Your favourite Batman Stories, Books, Trades and Graphic Novels after Batman Year One.

Edit: And WHY!

But I don't know why!!!!!!!!!!!

Year One is good yes.

Ok, The Dark Knight Returns, Hush, and Gotham Noir.

I still need to read the Tim Sale/ Jeph Loeb stuff.

@Daveyo520 said:

But I don't know why!!!!!!!!!!!

Year One is good yes.

Ok, The Dark Knight Returns, Hush, and Gotham Noir.

I still need to read the Tim Sale/ Jeph Loeb stuff.

I have all of the Loeb/Sale Stuff. It is excellent.

@Hawkeye446: I will say something that will make people mad. I hate Tim Sale's art, there, I said it.

@Hawkeye446 said:

Your favourite Batman Stories, Books, Trades and Graphic Novels after Batman Year One.

Edit: And WHY!

Does it have to be Batman exclusively?

The Man Who Laughs

Birth of the Demon

Vengeance of Bane

etc were all very enjoyable books but those focused more on the villains.

If it's simply Batman,then Grant Morrison's entire run.It's a love letter to the batfanboy,if you don't like Morrisons style then you can check out Scott Snyder's run on both Detective and Batman.Paul Dini had some nice stories too in his detective run.

@Daveyo520 said:

@Hawkeye446: I will say something that will make people mad. I hate Tim Sale's art, there, I said it.

It depends what he is doing. His work on Superman: For All Seasons wasn't his best. I hated how he drew the big bulbous Clark... Same with Bruce. However, when the characters are suited up, I like it.

@Hawkeye446: I don't like any of it....

@entropy_aegis said:

@Hawkeye446 said:

Your favourite Batman Stories, Books, Trades and Graphic Novels after Batman Year One.

Edit: And WHY!

Does it have to be Batman exclusively?

The Man Who Laughs

Birth of the Demon

Vengeance of Bane

etc were all very enjoyable books but those focused more on the villains.

If it's simply Batman,then Grant Morrison's entire run.It's a love letter to the batfanboy,if you don't like Morrisons style then you can check out Scott Snyder's run on both Detective and Batman.Paul Dini had some nice stories too in his detective run.

Oh, not exclusively! Yes, those are good!

Does Birth of the Demon run before or after Son of the Demon?

@Hawkeye446: Before. If I'm not wrong.

@Hawkeye446 said:

@entropy_aegis said:

@Hawkeye446 said:

Your favourite Batman Stories, Books, Trades and Graphic Novels after Batman Year One.

Edit: And WHY!

Does it have to be Batman exclusively?

The Man Who Laughs

Birth of the Demon

Vengeance of Bane

etc were all very enjoyable books but those focused more on the villains.

If it's simply Batman,then Grant Morrison's entire run.It's a love letter to the batfanboy,if you don't like Morrisons style then you can check out Scott Snyder's run on both Detective and Batman.Paul Dini had some nice stories too in his detective run.

Oh, not exclusively! Yes, those are good!

Does Birth of the Demon run before or after Son of the Demon?

They're incompatible,

Son of the Demon and Bride of the Demon were connected,Birth of the Demon actually retconned those stories so yeah it happened later.

Now I believe Morrison has created a continuity which acknowledges both SOTD and BOTD but leaves out Bride. I think you're supposed to ignore Talia's origins in both the stories.

@entropy_aegis: Wait, Birth of the Demon happened before Son of the Demon, right?

@ReVamp said:

@entropy_aegis: Wait, Birth of the Demon happened before Son of the Demon, right?

No.

Son of the Demon was published in 1988 I think,while Birth of the Demon was published in 1992.

@ReVamp said:

@entropy_aegis: Wait, Birth of the Demon happened before Son of the Demon, right?

See, I thought son was first... Hmmm...

@entropy_aegis said:

@ReVamp said:

@entropy_aegis: Wait, Birth of the Demon happened before Son of the Demon, right?

No.

Son of the Demon was published in 1988 I think,while Birth of the Demon was published in 1992.

You're right, I was mixing some stuff up.

@Hawkeye446: Son was first, I was wrong, apologies.

@ReVamp said:

@entropy_aegis said:

@ReVamp said:

@entropy_aegis: Wait, Birth of the Demon happened before Son of the Demon, right?

No.

Son of the Demon was published in 1988 I think,while Birth of the Demon was published in 1992.

You're right, I was mixing some stuff up.

@Hawkeye446: Son was first, I was wrong, apologies.

My question is, and entropy partly answered this, are they all linked together, or can I read one by itself...?

@Hawkeye446 said:

@ReVamp said:

@entropy_aegis said:

@ReVamp said:

@entropy_aegis: Wait, Birth of the Demon happened before Son of the Demon, right?

No.

Son of the Demon was published in 1988 I think,while Birth of the Demon was published in 1992.

You're right, I was mixing some stuff up.

@Hawkeye446: Son was first, I was wrong, apologies.

My question is, and entropy partly answered this, are they all linked together, or can I read one by itself...?

No they're not linked together.

@entropy_aegis said:

@Hawkeye446 said:

@ReVamp said:

@entropy_aegis said:

@ReVamp said:

@entropy_aegis: Wait, Birth of the Demon happened before Son of the Demon, right?

No.

Son of the Demon was published in 1988 I think,while Birth of the Demon was published in 1992.

You're right, I was mixing some stuff up.

@Hawkeye446: Son was first, I was wrong, apologies.

My question is, and entropy partly answered this, are they all linked together, or can I read one by itself...?

No they're not linked together.

Oh, I see.

What are the primary differences between each of them?

@Hawkeye446 said:

@entropy_aegis said:

@Hawkeye446 said:

@ReVamp said:

@entropy_aegis said:

@ReVamp said:

@entropy_aegis: Wait, Birth of the Demon happened before Son of the Demon, right?

No.

Son of the Demon was published in 1988 I think,while Birth of the Demon was published in 1992.

You're right, I was mixing some stuff up.

@Hawkeye446: Son was first, I was wrong, apologies.

My question is, and entropy partly answered this, are they all linked together, or can I read one by itself...?

No they're not linked together.

Oh, I see.

What are the primary differences between each of them?

Son of the Demon:Batman marries Talia.

Bride of the Demon:Ra's marries some woman(she was an actress or model who had lost her looks with age).

Birth of the Demon:Ra's al Ghul origin story

@Hawkeye446:

Oh and Feb/March seems to be an Al Ghul month,all these stories are being re-released along with Bane of the Demon and "Bane" oneshot.

I already suspect Bane of the Demon/Legacy/Bane influencing TDKR,it's possible that Son of the Demon and Birth of the Demon might be used as a source material(young Ra's and Talia).

@entropy_aegis: Ooooooh, I see! Thanks. SO they are reprinting them as Graphic Novels or single Issues?

@Morpheus_ said:

Birth of the Demon features my favourite Batman vs Ra's encounter.

It sounds good... I should read it.

@Hawkeye446 said:

@entropy_aegis: Ooooooh, I see! Thanks. SO they are reprinting them as Graphic Novels or single Issues?

@Morpheus_ said:

Birth of the Demon features my favourite Batman vs Ra's encounter.

It sounds good... I should read it.

They're already graphic novels,I think they're gonna be released as a massive TPB.

Found it

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1401233813/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=156389081X&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0C5Y7WG5HHSQT1B45ED6

and this

BATMAN VS BANE

Written by CHUCK DIXON; Art by RICK BURCHETT, GRAHAM NOLAN and TOM PALMER; Cover by BRIAN BOLLAND

The Dark Knight battles the powerful foe who once broke his back in this new, hard-hitting collection!

In these stories, reprinted from BATMAN/BANE and BATMAN: BANE OF THE DEMON #1-4, Bane is back – and he's out to break Gotham City as he broke Batman. All he needs to get the job done is a few nuclear weapons! Guest-starring Ra's al Ghul and Talia!

$14.99 US

On Sale February 22, 2012

@Morpheus_ said:

Birth of the Demon features my favourite Batman vs Ra's encounter.

March is Teh Demon month.

@Daveyo520 said:

@Hawkeye446: I will say something that will make people mad. I hate Tim Sale's art, there, I said it.

Blasphemy!

All of the Loeb/Sale stuff

Mad Love

The Killing Joke

Broken City

Under the Hood

Most of the things Grant Morrison wrote

The Black Mirror

There's probably more but those came out of my mind. I left some out because most was already said.

@entropy_aegis said:

@Hawkeye446 said:

@entropy_aegis: Ooooooh, I see! Thanks. SO they are reprinting them as Graphic Novels or single Issues?

@Morpheus_ said:

Birth of the Demon features my favourite Batman vs Ra's encounter.

It sounds good... I should read it.

They're already graphic novels,I think they're gonna be released as a massive TPB.

Found it

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1401233813/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=156389081X&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0C5Y7WG5HHSQT1B45ED6

and this

BATMAN VS BANE

Written by CHUCK DIXON; Art by RICK BURCHETT, GRAHAM NOLAN and TOM PALMER; Cover by BRIAN BOLLAND

The Dark Knight battles the powerful foe who once broke his back in this new, hard-hitting collection!

In these stories, reprinted from BATMAN/BANE and BATMAN: BANE OF THE DEMON #1-4, Bane is back – and he's out to break Gotham City as he broke Batman. All he needs to get the job done is a few nuclear weapons! Guest-starring Ra's al Ghul and Talia!

$14.99 US

On Sale February 22, 2012

THANKS! That is awesome. I actually looked at it last night and didn't realise it was the collection of all three. That is getting bought when it comes out!

bump.

The Killing Joke,No Mans Land,Knightfall,Knightsend.

Long Halloween, Morrison's run, and if it counts, the Dark Knight Returns. These pretty much capture who Batman is for me.

You've heard my opinion on this many times, Hawkeye, but again:

Greg Rucka/Ed Brubaker stuff like:

• Bruce Wayne: Murderer
• No Man's Land Vol. 1 (Vol. 2 will be out in February)
• Gotham Central
• Batwoman: Elegy

@cosmo111687 said:

You've heard my opinion on this many times, Hawkeye, but again:

Greg Rucka/Ed Brubaker stuff like:

• Bruce Wayne: Murderer
• No Man's Land Vol. 1 (Vol. 2 will be out in February)
• Gotham Central
• Batwoman: Elegy

I love and own the Hardcover of Elegy. It was fantastic and deserves a re-read..

The others I plan on buying/reading. At the moment I am getting older and more out of place/elseworlds books.

Then I will move onto the middle where No-Mans land is (as I see it).

And then the more recent stuff like Morrison's run/Battle of the Cowl...

Slowly but surely I am evening it out in my own mind.. :)

Joker is one of the best comics I've read period.

Gotham After Midnight is hands down one of the best Batman stories ever.

@Xtremeperson said:

Joker is one of the best comics I've read period.

you mean this Joker?

if so then agreed. It's the best Joker story. The Killing Joke can suck it.
BB

Batman: Hush- The whole thing reads like a Batman: TAS movie. If you don't wanna read it for the story, at least look at Jim Lee's pretty pictures.

The Killing Joke- Best Joker story ever written. Possibly one of the most important Bat-books, especially if you're into the Gordon's.

Arkham Asylum- A very interesting inside look at Batman's villain's psyche. Art is very trippy if you're into that.

Knightfall- Bane breaks the Bat.

@Daveyo520 said:

@Hawkeye446: I will say something that will make people mad. I hate Tim Sale's art, there, I said it.

You're not alone! It's the one thing that's keeping me from Long Halloween.

@Gambit1024: Same. Along with Dark Victory. I am glad Lee was the artist on Hush. I should get LH and DV from my library.

The Man Who Laughs is RIGHT after Year One, and it's awesome. It's a direct sequel, basically.

Oh, and The Black Mirror is an indirect sequel.

@Daveyo520: Totally. I wish Lee could draw everything Batman related lol.

@Gambit1024: He is pretty good. Though he could not save All Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder from the failing talent of modern Frank Miller.

@Daveyo520: Oh God no. Worst Batman book ever. I love Miller, but good lord that was trash. After that Green Lantern part, I gave up reading and just looked at the pictures at that point.

@Gambit1024: Yellow. Ya it is not too good. He wrote some of the best Batman books ever too :( All-Star Superman is amazing, and I hate Superman, I wish Batman could have had something like that too.

@Gambit1024 said:

@Daveyo520 said:

@Hawkeye446: I will say something that will make people mad. I hate Tim Sale's art, there, I said it.

You're not alone! It's the one thing that's keeping me from Long Halloween.

Sale's art in Long Halloween was fantastic in my opinion. I liked the pretty colours o_o Probably his best work.

@Daveyo520 said:

@Gambit1024: All-Star Superman is amazing, and I hate Superman, I wish Batman could have had something like that too.

I agree 100%.

@Hawkeye446: Then thank this guy.

@Daveyo520 said:

@Hawkeye446: Then thank this guy.

Are you sure I shouldn't be thanking the inker? as opposed to the colourer?

Can't really say I like one particular story or anything since I love all the post Year One stuff. I'm especially partial to the Elseworlds stories though of that time, but I know those don't technically count.

@Hawkeye446 said:

@Daveyo520 said:

@Hawkeye446: Then thank this guy.

Are you sure I shouldn't be thanking the inker? as opposed to the colourer?

No. You should thank the colorist.

@Hawkeye446 said:

I liked the pretty colours o_o Probably his best work.

@Daveyo520 said:

@Hawkeye446 said:

@Daveyo520 said:

@Hawkeye446: Then thank this guy.

Are you sure I shouldn't be thanking the inker? as opposed to the colourer?

No. You should thank the colorist.

@Hawkeye446 said:

I liked the pretty colours o_o Probably his best work.

You are right, I liked the colour scheme, and he came up with it.

@RedheadedAtrocitus said:

Can't really say I like one particular story or anything since I love all the post Year One stuff. I'm especially partial to the Elseworlds stories though of that time, but I know those don't technically count.

I love the Elseworlds stuff too. It definitely counts.

@Hawkeye446: Spoken like a true disciple of Mark Waid :)

@RedheadedAtrocitus: :p