Dead Reckoning part 1! Someone is picking off Gotham's Rogues--starting with the new Killer Moth. At the scene of the crime, a clue is found: one of Two-Face's marred coins...except this time, both sides are marred.

There's a new Batman in Gotham City. His name is Simon Petrarch--and unlike his predecessors, he believes in killing his enemies.

A prelude to "Cataclysm!" Morgan "Morgue" Tice recounts how he took down the Batman--but in this case, fact is certainly not stranger than fiction. And a warning is sent to the Batcave of impending devastation, but does it arrive in time? Continued in BATMAN: SHADOW OF The BAT #73.

When Bruce Wayne refuses to allow illegal mindcontrol experiments to continue at Wayne Technology, he finds himself charged with being a traitor. During the police investigation, Wayne is forced to confront memories of the various people who trained him to become the feared Dark KnightBatman. Wayne not only must clear himself, but also protect his secret and save his company from ruin. Batman screenwriter Sam Hamm makes his comic-book debut with BATMAN: BLIND JUSTICE, introducing new elements to the Batman legend including the character of Henri Ducard, played by Liam Neeson in 2005s smash film Batman Begins.