Someone has broken into Arkham Asylum hunting down all the supervillains locked up there, and Batman's life has just become more complicated because Gotham City's new mayor is the Penguin, and he has declared Batman an outlaw.
The Joker is a reformed character and in love, but his girlfriend, Harley Quinn, is not pleased with the change and decides that a flirtation with Batman will turn him back into the maniac she wants.
As he strives to bring justice to Gotham City, Batman encounters new enemies and unlikely allies, and when his sidekick, Robin, is kidnapped, Batman must call on all his resources to stay ahead of his enemies and save Robin's life.
A collection of Batman comics, originally published in thirteen monthly installments, following the efforts of the costumed crime fighter to save Gotham from a serial killer, a crime lord, and assorted gangsters and freaks.
After Batman discovers that the newest killer on the streets of Gotham can be traced back to Bruce Wayne's training in Japan, he fears that the murderer might know the truth behind Batman's mask, or worse that Bruce Wayne is what brought the killer to Gotham to begin with.