When a skirmish between rival gangs boils over, Batman struggles to contain the conflict. As chaos erupts, Tim Drake abandons his role as Robin, and Batman gets an unexpected replacement in the form of Stephanie Brown, otherwise known as Spoiler.
In the wake of Jason Todd's murder, Batman has become violent and erratic, stalking the streets angry and alone. Fearing the worst, Alfred enlists Nightwing's help. All the while, the man who murdered Dick Grayson's parents has been released from prison!
What has become of Bruce Wayne after years spent in service of vengeance? Is there still a man under the mask, or has the man become the costume? The first chapter in Tom King's renowned Dark Knight epic begins here!
After the Huntress finally earns the approval of Batman, a mafia capo is suddenly discovered murdered by a crossbow. Now as Helena Bertinelli, aided by the Question, attempts to evade Batman, she must determine who is trying to frame her.
After a Death in the Family, Batman almost gave up. Robin did not. Somehow Jason Todd dug his way back up from the dead to become the brutal vigilante, the Red Hood.
