After having his face sliced off, The Joker makes his horrifying return to Gotham City in this epic from issues #13-17 that shook Batman to his core! But even for a man who's committed a lifetime of murder, he's more dangerous than ever before. How can Batman protect his city and those he's closest to?

The second arc of BATMAN: ZERO YEAR is collected as the New 52 origin of The Dark Knight delves into Bruce Wayne's past with the Red Hood Gang and his run-ins with aspiring District Attorney Harvey Dent! You won't want to miss the moment that Bruce becomes Batman! This new hardcover collects BATMAN #21-24.

(W) Scott Snyder (A) Greg Capullo, Danny Miki (CA) Greg Capullo Before the Batcave and Robin, The Joker and the Batmobile, there was ZERO YEAR. The Riddler has plunged Gotham City into darkness. How will a young Dark Knight bring his beloved hometown from the brink of chaos and madness back into the light? This final ZERO YEAR volume collects BATMAN #25-27 and 29-33.

(W) Scott Snyder & Various (A) Greg Capullo & Various (CA) Greg Capullo In these tales from BATMAN #0, 18-20, 28 and 34, plus BATMAN ANNUAL #2, look back to the early days of the Dark Knight, then see the impact of the death of his son, Damian! Plus, has Batman's worst foe become...Bruce Wayne? This title also includes three pivotal chapters from the epic ZERO YEAR storyline, and a chapter that ties into BATMAN ETERNAL!

(W) Scott Snyder (A/CA) Greg Capullo, Danny Miki The Joker is back in these stories from BATMAN #35-40! For years, The Joker has regarded Batman with a sick, twisted love. But now, he's out to kill Batman! The Joker returns to Gotham City with a deadlier agenda than ever before, using every tool at his disposal to finally kill the Dark Knight. That includes turning Batman's allies against him in the bloodiest brawl that he's ever had to survive.

(W) Scott Snyder (A) Greg Capullo & Various (CA) Greg Capullo, Danny Miki After his deadliest battle to date, Batman is bruised, battered and scarred. And forever changed. Now, a figure in an 8-foot mechanized suit of armor roams the streets of Gotham City. More powerful than ever before, Batman's pursuit of justice has never been more swift or efficient. But who is the new Dark Knight? And why is he...or she here? Plus, learn the secret origin of the strange new villain known as Mr. Bloom! Collects BATMAN #41-45 and a story from DC COMICS DIVERGENCE #1.

(W) Scott Snyder (A) Greg Capullo & Various (CA) Greg Capullo As the new Batman, former police commissioner Jim Gordon is in for the fight of his life against the bizarre threat of Mr. Bloom, who controls the underworld in Gotham City! At the same time, an amnesiac Bruce Wayne has discovered the truth of his past as the Dark Knight-and now he must descend into the Batcave and reclaim that painful legacy. Don't miss the latest helping of Dark Knight tales from issues #46-50 and a story from DETECTIVE COMICS #27.

(W) Tom King (A) Mikel Janin & Various (CA) Mikel Janin The Dark Knight waddles into a turf war with the Penguin! Still reeling from the attacks on his Bat-Family and reputation, the Caped Crusader looks to track down the mysterious operator lurking behind the scenes in Gotham City-the Penguin! But the Penguin is on Batman's side for once, and the crime boss sees dangerous things on the horizon. How can he convince the Caped Crusader he's on the level? Plus, appearances by Professor Pyg, John Constantine and the boy who wanted to be Bruce Wayne! Collects Batman #58-63.

(W) Judd Winick (A) Various (CA) Jock Art by Doug Mahnke, Shane Davis, Jeremy Haun, Eric Battle, and others For the first time ever, Under the Red Hood and The Lost Days are collected together to tell the complete story of Red Hood's origin. Celebrate the 40th anniversary of Jason Todd with this brand-new oversize hardcover featuring his infamous return to Gotham City as Red Hood and his long journey back from death. Collecting Batman #635-641, Batman #645-650, Batman Annual #25, Red Hood: The Lost Days #1-6, and pages from Batman #617-618, along with a brand-new introduction by Judd Winick and never-before-seen behind-the-scenes material.

For the first time, DC Comics collects the entire, original Red Hood saga from BATMAN #635-641 and 645-650 and BATMAN ANNUAL #25, in one massive trade paperback. Batman is confronted with a hidden face from the past - it's the return of the vigilante Red Hood, who appears to be Batman's one-time partner, Jason Todd, the same Jason Todd who died many years ago. But the Red Hood's violent ways pit him against the Dark Knight in his hunt for the very person responsible for his death: The Joker. On sale AUGUST 17 ? 384 pg, FC, $29.99 US

(W) Chip Zdarsky, Matthew Rosenberg (A) Eddy Barrows, Ryan Benjamin (CA) Hicham Habchi Two top comics writers, Matthew Rosenberg and Chip Zdarsky, enter the world of Gotham City with new tales of Batman, Red Hood, and Grifter in the first volume collecting stories from the thrilling new anthology series Batman: Urban Legends.

(W) Vita Ayala, Mark Russell (A) Nikola Cizmesija, Karl Mostert (CA) Jorge Molina The third volume in the bestselling and critically acclaimed Batman anthology title is here, collecting the feature stories that originally ran in issues #11-16 of BATMAN: URBAN LEGENDS. Batman & Zatanna: Batman & Zatanna have to contain a curse that they helped release. But in order to reverse its effects, they?re going to have to fix their frayed relationship. Hounded: (Bat)man?s best friend Ace the Bat-Hound breaks out of an animal testing facility with his new super-fur-friends in order to sniff out where Batman?s been kidnapped for auction to his rogues gallery!

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Jim Cheung Written by Ram V, Mohale Mashigo, Che Grayson, Ryan Cady, Joey Esposito, Alex Paknadel, and others Art by Anand RK, Arist Deyn, Serg Acuna, Gleb Melnikov, Amancay Nahuelpan, and others FEAR THE FUTURE, FIND ALLIES IN THE PRESENT! The fourth volume of Batman: Urban Legends is full of serialized stories from the best talents working in comics today. Ram V and Anandrk unravel the mystery of the Wight Witch. Mohale Mashigo and Arist Deyn bring Eternity to Gotham. Che Grayson and Serg Acuna create a brand-new Birds of Prey for a new era. All of that in addition to Batman teaming up with Aquaman, Plastic Man, the Flash, the Question, Black Adam, and...Alfred Pennyworth?

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Dike Ruan Written by Joey Esposito, Brandon Thomas, Chris Burnham, and Dennis Culver Art by Vasco Georgiev, Alberto Albuquerque Jimenez, Chris Burnham, and Hayden Sherman Four epic Gotham sagas rage on! The Signal, a.k.a. Duke Thomas, assembles Batman and the Outsiders to find his missing mother. Years before his passing, we follow Alfred Pennyworth on the mystery of a lifetime. In another story from Gotham's recent past, Thomas and Martha Wayne have arrived at Wayne Manor, and Batman goes on a hunt to find out who is responsible and if he?s being lied to. And a bold new piece of the Gotham City universe gets introduced from the wreckage of Arkham Asylum...the children and proteges of some of Gotham's most wicked villains are assembled in the inaugural class of Arkham Academy! Don?t miss this incredible volume of Batman: Urban Legends!

(W/A/CA) Neal Adams Ra's al Ghul has begun his campaign to take over Gotham. His private security force is aiding the GCPD, his nuclear power plant is supporting the city's electric grid, his good friend Bruce Wayne is backing his every move...but Wayne's proteges don't trust him. Could there be more to al Ghul's plans that he hasn't revealed? The Court of Owls, the evil genius known as Simulacrum, and the dimension-hopping Chiaroscuro are all working for him...and he's influencing the Batman trials underway to determine the best man to take over the hero's mantle! Batman vs. Ra's al Ghul collects the complete miniseries, the culmination of Neal Adams's contributions to Gotham.

(W) Mark Waid (A/CA) Mahmud Asrar - Scott Godlewski Spinning out of the events of both Batman/Superman: World's Finest and Shadow War, father and son will do battle in one of the most Earth-shattering tales ever told! Deep in the heart of Lazarus Island, the demonic legacy of the al Ghul family line has at last been freed, and the Devil Nezha is out for blood. To reclaim his total domination over planet Earth, Nezha has supercharged all magic?anyone who dares use it is overcome by a demonic evil that boosts their abilities to dangerous, unpredictable, and in some cases deadly levels! With Damian in Nezha's clutches and Bruce haunted by the return of an old friend, the Dark Knight and the Boy Wonder are pitted against one another in the battle of the century! Legendary writer Mark Waid helms the next epic saga in Batman history, while superstar artist Mahmud Asrar makes his triumphant return to DC!

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Jorge Jimenez, Alejandro Sanchez Written by Joshua Williamson, Peter J. Tomasi and Robbie Thompson Art by Brad Walker, Gleb Melnikov, Javier Fernandez and more A storm is coming?and a battle years in the making between Bruce Wayne and Damian Wayne is on the horizon. A major turning point in the lives of Batman and Robin brought to you by writers Robbie Thompson (Suicide Squad, Teen Titans), Peter J. Tomasi (Batman & Robin, Detective Comics), and Joshua Williamson (The Flash, Dark Crisis), featuring stunning artwork by Eduardo Pansica (Suicide Squad), Gleb Melnikov (Jinny Hex, Robin), and more! Collects Teen Titans #43-44, Teen Titans Annual #2, Detective Comics #1032-1033, and a two-part backup feature that sets the stage for a new chapter in the life of Damian Wayne, originally presented in Batman #106 and Detective Comics #1034.

(W) Mark Waid (A) Mahmud Asrar, Scott Godlewski (CA) Mahmud Asrar Deep in the heart of Lazarus Island, the demonic legacy of the al Ghul family line has at last been freed, and the Devil Nezha is out for blood. To reclaim his total domination over planet Earth, Nezha has supercharged all magic--anyone who dares use it is overcome by a demonic evil that boosts their abilities to dangerous, unpredictable, and, in some cases, deadly levels! With Damian in Nezha's clutches and Bruce haunted by the return of an old friend, the Dark Knight and the Boy Wonder are pitted against one another in the battle of the century! Collects Batman vs. Robin #1-5.

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) James Jean THE STORYLINE THAT ROCKED GOTHAM CITY COLLECTED AS AN OMNIBUS! Written by Dylan Horrocks, Bill Willingham, Andersen Gabrych and Others Art by Mike Huddleston, Kinsun Loh, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Pete Woods and Others When a skirmish between rival gangs boils over to the entire Gotham underworld, Batman and his allies struggle to contain the conflict. As chaos erupts, Tim Drake abandons his role as Robin, and Batman gets an unexpected--and unwelcome--replacement in the form of Stephanie Brown, otherwise known as the vigilante Spoiler. This single massive volume collects BATGIRL #53, #55-57, BATMAN #631-634, #642-644, BATMAN ALLIES SECRET FILES AND ORIGINS 2005, BATMAN VILLAINS SECRET FILES AND ORIGINS 2005, BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS #56-58, BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #183-184, BATMAN: THE 12-CENT ADVENTURE, CATWOMAN #34-36, DETECTIVE COMICS #790- 800, #809-810, NIGHTWING #96-98, ROBIN #126-131, and a story from SOLO #10!

(W) CRC Payne (A/CA) StarBite Being a father can't be harder than being Batman, right? Batman needs a break. But with new vigilante Duke Thomas moving into Wayne Manor and an endless supply of adopted, fostered, and biological superhero children to manage, Bruce Wayne is going to have his hands full. Being a father can't be harder than being Batman, right?

(W) CRC Payne (A) StarBite (CA) TBA The dynamics of the Bat-Family have always been a topic of interest?but being a parent can't be harder than being Batman...right?! Continuing the exciting Webtoons tale! Batman needs a break. But with new vigilante Duke Thomas living in Wayne Manor and an endless supply of adopted, fostered, and biological superhero children to manage, Bruce Wayne has his hands full.

(W) Crc Payne (A) Starbite (CA) Vasco Georgiev Season two of the smash-hit WEBTOON series starts here! When your superhero life is just as busy as your personal life, there's never a dull moment in the Bat-Family. Bruce Wayne's young heroes are still learning to fight and live side by side, but they always have each other's backs. Collecting episodes 52-72 of the massively popular WEBTOON series, optimized for a brand-new reading experience in print!

(W) CRC Payne (A) Starbite (CA) Vasco Georgiev Season two of the smash-hit WEBTOON series continues here! When your superhero life is just as busy as your personal life, there's never a dull moment in the Bat-Family. Bruce Wayne's young heroes are still learning to fight and live side by side, but they always have each other's backs. Collecting episodes 71-116 of the massively popular WEBTOON series, optimized for a brand-new reading experience in print!

(W) CRC Payne (A) Starbite (CA) Vasco Georgiev Collecting the finale of season two of the smash-hit WEBTOON series! When your superhero life is just as busy as your personal life, there's never a dull moment in the Bat-Family. Bruce Wayne's young heroes are still learning to fight and live side by side, but they always have each other's backs. Whether it's teaming up to fight a massive villain or a massive head cold, Nightwing, Robin, Oracle, Spoiler, the Signal, and the rest know what it takes to smash that problem in the face! Collecting episodes 98-116 of the massively popular WEBTOON series, optimized for a brand-new reading experience in print!

(W) Neil Gaiman (A) Andy Kubert - Various (CA) Andy Kubert New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman joins a murderer?s row of superstar artists to lend his unique touch to the Batman mythos! Spotlighting the story ?Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?? from Batman #686 and Detective Comics #853, in which Gaiman joins artist Andy Kubert and inker Scott Williams for a story that shines a new light on the Dark Knight, this title also collects stories from Secret Origins #36, Secret Origins Special #1 and Batman Black and White #2.

(W/A/CA) Sean Murphy Collecting the Eisner Award-nominated series in Deluxe Edition format! Batman: White Knight follows the transformation of The Joker into a sane citizen of Gotham City known as Jack Napier. After reconciling with his long-suffering partner, Harley Quinn, he sets in motion a carefully plotted campaign to discredit the one person whom he views as Gotham City's true enemy: Batman. Napier's crusade exposes a decades-long history of corruption within the Gotham City Police Department and transforms him into a city councilman and civic hero. But when the sins of his past return to threaten everything that he has accomplished, the distinctions between savior and destroyer begin to break down for both The Joker and Batman alike-and with them, any hope for Gotham's future. Collecting the acclaimed eight-issue miniseries, plus extras including sketches, designs, and Sean Murphy's original inked pages, and a brand-new cover by Murphy!

(W) Katana Collins, Clay McCormack, Sean Murphy (A) Mirka Andolfo (CA) Sean Murphy Spinning out of the runaway hit Batman: Beyond the White Knight comes an unforgettable coming-of-age super villain tale starring the children of Harley Quinn and The Joker! When the rebellious twins run away in a stolen Batmobile, only Joker Jack Napier's quickly fading hologram has any hope of getting them home safely and keeping them out of the family business. But a life of crime isn't the only temptation they are facing: the kids uncover a dark secret that could bring their dad back to life for good! With a wild array of Batman's former enemies and allies on their tails, will the kids succeed in reviving the Dark Knight?s greatest foe? Find out as Jackie and Bryce take center stage in the White Knight Universe! Collects issues #1-6.

(W) Sean Gordon Murphy, Katana Collins, Clay McCormack (A) Matteo Scalera, Mirka Andolfo (CA) Sean Gordon Murphy From writer/artist Sean Murphy comes two exciting tales focusing on Harley Quinn and her children with Jack Napier, Jackie and Bryce. Showcasing the astonishing art of Matteo Scalera and Mirka Andolfo, with an exclusive new cover by Murphy, this deluxe hardcover collects BATMAN: WHITE KNIGHT PRESENTS: HARLEY QUINN #1-6 and BATMAN: WHITE KNIGHT PRESENTS: GENERATION JOKER #1-6. And includes an introduction by series co-writer Katana Collins.

(W) Katana Collins, Sean Murphy (A) Matteo Scalera (CA) Sean Murphy Two years after the events of Batman: Curse of the White Knight, Azrael has wiped out criminals in Gotham, Jack Napier (formerly The Joker) is dead, Bruce Wayne (Batman) is in prison, and Harley Quinn is adjusting to life as a single mother, raising the twins she had with Jack. But as new villains arise, Harley is forced to dance with madness once again and confront her own past with The Joker and Batman while helping the Gotham City police and an eager young FBI agent uncover the truth behind a series of gruesome murders. This collection also features a chapter from Harley Quinn?s newest digital-first series, Harley Quinn Black + White + Red, told in a traditional black-and-white format with the color red uniquely shaping Harley Quinn?s story. Collection includes Batman: White Knight Presents Harley Quinn #1-6 and a story from Harley Quinn Black + White + Red Digital Chapter 6.

After years of epic battles, the Dark Knight finally finds a way to cure the twisted mind of his archenemy. The Joker...is now sane. The Clown Prince of Crime has now changed his ways, fighting for good in Gotham City, and it may just cause Batman to go over the edge of his own sanity. Writer/artist Sean Murphy takes the helm of this Batman/Joker story like no one else could, delivering an alternative examination of the relationship between the greatest rivals in the DC Universe, exploring the darkest corners of justice and madness. This title is the first collected edition from the new DC Black Label imprint, and includes the entire eight-issue miniseries!

(W) Scott Snyder, James TynionIV (A) Jock, Eduardo Risso (CA) Jock The Batman Who Laughs is enacting a sinister plan across the Multiverse-something both terrifying and oddly familiar. When Bruce Wayne realizes the only way to stop this madman is to kill him, he must consider violating the very rule Batman can't ever break...the rule that created the Batman Who Laughs! As Bruce begins to realize that all the mistakes he's made are somehow connected, the Batman Who Laughs unleashes a brand-new evil. Enter one of the most punishing Batmen of the Dark Multiverse: the Grim Knight! Collects THE BATMAN WHO LAUGHS #1-7 and THE BATMAN WHO LAUGHS: THE GRIM KNIGHT #1.

(W) Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV (A) Jock, Eduardo Risso (CA) Jock He unleashed the Dark Multiverse in the epic series Dark Nights: Metal. Now superstar writer Scott Snyder reunites with acclaimed artist Jock to set that evil alternate reality's deadliest denizen loose in Gotham City. Half Batman. Half Joker. Combining everything that makes the Caped Crusader a hero and the Clown Prince a killer, the Batman Who Laughs is the Dark Multiverse's deadliest criminal mastermind. Now he's come to Gotham to turn Bruce Wayne's home into an incubator for evil. And he hasn't come alone. Emerging from another of the Dark Multiverse's myriad realities comes the Grim Knight. This vicious vigilante will use any weapon at his disposal to ensure those he has marked for death stay down. A war like no other?a war of the Batmen?has begun. This deluxe edition collects the full seven-issue miniseries and the one-shot special The Batman Who Laughs: The Grim Knight, and features a brand-new wraparound cover by Jock!

(W) Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV (A) Jock, Eduardo Risso (CA) Jock Now available in softcover! The Batman Who Laughs is enacting a sinister plan across the Multiverse?something both terrifying and oddly familiar. When Bruce Wayne realizes the only way to stop this madman is to kill him, he must consider violating the very rule Batman can?t ever break...the rule that created the Batman Who Laughs! As Bruce begins to realize that all the mistakes he?s made are somehow connected, the Batman Who Laughs unleashes a brand-new evil. Enter one of the most punishing Batmen of the Dark Multiverse: the Grim Knight! Collects The Batman Who Laughs #1-7 and The Batman Who Laughs: The Grim Knight #1.

(W/A/CA) Paul Pope Visionary writer/artist Paul Pope (Heavy Liquid, 100%) presents a dark, dystopian world devoid of privacy--one filled with government conspiracies, psychic police, holographic caller ID, and absolutely no room for secret identities. A sci-fi future where everything is known by everyone--yet there is one bizarre anomaly...the Batman! A mystery of epic proportions...100 years in the making! Collects issues #1-#4.

A new softcover edition of one of the most important and critically acclaimed Batman adventures eve! In addition to telling the entire dramatic story of Batman's first year fighting crime, this collection includes loads of reproductions of original pencils, script pages, promotional art, unseen Mazzucchelli Batman art and more!

(W) Marv Wolfman (A) Pat Broderick (CA) George Perez 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! Through a tale of interweaving mysteries, the past will come back to haunt them. Only by reliving Year Three--the story of Dick Grayson's adoption and his becoming Robin--can the truth behind the murders plaguing Gotham's criminals be revealed. Collects BATMAN #436-439, with a brand-new introduction by the story's associate editor Dan Rapler, and a brand-new afterword by Broderick.

(W) Scott Snyder (A) Greg Capullo, Danny Miki (CA) Greg Capullo New York Times bestselling author Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo delve into Bruce Wayne?s past and reveal his journey to becoming Batman. Batman: Zero Year features secret moments from Bruce?s training abroad, run-ins with aspiring district attorney Harvey Dent, and how Bruce learned to work with his new ally, Lieutenant Jim Gordon. This collection spins into total darkness as the Riddler stirs up chaos in Gotham City in the Secret City, Dark City, and Savage City arcs. What corners of Batman?s past will be revealed? And how will they impact his very near future? Unravel the mysteries set forth by the Riddler and join the madness as Batman gets closer to the endgame. Collects Batman #21-27 and Batman #29-33.

(W) Warren Ellis (A) Bryan Hitch, Kevin Nowlan (CA) Bryan Hitch The World?s Greatest Detective must try to inhabit the mind of a murder victim to solve a case?without filling the empty grave next to those of his parents. Can Batman imagine the life of a corpse with a half-eaten face, without dying himself? A man was murdered, and the Batman knows how it happened. All he has to do now is survive his own deduction. Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch, the creative partnership behind The Authority, reunite in this tale about life, death, and the questions most are too afraid to ask. Collects The Batman?s Grave #1-12.

(W) Warren Ellis (A/CA) Bryan Hitch The World?s Greatest Detective buried alive. Once a week, rain or shine, Alfred Pennyworth walks to a little cemetery plot on the Wayne Manor grounds. He meticulously tends to Thomas and Martha Wayne?s headstones, plinths, and slabs: weeding, cleaning, polishing. But how much longer before there?s another Wayne memorial to tend to? Batman?s current case forces him to inhabit the mind of a murder victim with a half-eaten face?sending him on a collision course with an enemy who has infiltrated every part of Gotham. Every corner Batman turns leads him one step closer to his own grave! In The Batman?s Grave Complete Collection, Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch, one of the most legendary creative partnerships of the modern age, reunite for a story about life, death, and the questions most are too afraid to ask.

(W) Sholly Fisch (A/CA) Christopher Uminga Batman is a great detective, but he rarely works alone. His sidekicks Robin and Batgirl, his butler Alfred, and the police of Gotham City all play a role in helping him keep his city safe. You can too! Look for clues! Analyze evidence! Solve riddles! Learn history! Help the Batman as he goes on his adventures and see if you can spot the answers to these mysteries before he logs them into his casebook.