The first ten issues of the Eisner and Harvey Award-winning series are collected in softcover for the first time! Written by Ed Brubaker (Captain America) and Greg Rucka (DETECTIVE COMICS, 52), this series pits the detectives of Gotham City's Special Crimes Unit against the city's greatest villains — in the shadow of Batman himself.
                         Greg Rucka's Eisner Award-winning story "Half a Life" concludes! Finally confronted with the man behind her the chaos in her life--from her outing as a lesbian to her murder charges--how will Renee Montoya react? Guest starring the Batman!
                         The penultimate chapter in Greg Rucka's Harvey Award-winning story arc, Josie Mac joins the cast of GOTHAM CENTRAL as both sides of Renee Montoya's life comes crashing down! "Half a Life" Part 4!
                         Renee Montoya's personal life collides with her professional one when Internal Affairs opens an investigation regarding the Gotham City detective and a murder committed with her very own weapon! "Half a Life" Part 3!
                         With her personal and professional life spiraling out of control, detective Renee Montoya teeters on the edge as she deals with a surprise visit from her brother and confronts her stalker. "Half a Life" Part 2!
                         The start of the Eisner Award-winning arc by Greg Rucka by Michael Lark that outs Detective Renee Montoya as a lesbian and turns her whole world upside down! "Half a Life" Part 1 begins here!
                         The dramatic finale of not one but two cases! Detectives Marcus Driver and Romy Chandler have a suspect. But is he the man who murdered little Bonnie Lewis? Meanwhile, the detectives' case against Firebug and his string of arsons in Gotham City hits a surprising bump. The clock is ticking on both cases and this issue's got a twist of an ending. And...
                         Romy and Driver continue their investigation into the Lewis kidnapping while the rest of the team tries to track down the arsonist Firebug, who's been setting Gotham aflame! But why isn't the case closed after a tense standoff with Firebug? And how does a murder investigation lead back to...a Batarang?
                         A new storyline begins in this gritty look at the non-costumed heroes of Gotham City. With the effects of the GCPD's first adventure still hanging heavy over the squad of Gotham's Major Crimes Unit, Firebug returns to rain terror and flame across the city! Meanwhile, the investigation into the child kidnapping continues.
                         The detectives' best lead to solving the murder of one of their own has turned up dead, and time is running out. When they learn the killer's real target, can they even hope to arrive in time?
                         The detectives of Gotham's police force star in their own ongoing series! A tense, driven story begins in rapid fashion with the all-too familiar cry of "officer down"--and the race is on to stop a major Batman villain while solving the crime before the Dark Knight intervenes. But between the emotion of losing one of their own, and the labyrinth of...
                         The serial killer known as Faceless begins murdering Gotham's citizens, apparently at random, and then removing their faces. Batman must stop this crime spree before more innocents die.
                         The Spectre first attacks and later joins Batman, as they utilize their unique talents to pursue a ruthless killer in Gotham City.
                         Jim Corrigan follows a killer to Gotham, where he discovers irrefutable evidence that Batman is a murderer. As the Spectre, he's called on to clear the name of the Dark Knight and Batman's fate hangs in the balance!
                         Someone is robbing the graves of Gotham City and Batman must discover who--and why--before it's too late.
                         Far north in the Arctic, Batman fights to save the tortured Man-Bat, who has now lost all humanity and is ready to destroy anyone and anything-including himself.
                         Man-Bat is in the Arctic about to prey upon members of a research expedition while being pursued by three deadly killers with orders to destroy him--assassins who are, in turn, hunted by the Batman.
                         As the cold, dark night falls upon Gotham and the world, Batman must cope with a Man-Bat who is driven over the edge and begins to prey upon humans.
                         How did an angry, damaged young man grow into the most accomplished detective and crime-fighter the world has ever known? How did the Dark Knight...begin? On Bruce Wayne's journey toward becoming the Dark Knight, he has many hard lessons to learn before his education is complete. His adventure begins in the City of Lights, Paris, where he'll train ...
                         Bruce Wayne's worldwide journey has reached its conclusion-is he ready for the brutal final exam? The acclaimed series comes to a shocking, climactic end as this young Dark Knight will face the ultimate test!
                         Bruce Wayne's journey to become the Dark Knight has taken him around the globe several times, but his training is nearly complete. His trials, however, haven't gone unnoticed: someone has been watching him...hunting him! The final test of the Batman begins!
                         Magic is in the air as Bruce Wayne travels to New York City to study under the legendary John Zatara and his daughter, Zatanna. But there's dark magic loose in the Big Apple, and Bruce's path toward becoming Batman must cross it. Will a man who is training his body and mind to combat crime be ready for a spiritual threat?
                         Bruce Wayne's difficult journey to become Batman continues as he travels to Northern Canada seeking a mastery of weapons and marksmanship from a legendary hunter. Bruce's companion, however, will reveal a lethal secret that could jeopardize the entire mission...
                         Young Bruce Wayne's global journey to become the Dark Knight continues as he finds himself deep in the heart of Moscow searching for Avery Oblonsky, the world's foremost expert in disguise and espionage! Finding this phantom will prove more difficult than expected, but is Bruce willing to die trying?
                         Bruce Wayne's journey to become Batman continues in the cold mountains of North Korea, where he seeks to learn the legendary fighting style of Master Kirigi! This will be his most difficult challenge yet, and he might not survive without the help of a mysterious new "friend."
                         While training in Paris with an infamous cat burglar, Bruce gets caught in a web between Henri Ducard and a serial killer known as the Foundling...will this "first test" for the young Batman prove deadly?
                         Bruce Wayne’s journey toward becoming the Dark Knight has begun, and he has many hard lessons to learn before his education is complete. His adventure begins in the City of Lights, Paris, where he’ll train with a world-renowned cat burglar and come into contact with a horrifying serial killer stalking the city’s wealthy elite...
                         The origin of Batman and his never-ending fight against crime in Gotham City is modern mythology, but what of the story in between? How did an angry, damaged young man grow into the most accomplished detective and crime-fighter the world has ever known? How did the Dark Knight…begin? Superstar writer Chip Zdarsky (Daredevil) and acclaimed artist ...
                         In 1891 a mine collapsed into itself. What was the dark substance found 666 feet underground? During the final days of the Gold Rush, one mining company in Colorado pulled up radioactive uranium, and then the mine then collapsed in on itself. Legends sprung up about the mine being cursed or even haunted. Now the Frontier is closed, the gold and sil...
                         All is revealed as Holt descends the mine to levels never before reached. The nightmarish truth of Canary is finally revealed in this finale. Don't miss the heart-stopping conclusion of this gruesome Old West tale.