Gotham Central

    (DC, 2003-2006)
™ and © DC Comics

The detectives and uniformed officers of Gotham City have a lot to deal with. Their city is crime-ridden, they have the largest and worse number of freaks in the DC Universe, and they have a vigilante super-hero constantly upstaging them. Until now. This new ongoing series by former Detective Comics scribe Greg Rucka and current Detective writer Ed Brubaker, puts the Gotham City Police Department center stage with only brief appearances by Gotham’s most famous costumed hero. Rotating writing responsibilities focus the stories on hard crime fiction by two of the best at the genre. Atmospheric pencils by Michael Lark (see his and Brubaker’s Scene of the Crime mini from Vertigo) only add to the mean streets of Gotham that these cops patrol. This series is something different from the Bat-universe that any crime fan should be reading.
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  • 1
    #1
    Regular Cover by Michael Lark
    Feb 2003
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka  ·  A: Michael Lark
    No copies available
  • 1-2
    #1 - 2nd printing
    2nd Printing Cover by Michael Lark
    Nov 2014
    Cover: $1.00
    W: Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka  ·  A: Michael Lark
    Reprints Gotham Central #1; 1st appearance of Gotham City Police Department’s Major Crimes Unit; Tie-in to the CW’s Gotham TV series
    No copies available
  • 2
    #2
    Regular Cover by Michael Lark
    Mar 2003
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka  ·  A: Michael Lark
    No copies available
  • 3
    #3
    Regular Cover by Michael Lark
    Apr 2003
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Ed Brubaker  ·  A: Michael Lark
    No copies available
  • 4
    #4
    Regular Cover by Michael Lark
    May 2003
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Ed Brubaker  ·  A: Michael Lark
    No copies available
  • 5
    #5
    Regular Cover by Michael Lark
    Jun 2003
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Ed Brubaker  ·  A: Michael Lark
    No copies available
  • 6
    #6
    Regular Cover by Michael Lark
    Jun 2003
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Greg Rucka  ·  A: Michael Lark
    No copies available
  • 7
    #7
    Regular Cover by Michael Lark
    Jul 2003
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Greg Rucka  ·  A: Michael Lark
    No copies available
  • 8
    #8
    Regular Cover by Michael Lark
    Aug 2003
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Greg Rucka  ·  A: Michael Lark
    No copies available
  • 9
    #9
    Regular Cover by Michael Lark
    Sep 2003
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Greg Rucka  ·  A: Michael Lark
    No copies available
  • 10
    #10
    Regular Cover by Michael Lark
    Oct 2003
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Greg Rucka  ·  A: Michael Lark
    No copies available
  • 11
    #11
    Regular Cover by Michael Lark
    Nov 2003
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Greg Rucka  ·  A: Brian Hurtt
    No copies available
  • 12
    #12
    Regular Cover by Michael Lark
    Dec 2003
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Greg Rucka, Ed Brubaker  ·  A: Michael Lark
    No copies available
  • 13
    #13
    Regular Cover by Michael Lark
    Jan 2004
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Greg Rucka, Ed Brubaker  ·  A: Michael Lark
    No copies available
  • 14
    #14
    Regular Cover by Michael Lark
    Feb 2004
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Greg Rucka, Ed Brubaker  ·  A: Michael Lark
    No copies available
  • 15
    #15
    Regular Cover by Michael Lark
    Mar 2004
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Greg Rucka, Ed Brubaker  ·  A: Michael Lark
    No copies available
  • 16
    #16
    Regular Cover by Michael Lark
    Apr 2004
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Ed Brubaker  ·  A: Greg Scott
    No copies available
  • 17
    #17
    Regular Cover by Michael Lark
    May 2004
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Greg Rucka  ·  A: Greg Scott
    No copies available
  • 18
    #18
    Regular Cover by Michael Lark
    Jun 2004
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Greg Rucka  ·  A: Greg Scott
    No copies available
  • 19
    #19
    Regular Cover by Michael Lark
    Jul 2004
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Ed Brubaker  ·  A: Michael Lark
    No copies available
  • 20
    #20
    Regular Cover by Michael Lark
    Aug 2004
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Ed Brubaker  ·  A: Michael Lark
    No copies available
  • 21
    #21
    Regular Cover by Michael Lark
    Sep 2004
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Ed Brubaker  ·  A: Michael Lark
    No copies available
  • 22
    #22
    Regular Cover by Michael Lark
    Oct 2004
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Ed Brubaker  ·  A: Michael Lark
    No copies available
  • 23
    #23
    Regular Cover by Michael Lark
    Nov 2004
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Greg Rucka  ·  A: Michael Lark
    No copies available
  • 24
    #24
    Regular Cover by Michael Lark
    Dec 2004
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Greg Rucka  ·  A: Michael Lark
    No copies available
  • 25
    #25
    Regular Cover by Michael Lark
    Jan 2005
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Greg Rucka  ·  A: Michael Lark
    No copies available
  • 26
    #26
    Regular Cover by Michael Lark
    Feb 2005
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Ed Brubaker  ·  A: Jason Shawn Alexander
    No copies available
  • 27
    #27
    Regular Cover by Michael Lark
    Mar 2005
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Ed Brubaker  ·  A: Jason Shawn Alexander
    No copies available
  • 28
    #28
    Regular Cover by Michael Lark
    Apr 2005
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Greg Rucka  ·  A: Stefano Gaudiano
    No copies available
  • 29
    #29
    Regular Cover by Michael Lark
    May 2005
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Greg Rucka  ·  A: Stefano Gaudiano
    No copies available
  • 30
    #30
    Regular Cover by Michael Lark
    Jun 2005
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Greg Rucka  ·  A: Stefano Gaudiano
    No copies available
  • 31
    #31
    Regular Cover by Cliff Chiang
    Jul 2005
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Greg Rucka  ·  A: Stefano Gaudiano
    No copies available
  • 32
    #32
    Regular Cover by Chris Brunner
    Aug 2005
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Greg Rucka  ·  A: Steve Lieber
    No copies available
  • 33
    #33
    Regular Cover by Sean Phillips
    Sep 2005
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka  ·  A: Kano
    No copies available
  • 34
    #34
    Regular Cover by Sean Phillips
    Oct 2005
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka  ·  A: Kano
    No copies available
  • 35
    #35
    Regular Cover by Sean Phillips
    Nov 2005
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka  ·  A: Kano
    No copies available
  • 36
    #36
    Regular Cover by Joshua Middleton
    Dec 2005
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka  ·  A: Kano
    No copies available
  • 37
    #37
    Jan 2006
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Greg Rucka  ·  A: Steve Lieber
    Death of Fisherman; Infinite Crisis tie-in
    No copies available
  • 38
    #38
    Feb 2006
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Greg Rucka  ·  A: Kano
    No copies available
  • 39
    #39
    Regular Cover by Sean Phillips
    Mar 2006
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Greg Rucka  ·  A: Kano
    No copies available
  • 40
    #40
    Regular Cover by Sean Phillips
    Apr 2006
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Greg Rucka  ·  A: Kano
    Final issue
    No copies available
  • Bk 1
    Book #1
    May 2006
    Cover: $9.95
    W: Greg Rucka, Ed Brubaker  ·  A: Michael Lark
    Collects Gotham Central #1-5
    No copies available
  • Bk 2
    Book #2
    Cover: $14.99
    W: Greg Rucka  ·  A: Michael Lark, Jason Pearson, Cam Smith, Will Rosado
    Collects Gotham Central #6-10, Batman Chronicles #16, and Detective Comics #747; ca. 2005
    No copies available
  • Bk 3
    Book #3
    Apr 2006
    Cover: $14.99
    W: Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka  ·  A: Michael Lark
    Collects Gotham Central #12–15, #19–22
    No copies available
  • Bk 4
    Book #4
    Collects Gotham Central #23-25, #28-31 with redone cover of #31 & 7-page cover gallery
    Oct 2006
    Cover: $14.99
    W: Greg Rucka  ·  A: Michael Lark
    No copies available
  • Bk 5
    Book #5
    Cover: $17.99
    W: Greg Rucka, Ed Brubaker  ·  A: Kano, Steve Lieber
    Collects Gotham Central #33–40; ca. 2007
    No copies available
  • Dlx 1
    Deluxe Set #1
    Feb 2011
    Cover: $19.99
    W: Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka  ·  A: Michael Lark
    Collects Gotham Central #1-10
    No copies available
  • Dlx 1/HC
    Deluxe Set #1 Hardcover
    Hardcover Edition with cover by Michael Lark
    Cover: $29.99
    W: Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka  ·  A: Michael Lark
    Collects Gotham Central #1–10; ca. 2008
    No copies available
  • Dlx 2
    Deluxe Set #2
    Cover: $19.99
    W: Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka  ·  A: Michael Lark, Greg Scott
    Collects Gotham Central #11-22; ca. 2011
    No copies available
  • Dlx 2/HC
    Deluxe Set #2 Hardcover
    Hardcover Edition with cover by Michael Lark
    Cover: $29.99
    W: Greg Rucka, Ed Brubaker  ·  A: Michael Lark, Greg Scott
    Collects Gotham Central #11-22; ca. 2009
    No copies available
  • Dlx 3
    Deluxe Set #3
    Sep 2011
    Cover: $19.99
    W: Greg Rucka, Ed Brubaker  ·  A: Michael Lark, Jason Shawn Alexander
    Collects Gotham Central #23-31
    No copies available
  • Dlx 3/HC
    Deluxe Set #3 Hardcover
    Hardcover Edition with cover by Cliff Chiang
    Cover: $29.99
    W: Greg Rucka, Ed Brubaker  ·  A: Michael Lark, Jason Shawn Alexander
    Collects Gotham Central #23-31; ca. 2010
    No copies available
  • Dlx 4
    Deluxe Set #4
    Cover: $19.99
    W: Greg Rucka  ·  A: Steve Lieber
    Collects Gotham Central #32-40; ca. 2012
    No copies available
  • Dlx 4/HC
    Deluxe Set #4 Hardcover
    Hardcover Edition with cover by Sean Phillips
    Cover: $29.99
    W: Greg Rucka  ·  A: Kano
    Collets Gotham Central #32-40
    No copies available
  • Dlx 5/A
    Deluxe Set #5 Variation A
    Jun 2022
    Cover: $99.99
    W: Greg Rucka  ·  A: Michael Lark
    Collects Gotham Central #1-40; Collects Issues #1-40
    No copies available
  • Dlx 5/HC
    Deluxe Set #5 Hardcover
    Hardcover Edition with cover by Michael Lark
    Cover: $99.99
    W: Ed Brubaker  ·  A: Michael Lark
    Collects Gotham Central #1-40
    No copies available