The Looming War
From the explosive first page, I was hooked on what is essentially a build up issue. Batman has his work cut out for him as two timeless villains are coming together for a war that will inevitably be messy. There's a lot of twists and turns here as Batman is playing catch up with some foes that manage to be ahead of him as well as be at each other's throats. We know villains don't play well together, but this is a really cool cacophony. I'll be honest, despite being the flagship Batbook, I've been on and off with this title in favor of the more dynamic Batman & Robin as well as Batman Inc. but this arc has me on board for what's looking like a great confrontation. I'd say definitely pick this up before things get crazy because this story is looking like it'll be a pretty damn good one. Classic Batman at its finest.