In the wake of BATMAN R.I.P. and BATTLE FOR THE COWL, a new Avenging Angel arrives in Gotham City: Michael Lane, ex-police officer, drafted by the Order of Purity to take on the mantle of Azrael, God's Sword of Justice. Collecting AZRAEL: DEATH'S DARK KNIGHT #1-3, DETECTIVE COMICS ANNUAL #11 and BATMAN ANNUAL #27.