIEL.
A documentary film crew plans to get to the bottom of the man or myth, as they hit the streets of Gotham to try and capture Batman on camera! But the young film student and his crew are getting in the way of the Dark Knight's investigations, and Batman isn't too happy about that.
Plus, will the Penguin be evicted from his headquarters, which happens to be owned by Wayne Enterprises?
40 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.25.
Cover art by Scott McDaniel. "Measure for Measure," script by Ed Brubaker, pencils by Scott McDaniel, inks by Karl Story
Batman continues his anti-Penguin campaign, this time by stopping the beating of a down on his luck numbers man named Pat Dyerson at the hands of two of the Penguin's bookies; Members of the GCPD like Detective Renee Montoya are concerned that the Dark Knight is just following a personal vendetta against Cobblepot.
44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.25.
WRITTEN BY ED BRUBAKER; ART BY SCOTT MCDANIEL AND KARL STORY; COVER BY MCDANIEL.
It's a duel to the death between Batman and Oswald Cobblepot, the avian gangster known as the Penguin...and you'll never guess the outcome. OK, we'll give you a hint ? "This Issue: Batman Dies!!!"
36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.25.
Nightwing appearance. WRITTEN BY BRIAN K. VAUGHAN;ART BY SCOTT MCDANIEL AND KARL STORY; COVER BY MCDANIEL
Guest writer Brian K. Vaughan (SWAMP THING) begins a startling 2-part story, "Close Before Striking." Things get weird when Batman comes face to face with...Matches Malone? But isn't Matches just an alias of Batman? Questions abound, and one of Batman's all-time nastiest villains.
40 Pages, Full Color. ? Scarface ? returns to unleash mayhem in Gotham. FC, 32 PG. Cover price $2.25.
WRITTEN BY ED BRUBAKER;ART BY SCOTT MCDANIEL AND KARL STORY;COVER BY MCDANIEL
Ed Brubaker returns as ongoing writer with "Shot Through the Heart!" One of Batman's deadliest foes ? the assassin known as Deadshot ? returns with his crosshairs aimed directly at a bigshot mafia mouthpiece. Will the Dark Knight intervene in time?
36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.25.
WRITTEN BY JEPH LOEB; ART AND COVER BY JIM LEE AND SCOTT WILLIAMS
Jeph Loeb & Jim Lee continue their run on BATMAN with Part 3 of the 12-part "Hush." Even Arkham can't hold Killer Croc, or at least that's what Batman and Amanda Waller want him to believe. It seems tracking Gotham's most voracious reptile is the only way to find out who stole the 10 million clams. The problem is keeping Croc contained. The streets burn in this City of Shadows as Catwoman turns up the heat.
44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.25.
WRITTEN BY JUDD WINICK; ART BY DUSTIN NGUYEN AND RICHARD FRIEND; PAINTED COVER BY MATT WAGNER
Part 3 of the 6-issue "As the Crow Flies," as BATMAN ships biweekly in May! The Penguin's alliance with the Scarecrow seems to be more lethal than even the Penguin expected. What sort of horrors are being unleashed on an unsuspecting Gotham City - and does Batman have a prayer of stopping them?
36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.25.
Written by Bill Willingham Art by Kinsun & Aaron Sowd Cover by Matt Wagner. "War Games," Act 3, Part 8 ? the extra-sized conclusion! The climactic battle between Batman and the mastermind behind the Gotham gang war hits close to home! Don't miss the stunning finale! 48 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.95.
First Printing, Green/white background
Written by Judd Winick Art by Eric Battle & Rodney Ramos. Cover by Jock.
The mystery behind Jason Todd reaches a crescendo when the Dark Knight's former sidekick holds hostage the villain responsible for his own murder! It's a three-way showdown between Batman, the Red Hood, and the Joker!
36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.50.
Written by Grant Morrison. Art by Andy Kubert & Jesse Delperdang. Cover by Kubert.
What do you get when you add one Batman, fifty Ninja Man-Bats and the British Prime Minister's wife? Welcome to a glittering night of mayhem among the rich and famous, as Batman faces down a whole army of winged horrors in a no-holds barred, bone-crunching superbrawl among the treasures of London's Pop Art museum. And when the Dark Knight's done, an even greater shock awaits, as we finally meet a startling NEW addition to the Batman family in "Man Bats of London," Part 2 of the 4-part "Batman and Son," by comics legends Grant Morrison and Andy Kubert!
36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.99.
Written by John Ostrander Art by Tom Mandrake Cover by Gregory Lauren.
Don't miss a 4-part murder mystery by the acclaimed team of John Ostrander and Tom Mandrake (THE SPECTRE), starting with two chapters in December! Three horrific murders rock Gotham with only one gruesome connection: parts of the victim's faces have been carved away. Meanwhile, a brutal Russian gangster called Perun threatens Amina Franklin, a doctor working at Leslie Thompkins clinic, which brings in not only the Batman but his bizarre new foe: Grotesk!
And as the mystery of Grotesk deepens, a vicious new player enters the game - a Japanese yakuza named Johnny Kareoke! Batman confronts Kareoke and his murderous Geisha Grrls while the monstrous Grotesk strikes once again!
36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.99.
Written by John Ostrander Art by Tom Mandrake Cover by Gregory Lauren The creative team of writer John Ostrander and artist Tom Mandrake continues the 4-part tale of Grotesk!
As a blizzard tightens its hold on Gotham, the monstrous Grotesk engineers a bloody confrontation between the forces of Perun and Johnny Kareoke - with Batman caught in between! The lovely Dr. Amina Franklin holds the key to the mystery, but her silence may seal her fate.
36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.99.
Written by Grant Morrison Art by Andy Kubert & Jesse Delperdang Cover by Andy Kubert & Joe Kubert.
The Dark Knight discovers a cover-up that could change his relationship with the Gotham Police Department as Grant Morrison, Andy Kubert and Jesse Delperdang continue their landmark run on BATMAN! A routine investigation into police corruption leads to a terrifying confrontation with a monstrous menace that threatens to end Batman's career!
36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.99.
Batman R.I.P. Prelude - Part 3 of 7 - Batmen of All Nations: Part 3 of 3 - Concluding a 3-part story by Grant Morrison and J.H. Williams III!
Batman's reunion with the Club of Heroes turns into a deathtrap as Robin and the Squire are kidnapped by the Black Glove! And with the Club of Villains lurking in the shadows, can good possibly triumph?
36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.99.
The Resurrection of Ra's Al Ghul: Prelude - Written by Grant Morrison Art and cover by Tony Daniel
The next chapter of Batman's life starts here! The shadow of Batman's archfoe Ra's al Ghul still looms large over the head of the Dark Knight. Is Ra's al Ghul destined to live again? Batman begins his quest for the truth in this special prelude to 'The Resurrection of Ra's Al Ghul,' guest-starring Talia al Ghul, Damian, the Sensei and I-Ching!
36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.99.
First Printing. The Resurrection of Ra's Al Ghul: Part 4 of 7 - Written by Grant Morrison Art by Tony Daniel & Jonathan Glapion Cover by Daniel
It's the fight of the year: Batman vs. Ra's al Ghul vs. the Sensei! Will anyone survive? Plus the secrets of Nanda Parbat are revealed.
36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.99.