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Batman: Prelude to Knightfall

Gangs
Murder
Mystery
Bane, the man destined to one day destroying the Batman has his sights set on taking over Gotham City! The event that changed Batman's world forever kicks off with this new volume, including never before collected material in BATMAN: PRELUDE TO KNIGHTFALL.
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Batman: Prey

Superhero
Set in the same time as Frank Miller's seminal BATMAN: YEAR ONE storyline, a rookie Dark Knight must confront the sinister Dr Hugo Strange, a man with a deadly secret, out to stop and, if necessary, kill the Batman. Who is the bloodthirsty Night Scourge, how does he link in with the police department, and where exactly does the mysterious Catwoman fit into all this?
Legendary Bat-scribe Doug...
Batman: Reptilian (2021-)

Superhero
What strikes fear into the hearts of those who terrorize Gotham? It used to be Batman, but something far more frightening stalks the shadows-and it's after Gotham's villains, leaving a trail of carnage through the underworld. Now, with Riddler, Penguin, Two-Face, and many more left bloodied and broken in its wake, Batman opens the case on this mysterious reptilian menace and finds himself vexed...
Batman: Road to No Man's Land

Family
Mystery
Gotham City is in ruins after one of the largest earthquakes to ever hit the Eastern Seaboard, with innumerable casualties and billions in damages. Now Batman, Robin, and Nightwing must search for survivors among the rubble, while battling old enemies such as Clayface, Mister Freeze, Mad Hatter, and other villains preying on a devastated Gotham. The Dark Knight and his partners may be stretched...
Batman: Robin Lives! (2023)

Antihero
Family
Fighting
What if one of the darkest hours in Batman's crime-fighting career never happened? Thirty-five years ago, fans voted on Jason Todd's fate after his brutal encounter with The Joker, which set Jason on the path to becoming the gun-toting vigilante Red Hood. But suppose fans had voted differently… DC Comics transports you back in time with this special "faux-simile" edition of Batman #428 in which...
Batman: Second Chances

Superhero
The Dark Knight. The Boy Wonder. The Dynamic Duo. Together, Batman and Robin have kept the streets of Gotham City safe-while the boy beneath the mask, Dick Grayson, has kept Bruce Wayne from a lonely life of brooding darkness. But when a bullet fired from the Joker's gun nearly clips Robin's wings for good, their partnership is severed, and Batman resumes his war on crime alone.
But he's not...
Batman: Shadow of the Bat (1992-)

Mystery
No remorse, no mercy...just ruthless death: Victor Zsasz has long been one of Batman's most formidable enemies, and now his most infamous stories have been collected! This volume includes Zsasz's debut story arc and much more, including a never before published story by writer Devin Grayson and artist Roger Robinson! Collects Batman: Shadow of the Bat #1-4, Batman: Streets of Gotham #10-11, a...
Batman: Sins of the Father (2018-)

Mystery
Pets
Video games
Based on the acclaimed video game series from Telltale Games, this new graphic novel unravels the mystery between the first and second seasons of Batman: The Telltale Series. Someone is killing people associated with Arkham Asylum...during the time Thomas Wayne was forcibly committing people there!
Suspicion falls on the families suing Bruce Wayne to pay for the harm caused by his father....
Batman: Streets of Gotham (2009-)

Friendship
Murder
Paul Dini and Dustin Nguyen deliver an exciting continuation of the saga of Tommy Elliot and Bruce Wayne in this highly anticipated sequel to HEART OF HUSH. Cracking under the strain of living as 'Bruce Wayne,' Elliot plans his final, murderousrevenge on Dick Grayson, Selina Kyle and other members of Wayne's extended network of friends and allies. Will Dick and Damian be enough to thwart Tommy's...
Batman: Super Powers

Superhero
From Marc Guggenheim (Arrow, Legends of Tomorrow) and Jerry Bingham (Batman: Son of the Demon) comes Batman's first encounter with the Justice League of America and Bruce Wayne's first super-powered team in Batman: Super Powers!
A young Batman stalks the streets of Gotham! When a woman dies in his arms, he won't rest until he finds those responsible. Tracing the case back to an early Justice...
Batman: Sword of Azrael (1992-)

Mystery
It will prove to be one of Batman's most challenging adventures as a new hero joins the Dark Knight's continuing cast of characters in BATMAN: SWORD OF AZRAEL. Azrael is the enforcer for the secret Order of Saint Dumas, a society whose existence dates back to the time of the Crusades. When this bullet-riddled angel of death crashes into the midst of a Gotham City parade, Batman is drawn into the...
Batman: Tales of the Man-Bat

Family
Monsters
Murder
More feral than ever, Kirk Langstrom has only one consuming wish: to see his family again.
A series of brutal murders committed by a winged creature terrorize Gotham City, S.W.A.T. teams mobilize to take down Man-Bat. But behind the true killer's rampage lie secrets to chill even the blood of Man-Bat...secrets that could cost Langstrom's wife her very life.
Collects SHOWCASE '94 #11,...