I’ve read many Batman collections and this – a collection of David Lapham’s Detective Comics run from the late 1990s – is the best non-Frank Miller one I’ve put my mitts on.
It’s a pretty thick tome, and while it manages to include some greats of the rogue’s gallery, it sticks pretty close to its unique vision. Gotham itself is the enemy – and its description of corruption in the very makeup of the geography is just plain awesome.
Highly recommended.
