Batman Chronicles #[2]

A sweeping collection of Dark Knight stories drawn from 1987, this Urban Comics volume gathers Detective Comics #569–581 in chronological order, with editorial context by Bob Greenberger. The front cover delivers a close, intense portrait of Batman gripping a weapon, bloodied and grimly resolute, while the back cover pulls back for a dramatic, bat-silhouetted image of the Caped Crusader clutching a wide-eyed blonde woman as bats swirl around them — two very different moods that hint at the range packed into these 360 pages. With work by Mike W. Barr, Alan Davis, Todd McFarlane, Norm Breyfogle, and many more, this is a rich snapshot of Batman at a genuinely exciting creative moment.