A terrifying new threat plagues the streets of Gotham, as Professor Hugo Strange unleashes his Monster Men, cannibalistic brutes who slaughter without mercy. Caught up in the web of intrigue between Strange and mob leader, Sal Maroni, is Norman Madison, father of Bruce Wayne's girlfriend, Julie. In this case, a year after his Year One debut, a confident Batman faces a Gotham turning stranger and more savage than he ever imagined.