Dates
- Cover date
- August 2023
- On sale
- June 27, 2023
- In stores
- June 27, 2023
- Pages
- 44
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Editions and covers (7)
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Story arc: Gotham Nocturne: Act II
This is part 3 of 5. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.
- Detective Comics (2011) #1071
- Detective Comics (2011) #1072
- Detective Comics (2011) #1073
- Detective Comics (2011) #1074
- Detective Comics (2011) #1075
Also part of: Things That Must Die
Creators
Stories
- Gotham Nocturne: Act II: Condemned · 22 pages
Batman destroys Orgham Tower to stop Prince Arzen, unaware that Arzen's plan was to reveal Batman's role in the destruction and to use the hypnotic powers of the Thelemus Engine to convince the citizens of Gotham that the city will be better off without Batman.
- Things That Must Die Part II · 8 pages
Following Asim's death, Prince Arzen escapes from and then strikes back against the League of Assassins.
Publisher’s description
Where there’s a will, there’s a way. And for Bruce, that will is Batman…because myths don’t bleed, right? Well, Batman, with the last ounce of strength he has, will have to test that theory out with the Orghams as he fights through Prince Arzen’s three powerful protectors to find out. Hope is not all lost, though, as Jim Gordon and Sorrow rush their way through Gotham to help Batman before it’s too late and an Azmer demon is placed inside him…
Characters
Reprinted in
Batman: Detective Comics (2023), Batman: Detective Comics (2024)