And we return to Detective Comics with the continuation of Azrael’s first outings with the Bat Family.

We start our first story-line integrating Azrael with the Bat-Family.

When we last left Detective Comics, The General’s War Dogs have decided to enact the plan of Cyrus from The Warriors – with the next step being cribbed from Assault on Precinct 13.

When we last left Batman, he was now facing an alliance of gangs lead by a murderous pre-pubescent, who has been dubbed The General by his followers.

We’re shifting Bat-books this issue to Detective Comics, and the introduction of another new villain.

In the wake of the battle with Metalhead, Batman is beaten, battered, and exhausted. But can he handle a new threat against Commissioner Gordon?

After Black Mask’s gang has been rounded up, Batman has to deal with the aftermath.

We’ve finally come to the last part of the road to Knightfall, and argueably the first part of Knightfall as well, with the introduction of Azrael.

We continue with the return of Black Mask with Batman undercover in Black Mask’s operation, as Black Mask’s gang has kidnapped Lucius Fox.

After the introduction of Bane, we have a slight side story as we ease into Knightfall proper.

We now start getting into the Knightfall Saga proper with the introduction of Bane.