Batman: No Man's Land Books
It is a foe Batman can see and hear, but he cannot touch. It will strike only once, yet will change his life forever. Already weakened by a devastating plague, Gotham City is struck by an unexpected force of nature: an earthquake that registers over 7.5 on the Richter scale! In a single instant the Batcave and Wayne Manor are left in ruins, thousands are dead and the Batman is among the missing. With the city quickly plunging into darkness, the only thing that stands between Gotham and complete chaos is Nightwing, Robin, and the rest of the Bat-Family. Will the Dark Knight return in time and save what’s left of Gotham? Or is this a disaster so devastating that the city my never fully recover? BATMAN: CATACLYSM collects for the first time the complete crossover event that changed Batman and Gotham City forever. Collects BATMAN #553-554, DETECTIVE COMICS #719-721, BATMAN SHADOW OF THE BAT #73-74, NIGHTWING #19-20, CATWOMAN #56-57, ROBIN #52-53, AZRAEL #40, BATMAN CHRONICLES #12, BATMAN BLACKGATE #1, BATMAN: HUNTRESS/SPOILER #1, and BATMAN ARKHAM ASYLUM TALES OF MADNESS #1.
All hope abandon, ye who enter here. Gotham City: a dark, twisted reflection of urban America. Overcrowded, overbuilt, and overshadowed by a continuous air of menace, this gothic nightmare is a breeding ground for the depraved, the indifferent, and the criminally insane. It's also the object of one man's obsession. Forever scarred as a child from witnessing the brutal murder of his parents, Bruce Wayne has dedicated his life to protecting this city from its many predators, taking a form to inspire hope in the innocent...and fear in the guilty. He is the masked vigilante known as the Batman. With Police Commissioner James Gordon, these two men have always fought to preserve law and order, side-by-side, struggling against a pervasive and relentless criminal element, working together to hold the line. Until now. Leveled by a massive earthquake that has left thousands dead and millions more wounded, Gotham City has been completely cut off from outside aid, transformed into a lawless battleground -- a No Man's Land -- where the survivors are turning against one another, and where the city's protectors are torn by a crisis that may consume them all. Gotham now teeters at the edge of the abyss...and Batman is missing. Critically acclaimed author Greg Rucka brings his talents to DC Comics' most complex and darkly compelling cast of characters. Powerfully written, this epic saga reintroduces and redefines the Batman mythos for the millennium.
After suffering a cataclysmic earthquake, the U.S. government has deemed Gotham City uninhabitable and ordered all citizens to leave. It is now months later and those that have refused to vacate 'No Man's Land' live amidst a citywide turf war inwhich the strongest prey on the weak. Batman and his allies continue their fight to save Gotham during its darkest hour. Taking on a new costume and persona as Batgirl, the Huntress joins forces with Barbara Gordon, the former Batgirl, while Nightwing, the former Robin, tries to help the city's remaining citizens in any way he can. But as Batman begins to realize that he is fighting a fight he can't win, he collapses into a state of despair from which he may never recover. BATMAN : NO MAN'S LAND VOL. 2 collects stories from some of the great Dark Knight scribes of all-time, including Denny O'Neil, Greg Rucka, Kelley Puckett and Chuck Dixon. Collects BATMAN #567-568, DETECTIVE COMICS #734-735, BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #119-121, BATMAN: SHADOW OF THE BAT #87-88, BATMAN CHRONICLES #17, ROBIN #67, NIGHTWING #35-37, CATWOMAN #72-74, AZRAEL: AGENT OF THE BAT #56-57 and YOUNG JUSTICE: NO MAN'S LAND #1.
"Featuring No law and a new order and Fear of faith."
After Gotham is devastated by an earthquake and then sealed off by the government, those who remain attempt to survive in a city ruled by a violence which Batman and his associates must try to contain.
The action-packed conclusion to the No Man's Land saga finds the Dark Knight's greatest foe--the Joker--emerging from the rubble of earthquake-stricken Gotham City as well as a new threat--Lex Luthor--trying to claim Gotham for his own. Original.
The U.S. Government has deemed Gotham City uninhabitable after a cataclysmic earthquake. Months later, those who have refused to vacate "No Man's Land" live amidst a citywide turf war in which the strongest prey on the weak. As gangs terrorize the ravaged populace, the Scarecrow uses a church relief project as a real-life lab to test his experiments in fear. But with the return of Batman and the appearance of an enigmatic new Batgirl, justice returns to Gotham. Collects DETECTIVE COMICS #722, #724-726, BATMAN #555-559, BATMAN: SHADOW OF THE BAT #75-79, and THE BATMAN CHRONICLES #14.
A devastating earthquake has left Gotham City in ruins, and the government is getting close to completely cutting it off from the rest of civilization. But there's one man who's vowed to save Gotham from whatever foe it comes up against, and now Bruce Wayne must put aside his life as Batman and put on his suit and tie as he takes his fight for the fate of Gotham to Washington, D.C. Lurking in the shadows is the mysterious Nicholas Scratch who will do everything in his power to ensure Gotham becomes a No Man’s Land! In this, the final act before the beginning of the classic event, “No Man's Land,” Bruce Wayne, Robin, Nightwing and many others try to save their city from destruction once again—this time at the hands of the U.S. government. BATMAN: ROAD TO NO MAN’S LAND VOL. 2 collects for the first time the complete “Road to No Man’s Land” storyline that rocked the Bat family and leads into the hit crossover event No Man’s Land, Reprinting DETECTIVE COMICS #727-729, BATMAN #560-562, BATMAN: SHADOW OF THE BAT #80-82, THE BATMAN CHRONICLES #15, AZRAEL #47-50, and BATMAN: NO MAN’S LAND SECRET FILES AND ORIGINS #1.