Title Batman: Evolution Format TPB Binding TPB Date 2001 Writer(s) Greg Rucka Artist(s) Shawn Martinbrough, John Watkiss, William Rosado, Phil Hester, Steve Mitchell Collects Detective 743-750 Storyline In the three months since NML, gangs/mafia made their attempts at taking over the city. Ra's al Ghul sent two of his operatives to Gotham. Batman soon met up with them: Whisper A'Daire as Bruce at a gala, and Kyle Abbot as Batman at a bombing. Whisper reported back to the Demon that her incited gang wars were escalating as planned. Bruce found out that Whisper and Abbot were "serving" Ra's, and that they weren't completely human. Whisper was part cobra; Abbot a werewolf. Gang rivalries continued to heat up as Whisper took one gang's leader and initiated him by transforming him into a raven. Batman and Gordon were on to A'daire; Batman was able to take her down (with the help of the raven who saw him as an angel) before the transformation/longevity drug could go mainstream. Harvey Dent asked Bruce to send Detective Montoya flowers on her birthday. She visited him in Arkham after finding out. Batman thanked her for giving Harvey peace. Tension continued to mount between the OG's (original Gothamites) and DeeZees (NML deserters). Several bombings occurred at OG building sites; Gordon took down the builders for sabotage and insurance fraud. Ra's al Ghul sent Abbot and A'daire to fetch his daughter, Talia. Batman was close on their trail and used Whisper's addiction as a weapon to get the Demon's location. Batman put him on the run again, but Talia stayed neutral - she left with neither her father nor her beloved.