"No Man's Land" | |||
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Publisher | DC Comics | ||
Publication date | January – December 1999 | ||
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Main character(s) |
Batman Nightwing Robin Oracle Batgirl Huntress |
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Writer(s) |
Jordan B. Gorfinkel Greg Rucka Chuck Dixon Scott Beatty Paul Dini Bob Gale Devin K. Grayson Kelley Puckett Larry Hama Bronwyn Carlton |
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Penciller(s) |
Greg Land Andy Kuhn Yvel Guichet Alex Maleev Dale Eaglesham Frank Teran Phil Winslade Damion Scott Dan Jurgens Mike Deodato Tom Morgan Mat Broome Sergio Cariello |
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Inker(s) | Drew Geraci Chris Ivy Aaron Sowd Wayne Faucher Sean Parsons Frank Teran Phil Winslade Sal Buscema John Floyd Bill Sienkiewicz Sean Parsons David Roach Mark Pennington Rob Hunter |
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Volume One | |||
Volume Two | |||
Volume Three | |||
Volume Four | |||
Volume Five |
"Batman: No Man’s Land" is an American comic book crossover storyline that ran for the whole of 1999 through the Batman comic book titles published by DC Comics. The story architecture for "No Man's Land" and the outline of all the Batman continuity titles for 1999 were written by cartoonist Jordan B. Gorfinkel.
The lead-up story began with the "Cataclysm" story arc, which described a major earthquake hitting Gotham City. This was followed by the storylines "Aftershock" and then "Road to No Man's Land" which resulted in the U.S. government officially evacuating Gotham and then abandoning and isolating those who chose to remain in the city. "No Man’s Land" covered, in detail, a period in the lives of the residents of the city, explaining all events from the time of isolation, until its time of re-opening and the beginning of rebuilding.
The main storyline ran through the monthly Batman titles Detective Comics, Batman, Batman: Shadow of the Bat, and Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight with other spin-offs serving as tie-ins. In all, "No Man's Land" encompassed 80 regular monthly issues, 4 specials, and the Batman: Harley Quinn graphic novel, which introduced Harley Quinn to the DC Universe.
The storyline is divided into several arcs. A part of the story would continue from one Batman title and then to the next Batman title that would come the following week, much the same format used in the Superman comics for that time. Unlike the Superman comics, where a creative team is maintained for one monthly title, the same creative team is maintained for the duration of the story arc.