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.
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.
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 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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Faceless Part 2 of 2: Postmarked - Written by Doug Moench. Art by Kelley Jones and John Beatty. Cover by Kelley Jones.
Batman uses all his formidable detective skills to discover the identity of the serial killer Faceless and the identity of the fiend's next victim. But is he too late?
36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.95.
Tim Drake becomes Robin.
While Batman tries to fight the effects of Scarecrow's fear toxins, Tim Drake must overcome his own fears if he hopes to rescue the caped crusader in "Master of Fear."
Script by Alan Grant, art by Norm Breyfogle and Steve Mitchell. Cover by Breyfogle.
36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.00.
WRITTEN BY IAN EDGINTON; ART BY JASON MINOR AND SAL BUSCEMA; COVER BY MATT BROOME AND SEAN PARSONS
Batman searches "No Man's Land" for the mythical "King of Gotham"! The mysterious man known as the King of Gotham has disappeared and the lives of dozens of needy children hang in the balance! How can the Dark Knight find someone who may not even exist?
FC, 32 PG.$1.99" Cover price $1.99.
WRITTEN BY GREG RUCKA; ART BY DAN JURGENS AND BILL SIENKIEWICZ; PAINTED COVER BY GLEN ORBIK AND LAUREL BLECHMAN.
The aftermath of the "Assembly" begins to take effect in Part 1 of the 3-part "Fruit of the Earth"! Since Gotham became a No Man's Land, Poison Ivy has maintained control of Robinson Park, turning it into a botanical Eden.
But now Clayface has invaded the park and threatens to destroy Ivy's paradise. And unbeknownst to either villain, Batman and Robin need to retrieve something hidden deep beneath the park that could be the key to ending Gotham's time as a "No Man's Land."
FC, 32 PG.$1.99*" Cover price $1.99.
Cover art by Brian Bolland. No Man's Land: Claim Jumping Part Two, script by Greg Rucka, pencils by Mike Deodato, inks by Wayne Faucher;
"Claim Jumping" concludes as the first major-stakes turf war in Gotham City is fought, with Two-Face trouncing Batman while Gordon and his "Blue Boys" advance into Penguin territory
Meanwhile, the new Batgirl--charged with protecting Batman's territory--faces an agonizing choice; What she decides will dramatically change her relationship with Batman. Story continued from Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #119. Part 2 of 2,
Batman No Mans Land 21. 36 pgs. $1.99. Cover price $1.99.
Cover art by Guy Davis. No Man's Land: Home Sweet Home, script by Lisa Klink, art by Guy Davis
A moving, self-contained tale of a courageous, stubborn old man caught between rival gangs and his determination to protect the only home he's ever known...a home in the heart of No Man's Land. Part 16 of Batman No Man's Land.
36 pgs. $1.99. Cover price $1.99.
Cover art by Ted McKeever. No Man's Land: Bread and Circuses: Conclusion, script by Ian Edginton (erroneously spelled as Ian Edgington), art by D'Israeli
Batman battles a succession of particularly nasty heavies in Penguin's Roman-style arena; The prize: Penguin's supply-line to the world outside of "No Man's Land"
Meanwhile, Gordon, suffering increasing GCPD losses, reaps dividends from his "deal with the devil." Story continued from Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #117. The 6th comic to arrive in the Batman No Man's Land year-log epoch. With excellent writing, these books continue to be top sellers!
36 pgs. $1.99. Cover price $1.99.
AFTERSHOCK. Arwin's Theory of Devolution - Written by Alan Grant. Art by Mark Buckingham & Wayne Faucher. Painted Cover by Glen Orbik.
In quake-torn Gotham, Batman is captured by someone he was trying to help -- a university professor driven mad after being trapped for two weeks with a classroom full of dead students. The professor tries to prove his theory of 'devolution' by forcing Batman to perform a series of tasks no one could possibly survive!
32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.
AFTERSHOCK. The Gauntlet - Written by Alan Grant. Art by Mark Buckingham & Wayne Faucher. Painted Cover by Glen Orbik.
The AFTERSHOCK leads to the most shocking Batman story of the year! Batman must run through a gauntlet of dangers on his way to rescuing a bunch of socialites who have been trapped by the earthquake for a week. When he arrives, he discovers just how thin the veneer of civilization can be.
32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.
Anatomy of a Murder - Written by Alan Grant. Art by Mark Buckingham & Wayne Faucher. Painted Cover by Chris Moeller.
A self-contained story highlighting the Dark Knight's detective skills! Batman is hard-pressed to solve a rooftop murder with a host of potential suspects.
32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.
THE SPIRIT OF 2000: Part 2 of 2. Gothamageddon? - Written by Alan Grant. Art by Mark Buckingham & Wayne Faucher. Painted Cover by Chris Moeller.
Batman and guest star Fate journey to an eerie place not of this Earth to battle with the Spirits of 2000, who have seized Malochia's soul. At stake is nothing less than the fate of humanity!
32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.
THE SPIRIT OF 2000: Part 1 of 2. The Apocalypse Club - Written by Alan Grant. Art by Mark Buckingham & Wayne Faucher. Painted Cover by Chris Moeller.
Batman teams up with Fate to battle four supernatural menaces that are among the most feared beings in the world!
32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.
Batman targets a serial killer who only kills once a year, always on Hallowe'en, in "A Contract With Death!"
Written by Alan Grant. Pencils by Jim Aparo. Inks by Stan Woch. Cover by Chris Moeller.
Cover price $1.95.
