Batman: Battle for the Cowl is the title of a three-issue comic book limited series published by DC Comics. Written and penciled by Tony Daniel, the story details the chaos in Gotham City after Batman R.I.P. and Final Crisis due to Batman's perceived absence and abandonment by the public. His disappearance is actually caused by the character's apparent death at the hands of Darkseid in Final Crisis, which causes dissension in the ranks of his allies and enemies who fight for the right to become the new Batman. While the core story is presented as a self-contained within the limited series, however, DC has published a group of related stories in various one-shots and limited series. These limited series and one-shots, a total of eighteen (18) issues including the epilogue, altogether comprise the Batman: Battle for the Cowl Storyline.