Colonel Kane convinces his daughter to rest for a night and go with her step-mother Catherine and cousin Bette to a charity ball. This is revealed to be a group of 'true believers' led by Kyle Abbot who help both of them escape.

Alice finds her at the same time Colonel Kane comes to rescue her, and both groups are ambushed by monstrous Hybrids. Batwoman is blasted with hallucinogens and has her wig ripped off, sending her stumbling through the woods. Alice fights back with a razor blade hidden in her mouth, continuously quoting Lewis Carroll. This is shown to be concentrated pepper gas, and Batwoman drags Alice away for questioning. In the middle of smashing up covens she's interrupted by Alice, who she points her gun at and pulls the trigger. The Religion of Crime has a new leader coming to Gotham, and Batwoman leaves to hunt her down with her father's experimental military weaponry. Returning home in the morning, her girlfriend dumps her for being unreliable and her father Colonel Kane helps her go over the night's records. Batman tells her that this is her case, but he'll be watching and ready to help if she needs it. Williams III ( Batman, The Sandman: Overture) proudly present one of the most intriguing storylines DC has ever published! This volume collects the first seven pulse-pounding, visually stunning issues of Rucka and Williams's landmark collaboration ( Detective Comics #854-860)-a bold tale of triumph, trauma, and the nature of heroism.Batwoman is observed by Batman while she beats a suspect for information on the thirteen Religion of Crime covens in Gotham City. Is this one-woman army fighting a war she can't win, against an enemy with more power over her than she ever could have imagined? Writer Greg Rucka ( Wonder Woman, Action Comics) and artist J.H. But Alice has something special in store for the Batwoman-something that will show her everything she thought she knew about her life as a caped crusader is wrong.

Led by a Lewis Carroll-quoting madwoman known only as Alice, they plan to turn Gotham City into a wonderland of carnage.

Battling her at every turn of her still-young crime-fighting career is a crazed cult called the Religion of Crime. She is the Batwoman, Gotham City's newest protector. By day, Kate Kane is a glamourous socialite with a troubled past. A formidable foe is sucking Gotham into her dark fantasy, only Batwoman can bring a madwoman back to reality and save the city! THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS.

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