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Before Gotham becomes No Man's Land, it has to break piece by piece. This omnibus follows the road into one of Batman's biggest city-wide disasters: earthquakes, political abandonment, collapsing systems and a Gotham that stops feeling governable before it officially falls. Chuck Dixon, Greg Rucka, Graham Nolan and Jim Aparo build the pressure slowly, making this the important prelude for readers who want to understand why Gotham becomes a battlefield.

Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus Vol. 1 begins the Gotham earthquake aftermath: the city is cut off, abandoned by the government and divided into territories. Batman, Oracle, Nightwing, Robin and the new Batgirl fight to keep order in a Gotham where law has collapsed street by street.

Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus Vol. 2 closes Gotham's abandoned-city saga as the Bat-family keeps fighting through a broken city. Robin, Nightwing, Batgirl, Scarecrow and the wider Gotham conflict carry the event toward its final stretch.

Batman: Bruce Wayne — Murderer Turned Fugitive Omnibus puts Bruce under one of the most personal kinds of pressure: suspicion from the people closest to him and a case that attacks the boundary between Batman and Bruce Wayne. Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka and Graham Nolan make the mystery feel like a test of identity, not just innocence.