This is the kind of dark and cold world of Batman I love to read sometimes.

This brings in a lot of new villains, ones older now like Ratcatcher, but brings them in a much more human way. Which makes the way Batman deals with them in a more detective and hands on approach. These villains are ground level, and that makes it just much more exciting for me. The Ratcatcher storyline is the strongest of the bunch but most of the stories here are solid, good characterzation Bruce, and excellent art that moves nice and smooth though the fights.

Overall, this is a great read for Bat fans who want to know how the Dark Knight really formed into the Dark Knight.