Mentally defeated and physically broken, Bruce Wayne suffered a crippling blow while battling the brutal Bane. Now, the mantle of the Bat must be passed on to a

Bruce Wayne, battle-broken and out of commission after his epic showdown with Bane has appointed a new Dark Knight to keep the villains at bay. -- Back cover.

Volume 1: "The inmates of Gotham City's Arkham Asylum are loose, and Batman is in hot pursuit of The Joker, the Riddler, Poison Ivy, Killer Croc, Scarecrow, and

Bruce Wayne is out of commission, but Batman must continue! A new era begins as a new Batman arrives in Gotham City. Bruce Wayne, battle-broken and unavailable