Detective Comics 2011 48

In the wake of the Robin War and globe-hopping with the Justice League, Jim Gordon is looking forward to getting back to what he, and Batman, do best: taking out crime in Gotham City. But lurking in the shadows at home is a case from Jim's past that may decide the future of Batman.

Can Batman put an end to Anarky once and for all? Will the citizens of Gotham City even let him try?

Mr. Bloom's seeds have grown into an army that may turn all of Gotham City against its new Batman. Meanwhile, Bruce Wayne meets a mysterious stranger who could start a chain of events no one can stop.

The all-new Batman tries to find his place in Gotham City! But how can he manage his already uneasy relationship with the GCPD?

Caught up in a cold case from his days on the force, James Gordon grapples with the new freedom he has as Batman to investigate the crimes of Gotham City and the slippery slope that this freedom can be. Does the system he's believed in all this time still work? Or is it the only thing he has left to hold on to?

LOCKED UP! In Robin War' part 3, the GCPD cracks down on the Robins, Batman must choose sides-and the mysterious Court of Owls stands behind it all pulling the strings!

A "Death of the Family" tie-in issue. Love blooms for Poison Ivy...and Clayface! Plus, the rise of Emperor Penguin and The Dark Knight faces off against Clayface. And behind it all, the Joker pulls the strings!

Batman is caught in the clutches of the crime boss known as "The Squid" as he digs deeper into a whodunit for the ages.