About this Collection
This volume collects Detective Comics #963-973, continuing the Rebirth era storyline. The arc 'A Lonely Place of Living' sees Batman and his team of allies—including Batwoman, Spoiler, Orphan, and Clayface—facing the fallout from the events of 'The Victim Syndicate' and the return of a long-missing character from Batman's past. Writer James Tynion IV and artists including Alvaro Martinez, Eddy Barrows, and Marcio Takara deliver a story that tests the bonds of the Bat-family while introducing a new threat in the form of the mysterious Ulysses Armstrong.
Contains 12 stories
Whistleblower's Blues
22 pp · Superhero
Lt. James GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]Commissioner LoebMr. VickersOfficer Harvey BullockBlack Mask [Roman Sionis] (villain)Black Mask Gang (villains)Officer Francis Laney (villain, death)Red Hood Gang (villains)Lt. Zachary Henshaw (villain, death)
Troubled Waters
6 pp · Superhero
Commissioner James GordonOfficer Henry WallaceMan-Bat [Kirk Langstrom]She-Bat [Francine Langstrom] (villain)
Crown of Fear
22 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Alfred PennyworthCatbirdCommissioner James GordonOfficer Henry WallaceMan-Bat [Kirk Langstrom] (villain)She-Bat [Francine Langstromalso as Felicity Lee] (villain)
Gothtopia, Part 1 of 3: The Perfect Crime
27 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Alfred PennyworthBluebelle [Barbara Gordon]BrightbatCatbird [Selina Kyle]Clayton Parker (death)Commissioner Roman Sionis [Black Mask]Flying Fox [Luke Fox]Harley Quinn [Harleen Quinzel]Harvey BullockKiller Croc [Waylon Jones]Mayor Oswald CobblepotMr. Freeze [Victor Fries]Mr. JonesPoison Ivy [Pamela Isley]Professor Pyg [Lazlo Valentin]Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane]The GothamiteWings of Truth
Welcome to... Gothtopia, Part 2 of 3: The Maddening Crowd
22 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Batwoman [Kate Kane]Bluebelle [Barbara Gordonalso as Batgirl]Catbird [Selina Kylealso as Catwoman]Talon [Calvin Rose]Aaron CashDr. Jeremiah ArkhamFlamingo [Eduardo Flamingo] (villain)Fright [Linda Friitawa] (villain)Harley Quinn [Harleen Quinzel] (villain)Killer Croc [Waylon Jones] (villain)Merry-Maker [Byron Merideth] (villain)Mr. Freeze [Victor Fries] (villain)Mr. Zsasz [Victor Zsasz] (villain)Nocturna (villain)Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley] (villain)Professor Pyg [Lazlo Valentin] (villain)Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane] (villain)
Welcome to... Gothtopia, Part 3 of 3: The Truth and Nothing But
22 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Batwoman [Kate Kane]Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]Catwoman [Selina Kyle]Talon [Calvin Rose]Dr. Jeremiah ArkhamCommissioner James GordonHarvey BullockMartha Wayne (hallucination)Thomas Wayne (hallucination)Clayface [Basil Karlo] (villain)Harley Quinn [Harleen Quinzel] (villain)Killer Croc [Waylon Jones] (villain)Merry-Maker [Byron Merideth] (villain)Mr. Freeze [Victor Fries] (villain)Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley] (villain)Professor Pyg [Lazlo Valentin] (villain)Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane] (villain)
The Case of the Chemical Syndicate
15 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Alfred PennyworthCommissioner James GordonSteven Crane (corpse)Conrad (villain)Paulie (villain)
Old School
10 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]ChipCatwoman [Selina Kyle] (villain)Joker (villain)Mad Hatter [Jervis Tetch] (villain)Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain)Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley] (villain)Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane] (villain)Two-Face [Harvey Dent] (villain)
Better Days
10 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Batman [Damian Wayne]Nightwing [Dick Grayson]Red Robin [Tim Drake]Alfred PennyworthCommissioner Barbara Gordon
Rain
4 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Junior
The Sacrifice
5 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Phantom StrangerBarbara GordonCommissioner James GordonDick GraysonMartha WayneNatalya Trusevich [as Natalya Wayne]Thomas WayneThomas Wayne II
Twenty-Seven
12 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]RobinSuperman
