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03/18/2003: Batman TPB and single issues: Cataclysm/No Man's Land
As I research how to proceed with my plan towards world domination getting an overview of recent Batman canon and continuity (heh, the level of difficulty is about the same), I'm accumulating a lot of notes (both paper and electronic) on which stories are published where, what the main events are etc. And of course I continue to promptly misplace or loose them almost as soon as I gathered the information.
So I have decided to post this in my blog, sort of as a "note to self", well a rather public note, but after all there may be other people for whom such an overview might be interesting and more importantly it won't be some obscure text document lost in the unorganized mess that's my hard drive but neatly indexed and visibly posted in my blog, where I can find it.
I don't own most of these comics (yet), so I'm relying on information provided on web sites. My sources are the The Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe, this continuity page, this timeline, this German DC fan page, and information on issues and trade paperbacks provided by various online comic stores.
For now I started with the Cataclysm/No Man's Land time frame.
Corrections are very welcome.
Batman: Cataclysm
That story is (in parts) available as TPB, both from DC and the UK Titan version (which I guess are identical).
The TPB reprints:
Batman #553-554
Batman Chronicles #12 (only some of its stories in the TPB?)
Blackgate: Isle of Men #1
Catwoman #56
Detective Comics #719-721
Huntress/Spoiler: Blunt Trauma #1
Nightwing #19-20
Robin #53
Shadow Of The Bat #73-74
Cataclysm (in the single issues) proceeds with the following chapters:
Cataclysm Prelude: "Sound and Fury" -- Detective Comics #719 (March 1998)
Cataclysm #1: "Castles Built on Sand" -- Shadow of the Bat #73 (April 1998)
Cataclysm #2: "Shudder" -- Nightwing #19 (April 1998)
Cataclysm #3: "Lifelines" -- Batman #553 (April 1998)
Cataclysm #4: "Hour of the Quake" -- Azrael #40 (April 1998)
Cataclysm #5: "The First and the Last" -- Detective Comics #720 (April 1998)
Cataclysm #6: "Claustrophobia" -- Catwoman (Vol. 2) #56 (April 1998)
Cataclysm #7: "Tribunal" -- Robin #52 (April 1998)
Cataclysm #8 -- Blackgate: Isle of Men #1
Cataclysm #9: "The Naked City" -- Shadow of the Bat #74 (May 1998)
Cataclysm #10 -- Batman Chronicles #12
Cataclysm #11: "The Day after Judgment" -- Nightwing #20 (May 1998)
Cataclysm #12: "Master of Destruction" -- Batman #554 (May 1998)
Cataclysm #13: Huntress/Spoiler: Blunt Trauma #1 (May 1998)
Cataclysm #14: "Shifting Ground" -- Detective Comics #721 (May 1998)
Cataclysm #15: "Reap What You Sow" -- Catwoman (Vol. 2) #57 (May 1998)
Cataclysm #16 -- Batman: Arkham Asylum Tales of Madness #1
Cataclysm Conclusion -- Robin #53 (May 1998)
So the TPB collection is incomplete.
Batman: Cataclysm Aftershock
There seem to be a number of issues labeled Cataclysm: Aftershock published between June and October 1998 that aren't collected in any TPB. Those issues also don't seem to be in any particular order.
Cataclysm: Aftershock stories are:
Batman #555 (June 1998): "Trapped Like Rats"
Batman #556 (July 1998): "Help, Trapped, Money, Rescue, Ruins"
Batman #557 (August 1998): "Ballistic's Evidence"
Batman #558 (September 1998): "Dying City"
Batman #559 (October 1998): "Dead City"
Detective Comics #722 (June 1998): "Statistics"
Detective Comics #724 (August 1998): "The Grieving City"
Detective Comics #725 (September 1998): "At the End of the Day"
Detective Comics #726 (October 1998): "Fools Errand"
Robin #54 (June 1998)
Shadow of the Bat #75 (June 1998): "Aftershock: By Fire... Or By Ice?"
Shadow of the Bat #76 (July 1998): "Aftershocks: the Gauntlet"
Shadow of the Bat #77 (August 1998): "Arwin's Theory of Devolution"
Shadow of the Bat #78 (September 1998): "The Blank Generation, Part I: Corporate Nightmares"
Shadow of the Bat #79 (October 1998): "The Blank Generation, Part II: A Favorable Wind"
Set in-between the Aftershock stories is the mini-series Brotherhood of the Fist:
Brotherhood of the Fist #1 -- Green Arrow Vol. 2 #134 (July 1998)
Brotherhood of the Fist #2: "Fight Back to Gotham" -- Detective Comics #723 (July 1998)
Brotherhood of the Fist #3: "Monkey Fist" -- Robin #55 (July 1998)
Brotherhood of the Fist #4: "Paper Revelations" -- Nightwing #23 (August 1998)
Brotherhood of the Fist #5: "The Borrowed Life" -- Green Arrow Vol. 2 #135 (August 1998)
In November 1998 DC did the "#1,000,000" event, which is AFAIK not related to Cataclysm or No Man's Land:
Batman #1,000,000 (November 1998)
Detective Comics #1,000,000 (November 1998): "The Bug That Ate Tomorrow"
Nightwing Vol. 2 #1,000,000 (November 1998): "The Anachronism"
Robin Vol. 2 #1,000,000 (November 1998): "Dark Planet"
Shadow of the Bat #1,000,000 (November 1998): "A Never-Ending Story"
(and probably others)
Road To No Man's Land
The different "prequels" to No Man's Land (which itself begins in March 1999), set between Aftershock and No Man's Land are all called Road To No Man's Land, but the story lines seem to be separate inside the different series, and to my knowledge those are not collected in a TPB.
Bruce Wayne Goes To Washington #1: "The Jackals" -- Batman #560 (December 1998)
Bruce Wayne Goes To Washington #2: "The Witness" -- Batman #561 (January 1999)
Bruce Wayne Goes To Washington #3: "The Devil His Due!" -- Batman #562 (February 1999)
Waxman and Clown #1 -- Batman: Shadow of the Bat #80 (December 1998)
Waxman and Clown #2 -- Batman: Shadow of the Bat #81 (January 1999)
Waxman and Clown #3 -- Batman: Shadow of the Bat #82 (February 1999)
"Nest of Vipers" -- Detective Comics #727 (December 1998)
"Chaos Squared" -- Detective Comics #728 (January 1999)
"30 Seconds to Midnight" -- Detective Comics #729 (February 1999):
Batman: No Man's Land
Is available in five TPBs, both from DC and Titan.
No Man's Land Vol. 1 reprints:
Batman: No Man's Land special
Batman #563-564
Detective Comics #730-731
Legends of the Dark Knight #116
Shadow of the Bat #83-84
No Man's Land Vol. 2 reprints:
Batman #565
Batman Chronicles #16 (two stories of it)
Detective Comics #732-733
Legends of the Dark Knight issues #117, #119
Shadow of the Bat #85-#87
No Man's Land Vol. 3 reprints:
Batman #566-569
Detective Comics #734-735
Legends of the Dark Knight #120-121
Shadow of the Bat #88
No Man's Land Vol. 4 reprints:
Batman #571-572
Batman Chronicles #18
Detective Comics #736, 738-739
Legends of the Dark Knight #125
Shadow of the Bat #92-93
No Man's Land Vol. 5 reprints:
Batman #573-574
Detective Comics #740-741
Legends of the Dark Knight #126
No Man's Land #0
Shadow of the Bat #94
Also the Nightwing No Man's Land issues are part of the Nightwing: A Darker Shade of Justice collection, which reprints Nightwing #30-39 and some of Nightwing Secret Files #1.
No Man's Land in single issues has the following chapters (I'm listing all stories reprinted in the TPB as well as the other issues which have the yellow/black "No Man's Land" sign on their covers):
No Law and a New Order #1: "Values" -- Batman No Man's Land #1 (March 1999)
No Law and a New Order #2: "Strategy" -- Batman: Shadow of the Bat #83 (March 1999)
No Law and a New Order #3: "Tactics" -- Batman #563 (March 1999)
No Law and a New Order #4: "Language" -- Detective Comics #730 (March 1999)
Fear of Faith #1 "Fanning the Flames" -- Legends of the Dark Knight #116 (April 1999)
Fear of Faith #2 "To Serve and Protect" -- Batman: Shadow of the Bat #84 (April 1999)
Fear of Faith #3: "Life In Hell" -- Batman #564 (April 1999)
Fear of Faith #4: "Be Not Afraid" -- Detective Comics #731 (April 1999)
"Miracle Run!" -- Azrael: Agent of the Bat #51 (April 1999)
"Devil Down Below" -- Azrael: Agent of the Bat #52 (May 1999)
Mosaic #1 -- Batman #565 (May 1999)
Mosaic #2 -- Detective Comics #732 (May 1999)
Bread and Circuses #1 -- Legends of the Dark Knight #117 (May 1999)
Bread and Circuses: Conclusion -- Batman: Shadow of the Bat #85 (May 1999)
"Little Boy Lost" -- Batman Chronicles #17 (May 1999)
"Balance" -- Legends of the Dark Knight #118 (June 1999)
"The Visitor" -- Batman #566 (June 1999)
"Shades of Grey" -- Detective Comics #733 (June 1999)
"?" -- Shadow of the Bat #86 (June 1999)
"Jellybean Deathtrap" -- Azrael: Agent of the Bat #53 (June 1999)
Claim Jumping #1 -- Legends of the Dark Knight #119 (July 1999)
Claim Jumping #2 -- Shadow of the Bat #87 (July 1999)
Mark of Cain #1 -- Batman #567 (July 1999)
Mark of Cain #2 -- Detective Comics #734 (July 1999)
"Step Into the Light" -- Azrael: Agent of the Bat #54 (July 1999)
"Road Trip" -- Young Justice in No Man's Land #1 (July 1999)
Fruit of the Earth #1 -- Shadow of the Bat #88 (August 1999)
Fruit of the Earth #2 -- Batman #568 (August 1999)
Fruit of the Earth #3 -- Detective Comics #735 (August 1999)
"Assembly" -- Legends of the Dark Knight #120 (August 1999)
"Way Dark" -- Robin Vol. 2 #67 (August 1999)
"Misery Dance" -- Azrael: Agent of the Bat #55 (August 1999)
"Inside Job" -- JLA #32 (August 1999)
War Beneath the Streets #1 -- Robin Vol. 2 #68 (September 1999)
War Beneath the Streets #2 -- Robin Vol. 2 #69 (October 1999)
War Beneath the Streets #3 -- Robin Vol. 2 #70 (November 1999)
"I Cover the Waterfront" -- Batman #569 (September 1999)
"Homecoming" -- Detective Comics #736 (September 1999)
"Powerplay" -- Legends of the Dark Knight #121 (September 1999)
"Spiritual Currency" -- Batman Chronicles #18 (September 1999)
"The King" -- Shadow of the Bat #89 (September 1999)
"The Night Foretold" -- Azrael: Agent of the Bat #56 (September 1999)
"The Mission" -- Catwoman Vol. 2 #72 (September 1999)
"The Belly of the Beast" -- Nightwing Vol. 2 #35 (September 1999)
Low Road to Golden Mountain #1 -- Legends of the Dark Knight #122 (October 1999)
Low Road to Golden Mountain #2 -- Shadow of the Bat #90 (October 1999)
The Code #1: "Breakin' the Law" -- Batman #570 (October 1999)
The Code #2: "Joker for No Man's Land" -- Detective Comics #737 (October 1999)
"Scratched Out!" -- Azrael: Agent of the Bat #57 (October 1999)
"Ms. Direction" -- Catwoman Vol. 2 #73 (October 1999)
"Nothing But Time" -- Nightwing #36 (October 1999)
Underground Railroad #1 -- Legends of the Dark Knight #123 (November 1999)
Underground Railroad #2 -- Batman: Shadow of the Bat #91 (November 1999)
Goin' Downtown #1: "The Vault" -- Batman #571 (November 1999)
Goin' Downtown #2: "The Vandal" -- Detective Comics #738 (November 1999)
"Ghosts" -- Azrael: Agent of the Bat #58 (November 1999)
"A Slight Detour" -- Catwoman Vol. 2 #74 (November 1999)
"Escape From Blackgate"-- Nightwing #37 (November 1999)
"Captain of Industry" -- Legends of the Dark Knight #124 (December 1999)
"Stormy Weather" -- Shadow of the Bat #92 (December 1999)
Jurisprudence #1 -- Batman #572 (December 1999)
Jurisprudence #2 -- Detective Comics #739 (December 1999)
"The Lizard King" -- Robin Vol. 2 #71 (December 1999)
"Azrael: Pilgrim's Return" -- Azrael: Agent of the Bat #59 (December 1999)
"The Rules" -- Catwoman Vol. 2 #75 (December 1999)
"Face to Face" -- Nightwing #38 (December 1999)
Batman No Man's Land #0 (December 1999)
Batman No Man's Land Secret Files 1 (December 1999)
"Falling Back" -- Legends of the Dark Knight #125 (January 2000)
"Assembly Redux" -- Shadow of the Bat #93 (January 2000)
Shellgame #1: "Gambits" -- Batman #573 (January 2000)
Shellgame #2 -- Detective Comics #740 (January 2000)
"Last Stand on Grand Ave" -- Robin Vol. 2 #72 (January 2000)
"Evacuation" -- Azrael: Agent of the Bat #60 (January 2000)
"Strange Bedfellows" -- Catwoman Vol. 2 #76 (January 2000)
"By Force of Arms" -- Nightwing #39 (January 2000)
Endgame #1: "Silent Night, All is Calm, All is Bright..." -- Legends of the Dark Knight #126 (February 2000)
Endgame #2: "...Tender and Mild..." -- Batman #574 (February 2000)
Endgame #3: "...Sleep in Heavenly Peace..." -- Detective Comics #741 (February 2000)
Endgame - Epilogue: "Days of Auld Lang Syne" -- Shadow of the Bat #94 (February 2000)
"The World Around the Corner" -- Robin Vol. 2 #73 (February 2000)
"Presents of Mind" -- Azrael: Agent of the Bat #61 (February 2000)
"Pay Back" -- Catwoman Vol. 2 #77 (February 2000)
No Man's Land Aftermath (New Gotham)
I'm not sure whether those still relate to No Man's Land or just show the characters moving on.
"The Honored Dead" -- Detective Comics #742 (March 2000)
"O'er the Land of the Free" -- Batman #575 (March 2000)
"The First Day of the Rest of Your Life!" -- Azrael: Agent of the Bat #62 (March 2000)
"The Worst Is Yet To Come!" -- Robin Vol. 2 #74 (March 2000)
