suicide. Snow (#192–196) By J. H. Williams III, Dan Curtis Johnson, and Seth Fisher When Captain Gordon refuses to give him access to GCPD files on a major criminal, Batman takes things into his own hands and assembles a private team of investigators. At the same time, researcher Victor Fries suffers tragedy and goes on a rampage against his employers. Note: A retelling of the origin of Mr. Freeze, using the origin established for the character in Batman: The Animated Series. Blaze of Glory (#197–199) By Will Pfeifer and Chris Weston Emergency (#200) By Eddie Campbell, Daren White, and Bart Sears During his latest battle with Batman, the Joker is inadvertently exposed to his own Joker venom. Cold Case (#201–203) By Christos N. Gage, Ron Wagner, and Bill Reinhold Madmen of Gotham (#204–206) By Justin Gray and Steven Cummings Darker than Death (#207–211) By Bruce Jones and Ariel Olivetti Chicks Dig the Bat (#212) By Adam Beechen, Steve Scott, and Nathan Massengill Otaku (#213) By Matt Wayne and Steven Cummings The murder of a black market dealer who specializes in authentic Batman-related memorabilia (lost Batarangs, cowls, etc.) leads Batman to Akihabara, where he must comb the Electric City's various themed establishments to find a Yakuza leader that has a rather disturbing fetish for costumed heroes. Superstitious and Cowardly (#214) By Christos N. Gage and Phil Winslade Famed assassin Deadshot returns to Gotham, following the events of Infinity Crisis, to kill a witness who is set to testify against a corrupt businessman. Knowing of his recent heroic actions during the crossover as part of the Secret Six, Batman must find a way to convince Deadshot to abandon the contract to kill the witness. Viewpoint (#0) A preview of upcoming stories published during the Post-Zero Hour "Zero Month" event. Note: Vince Giarrano produced the framing sequences between the previews. Two of the preview stories featured here were never published. Duel (Annual #1) By Dennis O'Neil, Jim Aparo, Keith Giffen, Malcolm Jones III, Joe Quesada, Josef Rubenstein, Tom Lyle, Ty Templeton Dan Spiegle, James Blackburn, and Michael Golden Mike Mignola (Cover Artist) Batman has illusions about the metaphorical "burden" he has to carry. Vows (Annual #2) By Dennis O'Neil, Michael Netzer, and Luke McDonnell Transformation (Annual #3) By Dennis O'Neil, Mike Manley, Luke McDonnell, Gray Morrow, and Ricardo Villagran Azrael, who is replacing the injured Bruce Wayne as Batman, must help a disillusioned