Bruce Wayne resumes being Batman after a decade's absence, teaming up with new Robin Carrie Kelly to confront the violent "Mutant" gang terrorizing a crime-ridden Gotham City, rekindling his quest in alley where his parents were murdered.

Bruce Wayne has retired from the Batman mantle after the death of the second Robin, Jason Todd. Ten years pass, during which Gotham City is overwhelmed with crime and plagued by a violent gang called "The Mutants." Bruce re-assumes the mantle of Batman after he encounters Mutant gang members in the alley where his parents were murdered. Batman is aided in fighting this menace by a new Robin, a young girl named Carrie Kelly.—Michael Walker