After inviting readers into a bold new vision of Gotham City and the Batman mythos in the inaugural issue of Batman: Gargoyle of Gotham, acclaimed comic book creator Rafael Grampá doubles down on the stakes and new villains with the DC Black miniseries’ second issue. On sale beginning December 12, the series previously introduced the obsidian supervillain Crytoon with its first issue as Gotham falls into widespread moral and urban decay despite Batman’s best efforts. Though the Dark Knight defeated the crying clown after a harrowing chase through the city, the evil is only escalating in Gotham as two new villains in the Virgin and Moth-er surface with even more insidious plans.

With Bruce Wayne haunted by reopening old wounds linked directly to his parents’ murders, Jim Gordon takes point in the investigation as the body count grows around the city. This places