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Batman: Cacophony (2008-)

Murder
Best-selling comic book writer/director Kevin Smith (GREEN ARROW, Daredevil, Mallrats, Chasing Amy) steps into Gotham City to write this graphic novel featuring the mysterious masked killer known as Onomatopoeia who sets his sights - and sounds - against The Caped Crusader! Will Batman be able to uncover the relationship between The Joker and Onomatopoeia in time to keep them from destroying...
Batman: Castle of the Bat (1994-)

Medical
Science
This Batman Elseworlds graphic novel offers a new twist on the classic Frankenstein tale as, in the 18th century, young Bruce Wayne uncovers chilling secrets about his brutally slain father, physician/scientist Thomas Wayne…secrets that set in motion a horrifying experiment that leads to BATMAN: CASTLE OF THE BAT. In the subterranean depths of a medical research laboratory, Bruce discovers a...
Batman: Cataclysm (New Edition)

Family
Mystery
It is a foe Batman can see and hear, but he cannot touch. It will strike only once, yet will change his life forever. Already weakened by a devastating plague, Gotham City is struck by an unexpected force of nature: an earthquake that registers over 7.5 on the Richter scale!
In a single instant the Batcave and Wayne Manor are left in ruins, thousands are dead and the Batman is among the missing....
Batman: City of Madness (2023-)

Superhero
Buried deep beneath Gotham City, there exists another Gotham. This Gotham Below is a living nightmare, populated by twisted mirrors of our Gotham's denizens, fueled by the fear and hatred flowing down from above. For decades, the doorway between the cities has been sealed and heavily guarded by the Court of Owls. But now the door swings wide, and the other Gotham's version of the Dark Knight has...
Batman: Contagion

Antihero
Mystery
The complete BATMAN: CONTAGION storyline is available for the first time ever, along with chapters that lead into the thrilling confrontation with the mastermind behind the outbreak in BATMAN: LEGACY.
A mysterious and lethal virus is unleashed on the unknowing inhabitants of Gotham City, causing excruciating pain-and ultimately death-within 48 hours of contact. Batman, Robin and Nightwing must...
Batman: Creature of the Night (2017-)

Family
Faith
Monsters
Murder
Superhero
Bruce Wainwright, a comic book-reading kid obssessed with the Caped Crusader, loses his parents in a violent crime...and in the real world, no superheroes exist to save the day.
BATMAN: CREATURE OF THE NIGHT, written by Kurt Busiek (ASTRO CITY) and drawn by John Paul Leon (MOTHER PANIC) is a stand-alone story set outside of regular continuity in 1968 Boston, MA. The victim of the brutal murder...
Batman: Curse of the White Knight (2019-)

Family
Mystery
In this explosive sequel to the critically acclaimed blockbuster Batman: White Knight, The Joker recruits Azrael to help him expose a shocking secret from the Wayne family's legacy-and to run Gotham City into the ground! As Batman rushes to protect the city and his loved ones from danger, the mystery of his ancestry unravels, dealing a devastating blow to the Dark Knight. Exciting new villains...
Batman: Damned (2018-)

Murder
Mystery
Supernatural
The Joker is dead.
There is no doubt about that. But whether Batman finally snapped his scrawny neck or some other sinister force in Gotham City did the deed is still a mystery.
Problem is, Batman can't remember... and the more he digs into this labyrinthian case, the more his mind starts to doubt everything he's uncovering.
So who better to set him straight than... John Constantine? Problem...
Batman: Dark Age (2024)

Fighting
Meet Bruce Wayne, Gotham's favorite delinquent son, shaped by a city in turmoil. Setagainst the backdrop of actual historical events, Gotham City comes alive, filled with the iconic characters who've loved and hated Batman over the years like you've never seen them before. Mark Russell and Mike Allred return to give audiences a look at Batman as a figure in American history fighting for justice...
Batman: Dark Joker - The Wild (1994-)

Magic
Monsters
In this Elseworlds tale, the sorcerer known as the Dark Joker battles endlessly against the macabre creature known as the Bat-Man for the fate of all mankind.
Batman: Dark Knight Gallery (1996)

Superhero
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Batman: Dark Night, Dark City

Monsters
Mystery
Occult
In this epic tale written by Peter Milligan (RED LANTERNS, JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK, SKREEMER), Batman is led through a labyrinthine urban maze by his old nemesis the Riddler, who seems to have changed into an abominable monster with one purpose: to drive Batman insane. In his quest, the Riddler is working with an occultist who has summoned a demon to stop Batman—but in the process, the Riddler...