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Allow's face up it: Batman is the coolest.
Even for a comic volume fan similar me, one who spends an inordinate corporeality of time fixated on the Consummate Marvel Universe, reading Batman is about always a good determination. It's no surprise at that place are 6 (nearly 7) Batman stories within my meridian l of the best comics of all time.
Whether yous're here from the comics, the Arkham video games
I'll answer that here in a relatively expedient manner. Annotation, that Batman made his comic book debut more 75 years ago. I won't mention every comic he's been in since then, and trying to read all of them would be an intimidating (if noble) life goal. Instead, we'll focus on the comics that make Batman so great, and how you can enjoy them in a chronological order.
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Where To Start With Batman Comics?
Index:
I) Cosmos: Batman in the 1940's and 1950'due south
II) Formation of the Bat: The Neal Adams Years – Late 60'due south Through 1970's
3) Year One & The Modern Bat (Most New Readers Should Offset Here!)
Iv) Knightfall: Bane Breaks the Bat (Early on 90's)
V) Batman: No Man'southward Land (Late ninety's to Early 2000'due south)
Vi) Bruce Wayne Fugitive, Hush, & Nether the Ruby Hood (Early on to Mid 2000's)
VII) Grant Morrison's Batman Reading Order (Late 2000's)
VIII) New 52 Batman Reading Order (2011 to 2015)
IX) DC Rebirth
X) Future of the Dark Knight (The Dark Knight Returns graphic novels)
Dave's Faves: All-time and Essential Batman Fast Track!
If you want merely the best of the best, I've listed my favorite Batman stories below. Otherwise, you tin carry on to bank check out the complete reading order and chronology!
- Batman: Yr 1
- Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
- Gotham Cardinal
- Batman: The Long Halloween
+ Dark Victory
- Batman (New 52) past Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo
- Batman: The Black Mirror
- Batman: Arkham Asylum
- Batman & Robin by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely
- JLA: Tower of Babel
- Batman: I Am Gotham past Tom Rex for DC Rebirth
Batman: The Starting time
Batman: The Gold Age Omnibus Vol. 1
Collects:Detective Comics #27 to #56, Batman #1 to #7, World's Best Comics #1, and World'south Finest Comics #2 to #3
Let me be clear: You lot certainly don't have to jump dorsum to the 1940's to start reading Batman comics. That said, it tin can be a lot of fun, and y'all'll run into the debuts of Batman, Robin, Joker, Commissioner Gordon, Catwoman, and many more.
The showtime Golden Age Omnibus is a relatively easy to find, fair-priced (around $40) introduction to Batman's true beginnings. Y'all tin can keep the party rolling with the below Aureate Age Omnibi:
Batman: The Golden Historic period Omnibus Vol. two
Collects: Detective Comics #57-74, Batman #8-fifteen And World'Southward Finest Comics #4-9
Batman: The Aureate Age Coach Vol. iii
Collects: Detective Comics #75-91, Batman #16-25, And Stories From Earth'South Finest Comics #x-14
Batman: The Aureate Age Omnibus Vol. 4
Collects: Detective Comics #93-112, Batman #26-35 And Earth'S Finest Comics #15-22
Batman: The Gilt Age Double-decker Vol. 5
Collects: Detective Comics #113-132, Batman #36-45 And Stories From World'S Finest Comics #23-32
Batman: The Gilded Age Omnibus Vol. half dozen
Collects: Detective Comics #132-153, Batman #46-55 And Stories From Earth'southward Finest Comics #33-42
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 7
Collects: Detective Comics #154-173, Batman #56-66 And Stories From Earth's Finest Comics #43-52
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 8
Collects: Detective Comics #174-191, Batman #66-75 And Stories From World'southward Finest Comics #54-62
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 9
Collects: Detective Comics #192-208, Batman #76-84 And Stories From Earth's Finest Comics #63-70
Most Expedient Fashion to Navigate Batman's Early on Decades!
Batman in the 40's
Collects:Batman #seven, 15, 20, 31, 37, 47, 48, 49, Detective Comics #27, 33, 38, 49, 80, Real Fact Comics #v, Star Spangled Comics #70, and World's Finest Comics #30
Batman in the 50's
Collects:Batman #62, 81, 92, 105, 113, 121, 128, Detective Comics #156, 168, 185, 216, 233, 244, 252, 267, World's Finest Comics #81
Batman in the lx'due south
Collects:Batman #131, 144, 148, 155, 179, 181, 200, 217, Batman Kellogg'due south Special #6, Detective Comics #298, 341, 349, 369, 388, 389, 390, 391
Batman '66 Omnibus
Collects: Batman '66 #one-30, Batman '66: The Lost Episode #ane 
Jeff Parker and Mike Allred's work on the 2010'southward, digital-get-goBatman '66series finer captures the tone and humor of the lx'due south Television set series more than any comic you'll find from the era.
Batman & Superman: World's Finest – The Silver Age Vol. 1
Collects: Superman #76 and Globe'due south Finest #71-94
Batman & Superman in World'due south Finest: The Silverish Age Vol. ii
Collects: World's Finest #95 to #116
Batman & Superman in World's Finest: The Silver Age Bus Vol. 2
Collects: World'south Finest #117-158
Batman: The Brave and the Assuming: The Bronze Age Omnibus Vol. 1
Collects: Brave and the Bold #74-106
Batman: The Brave and the Assuming: The Statuary Historic period Jitney Vol. two
Collects: Brave and the Bold #110-156
Batman: The Brave and the Bold: The Statuary Historic period Jitney Vol. three
Collects: Dauntless and the Bold #157-200
Modern Batman Takes Shape (The 1970'south)
Batman: Illustrated past Neal Adams Vol. 1
Collects: Batman #200, 203, 210, Brave and the Bold #75, 76, 79-85, Detective Comics #370, 372, 385, 389, 391, 392, and World'due south Finest #174-176,178-180, 182-183, 185, 186.
A number of the comics collected in the Neal Adams illustrations are embrace piece of work he did. While these are e'er a boom to run into, The bodily full length comic issues that are the following:
Globe's Finest Comics #175, The Dauntless and the Bold #79-85, and Detective Comics #392
Batman: Illustrated by Neal Adams Vol. 2
Collects: Batman #217, 220-222, 224-227, 229-231, The Brave and the Assuming #86, 88-90, 93, 95, Detective Comics #394-403, 405-311, World's Finest #199, 200, 202
The full issues collected in book 2, which features the origins of the Man-Bat and the start of Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams Batman comics is every bit follows:
The Brave and the Bold #86, Detective Comics #395, Batman #219, Detective Comics #397, #400, #402, #404, #407,The Brave and the Bold #93,Detective Comics #408, #410
Batman Illustrated past Neal Adams: Volume 3
Collects: Batman #232, 234, 237, 243, 244, 245, 251, 255
Tales of the Batman: Carmine Infantino
Collects: Detective Comics #327, #329, #331, #333, #335, #337, #339, #341, #343, #345, #347, #349, #351, #353, #357, #359, #361, #363, #367, #369, #500, The Brave and the Bold #172, 183, 190, and 194
Tales of the Batman: Archie Goodwin
Collects: Detective Comics #437, 438 And 440-443, Detective Comics Annual #3, Showcase '95 #11, Batman Black And White #i And 4, Batman: Legends Of The Dark Knight #132-136, And Batman: Night Cries
Batman: Tales of the Demon
Collects:Batman #232, 235, 240, 242, 243, 244, Detective Comics #411, 485, 489, 490, and DC Special Series Volume 2 #15.
Tales of the Demon marks a more than immediate introduction to Rah's Al Ghul and Talia Al Ghul, and features the creative pairing of Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams. Note that this overlaps with the above Neal Adams creative person edition.
A good starting place for Bat-fans just trying to get the best and almost essential Batman stories through the years!
Batman: Foreign Apparitions
Collects:Detective Comics #469 to #476, #478, #479
Immeasurably influential late 70's run on Batman from storytellers Steve Englehardt, Marshall Rogers, and Terry Austin. Includes the classic Joker story "The Laughing Fish."
Tales of the Batman: Len Wein
Collects: Detective Comics #408, #444-448, #466, #478-479, #500, #514, Batman #307-310, #312-319, #321-324, #326-327, World's Finest Comics #207, DC Retroactive Batman – The 70S, Untold Legends Of The Batman #ane-three, Batman Blackness And White #5
Tales of the Batman: Don Newton Vol. ane
Collects: Batman #305-306, Detective Comics #480 And 483- 492 And Brave And Bold #153-165
Tales of the Batman: Gerry Conway Vol. 1
Collects: Detective Comics 463, 464, 497-499, 501-504, The Brave And The Bold 158, 161, 171-174, Batman 295, 305, 306, Batman Family 17, Human being-Bat 1 And , World'S Finest Comics 250, 269
Tales of the Batman: Gerry Conway Vol. 2
Collects: Batman #337-346 & #348; World's Finest Comics #270; Detective Comics #505-513
Tales of the Batman – Gene Colan, Volume I
Collects: Batman #340, 343-345 And 348-351 And Detective Comics #510, 512, 517, 528 And 529
Tales of the Batman: Factor Colan Vol. 2
Collects: Batman #373, Detective Comics #530-538 And 540-544 And World'due south Finest Comics #297 And #299
Batman Redefines The Graphic Novel (The 1980's & Year One)
To date, we've progressed in society of publication release date, but as we move into what many now consider the greatest Batman stories of all fourth dimension (and the logical starting place for any new readers), we'll be ordering according to Batman's timeline.
Batman: Twelvemonth One
Collects:Batman #404 to #407
Batman: Year One is the 1986 graphic novel from Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli. Alongside Miller'south The Night Knight Returns
If you're really all in, you could also cheque out Catwoman: Her Sister's Keeper
Batman: Shaman
Collects:Legends of the Nighttime Knight #ane to #5
Note that the first upshot of Shaman really takes place during Batman: Yr 1.
Batman: Gothic
Collects:Legends of the Dark Knight #6 to #10
An early Grant Morrison story mixing elements of Fritz Lang films, Byron poems, mobster radio serials, and opera into a quintessentially Morrison story.
Batman: Four of a Kind
Collects:4 villain Yr Ane ane-shots
Poison Ivy in Batman: Shadow of the Bat Almanac #3
Homo-Bat in Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Almanac #v
Scarecrow in Batman Almanac #19
Riddler in Detective Comics Annual #8
Batman: Venom
Collects:Legends of the Dark Knight #xvi to #20
Batman becomes fond to venom, the same substance that gives Blight his strength. A harrowing look at addiction through the eyes of i of the most dangerous men in the DC universe.
Batman: Haunted Knight
Collects: Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Halloweeen Special #i, Batman: Madness – A Legend of the Nighttime Knight Halloween Special. And Batman: Ghosts – A Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Special
Batman: The Long Halloween
Collects: Batman: The Long Halloween #one-12
The Long Halloween is one of ii 12 issue graphic novels from the artistic team of Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale, where each chapter represents i calendar month in the agenda yr. I'd reiterate that these books were really published in the 1990's, only they bargain (excellently) with Batman's early days, as well as District Attorney Harvey Dent. Some personal favorite Batman stories in hither.
Batman: Year Two
Collects:Detective Comics #575 to #578
Batman And the Monster Men
Collects: Batman and the Monster Men #1-half dozen
Batman And the Mad Monk
Collects: Batman and the Mad Monk #1-half-dozen
Batman: Prey
Collects:Legends of the Night Knight #11 to #15, and #137 to #141
Batman: The Human Who Laughs
Collects: Detective Comics #784-786
The Human being Who Laughs is Ed Brubaker and Doug Mahnke'south modernistic (the book was published in the 2000's) take on the Joker's origins.
Batman: Nighttime Victory
Collects: Night Victory #0-13
Dark Victory is the follow upward to Long Halloween.
Batgirl/Robin: Twelvemonth 1
Collects: Robin: Year One #1-iv and Batgirl: Year One #1-9
Batman: Batgirl
Collects: Batman: Batgirl #1
Batman: Nerveless Legends of the Dark Knight
Collects:Batman Legends of the Dark Knight #32 to #34, #38, #42 to #43
Batman: Night Cries
Collects: Batman: Dark Cries Graphic Novel
Batman: The Cat and The Bat
Collects: Batman Confidential #17-21
Batman: Other Realms
Collects:Batman Legends of the Dark Knight #35 to #36, #76 to #78
Nightwing: Year I
Collects: Nightwing #101-106
Batman & the Outsiders Vol. 1
Collects:The Brave And The Bold #200, Batman And The Outsiders #i-xiii, And New Teen Titans #37
Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2
Collects:Batman And The Outsiders Almanac #1 And Batman And The Outsiders #14-23
Legends of The Night Knight: Norm Breyfogle Vol. 1
Collects: Detective Comics #579, #582-594, #601-607 And Stories From Batman Almanac #11-12
Batman: Going Sane
Collects:Batman Legends of the Night Knight #65 to #68, #200
Batman: The Killing Joke
The Killing Joke is the increasingly controversial graphic novel from Alan Moore and Brian Bolland. In my opinion, Moore is the best comic volume author of all time, and while this isn't his best piece of work, it'southward a formative Batman graphic novel, with lasting ramifications for Batman, Joker, and the Gordon family.
DC Comics is determined that The Killing Joke remain in Batman continuity, and everything from Arkham Knight
Batman: The Cult
Collects: Batman: The Cult #1-4
Batman: The Caped Crusader Vol. 1
Collects: Batman #417-430 And Batman Annual #12
New collection of Jim Starlin's fourth dimension writing Batman overlaps with "A Expiry in the Family" collection below.
Batman: A Death in the Family
Collects:Batman #425 to #429
Batman: Blind Justice
Collects:Detective Comics #598 to #600
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Now known every bit the beginning of the fantastic Arkham video games, Arkham Asylum is too a beautifully haunting (and immensely pop) graphic novel from Grant Morrison and Dave McKean. In many ways, Arkham Aviary is like a waking nightmare for Batman, and also establishes the always enjoyable story of Batman pummeling his rogues gallery on their turf: a haunted prison house.
Batman: A Lonely Place of Dying
Collects:Batman #426 to #429, #440 to #442, and New Titans #60 to #61.
Robin: A Hero Reborn
Collects: Batman #455-457 and Robin #1-5
Batman: Nascency of the Demon
Collects: Batman: Son of the Demon, Batman: Bride of the Demon, and Batman: Nascency of the Demon
Some other must-read, featuring three first-class Ra'due south Al Ghul stories.
Knightfall And Breaking the Bat (The 1990'southward)
You can find a total chronological guide to every issue in theKnightfalltrilogy (including an essential "Road to Knightfall" fast track) in Comic Book Herald'due south complete Knightfall reading order.
Batman: Sword of Azrael
Collects: Batman: Sword of Azrael #1-4
Fans of the Arkham Knight video game can cheque out Azrael'southward comic book origins here equally Batman heads towards Knightfall.
Batman: Knightfall, Vol. 1.
Collects:Batman: Vengeance of Blight Special #one, Batman #491-500, Detective Comics #659-666, Showcase '93 #7-8 and Batman: Shadow of the Bat #16-18
Iconic and satisfying Bat-event, as Bane seeks to break the bat. The inspiration for Christopher Nolan's The Night Knight Rises
Batman: Knightfall, Vol. 2: Knightquest
Collects:Detective Comics #667-675, Shadow of the Bat #19-twenty, #24-28, Batman #501-508, Catwoman #6-7 and Robin #7
Batman: Knightfall, Vol. 3: Knightsend
Collects:Batman #509-510, #512-514, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #29-30, 32-34, Detective Comics #676-677, #679-681, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #62-63, Robin #88-ix, #11-13 and Catwoman #12-xiii
Batman past Doug Moench & Kelley Jones, Vol. 1
Collects: Batman #515-525, 527-532 And 535
Batman by Doug Moench & Kelley Jones Vol. 2
Collects: Batman #536-552 & #555
Batman: Vampire
Collects: Batman/Dracula: Carmine Pelting, Batman: Bloodstorm And Batman: Crimson Mist
Batman: Prodigal
Collects: Batman #512, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #32, Detective Comics #679, Robin #eleven, Batman #513, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #33, Detective Comics #680, Robin #12, Batman #514, Batwman: Shadow of the Bat #34, Detective Comics #681, and Robin #13
Batman: Anarky
Collects: Detective Comics #608-609, Batman Chronicles #one, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #xl-41, and Anarky #1-4
Batman: Contagion
Collects: Batman: Shadow of the Bat #48, Detective Comics #695, Robin #27, Catwoman #31, Azrael #15, Batman #529, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #49, Detective Comics #696, Batman Chronicles #4, Catwoman #32, Azrael #16, and Robin #28
Batman: Legacy
Collects: Batman: Shadow of the Bat #53, Batman #533, Detective Comics #700, Catwoman #36, Robin #32, Batman: Shadow of the Bar #54, Batman #534, Detective Comics #701, Robin #33, and Detective Comics #702
JLA: New Earth Social club
Collects: JLA #1-4
You certainly don't demand to read Grant Morrison and Howard Porter'southward tardily 90's JLA as part of your Batman experience, simply the first story is a cracking showcase for Batman, and goes a long way to defining the grapheme's relation to the Justice League and the DC Universe at big. 
Batman Adventures Vol. 1
Collects: Batman Adventures #ane-ten
Batman Adventures Vol. 2
Collects: Batman Adventures #xi To #xx
Batman Adventures Vol. 3
Collects: Batman Adventures #31 To #27, Almanac #1
Batman Adventures Vol. 4
Collects: Batman Adventures #28 To #36, Annual #ii, Batman Adventures Holiday Special #1
Batman & Robin Adventures Vol. one
Collects: Batman & Robin Adventures #i-10
Batman & Robin Adventures Vol. ii
Collects: Batman & Robin Adventures #xi-eighteen And Annual #1
Batman & Robin Adventures Vol. iii
Collects: Batman & Robin Adventures #19 To #25 And Annual #2
Gotham Becomes A No Man'southward Land (Late ninety's To Early on 2000's)
Gotham City is rocked past a deadly earthquake, sending the city into total chaos. To make matters worth, President Luthor annexes Gotham from the rest of the U.s., leaving the city helpless. It's upwards to the Bat family, GCPD, and a few unlikely heroes to keep the city live long enough for the country to come to its senses.
Batman: Cataclysm
Collects: Detective Comics #719, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #73, Nightwing #xix, Batman #553, Azrael #forty, Detective Comics #720, Catwoman #56, Robin #52, Batman – Isles of Men #i, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #74, Batman Chronicles #12, Nightwing #20, Batman #554, Batman: Huntress & Spoiler #ane, Detective Comics #721, Catwoman #57, Batman: Arkham Asylum – Tales of Madness #1, and Robin #53
Batman: Road to No Human being's Land Vol. 1
Collects: Batman: Shadow of the Bat #75, Batman #555, Detective Comics #722, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #76, Robin #54, Batman #556, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #77, Batman #557, Detective Comics #724, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #78-79, Batman Chronicles #xiv, Batman #558-559, Detective Comics #725-726
Batman: Road to No Man's Land Vol. 2
Collects: Azrael: Agent of the Bat #47-49, Batman #560-562, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #fourscore-82, and Detective Comics #727-729
Batman: No Man's Land, Vol. i
Collects: Batman: No Man'south State #one, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #83, Batman #563, Detective Comics #730, Batman: Legends of the Nighttime Knight #116, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #84, Batman #564, and Detective Comics #731.
Batman: No Human's Land, Vol. two
Collects: Batman: Legends of the Nighttime Knight #117, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #85, Batman #565, Detective Comics #732, Batman Chronicles #16, Batman: Legends of the the Dark Knight #118, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #86, Detective Comics #733, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #119, and Batman: Shadow of the Bat #87
Batman: No Homo's Land, Vol. 3
Collects: Batman #566-567, Detective Comics #734, Batman: Legends of the Nighttime Knight #120, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #88, Batman #568, Detective Comics #735, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #121
Batman: No Man'due south Country, Vol. four
Collects: Detective Comics #736, Batman #570, Detective Comics #737, Batman #571, Detective Comics #738, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #92, Batman Chronicles #18, Batman #572, Detective Comics #739, Batman: Legends of the Nighttime Knight #125, and Batman: Shadow of the Bat #93.
Batman: No Human's Land, Vol. 5
Collects: Batman: No Man's Land #0, Batman #573, Detective Comics #740, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #126, Batman #574, Detective Comics #741, and Batman: Shadow of the Bat #94
Batman: Development
Collects: Detective Comics #742-750
Batman: Turning Points
Collects: Batman: Turning Points #i-5
Batman: Officer Down
Collects: Batman #587, Robin #86, Birds of Prey #27, Catwoman #90, Nightwing #53, Detective Comics #754, and Gotham Knights #13
Evolution and Officer Down are substantially No Man's Land: Aftermath, as the players adapt to New Gotham. The extraordinary Greg Rucka writes most of this, with assists from Ed Brubaker.
Harley Quinn: Preludes and Knock Knock Jokes
Collects: Harley Quinn #ane-seven
Batman & Huntress: A Cry For Blood
Collects: Batman/Huntresss: Weep for Blood #one-half-dozen
JLA: Tower of Boom-boom
Collects: JLA #43-46
Another JLA story that goes a long way to developing our agreement of Batman in the expanded DC Universe.
From Fugitive to Infinite Crisis (Early to Mid 2000'south)
Batman: Bruce Wayne Murderer?
Collects: Detective Comics #766, Batgirl #24, Nightwing #65, Batman: Gotham Knights #25, Birds of Prey #39, Robin #98, Batman #599, Detective Comics #767, Nightwing #66, Batman: Gotham Knights #26, Robin #99, Birds of Prey #40, and Batman #600
An early glimpse at Ed Brubaker's skills as a crime novelist. Bruce Wayne is discovered with the body of a wealthy heiress in his arms,, and now the entire Bat family must work to secure his liberty. Information technology'due south a story right out of whatever dimestore novel which is why it's absolutely perfect for the Nighttime Knight.
Batman: Bruce Wayne Fugitive, Vol. 1
Collects: Gotham Knights #27, Birds of Prey #41,, Batman #601, Batgirl #27, Nightwing #68, Gotham Knights #28, Nightwing #69, Birds of Prey #43, Batman #603, Batgirl #29
Batman: Bruce Wayne Fugitive, Vol. 2
Collects: Detective Comics #768-772, Batman: Gotham Knights #31, Batman #605
Batman: Bruce Wayne Avoiding, Vol. 3
Collects: Detective Comics #773-775, Batman #606-607, Batgirl #33
Gotham Primal, Book 1: In the Line of Duty
Collects: Gotham Central #1-x
Gotham Key is i of my 25 favorite comic book serial of all fourth dimension, with amazing GCPD stories from Greg Rucka, Ed Brubaker, and Michael Lark.
This story almost exclusively focuses on the GCPD with merely an appearance or two by Batman. Imagine HBO'S The Wire set in Gotham City, only the fight is against super criminals. Watching cops get up confronting the likes of Mister Freeze and the Joker is as compelling every bit it gets in comics. The "lack" of Batman really does a service to the graphic symbol past giving the reader an unfiltered look at how the metropolis and her finest really feel about their "heroes."
Batman: Hush
Collects:Batman #609 to #619
Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee team upwardly for one of the most popular Batman stories of the 2000's.
Hush serves as a fantastic jumping-on bespeak for new readers who merely desire to get into modernistic day Batman without doing homework on all the versions that came before. It introduces all the major players and elements while still delivering a satisfying mystery for existing fans to follow forth. At the end of it, pretty much every grapheme is left with some new narrative force. While information technology has its detractors, and some parts haven't aged great, it's still a solid arc that managed to inject some much needed energy to the long-running title.
Plus in that location's a Batman/Superman brawl and yous just gotta dear those!
Batman: Broken City
Collects: Batman #620-625
Arkham Aviary: Living Hell
Collects: Arkham Asylum: Living Hell #1-6
Gotham Primal, Book ii: Jokers & Madmen
Collects: Gotham Cardinal #11-22
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
Collects: Superman/Batman #1-half dozen
President Luthor declares Batman and Superman the titular "public enemies." Watch two of DC's almost iconic superheroes outwit and outfight everyone else on the block as they make a run for the White House. Along the manner, the book does a peachy job of highlighting the difference between the two eponymous heroes for both dramatic and comedic effect.
Superman/Batman: Supergirl
Collects: Superman/Batman #viii-13
Batman: War Drums
Collects:Detective Comics #790 to 796, Robin #126 to 128
Gotham Primal, Book Iii: On the Freak Beat
Collects: Gotham Fundamental #23-31
Batman: War Games Human action One
Collects: Detective Comics #797, Batman #631, Legends of the Nighttime Knight #182, Nightwing #96, Gotham Knights #56, Robin #129, Batgirl #55, Catwoman #34
Batman: War Games Act 2
Collects: Detective Comics #798, Batman #632, Legends of the Dark Knight #183, Nightwing #97, Gotham Knights #57, Robin #130, Batgirl #56, Catwoman #35
Batman: War Games Human activity Iii
Collects: Batman #633, Batgirl #57, Catwoman #36, Robin #131, Batman: Gotham Knights #58
Identity Crunch
Collects: Identity Crisis #i-7
1 of the almost popular and controversial stories in the entire DCU, this is largely outside the scope of Batman. That said, those invested in Batman'south human relationship with the Justice League volition want to check this out.
For the total story bank check out Comic Book Herald'sIdentity Crisisreading guild.
Batman: Under the Reddish Hood
Collects:Batman #635 to #641, #645 to #650, and Batman Almanac #25.
Judd Winick and Doug Mahnke team-up for one of the better Batman turning points of all time. Don't read the production clarification if you lot want whatsoever part of this story to remain a mystery!
Gotham Key, Volume 4: Corrigan
Collects: Gotham Cardinal #32-40
Infinite Crisis
Y'all actually don't demand to read Space Crunch as office of a Batman guide. I list it hither primarily because it's the mid-fashion bespeak for the entire DC Universe in the 2000's, and because Gotham Central, Volume 4 features an Infinite Crunch tie-in. Yous can read the entire Space Crisis guide on Comic Book Herald Here!
Batman by Grant Morrison Reading Order (Late 2000'due south)
Please note that the titles below that characteristic issues written by Grant Morrison during his extended run on the Night Knight are italicized and bolded similar and so . This will only comprehend the principal story, simply if you lot desire the full reading order for this era make certain to bank check out the CBH Morrison Batman guide.
Batman: Detective
Collects:Detective Comics #821 to #826
Not a role of Morrison's run. Detective Comics featured writing from Paul Dini during this time period (Dini created Batman: The Blithe Series
Batman: The Black Casebook
Collects: Batman #65, 86, 112, 113, 134, 156, 162, Detective Comics #215, 235, 247, 267, World'Southward Finest Comics #89
While the Blackness Casebook isnota part of the Morrison Batman run, these 50'southward and 60'southward stories practice provide the primary reference points for Grant Morrison's Batman research.
You lot don't have to read these problems to bask the run starting with Batman and Son, but I can promise y'all Morrison's plot and reverence for Batman lore will make a lot more sense if you exercise.
Batman by Grant Morrison Omnibus Vol. 1 
Collects: Batman #655-658 And #663-683, stories From 52 #xxx, #47, & DC Universe #0
Batman and Son 
Collects: Batman #655 to #658, #663 to #669, #672 to #675
Batman: Death and the City
Collects:Detective Comics #827 to #834
Batman: The Resurrection of Ra's Al Ghul
Collects:Batman #670 to #671, Robin #168 to #169, Detective Comics #838 to #839, Nightwing #138 to #139, Batman Almanac #26, Robin Annual #7
Batman: The Middle of Hush
Collects: Detective Comics #846-850
Batman R.I.P.
Collects: Batman #676-681
Final Crisis
Last Crisis is genuinely the near difficult superhero universe comic I have ever attempted to read, although at the time I was not about as well-versed in the DC Universe. Reader beware! However, it'due south Morrison'due south Crisis event, and sets us upward for the next stage of Batman! You can read the entire Final Crisis reading lodge here!
Batman: Battle for the Cowl
Collects: Gotham Gazette: Batman Dead? #one, Batman: Battle for the Cowl #one-three, and Gotham Gazette: Batman Alive? #ane
Batman: Long Shadows
Collects: Batman #687 to #691
Batman: Streets of Gotham, Vol. 1: Hush Money
Collects: Detective Comics (Vol. 1) #852, Batman (Vol. 1) #685, Batman: Streets Of Gotham #1-4
Batman: Streets of Gotham – Vol. two: Leviathan
Collects: Batman: Streets Of Gotham #v-11
Batman: Life Afterward Expiry
Collects: Batman #692-699
Batman: Arkham Reborn
Collects: Batman: Battle for the Cowl: Arkham Asylum; Batman: Arkham Reborn [Mini-series, iii issues]; Detective Comics (Vol. 1) #864-865
Batman by Grant Morrison Autobus Vol. 2
Batman and Robin, Vol. 1: Batman Reborn
Collects: Batman and Robin #1-6
Batman and Robin, Vol. ii: Batman vs. Robin
Collects: Batman and Robin #7-12
Batman: Fourth dimension and The Batman
Collects: Batman #700-703
The particulars of "Time and the Batman"get quite timey-wimey. If y'all really want the full ordeal, I recommend the CBH Morrison Batman guide.
Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne
Collects: Batman: The Render of Bruce Wayne #1-six
Batman: Bruce Wayne: The Road Home
Collects: Bruce Wayne: The Road Dwelling house – Batman and Robin #1, Bruce Wayne: The Road Home – Red Robin #1, Bruce Wayne: The Road Home – Batgirl #1, Bruce Wayne: The Route Domicile – Outsiders #1, Bruce Wayne: The Route Home – Catwoman #1, Bruce Wayne: The Road Home – Oracle #i, Bruce Wayne: The Road Domicile – Commissioner Gordon #1, and Bruce Wayne: The Route Dwelling house – Ra'southward al Ghul #one.
A number of 1-shots. Supplementary reading textile that's interesting only non crucial reading 
Batman and Robin, Vol. 3: Robin Must Die!
Collects: Batman #13-16, Batman: The Return #ane
Batman & Robin: Dark Knight vs White Knight
Collects: OGN
Bruce and Damian Wayne must become reacquainted after Bruce'southward trip through fourth dimension.
Batman: Streets of Gotham Vol. iii: The House of Hush
Collects: Batman: Street Of Gotham #12-14, #sixteen-21
Batman by Grant Morrison Double-decker Vol. 3
Collects: Batman Incorporated #1-8, Batman: The Render #i, Batman Incorporated #0-13, Batman Incorporated: Leviathan Strikes #one, Batman Incorporated Special #1
Batman, Incorporated- Vol. 1
Batman: Gates of Gotham
Collects: Batman: Gates of Gotham #1-five, Detective Comics Annual #12 and Batman Annual #28
A mad bomber with a centuries quondam grudge is out to level Gotham city. This story delves into the history of the city and how that history has impacted the unabridged earth.
Batman: Middle of the Beholder
Collects: Batman#704-707 and #710-712
Batman: The Black Mirror
Collects:Detective Comics #871 to #881
Consider this the ceremonial passing of the torch from the Grant Morrison era to the Scott Snyder Batman era. Black Mirror occurs in the wake of Morrison's seminal run on the graphic symbol, and features some early, fantabulous work from Snyder earlier he would take over during the New 52.
New 52 Batman Reading Order (2011 to 2015)
Following the events of Flashpoint
Note that if y'all wanteverything, including all the Bat-family books and to run into how Batman plays in relation to the DC Universe at large, you can check out the Comic Volume Herald New 52 Reading Lodge!
It'south a testament to the strength of both Batman and the creative teams responsible that the Nighttime Knight escaped the controversial New 52 relatively unblemished. If anything, Snyder and Capullo gave usa a new great run to talk nearly for years.
Batman, Vol. 4: Zero Year – Underground City
Collects: Batman #21-24
You have ii options with New 52 Batman. You can either start with the start issue and "The Court of the Owls" story arc, or you tin start with "Zero Yr," which is a variation on the classic early days of Batman as told in Year Ane
DC Comics: Nix Twelvemonth
Collects: Batman #24-25, Detective Comics #25, Batgirl #25, Batwing #25, Batwoman #25, Birds of Prey #25, Catwoman #25, The Flash #25, Dark-green Arrow #25, Green Lantern Corps #25, Nightwing #25, Ruddy Hood and The Outlaws #25 and Action Comics #25
The companion Cypher Yr collection expands to a agglomeration of other DCU heroes, some closely tied to the Bat Family, and some closely tied to Bats' Justice League membership. This will not advance the Batman Nix Year story much, but will provide some New 52 companion bug.
Batman, Vol, 5: Zero Year – Dark City
Collects: Batman #25 to #27, #29 to #33
Batman, Vol. 1: The Court of Owls
Collects: Batman #i-7
Batman: The Night of the Owls
Collects: Batman #8-9, Batman Annual #1, Detective Comics #9, Batman: The Dark Knight #ix, Batwing #9, Batman and Robin #ix, Carmine Hood and the Outlaws #9, Birds of Prey #ix, Batgirl #9, Nightwing #8-9, and All-Star Western #9
Batman, Vol. 2: The City of Owls
Collects: Batman #eight–12, and Batman Annual #one
Detective Comics: Faces of Death
Collects:Detective Comics #1 to #7
Batman, Incorporated, Vol. 1: Demon Star
Collects: Batman, Incorporated #0-six
For all intents and purposes, Grant Morrison'south extended run on Batman continues with the New 52 Batman, Inc. The serial substantially continues operating as if the New 52 never happened, which is totally cool if you lot enjoyed Batman, Inc. to brainstorm with.
Batman and Robin: Born to Kill
Collects:Batman and Robin #ane to #6
Detective Comics: Scare Tactics
Collects: Detective Comics #8 to #12, Annual #1
Batman and Robin: Pearl
Collects:Batman and Robin #0, #9 to #14
Batman, Vol. 3: Death of the Family
Collects: Batman #thirteen-17
The Joker: Death of the Family
Collects: Detective Comics #16-17, Catwoman #13-xiv, Batgirl #14-16, Red Hood and the Outlaws #15-16, Teen Titans #15, Nightwing #fifteen-16, Batman and Robin #15-17, #Batman 17, Suicide Squad #fourteen-15, Batgirl #13, Red Hood and the Outlaws #xiii-fourteen, Teen Titans #14, #16, Nightwing #14
Decease of the Family Reading Order:
Batgirl #thirteen
Catwoman #13
Catwoman #fourteen
Batman #13
Batman and Robin #13 to #xiv
Suicide Squad #fourteen to #15
Batman #fourteen
Detective Comics #15
Batgirl #14 to #16
Batman #fifteen
Batman and Robin #fifteen to #16
Detective Comics #16 to #17
Nightwing #15 to #16
Carmine Hood and The Outlaws #15
Teen Titans #15
Red Hood and The Outlaws #xvi
Teen Titans #sixteen
Batman #16 to #17
Batgirl #17
Batman and Robin #17
Red Hood and The Outlaws #17
Detective Comics: Emperor Penguin
Collects:Detective Comics #13 to #18
Batman, Incorporated, Vol. 2: Gotham's Most Wanted
Collects: Batman, Incorporated #vii-thirteen and Batman, Incorporated Special #1
Batman and Robin: Requiem
Collects:Batman and Robin #18 to #23
Detective Comics: The Wrath
Collects:Detective Comics #19 to #24, Detective Comics Almanac #2
Batman, Vol. 6: The Graveyard Shift
Collects: Batman #0, #18-20, #28, #34, and Batman Annual #2
Batman Eternal, Vol. one
Collects: Batman Eternal #one-21
Batman Eternal, Vol. 2
Collects: Batman Eternal #22-34
Arkham Estate
Collects: Arkham Manor #1-six
Batman Eternal, Vol. 3
Collects: Batman Eternal #35-52
Batman, Vol. 7: Endgame
Collects: Batman #35-40
The Joker: Endgame
Collects: Batman Annual #three, Batman #35-39 backups, Gotham Academy: Endgame #1, Batgirl: Endgame #1, Detective Comics: Endgame #1, and Arkham Manor: Endgame #1
You lot should read Batman #35 to #37, and so read the tie-ins to a higher place. From at that place you can move to Batman #38 to #xl.
Batman Vol. eight: Superheavy
Collects:Batman #41 to #45
Batman Vol. ix: Bloom
Collects:Batman #46 to #50
Batman Vol. 10: Epilogue
Collects:Batman #51-52, Batman: Futures Stop #i, Batman Annual #four
DC Rebirth Batman Reading Order (By Tom King)
DC Rebirth resets everything on the DC Universe, re-instituting much of classic DC history that the New 52 ostensibly disposed of. Batman survives, as e'er, and you can cheque out the full DC Rebirth reading society here. This era of rebirth kicks off with a group of talented writers. Tom King on Batman, James Tynion (who takes on Batman next) on Detective Comics, Tim Seely on Nightwing, and more.
DC Universe: Rebirth #1
The Rebirth Era begins with a one shot that sets up a couple of import plot points for Rebirth including the Batfamily.
Batman Vol. 1: I Am Gotham
Collects: Batman: Rebirth #ane, Batman #i to #half-dozen
Tom King takes over Batman with this, the offset installment of his "I Am…" series. Each book takes a look at 1 narrative element and examines how it interacts with Batman, starting with "I am Gotham." This was King getting his Bat-legs under him, and information technology was controversial at the time… only as a office of his over-all vision, information technology's well done.
Detective Comics Vol. 1: The Ascension Of The Batmen
Collects:Detective Comics #934 to #939
Nightwing Vol. one: Better Than Batman
Collects: Nightwing: Rebirth #1, Nightwing #1 to #four, and #7-8 (Note that issues #v and #6 are part of the "Night of the Monster Men" crossover and should be read below)
Batman: Night of the Monster Men
At that place is some overlap with the first Bat-family unit crossover and the subsequent collections, simply this will give you the crossover in its intended guild.
Collects:Batman #seven, Nightwing #five, Detective Comics #941, Batman #viii, Nightwing #6, Detective Comics #942
Batgirl And The Birds Of Casualty Vol. one: Who Is Oracle?
Collects:Batgirl and the Birds of Prey: Rebirth #one, Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #1 to #6
Batgirl Vol. one: Beyond Burnside
Collects:Batgirl #1 to #6
Crimson Hood & the Outlaws Vol. 1: Dark Trinity
Collects:Red Hood & the Outlaws #1 to #vi
All-Star Batman Vol. 1: My Own Worst Enemy
Collects:All-Star Batman #1 to #v
Batman Vol. ii: I Am Suicide
Collects:Batman #9 to #xv
Detective Comics Vol. ii: The Victim Syndicate
Collects:Detective Comics #940 to #945
Justice League Vs. Suicide Team Reading Lodge
Justice League vs. Suicide Squad is a small fairly cocky contained result, but it's very useful continuation of the events of I am Suicide with regards to Waller and Batman's relationship. It as well spins out into a Batman run Justice League Team which functions as an epilogue of sorts.
Justice League of America Vol. 1 (Rebirth)
Functions as a Justice League vs. Suicide Squad epilogue series of sorts.
Collects:Justice League of America #1 to #6
Batman Vol. three: I Am Bane
Collects:Batman #xvi to #20, #23 to #24, Batman Annual #i
Batman/The Flash: The Push
Ane of the most important crossover events in Rebirth, this series follows up on a thread from DC Universe Rebirth near the mysterious button 
Society:
Batman #21
Flash #21
Batman #22
Flash #22
Batman: Detective Comics Vol. three: League of Shadows
Collects:Detective Comics #950 to #956
Batman Vol. iv: The War of Jokes and Riddles
Collects:Batman #25 to #32
Much of "The War of Jokes and Riddles" takes place in Batman's early years, nearly a year after Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's New 52 "Zero Twelvemonth
Batman: Detective Comics Vol. four: Deus Ex Machina
Collects: Detective Comics #957 to #961
All-Star Batman Vol. iii: First Ally
Collects: All-Star Batman #10 to #fourteen
Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 5: Alone Identify of Living
Collects: Detective Comics #963 to #968, Detective Comic Annual #1
A Lonely place of living occurs at the same time as another Mr. Oz related arc in Superman called Superman: Oz Event which collects Activity Comics #985-992.
Batman Vol. 5: Rules of Engagement
Collects: Batman #33 to #37, Batman Annual #2
Batman: Detective Comics Vol. half dozen: Fall of the Batmen
Collects: Detective Comics! Collects issues #969-974 and Annual #1.
Batman Vol. six: Bride or Infiltrator
Collects: Batman #38-44
Batman: Detective Comics Vol. seven: Batmen Eternal
Collects: Detective Comics #975-981.
Dark Nights: Metal
Collects: Dark Nights Metal #1-6
Dark Nights Metallic is an essential Batman crossover, as evil Batmen descent onto Earth. Information technology serves as a continuation of ideas set up throughout the New 52 Batman Run by Scott Snyder and adds dangerous new characters to Batman's list of enemies including the iconic Batman Who Laughs. Make sure to check out Comic Book Herald'south complete Dark Nights: Metal reading order!
Batman & the Signal
Collects: Batman and the Signal #1-six
Batman Vol. 7: The Nuptials
Collects: Batman #45-50 and DC Nation #0.
The controversial "Wedding" story. This marks the half-fashion signal of King's arc and begins the descent of the Bat.
Yous tin discover the whole reading guild for this mini-outcome, with Comic Volume Herald'southward Batman and Catwoman wedding reading order.
Catwoman Vol. 1: Copy Cats
Collects: Catwoman #1-vi
Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 8: On the Outside
Collects: Detective Comics #982-986
Batman Vol. 8: Cold Days
Collects: Batman #51-57
Batman: Detective Comics Vol. ix: Deface the Face
Collects: Detective Comics #988-993
Batman Vol. 9: The Tyrant Wing
Collects: Batman #58-60, Batman Almanac #three and Batman Secret Files #1.
Batman Vol. ten: Knightmares
Collects: Batman #61-63 And #66-69
Heroes in Crisis
Collects: Heroes in Crisis #1-7
Heroes in Crisis is written past Tom Male monarch who'southward as well writing Batman. In that location's some great Batman moments in the event, and the effect includes an important crossover between Batman and the Flash called The
Batman/Flash: The Toll
Collects: Batman #64, Wink #64, Batman #65, Wink #65
The collection includes a couple of other Heroes in Crisis Necktie-ins, but the cost is the only story you demand to read for Batman. If yous want to read the rest of the necktie-ins though, brand sure to check on Comic Book Heralds issues Heroes in Crisis Reading Lodge
Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 1: Mythology 
Collects: Detective Comics #994-999, 1001-1006 And A Story From Detective Comics #thou
Mythology starts a new run on Detective Comics past Peter Tomasi which will continue to the stop of Rebirth.
Detective Comics #1000: The Deluxe Edition
Collects: Detective Comics #1000
The Batman Who Laughs
Collects: The Batman Who Laughs #1-seven
Batman Vol. 11: The Fall and the Fallen
Collects: Batman #70-74 And Batman Clandestine Files #2
Batman Vol. 12: City of Bane Part 1
Collects: Batman #75-79
Batman/Superman Vol. one
Collects: Batman/Superman #1 To #6
Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 2: Arkham Knight
Collects: Detective Comics #1001-1005 And A Story From Detective Comics #1000
Batman: Universe
Collects: Batman Universe #1-half-dozen
Batman: Detective Comics Vol. iii: Greetings from Gotham
Collects: Detective Comics #1006-1011
Batman Vol. thirteen: The Metropolis of Blight Part 2
Collects: Batman #80 to #85
Batman: Detective Comics Vol. iv: Cold Vengeance
Collects: Detective Comics #1012-1019
Cold Vengeance is part of DC's Year of the Villain Event. While you don't need to know the context of Yr of the Villain to relish it, you tin check out Comic Volume Herald's Yr of the Villain Reading Society hither
Doomsday Clock
Collects: Doomsday Clock #i-12
Though initially intended to be a ground breaking consequence, the event of Doomsday Clock was dramatically reduced. Notwithstanding, it'south a major story that follows up on other books in the guild like "The Push."
Comic Book Herald's complete Doomsday Clock reading order!
DC Rebirth Batman by James Tynion Iv
James Tynions run is broken into two parts, the pre-Space Borderland part which was intended to be his unabridged run initially with information technology catastrophe with Joker War. Nonetheless, fan reception and a major editorial shift resulted in him getting to go the lead writer on Batman for Infinite Frontier. Every bit such there is a fairly clear shift in his run.
Batman Vol. 1: Their Night Designs
Collects: Batman #86-94
Nighttime Designs leads straight into Joker War. Check out Comic Book Herald's complete Joker State of war reading social club for the full order.
Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 5 Joker State of war
Collects: Batman: Pennyworth R.I.P. #1, Detective Comics #1020-1026, Detective Comics Annual #three, and the Black Casebook story from Detective Comics #1027
Batman Vol. ii: Joker War
Collects: Batman #95-100
Batman Vol. iii: Ghosts Stories
Collects: Batman #101-105 and Batman Annual #5
Following Joker State of war, Tynion and Tomasi set out to begin some gear up for Space Frontier.
Detective Comics Vol. 6: Road to Ruin
Collects: Detecitive Comics #1028-1033
Nighttime Nights: Expiry Metal
Collects: Nighttime Nights: Death Metal #1-7
Death Metal wraps upwards Rebirth and sets upward Infinite Borderland. It concludes the Batman Who Laughs storyline and brings back the evil Batman idea of Night Nights: Metal. If y'all desire to read the total Batman who Laughs Storyline check out the Batman Who Laughs Reading Order and the Nighttime Nights: Death Metal Reading Lodge
Infinite Borderland Batman
Infinite Frontier Batman begins a little confusing as at that place'southward an event between Rebirth and Infinite Frontier that does a lot of teasing called Futurity State. Future State teases a possible future that Gotham could face and a very powerful group that will alter Gotham forever called the Magistrate. To learn how all the unlike bat-books interact and set each other upward, brand sure to check out Comic Book Herald'due south Hereafter State Reading Order.
Future State: Batman Family
The Batman Family is focused heavily on the future consequences of the election of Mayor Nakano in Detective Comics Vol. half dozen (Detective Comics #1028-1033) as the Magistrate comes into power. The globe is very fleshed out and introduces major storylines similar The Next Batman. Multiple writers including Stephanie Phillips (Harley Quinn), Gene Luen Yang (Batman/Superman), and Mariko Tamaki (Dark Detective) wrote books that tease the upcoming direction of their Infinite Borderland stories. Every book tin exist read in any guild, only I believe this club will maximize enjoyment of the effect. Future State Batman is total of little teases that make the universe feel more total if yous find how the books connect. Future State: Batman is collected in two series.
Future State: The Next Batman
Collects: Futurity State: The Next Batman #ane-4; Futurity State: Nighttime Detective #1-3; Future State: Nightwing #i-two
Future State: Dark Detective
Collects: Futurity State: Dark Detective #1-4; Hereafter State: Catwoman #1-2; Future State: Harley Quinn #one-2; Time to come State: Robin Eternal #one-2; Time to come State: Batman/Superman #1-ii
These are the important Batman (Not Batfamily) specific books in order:
Future State: Batman/Superman #1-ii
Future State: The Next Batman (Main Serial) #1-four
Future Country: Catwoman #1-ii
Hereafter State: Dark Detective (Primary Series) #1-iv
Afterwards Future State, Space Borderland is here and it begins with a very important ane-shot that sets up the Bat-family stories. For the unabridged Infinite Frontier Order, check out The Comic Book Herald's Space Borderland Reading Order
Infinite Frontier #0
Batman Vol. 4: The Cowardly Lot
Read: Batman #106-109
Detective Comics Vol. i
Read: Detective Comics #1034-1038
The Joker Vol 1
Read: Joker #1-4
Batman: Urban Legends Vol. 1
Read: Batman: Urban Legends #one-6
The Adjacent Batman: Second Son
Read: The Next Batman: Second Son #ane-6
Batman/Superman Vol. 1
Read: Batman/Superman #xvi-19
Batman: Detective
Read: Batman: The Detective #ane-6
Batman: Legends of the Night Knight
Read: Batman: Legends of the Night Knight #one-6
Batman's Future & Elseworlds: The Dark Knight Returns
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Not long before he redefined Batman's origins with Year One
You tin can observe the entire "Nighttime Knight Returns Universe" comics selection in Comic Volume Herald's consummate Frank Miller Batman reading society.
Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Over again
Miller returned to The Night Knight about 15 years after, and well, permit'due south but say it's far less of a unanimous celebration. I find the Dark Knight Strikes Once more relatively interesting, simply don't go in expecting information technology to hold a candle to The Dark Knight Returns.
What Ever Happened to the Caped Crusader?
Some other best great writer, Neil Gaiman, wrote his version of the "final" Batman story in "What e'er happened to the Caped Crusader?" It takes its inspiration from Alan Moore'southward "What e'er happened to the Man of Tomorrow?"
Batman: Yr 100 & Other Tales Deluxe Edition
Writer/artist Paul Pope's take on a futuristic Gotham that's run like a surveillance land by totalitarian GCPD, and the low-tech Batman who fights for the right of anonymity and choice.
DC Comics/Dark Equus caballus: Batman vs. Predator
Collects: BATMAN VS. PREDATOR I, II, & III
These three miniseries helped define 90s comics and are an absolute must-read for whatsoever fan of the era, the Bat, or but activity-packed fun.
DC/Nighttime Horse: Aliens
Collects: BATMAN/ALIENS #i-ii, BATMAN/ALIENS 2 #1-three, SUPERMAN/BATMAN VS. ALIENS/PREDATOR #ane-ii, WILDC.A.T.S/ALIENS #ane.
A kind of companion piece to Batman vs. Predator, this book collects a serial of stories where Batman, Superman, and WildC.A.T.South. must confront-off against the Xenomorphs. More 90's fun!
The Batman/Guess Dredd Drove
Collects: Batman/Judge Dredd: Judgment On Gotham, Batman/Judge Dredd: Vendetta In Gotham, Batman/Estimate Dredd: The Ultimate Riddle, Batman/Guess Dredd: Die Laughing #one-2 and Lobo/Judge Dredd: Psycho Bikers Vs. Mutants From Hell!
Any time that Gotham's Dark Knight and Megacity 1'south Violent Protector get together, it's jump to be a violent, absurdist good fourth dimension. This collection highlights some great writers and some of 2000AD comics' best artists.
Batman Lobo
Alan Grant. Simon Bisley. Why are you withal reading this?
Batman: Collected Legends of the Dark Knight
A collection of fun, experimental, and downright absurd Batman stories. Includes the origins of Batmite.
Batman: Mitefall
An absurd transport-upwards of the 90s Knightfall issue. Practice Not enter into this expecting a Batman comic. Instead, think more along the lines of a Groo the Barbarian for the dark and violent decade. What more could you expect from Alan Grant of Lobo fame?!
The Joker
A nasty petty grapheme report of the Clown Prince of Crime, delivered by the e'er excellent Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo. This gets a footling intense.
Batman: Noel
Batman meets Dickens. This story shows familiar heroes and villains throughout the ages in a loose approximation of A Christmas Ballad… only with more punching.
Batman: The Doom That Came To Gotham
Collects: Batman: The Doom That Came To Gotham #1-three
By Mike flippin' Mignola
Batman: Gotham past Gaslight
Collects: Ogn
Art by Mike Mignola, script past Brian Augustyn
Elseworlds: Batman Vol. 1
Collects: Batman: Holy Terror, Batman: The Blue, The Greyness, And The Bat, Robin 3000 #1-2, Batman/Dark Joker: The Wild, Batman/Houdini: The Devil'S Workshop, Batman: Castle Of The Bat, Batman: In Darkest Knight And Batman: Night Allegiances
Elseworlds: Batman Vol. two
Collects: Batman & Dracula: Ruddy Pelting, Batman: Bloodstorm And Batman: Carmine Mist
Batman: Earth One
Batman: Earth 1 Vol. 2
Batman: White Knight
Collects: Batman White Knight #1-eight
Batman/The Shadow: The Murder Geniuses
Collects:Batman/The Shadow #ane-vi, Stories From Batman Annual #i, Detective Comics #253, #259
Exterior continuity, this DC and Dynamite Comics graphic symbol crossover is merely a lot of fun. Story by Scott Snyder, Steve Orlando, and Riley Rossmo.
Batman: Child of Dreams
Collects: OGN
Batman is out to finish the sale of a drug that allows people to alive the life of their dreams — by literally shapeshifting into that person for 24 hours. After that, the users die. This one is heavy on Japanese influence.
Batman: Damned
Collects: Batman: Damned 1-three
A Batman story for mature audiences. Joker has been murdered and Batman is the primary suspect. And only John Constantine to help the World's Greatest Detective solve this mystery.
Yet another fantastic team-up between Brian Azzarello and artist Lee Bermejo.
Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol. 1
Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2
Batman: Last Knight on Globe
Collects: Batman: Last Knight On Earth #one-iii
Batman Beyond Reading Order
Batman Beyond: Hush Beyond
Batman Beyond: Industrial Revolution
Batman Beyond: ten,000 Clowns
Collects:Digital capacity #1 to #sixteen
Batman Across: Batgirl Across
Batman Beyond 2.0: Rewired
Batman Across 2.0, Vol. ii: Justice Lords Across
Batman Beyond ii.0 Vol. iii: Mark of the Phantasm
New 52 Batman Beyond
Future's Cease
Batman Across Vol. i: Brave New Worlds
Batman Beyond Vol. 2: City of Yesterday
Batman Across Vol. 3: Wired for Decease
DC Rebirth Batman Across
Batman Beyond Vol. 1: The Return
Batman Beyond Vol. two
Collects:Batman Beyond #seven to #12
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