Batman – Detective Comics Vol. 2: Arkham Knight

Product Description

As a new era dawns, the Batman is facing the most dangerous threat of his career! The Arkham Knight has arrived in Gotham City with an entire round table of deadly allies, and their first encounter will leave Batman shaken to his core.

After Batman’s brutal battle with the Arkham Knight, things only get worse when one of his most important allies jumps into the fray, and ends up in way over their head!

Damian was so certain he could succeed against the Arkham Knight where his father failed–and not only was he wrong, but as it turns out, the Knight has a surprising plan for the son of Batman! But when the face behind the mask is finally revealed, we’ll learn who’s taken up the mantle of the Arkham Knight. What’s their endgame? And what’s the shocking secret that Batman never knew about a part of his life he’d taken for granted?

Unravel this thrilling mystery, as Peter J. Tomasi and artist Brad Walker continue the
Detective Comics saga following the historic 1,000th issue of the longest-running comic book in North America.

Collects
Detective Comics #1001-1005 and a story from
Detective Comics #1000.

About the Author

Peter J. Tomasi is a
 New York Times best-selling author known for his current work on
Superman and previous projects
Batman and Robin, Superman/Wonder Woman, Batman – Detective Comics, and
Batman Arkham Knight, along with other commercially successful books including
Green Lantern Corps, Brightest Day, Emerald Warriors, and
Nightwing. Over the course of his career with DC Comics—more than two decades of hit books—Peter served as a group editor ushering in new eras for
Batman, Green Lantern, and
JSA along with special projects like 
Kingdom Come. Peter also is the author of the creator owned books 
Light Brigade (Dark Horse) with artist Peter Snejbjerg, 
The Mighty (Dark Horse) with Keith Champagne and artists Peter Snejbjerg and Chris Samnee, and the critically acclaimed horror/drama series 
House of Penance (Dark Horse) with artist Ian Bertram.

Born in 1963 in the Year of the Rabbit,
Doug Mahnke embarked on a love affair with comics at the age of five. He landed a job drawing comics for Dark Horse at the age of 24. Doug and writer John Arcudi collaborated on Dark Horse’s 
The Mask and their creator-owned series
Major Bummer, originally published by DC. Since then Doug has worked on a wide variety of titles (including
Superman: The Man Of Steel, JLA, Batman, Team Zero, Seven Soldiers: Frankenstein, Black Adam: The Dark Age and
Stormwatch: P.H.D.) with such writers as Joe Kelly, Judd Winick, Chuck Dixon, Grant Morrison, Christos Gage and Ed Brubaker, just to name a few. He lives in the midwest with his wife and six kids, one dog, and a bunny named Suzie.