Batman: Cataclysm

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Cover of Batman: Cataclysm
Cover of Batman: Cataclysm

"Cataclysm" is an 18 chapter story arc that ran through the various Batman family comics. Injury is added to injury as Gotham City, already weakened by a debilitating plague (Batman: Contagion and Batman: Legacy) is hit by a massive earthquake, the epicenter of the which is less than a mile from Wayne Manor, which comes tumbling down on top of Batman and Alfred. In the aftermath of the destruction Batman and his allies join the frantic rescue efforts around the devastated city. This story arc is followed by No Man's Land.

Cataclysm reading order:

  • Prelude: Detective Comics #719
  • Part 1: Shadow of the Bat #73
  • Part 2: Nightwing #19
  • Part 3: Batman #553
  • Part 4: Azrael #40
  • Part 5: Detective Comics #720
  • Part 6: Catwoman #56
  • Part 7: Robin #52
  • Part 8: Batman: Blackgate - Isle of Men #1
  • Part 9: Shadow of the Bat #74
  • Part 10: The Batman Chronicles #12
  • Part 11: Nightwing #20
  • Part 12: Batman #554
  • Part 13: Batman: Huntress/Spoiler - Blunt Trauma #1
  • Part 14: Detective Comics #721
  • Part 15: Catwoman #57
  • Part 16: Batman: Arkham Asylum - Tales of Madness #1
  • Conclusion: Robin #53