DC's "Year of the Villain" leaps into a new phase as the ultimate battle between Lex Luthor and the Batman Who Laughs rages—and the heroes of the DC Universe are forced to take sides in this epic struggle. Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen ties together some of DC's biggest epics of 2019, including The Batman Who Laughs, Batman/Superman, and DC's "Year of the Villain," which ran across numerous titles. In this collected edition, Lex Luthor faces off against the Batman Who Laughs. On the one side are Luthor's forces of injustice—and on the other are the Batman Who Laughs' agents, known as the Infected...corrupted versions of heroes including Supergirl, Shazam, Commissioner Gordon and others. Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen also sets the stage for the next phase of DC's "Year of the Villain" and beyond. This title collects the five-issue miniseries Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen.