Batman Knight Out

After a tumultuous period-including being replaced by Azrael and a deadly contagion hitting Gotham City-Batman’s back to business in this collection of stories by the fan-favorite creative team of Chuck Dixon and Graham Nolan, the creators of Bane! As Batman reels from the aftermath of the Final Night, the Riddler and Cluemaster unite for a uniquely vexing attack-and then Gunhawk and Deathstroke come to town! After all of that, if anything’s left of Gotham, Firefly might just burn it to the ground. Collects Detective Comics #703-718.

Chuck Dixon brings readers Batman: Knight Out, a brilliant and beautiful collection of tales featuring villains like the Riddler! Batman will have to rely on the help of his team--Robin, Alfred, and Oracle--if he wants to stand a chance against The Riddler, assassins, and Gearhead with a hit out on him! Batman and Robin are forced to solve the Riddler's puzzles and threats in order to protect the citizens of Gotham, but as always--the Riddler's plans are not that easy to decode. The Riddler has a few tricks up his sleeve for Batman and the Boy Wonder. Will the pair be able to put the Riddler back where he belongs in Arkham Asylum? Or will he escape in a cloud of confusion? When wealthy Gotham citizen declares his dying wish is for all the wealthy people in Gotham to be killed--assassins descend on the city. Namely, Deathstroke, GunHawk, and GunBunny. And these three will stop at nothing to collect their payments. Batman comes face to face with Gearhead again--but this time, Gearhead has a thirst for revenge. With the complete belief that Batman is to blame for how his life looks, Gearhead is ready to face death in order to get rid of Batman...for good. Collects Detective Comics #703-715, #717, and #718

A NEW YORK TIMES Bestseller! Hailed as a comics masterpiece, THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS is Frank Miller's (300 and SIN CITY) reinvention of the legend of Batman. It remains an undisputed classic, one of the most influential stories ever told in comics, and is a book cited by the filmmakers as an inspiration for the most recent Batman movies. It is ten years after an aging Batman has retired and Gotham City has sunk deeper into decadence and lawlessness. Now, as his city needs him most, the Dark Knight returns in a blaze of glory. Joined by Carrie Kelly, a teenage female Robin, Batman takes to the streets to end the threat of the mutant gangs that have overrun the city. And after facing off against his two greatest enemies, the Joker and Two-Face, for the final time, Batman finds himself in mortal combat with his former ally, Superman, in a battle that only one of them will survive. This collection is hailed as a comics masterpiece and was responsible for the launch of the Christopher Nolan Batman movies. This volume collects BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS #1-4.

Knight and Squire--Batman's allies in the United Kingdom--try to preserve the peace in London when a magical truce is broken and the land of Albion is threatened.

THE OFFICIAL NOVELIZATION OF THE MOST EAGERLY AWAITED GAME OF 2015 -- BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT! Gotham City is in chaos as the criminal organizations run wild, seeking to fill the void left by the death of the Joker. When the Scarecrow threatens to unleash a toxin that will kill scores of innocents, the result is uncontrollable panic. TM & (c) DC Comics. (s15)

Bruce Wayne’s journey toward becoming the Dark Knight has begun, and he has many hard lessons to learn before his education is complete. His adventure begins in the City of Lights, Paris, where he’ll train with a world-renowned cat burglar and come into contact with a horrifying serial killer stalking the city’s wealthy elite...

The greatest superhero team in Gotham City history is gone...this time, for good. How will the Dark Knight pick up the pieces knowing that his squad of vigilantes is gone? Find out in BATMAN: DETECTIVE COMICS VOL. 8! In the aftermath of the last stand of the Gotham Knights, Batman, Batwoman, Red Robin, Orphan, Azrael, Batwing and company took down a monster they helped create. How will they deal with the physical and psychological ramifications of this epic battle? And who will hang up their capes? Duke Thomas. Cassandra Cain. They and other young heroes don't intend to stand down, no matter what Batman thinks is best. Who can Batman trust to guide them? They need a teacher...and Black Lightning fits the bill! The epilogue chapter to writer James Tynion IV's acclaimed run on the series is here in BATMAN: DETECTIVE COMICS VOL. 8! Collects issues #982-986.

Some years after the events of The Dark Knight Returns, America has become an even worse place to live. But a hero has come to change everything, bringing an army of other forgotten heroes to bear in the war against crime and corruption. Batman's time has come again.