Batman's son Robin must prove to his father-as well as his previous mantle-holders-that he's worthy of being the newest Boy Wonder. Damian Wayne, a.k.a. Robin, must prove to Batman, as well as the previous Boy Wonders that he's every bit the hero that his father is in the wake of the cataclysmic events of the best-selling BATMAN & ROBIN VOL. 1: BORN TO KILL.

Spinning out from the tragic death of Damian Wayne in the pages of Batman Incorporated, the Dark Knight attempts to cope with the death of not only his partner, Robin, the Boy Wonder, but also his son. Will he be able to deal with his grief on his own, or will he turn to his allies to try and help him through the pain? Collects BATMAN AND ROBIN #18-23.

After losing his son Damian-a.k.a. Robin-Batman has finally found peace with his death. Damian's grandfather Ra's al Ghul, however, has not. In order to resurrect Robin, he's stolen the body and now Batman-Robin’s father-will stop at nothing to reclaim him. Even if that means that the Dark Knight must hunt down Ra’s al Ghul from Paradise Island to Nanda Parbat. While traversing his way thru some of the most dangerous and exotic locations in the DC Universe Batman meets up with his fellow teammates in the Justice League and even the noble monster Frankenstein! But do they come as friends or foes? And who will win once the forces of Darkseid decide to take an interest in the future of Damian Wayne? The best-selling creative team Peter J. Tomasi (BRIGHTEST DAY) and Patrick Gleason (GREEN LANTERN CORPS), along with Andy Kubert (BATMAN) and Doug Mahnke (GREEN LANTERN) bring you the death-defying, world-spanning BATMAN AND ROBIN: THE HUNT FOR ROBIN (collects issues #29-34 and ROBIN RISES: OMEGA #1)!

A shadowy figure emerges from Bruce Wayne's past. His name is NoBody, and he's not happy that Batman Incorporated is shining a light on his own shadowy war against evil.

Batman begins battling evil with his son, Damian, at his side.

A shadowy figure emerges from Bruce Wayne's past. His name is NoBody, and he's not happy that Batman Incorporated is shining a light on his own shadowy war against evil.

Covering genres from adventure and fantasy to horror, science fiction, and superheroes, this guide maps the vast terrain of graphic novels, describing and organizing titles to help librarians balance their graphic novel collections and direct patrons to read-alikes. New subgenres, new authors, new artists, and new titles appear daily in the comic book and manga world, joining thousands of existing titles—some of which are very popular and well-known to the enthusiastic readers of books in this genre. How do you determine which graphic novels to purchase, and which to recommend to teen and adult readers? This updated guide is intended to help you start, update, or maintain a graphic novel collection and advise readers about the genre. Containing mostly new information as compared to the previous edition, the book covers iconic super-hero comics and other classic and contemporary crime fighter-based comics; action and adventure comics, including prehistoric, heroic, explorer, and Far East adventure as well as Western adventure; science fiction titles that encompass space opera/fantasy, aliens, post-apocalyptic themes, and comics with storylines revolving around computers, robots, and artificial intelligence. There are also chapters dedicated to fantasy titles; horror titles, such as comics about vampires, werewolves, monsters, ghosts, and the occult; crime and mystery titles regarding detectives, police officers, junior sleuths, and true crime; comics on contemporary life, covering romance, coming-of-age stories, sports, and social and political issues; humorous titles; and various nonfiction graphic novels.