Batman: Prelude to Knightfall #[nn]

This collection gathers the opening chapters of the epic 'Knightfall' saga, beginning with the 'Prelude to Knightfall' storyline that sets the stage for Bane's calculated assault on Gotham. It follows Batman as he faces an exhausting gauntlet of escaped Arkham inmates—including the Joker, Two-Face, and the Riddler—while Bane observes from the shadows, studying his prey. The volume also introduces Jean-Paul Valley, the man who will eventually take up the mantle of Azrael, as the seeds of Batman's greatest defeat are sown.