Batman vol 8 is the beginning of the superheavy story arc written by scott snyder with artwork by greg capullo the story takes place sometime after endgame gotham city is picking up the pieces left behind by the jokers attack and batmans apparent death. After his deadliest battle to date batman is bruised battered and scarred and forever changed now a figure in an 8 foot mechanized suit of armor roams the streets of gotham city more powerful than ever before batmans pursuit of justice has never been more swift or efficient but who is the new dark knight and why is heor she here plus learn the secret origin of the strange new . Batman volume 8 book read 345 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers after his deadliest battle to date batman is bruised battered a. Batman vol 8 superheavy review by brian warshaw december 31 2016 0 click to share on facebook opens in new window click to share on twitter opens in new window. Batman volume 8 superheavy is one half james gordon as batman book and the other the introduction of mr bloom who comes into it big time in the next volume theres a few inconsistencies that surface with the premise of bruce wayne going missing and no batman first wayne enterprises goes bust and is bought out by geri powers