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Synopsis

LEAPING FROM THE PAGES OF MAY'S BATMAN #9 INTO THE NEXT LEVEL! Framed. Outlawed. Hunted. The extralegal activities of Gotham's vigilantes have never been more dangerous. After Barbara Gordon is arrested for aiding the Bat-Family, she is shipped off to Supermax, GCPD Commissioner Vandal Savage's pet-project prison for all who oppose him. She will find herself alone, surrounded by dangerous criminals and equally dangerous guards, in a place where nothing is what it seems. The true danger is just beginning... Eisner Award-winning writer Mariko Tamaki and fan-favorite artist Amancay Nahuelpan reunite to deliver a twisty, unexpected Bat-book for DC Next Level.

Notes

Reprinted in

• Justice League Intergalactic Special #1— 3-page excerpt
• DC Next Level Sampler FCBD 2026 #1— black and white 3-page excerpt
• Batman #9— 3-page excerpt
• Batman #163 (928)— 3-page excerpt
• Batman 163 Giant-Size Special Edition #[nn]— 3-page excerpt

Credits

Script

Mariko Tamaki

Pencils

Karl Kerschl, Amancay Nahuelpan

Inks

Karl Kerschl, Amancay Nahuelpan

Colours

Karl Kerschl, Tamra Bonvillain

Letters

Ariana Maher

Cover

Amancay Nahuelpan, Arif Prianto, David Nakayama, Jorge Corona, Karl Kerschl, Sarah Stern, Tamra Bonvillain, Yanick Paquette

Editor

Rob Levin

Assistant editor

James Reid

Editor-in-chief

Marie Javins

Characters

• Barbara Gordon
• Batman
• Cassandra Cain
• Batgirl
• Big Barda
• Dick Grayson
• Damian Wayne
• Cynthia Lance
• Dinah Lance
• Bruce Wayne
• Sin
• Vandal Savage
• Black Canary
• Nightwing
• Robin

Other printings & variants

• David Nakayama Foil Cardstock Variant Cover
• David Nakayama Cardstock Variant Cover
• Amancay Nahuelpan Cardstock Variant Cover
• Yanick Paquette Cardstock Variant Cover
• Jorge Corona Next Level Cardstock Variant Cover
• Blank Cardstock Variant Cover
• Second Printing Karl Kerschl Logo Color Variant Cover