Knightfall (DC), book 2 : Knightquest
Chuck Dixon, Alan Grant, Doug Moench et Collectif2012

An explosive new Batman is at the helm.

Bruce Wayne, battle-broken and out of commission after his epic showdown with Bane, has appointed as new Dark Knight to keep the villains at bay. Jean Paul Valley (a.k.a. Azrael) has assumed the role of the caped crusader, but without Bruce's integrity as a calming influence, Jean Paul is swiftly getting out of hand, alienating both Robin and Commissioner Gordon.

Meanwhile, the hulking baddie Bane is still on the loose, while new villainous foes are introduced onto the battlefield that is Gotham including master marksman Mekros and sinister sniper Gunhawk. Also, watch out for the return of familiar faces such as the serial killer Abbatoir and of course, the eerily jovial Joker.

Can the new Dark Knight face these nefarious challenges without Bruce Wayne and Robin? Might his violent manner of crime-fighting permanently cripple the already beleaguered Gotham.

(Collect Detective Comics #667-675; Shadow of the Bat #19-20, 24-28; Batman 501-508; Catwoman 6-7 and Robin 7)