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Batman: No Man's Land is a massive story arc that ran through the various Batman family comic book series that was published by DC Comics. The storyline centers on Gotham City after a massive earthquake, which resulted in the United States government officially evacuating Gotham, then abandoning, and isolating those who chose to remain in the city � A No Man's Land.

Batman: No Man's Land, Vol. 5 collects: Batman: No Man's Land #0, Batman #573�574, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #126, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #94, and Detective Comics #740�741.

Batman and his allies continue their quest to save Gotham City. Through the efforts of Lucius Fox, Batman succeeds in getting the attention of Lex Luthor, who arrives in Gotham with plans to completely rebuild the city. Bowing to intense pressure from the people and the media, the government reverses the No Man's Land order and allows Gotham to re-join the United States.

However, Luthor's philanthropy is revealed as a cover for his true intentions: to destroy the deeds to much of the property in Gotham and claim it for himself under false names. Lucius Fox, acting on a tip, discovers copies of the original documents and notifies him. Luthor, feigning ignorance, attempts to kill Fox, but Batman intervenes and reveals that he is the one who anonymously tipped the Wayne Enterprises' CEO and tells the President that Gotham City is not for sale and warns him to leave.

Jordan B. Gorfinkel, Greg Rucka and Devin Grayson were credited as the main writers of the trade paperback. The concluding narrative sees Gotham City going back to the status quo, has President Lex Luthor reversing his decision on Gotham City, and helps to rebuild it, albeit for ulterior purposes. Greg Land, Sergio Cariello, Dale Eaglesham, Damion Scott and Pablo Raimondi did the penciling for the trade paperback. For the most part, their penciling styles mesh rather well with a few exception and just minor disturbance in the artistic flow.

Overall, Batman: No Man's Land is a rather massive crossover event that was somewhat wonderfully conceived and somewhat well planned, albeit a tad too convoluted. It was interesting reading how Batman dealt with the aftermath of the earthquake and the chaos ensue when Gotham City is declared off limits and no longer apart of the United States.

All in all, Batman: No Man's Land, Vol. 5 is a rather strong conclusion to a wonderful story arc.