About this Collection
This collection brings together the six-issue miniseries from 2011, written by Kevin Smith with art by Walter Flanagan. The story follows Batman as he takes on a new sidekick, Baphomet, while confronting a mysterious villain who seems to know his secret identity, all set against a backdrop of personal and professional turmoil in Gotham City.
Contains 7 stories
The Widening Gyre, Part One: Turning and Turning
40 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne] (also in flashback)Nightwing [Dick Grayson] (also in flashback as Robin)Alfred PennyworthEtrigan the DemonAtomic Skull (flashback)Baron Blitzkrieg (flashback)Monk (villain in Baron Blitzkrieg armor)JokerKiller CrocMad HatterPoison IvyRiddlerTweedledumTwo-FaceBaphomet
The Widening Gyre, Part Two: The Falconer
22 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Alfred PennyworthSilver St. CloudRobin [Dick Grayson] (flashback)Superman [Clark Kent, Kal-El] (flashback)Commissioner GordonBaphometCornelius StirkToyman (flashback)Fun Land (introduction)
The Widening Gyre, Part Three: Things Fall Apart
24 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Silver St. CloudRobin [Tim Drake]Aquaman (also in flashback)Teen Titans [AqualadCyborgChangelingKid Flash [Wally West]RavenRobin [Dick Grayson]StarfireWonder Girl [Donna Troy]] (flashback)BaphometCornelius StirkBlack SpiderScarecrowDoctor PhosphorusHarley QuinnOcean Master (flashback)Black Manta (flashback)
The Widening Gyre, Part Four: The Centre Cannot Hold
24 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Silver St. CloudBaphometCatwomanRobin [Tim Drake]Nightwing [Dick Grayson] (also as Robin) (flashbacks)Crazy QuiltPlanet Master (flashback)Captain Stingaree (flashback)Cavalier (flashback)Killer Moth (flashback)Kite-Man (flashback)Polka Dot Man (flashback)The Outsiders [Black LightningGeo-ForceHaloKatanaMetamorpho] (flashback)Baron Bedlam (flashback)Masters of Disaster [ColdsnapHeatstrokeNew WaveShakedownWindfall] (flashback)
The Widening Gyre, Part Five: Mere Anarchy
22 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Silver St. CloudBaphometCatwomanRobin [Tim Drake]Commissioner GordonDirty Dan Yellpoon (introduction)Mr. FreezeJokerBarry "Stiff" Saunders (introduction, death)The Spade of Clubs (introduction, death)
The Widening Gyre, Part Six: The Blood-Dimmed Tide is Loosed
44 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Silver St. CloudAlfred PennyworthCommissioner GordonMay HighmarkJune HighmarkCatwomanDr. WolperBaphomet [Onomatopoeia]Calendar ManDeadshotJoker
Blast from the past!
1 pp
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