BATMAN/GRENDEL pits the relentless determination of the Dark Knight Detective against the diabolic methodology of Hunter Rose, the first incarnation of Matt Wagner's now-classic creation, Grendel. While Bruce Wayne and Hunter Rose play power games in Gotham's high society, Batman finds himself up against a new and vicious foe of uncanny intellect and evil intent, one more than capable of testing the Dark Knight's formidable skills to their limits.

The true aggressive evil of Grendel is revealed as, in his malevolent quest to prove his superiority over Batman, he slaughters a squad of Gotham City cops and kidnaps an innocent child to use as a pawn in his cruel games of duplicity and murder. But the Dark Knight is not so easily duped, and Grendel's extreme actions set them both up for a chilling confrontation.

The Dark Knight has faced many twisted nightmares: killer clowns and crazed ex-D.A.s, women dressed as cats and steroid-pumped madmen. But an unholy relic—the bones of Hunter Rose—has brought a deadlier foe to his city. A relentless, merciless foe. A foe known as Grendel-Prime. The devil has returned to Gotham. Follows first Batman/Grendel miniseries, as well as Grendel: War Child.