Gotham City is still recovering from No Man's Land. Whole city blocks remain contested territory between brutal gangs and Arkham escapees, with innocent people caught in the middle. The Joker has been conspicuously absent — for a year now. Batman knows something is coming. A new threat has emerged, one linked to the League of Shadows, with the potential to bring back the Joker, Bane, and the Riddler. Its architect may already be beyond reach. Can Batman contain it before the number of enemies becomes impossible to manage?