Commissioner Gordon is in Blackgate Prison, serving time for a crime he may not have committed. The Dark Knight is out to prove his innocence, aided by a recent recruit to the GCPD, Jason Bard.
In Gordon’s absence, the ruthless Major Forbes runs Gotham’s police, ignoring the current gang war and trying to bring down Batman. The Bat-family launches a global investigation to discover who is behind the plot, with Batgirl, Red Robin and Red Hood on the case. Batman faces a massive conspiracy to destroy all he has built, while supernatural forces feed on a city in fear and rise up beneath Arkham Asylum...
Scott Snyder is the Eisner and Harvey Award winning writer on DC Comics Batman, Swamp Thing, and his original series for Vertigo, American Vampire. He is also the author of the short story collection, Voodoo Heart, published by the Dial Press in 2006. The paperback version was published in the summer of 2007.
I am enjoying this ongoing story. I like the big ongoing plot arc that’s bigger than the average comic book arc. I’m pretty excited to read the next part to find out what happens. A nice celebration of Batman both the heroes & the villains (though we are missing some key players that I am curious to see if they appear.