[1] Written by Grant Morrison, the series debuted following the events of Batman R.I.P, Final Crisis, Batman and Robin, and The Return of Bruce Wayne where, after being stranded in the distant past and believed dead, Bruce Wayne has returned to the present day DC Universe.
For the first volume of the series, Wayne is featured wearing a new costume designed by David Finch, to further distinguish him from Dick Grayson, who was still operating as Batman before the DC Universe relaunch.
[3] After the relaunch, Wayne was again the only character serving as Batman and would be shown wearing the costume that first premiered in August 2011's Justice League #1, designed by DC Comics Co-Publisher Jim Lee.
[2] After the October one-shot Batman: The Return, Inc. represents Bruce Wayne's first foray into the present-day DC Universe since December 2008's Final Crisis #6, when he was stranded in the distant past by Darkseid's Omega Sanction.
[8] In interviews, Morrison has stated that the animated series, Batman: The Brave and the Bold was a major influence on the premise and tone of the book.
[11] In order to finish the series' first volume, Grant Morrison wrote and Cameron Stewart and Chris Burnham penciled a giant sized one-shot titled Batman Incorporated: Leviathan Strikes!
[15] Though technically taking place in the newly rebooted DC Universe, the series makes extensive references to the prior continuity.
[16] This is further emphasized by the first issue of the second volume, mentioning Bruce's disappearance and return as well as Dick Grayson and Damian serving as Batman and Robin.
[19] Batman, Inc. features various global locales as Bruce Wayne searches the globe for "Batmen" to recruit in his new endeavor.
[20] Morrison also stated that they will revisit El Gaucho in a trip that the Dark Knight takes to recruit a representative from Argentina.
[21] Nightrunner, the controversial French Muslim vigilante introduced in Detective Comics Annual #12, appeared in Batman Inc. #6, acting as the representative of Paris, France.
In the same issue, Cassandra Cain, the former Batgirl prior to the mantle being passed to Stephanie Brown, was introduced as Hong Kong's Batman Inc. representative under the new moniker of Black Bat.
Morrison employed tight, three-issue story arcs in Batman and Robin, and when asked if this is a trend they would be continuing, they said: "Yeah, but it's going to be even different again.
At the beginning of this series, he's enlisted the help of Catwoman to help him steal a special diamond from the armory of Doctor Sivana in Tokyo, Japan while attempting to recruit a hero called Mr.
Gaucho informs Batman of a case involving three missing children and a link to a mysterious manipulative figure called Doctor Dedalus.
Batwoman was hired by the 'unrepentant Nazi war criminal' and former superspy Doctor Dedalus to learn Batman's secret identity.
The new Batwoman Kate Kane learns of Dedalus's location in the Falkland Islands where he was imprisoned by a team of British heroes claiming to have made a 'ring around the world' in the form of an unknown master plan.
Batman uses the batplane to blow up the bomb and then deduces that Dedalus is suffering from Alzheimer's disease and has escaped the island to finish his master plan using the supervillain group known as Leviathan.
It then cuts to the present, as Bruce and Damian struggle to deal with Talia's plot to take over Gotham through the vast network of Leviathan agents throughout the city.
As Bruce tries to deal with the loss of his son, Gotham demands that Wayne Enterprises cease funding Batman Incorporated to avoid being targeted by further international threats.
Meanwhile, Nightwing, Red Robin, the new Wingman (a redeemed Jason Todd) and the new Knight (formerly the Squire) encounter the head of the mysterious organization known as Spyral.