"A dark knight for a new generation. You only think you know his story. Batman is not a hero. He is just a man. Fallible, vulnerable, and angry. In a Gothan City where friend and foe are indistinguishable, Bruce Wayne's path toward becoming the Dark Knight is riddled with more obstacles than ever before. Focused on punishing his parents' true killers, and the corrupt police that allowed them to go free, Bruce Wayne's thirst for vengeance fuels his mad crusade and no one, not even Alfred, can stop him. - from back cover.
Bruce Wayne goes missing in Gotham city, only to resurface as a masked vigilante who battles to keep the streets safe from a variety of ruthless villains.
One year after the very skin from his face was ripped off, Joker has returned to Gotham, and is after not Batman, but Batman's "family," his allies: Commissioner Gordon, Robin, Alfred, Nightwing, Red Hood, Batgirl, and Red Robin.
"Batman and Commissioner Gordon are forced into a tight corner as Clayface embarks on a murder spree throughout Gotham City. What led Clayface to become the monster that he is? The answers lie here"--Provided by publisher.
The Joker has transformed ordinary citizens of Gotham City into laughing accomplices, and the reader must help Batman choose how to defeat his rapidly multiplying enemies.
