The city has been the target of several attacks since it was shut off from the rest of the country, most notably by the terrorist group known as Locus. Locus, which has been notorious for conducting unethical scientific experiments for more than ten years, was first uncovered by the original Justice League of America. It is today's incarnation of the JLA which has taken on the job of stopping them from using No Man's Land as an involuntary experimental population.

But this time, the breach was achieved not by a massive attack, but rather, by a single individual, apparently using a remote-controlled truck as a decoy. While authorities searched the truck, the intruder used the truck's flatbed as a ramp, jumping across the destroyed bridge in a different vehicle.

While identification of the intruder is not positive, a satellite photo taken minutes after the attack indicates a large, bulky man, who the authorities believe is Bane, a Santa Priscan criminal who came to prominence several years ago, before most of Gotham's troubles began. Bane, who had escaped from custody a while back, is a master tactician who is said to have broken the legendary Batman, although this may have been an exaggeration. He is known to be obsessed with Gotham City.

The focal point for the distribution of goods within Gotham appears to be Oswald Cobblepot, formerly the criminal known as the Penguin. Cobblepot, who had gone legitimate shortly before the No Man's Land edict, seems to be using his business acumen and old criminal conections to wheel and deal himself to a favored position within the Gotham financial landscape. However, political tensions between the perpetually warring gangs within No-Man's Land make it extremely dangerous to presume that Cobblepot is completely under his own control. While he had a reputation for shrewdness, the Penguin was never known as one of Gotham's most bold or strong criminals, and could be threatened into submission quite easily by any number of the well-known criminals who seek political control of Gotham, including Bane.

Where Penguin's supplies are coming from remains a mystery. Authorities' best guess is that there remain several intact satellite communications links into Gotham which cannot be severed by any practical means. Most likely these are being used to set up secret drop points for supplies to be picked up by unknown means.

There is also the chance that the flow of goods is not driven be the demand within Gotham, but by some outsider's attempts to exercise control over the city. Authorities have grown more and more suspicious of the mysterious Nicholas Scratch since he disappeared after succeeding in his campaign to isolate Gotham from the rest of the country. He has demonstrated an intimate knowledge of Gotham's workings and also seems to have advanced scientific knowledge in the field of genetics, and his true motives and nature are unknown. He remains a likely candidate for the role of Gotham puppet master, if that theory is proven to be correct.