Batman Chronicles #[3]

This handsome French-language omnibus from Urban Comics collects a pivotal year in Batman's history, gathering Batman #415–429, Batman Annual #12, Batgirl Special #1, Suicide Squad #10, and the graphic novel Batman: The Killing Joke into one 576-page volume. The front cover presents a quietly devastating image — a cloaked Batman cradling a battered, limp Robin against a stark white background — while the back cover explodes with a close-up of a grimacing, wide-eyed figure in a green mask surrounded by debris and bursting color. With contributors including Jim Starlin, Alan Moore, Brian Bolland, Jim Aparo, and Dave Cockrum among many others, this 2023 Urban Comics edition is a generous and beautifully assembled way to experience one of DC's most turbulent and creatively rich years.