Batman #2
This second volume of the 2023 Batman series collects issues #7–12, continuing the story as Bruce Wayne faces a new threat from the mysterious Red Mask while grappling with the legacy of his own past. The arc delves into the darker corners of Gotham, introducing a twisted version of the Dark Knight's history and testing Batman's resolve against a foe who knows his secrets.
In "The Bat-Man of Gotham: Part One," Batman wakes to find himself on a fractured Earth where Harvey Dent has become a vigilante wielding absolute judgment. As Bruce Wayne steps into the shadows to shield the innocent from Dent’s harsh justice, his presence draws the attention of Selina Kyle, who’s assigned to bring him in—no matter the cost.
In "The Toy Box: Part 1," Tim, convinced Batman is still alive after his apparent death in the fight against Failsafe, reaches out to Jon and Dick to uncover the truth. With no clear leads and the weight of the past pressing in, the three grapple with doubt, memory, and the fragile hope that their mentor might still be out there.
In "The Bat-Man of Gotham: Part Two," Bruce Wayne finds himself in an alternate Gotham where he never existed and the city lives under the grip of a tyrannical elite. As Red Mask pressures Harvey Dent to capture him, Bruce crosses paths with a version of Selina Kyle who's been shaped by this world's darkness.
In "The Toy Box: Part 2," Tim Drake teams up with Mister Terrific to pilot a device built by the Toyman, using it to leap across the multiverse in a desperate bid to find Bruce Wayne and bring him home. The journey is as unpredictable as it is urgent, with each new world testing Tim’s resolve and revealing more about the mystery surrounding Bruce’s disappearance.
In a Gotham where Bruce Wayne is dead and the Batman legend never rose, a mysterious figure known as the Bat-Man emerges to terrorize the city’s criminals. As this new Bat-Man investigates the murder of his namesake, he draws the attention of the Red Mask, who sends Judge Dent to hunt him down. The story unfolds with a tense, shadowed pursuit, where identity and vengeance blur in a city still haunted by the absence of its hero.
In "The Bat-Man of Gotham: Part Four," Batman faces a twisted mirror in the form of Red Mask, a villain from another Earth who bears the face of the Joker and seeks to replicate the trauma that forged the Dark Knight—by unleashing a deadly gas on Gotham. As the city falls into chaos, Batman must confront Ghost-Breaker, the alternate Earth’s version of Ghost-Maker, in a desperate bid to stop the poison before it claims Gotham’s soul.
In "The Toy Box: Part 4," Jon steps into the cowl while Bruce remains stranded on another Earth, prompting Tim to team up with Mister Terrific and the unexpected Toyman to cross dimensions. There, he finds more than just a missing Batman—he reconnects with a mother he thought was lost, in a world where the past isn't as dead as he believed.
In "The Bat-Man of Gotham: Conclusion," Batman, still reeling from the loss of his hand after facing Ghost-Breaker, races across the Multiverse to stop Red Mask—now fused with the fractured psyche of the Joker—as he spreads the Joker’s madness to every Earth. With Julia and Selina fighting the Leatherwings, and Alfred urging Gotham’s elite to act, Batman must confront not just a corrupted legacy, but the terrifying echo of what the Joker once was—and what he could become again.
In "Dusk to Dawn," Bruce Wayne, still healing from his injury, reemerges in Gotham’s shadows with a quiet but unmistakable presence, targeting the Cobblepot twins as his first move back into the city’s criminal underbelly. As he navigates the tension between his need for solitude and the pull of Selina’s lingering connection, Bruce refuses help from those closest to him—testing the limits of his isolation in the dark.
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