Plot
Collects Batman: Battle for the Cowl (2009 DC) #1-3, Batman: Battle for the Cowl - Arkham Asylum (2009 DC), Batman: Battle for the Cowl - Commissioner Gordon (2009 DC), Batman: Battle for the Cowl - Man Bat (2009 DC), Batman: Battle for the Cowl - The Network (2009 DC), Batman: Battle for the Cowl - The Underground (2009 DC), Gotham Gazette: Batman Dead? (2009 DC); Gotham Gazette: Batman Alive? (2009 DC), Oracle: The Cure (2009) #1-3, Azrael: Death's Dark Knight (2009) #1-3, and Secret Six (2008-2011 3rd Series) #9. Cover by Tony Daniel.
Can the Bat-Family maintain order without Bruce to guide them? Following the disappearance of her protector, Gotham City may be too far gone for Nightwing, Robin, Commissioner Gordon and the rest of the city's heroes to save the day. Amid the fires, rioting, looting and gang warfare, one question rings out from the souls of Gotham's desperate citizens: Where is Batman?