Following the Joker's devastating attack on Arkham Asylum, the venerable Gotham institution lies in shambles, with most of its patients either killed or missing. Only a few staff members remain—a handful of nurses, a critically injured security guard, and Dr. Jocasta Joy, the sole surviving doctor. Amid the chaos, it is feared that several of the asylum's dangerous patients have escaped into the shadowy recesses of Gotham City. Now, it falls to Dr. Joy to track down and recapture her former patients, each with their own disturbing characteristics.
Among these Arkhamites are a faceless woman, a pyromaniac who feels no pain, a woman who must consume life to sustain herself, a man lost in his own fantasy world, a body inhabited by multiple souls, a being existing simultaneously in different times, a boy who finds solace in vermin, and a deranged individual who perceives them all in their true, twisted forms. Additionally, an avenging angel stalks them, adding another layer of menace. This volume collects the complete story of Arkham City: The Order of the World #1-6, written by Dan Watters and illustrated by Dani.