Batman The Dark Knight Vol. 1: Knight Terrors

Out of all the DC characters Batman is my all-time favorite to read its pretty much every collected story I have picked up has been gold, even the mediocre ones.  That's not to say I haven't picked up some sub-par stories because I have but they are few & far between.  This is one of the many Bat-Titles included in the New 52.  This volume reads like an episode of Batman the Animated Series. From the get go it is fairly predictable as to who the villain is but it is the way that it is played out that makes it intriguing.  There are parts of the story the don't seem to work within the context where Batman's actions seem some what out of character but they are small in comparison to the overall book.  Batman along with Green Lantern are two of the only if not the few characters unaffected by the New 52.  This title is no exception it requires some brief knowledge of the Dark Knight's history.  This volume does introduce a new character in the White Rabbit, she herself seems an odd fit for the Dark Knight's rogues gallery.  The second last story in this volume is the reintroduction of the Mad-Hatter & it is one of the creepiest tales I have read involving him. There is also a story in this volume that ties into the Night of the Owls story arc by Scott Snyder.