Batman #3

In "Mind Bomb, Part 1," Batman, still reeling from the aftermath of the Gotham War, retreats into solitude to investigate a murder tied to the Joker—one that eerily connects to the very mentors who shaped him in his youth. As the investigation unfolds, the line between past and present blurs, forcing Batman to confront the shadows of his own training.

In "Mind Bomb, Part 2," Batman of Zur-En-Arrh seizes control of Batman’s body to hunt down the Joker with lethal intent, while the real Batman fights for survival inside his own mind—confronting endless echoes of his darker self from across the Multiverse.

In a twisted twist of fate, the Red Hood Gang’s leader plunges into a chemical vat to escape Batman, emerging as a man unmoored by pain and madness. Years later, as Batman grapples with the aftermath of the Joker’s demise, a new threat rises—one that echoes the past with chilling familiarity.

In a twisted echo of Batman’s origins, Daniel Captio—a former mentor to the Dark Knight—sees in the Joker a dark reflection worth shaping. As the future unfolds, Batman confronts a devastating truth: his family has fallen to a plague unleashed by the very man he once failed to understand.

In *The Joker: Year One, Part Three*, Detective Jim Gordon uncovers a web of corruption within the Gotham Police Department, where Red Hood Gang members hide in plain sight—turning the force into a target for the Joker’s escalating chaos. Meanwhile, in the future, Batman races against time to deploy a breakthrough antidote, hoping to save his loved ones and the city from a spreading plague.

In "The Savage Garden of Gotham City, Part One," Vandal Savage, reborn by the meteor's strange energy, finds his power tied to Gotham’s borders—making the city both his prison and his weapon. With the scars of the Gotham War still fresh, he sets his sights on ruling the city from within, turning its decay into a twisted kingdom of his own design.

In "In This Together," Batman of Zur-En-Arrh and his multiverse counterparts attempt to merge their minds into the body of Failsafe, seeking unity in a crisis—but not all of them agree on who should be in charge. The story explores the tension that arises when a shared consciousness fractures under conflicting wills.