Prepare yourself for a shockingly brutal retelling of the first bloody clash between The Joker and the Batman! Detective Jim Gordon must call on the mysterious Dark Knight to help investigate the latest string of murder and mayhem terrorizing Gotham City. But what will it take to find the culprit behind these darkly comedic antics, and what will the repercussions be for everyone involved? The Eisner Award-winning team of Tom King and Mitch Gerads reunite to give life to what may be the most frightening Joker story in a generation! Collects King and Gerads' The Winning Card storyline from Batman: The Brave and the Bold #1-2, #5, and #9.

Batman teams with fan-favorite characters from Gotham Academy and more, in this DC Universe-spanning anthology collection! In Batman: The Brave and the Bold, top talent and rising stars unite to deliver a variety of memorable stories starring both Batman and his allies in Gotham City, and also heroes from throughout the DC Universe. In this collection, writer and artist Karl Kerschl returns to his fan-favorite Gotham Academy characters, as Tristan Grey has mutated into a terrifying new version of Man-Bat, and it's up to Batman and Maps Mizoguchi to save him! But it turns out that Tristan isn't the only person who has been infected by the Man-Bat serum—so get ready for Batman and Maps versus an army of leather-winged monsters! Plus, Batman: The Brave and the Bold: Legends of Justice includes “Aquaman: Communion” by acclaimed writer and artist Gabriel Hardman; “Artemis: The Poison Within” by Delilah S. Dawson, Serg Acuña, and George Kambadais; “The Sweet Science” by Christos Gage and Danny Kim, starring western hero Bat Lash; Sgt. Rock and the Creature Commandos in “Private Stein” by Michael W. Conrad and PJ Holden; and The Signal in “Nameless” by Matt Harding and Mike Henderson. This volume collects stories from Batman: The Brave and the Bold #7-13.