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    Bruce Wayne, who witnessed the murder of his billionaire parents as a child, swore to avenge their deaths. He trained extensively to achieve mental and physical perfection, mastering martial arts, detective skills, and criminal psychology. Costumed as a bat to prey on the fears of criminals, and utilizing a high-tech arsenal, he became the legendary Batman.

    The Full Batman Timeline in chronological order (with mistakes)

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    #1  Edited By Masterofnone169

    Although I had just started reading batman graphic novels I have been trying to get his story fully and collect them all. So I made a list of what other people have said is the order of his novel and here is the list

    P.S. I know I have made mistakes plz tell me where I missed them ok.

    1. Batman Year One
    2. Batman Shaman
    3. Batman & the Monster Men
    4. Batman& the Mad Monk
    5. Batman Prey
    6. Batman the Man Who Laughs
    7. Batman Gothic
    8. Batman Venom
    9. Batman Four of a Kind
    10. Collected Legends of the Dark Knight
    11. Batman Other Realms
    12. Batman Snow
    13. Batman and The Long Halloween
    14. Batman Dark Victory
    15. Batman The Gauntlet and Robin Year One (not fully sure though)
    16. Batman Haunted knight
    17. Batman Faces
    18. Batman Terror
    19. Batman Monsters
    20. Batman Rules of Engagement
    21. Batman Night Crisis
    22. Batman The Cat and the Bat
    23. Batman King Tuts Tomb
    24. Batman Tales of the Demon
    25. Batman The nights of the Beast
    26. Batman The Killing Joke
    27. Arkham Asylum A Serious House on Serious Earth
    28. Batman Death in the Family
    29. Batman A Lonely Place of Mine
    30. Batman Blind Justice
    31. The Sword of Azreal
    32. Batman Knight fall vol 1 - 3
    33. Batman Prodical
    34. Batman Anarky
    35. Batman Contagion
    36. Batman Legacy
    37. Batman Cataclysm
    38. Batman No Mans Land Vol 1 - 5
    39. Batman Evolustion
    40. Batman Officer Down
    41. Bruce Wayne Murderer?
    42. Bruce Wayne Fugitive Vol 1 - 3
    43. Hush Vol 1 - 2
    44. Batman Death in the Maidens
    45. Batman Broken City
    46. Batman As the crow Flies
    47. Batman War Drums
    48. Batman War Games vol 1 - 3
    49. Batman Hush Returns
    50. Batman City of Crime
    51. Batman Under the Hood Vol 1 - 2
    52. Batman War Crimes
    53. Batman Face the Face
    54. Batman Detective
    55. Batman and Son
    56. Batman Death in the City
    57. Batman The Resurrection of Ra's Al Ghul
    58. Batman and the Black Glove
    59. Batman Private Casebook
    60. Batman Heart of Hush
    61. Batman R.I.P.
    62. Batman What Ever Happened To The Caped Crusader
    63. Batman Battle of the Cowl
    64. Batman Battle of the Cowl Companion
    65. Batman Reborn
    66. Batman Vs Robin
    67. Batman Long Shadows
    68. Batman Hush Money
    69. Batman Life After Death
    70. Batman Arkham Reborn
    71. Time and the Batman
    72. Batman Must Die
    73. Batman The Road Home
    74. Batman The Return of Bruce Wayne
    75. Batman Eye of the Beholder

    That should be all of them up to the new 52 Batman issue 1.

    If I made any mistake please tell.

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    #2  Edited By Masterofnone169

    I forgot to add that Robin Year one and Batgirl Year one happen just after Batman Dark victory so remember to add those in as well.

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    Impressive, Have you read all theses? (Don't mean any offence, just curious)

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    #4  Edited By InnerVenom123

    Wow.

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    #5  Edited By superbatprime

    Verrrry nice job sir.

    I'm happy to say the Bat-books I own are pretty much in that order on my shelf.

    I've never read Snow or Prey (which I heard is actually out of print now) and I never got around to putting No Mans Land together (gonna wait for the new editions now tho').

    On a side note, Arkham Asylum: a Serious House on Serious Earth... I tend to believe that the events in that book were actually a dream (or nightmare as the case may be).

    There are clues scattered throughout the book which lead me to believe this is the case... or could be the case if the reader is so inclined.

    I seem to recall Morrison himself alluding to this when describing the purposeful malformation of Batman's character (and the villains) as neurotic, sexually repressed and ultimately quite weak... a typical scenario in the nightmare of a strong willed person no?

    As such it could really come anywhere in the list for me.

    Anyway I'm rambling... Nice list bro!

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    #6  Edited By TDK_1997

    Bravo.

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    #7  Edited By Masterofnone169

    @bob agent of agency x: no I don't have any of these except for batman year one. I just researched it. But I must say if this is what you need to read before reading issue 1 of the new 52. it would be near impossible.

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    #8  Edited By mbob

    Thanks for the list!

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    #9  Edited By spectre108

    This is awesomely crazy.

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    #10  Edited By LegPinda

    Very good work! Thak you!

    I'm trying to do a compilation with links to download the series.

    I'm not able to find 21. Batman Night Crisis. Wouldn't it be Batman Night Cries?

    And where it fits Batman, Inc.?

    PS: sorry for bad english

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    #11  Edited By masahikotahara

    Nice work! Check out this website (section 'Batman timeline') to see all titles including some missing titles!

    http://www.ultimatebatmancomicswebsite.weebly.com

    http://www.youtube.com/user/MasahikoTahara

    I own everything personally and will upload some timeline videos soon! Check out the website and visit the YouTube channel (link on homepage).

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    UBC: A complete Batman related comics timeline (including downloadable files containing checklists with information about the reading order of separate issues) from Batman: Year One to The New 52 plus loads of information about canon and continuity regarding the origins of Batman, all five Robins, Nightwing and Batgirl!

    Enjoy!

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    #12  Edited By masahikotahara

    Here is an updated version of my Batman timeline. Any suggestions/additions are welcome!

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    http://ultimatebatmancomicswebsite.weebly.com

    Batman: Year One

    Catwoman: Her Sister’s Keeper

    Batman: Shaman (see note)

    --> Issue #1 overlaps with Batman: Year One, Batman #404-405. It begins with Bruce's last training stop in Alaska before returning to Gotham City.

    Batman And The Monster Men

    Batman And The Mad Monk

    Batman: Prey

    Batman: Dark Legends

    Batman: The Man Who Laughs

    Batman: Dead To Rights

    Batman: Gothic

    Batman: Venom

    Batman: Going Sane

    Batman: Four Of A Kind

    Batman: Collected Legends

    Batman: Other Realms

    Batman: Snow

    Batman: Year Two

    Batman: Long Halloween

    Catwoman: When In Rome (takes place during Batman: Dark Victory)

    Batman: Dark Victory

    Robin: Year One

    Robin: The Gauntlet

    Batgirl: Year One

    Batman: Faces

    Batman: Terror

    Batman: Monsters

    Batman: Rules Of Engagement

    Batman: Full Circle

    Batman: Fortunate Son

    Batman: Night Cries

    Batman: Cat & The Bat

    Batman: King Tut’s Tomb

    Batman: Tales Of The Demon

    Batman: Strange Apparitions

    Nightwing: Year One (see note)

    --> Post-Crisis (?) version of how and why Dick stopped being Robin - conflicts with Batman #408-409...Help needed!

    Batman: Dark Detective

    Batman: The Wrath

    CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS

    Batman: The Killing Joke

    Batman #408-409: Did Robin Die Tonight/Just Another Kid On Crime Alley

    Batman: Ten Nights o/t Beast

    Batman: The Cult

    Batman: A Death In The Family

    Batman: Blind Justice

    Batman: The Many Deaths…

    Batman: Year Three

    Batman: Lonely Place Of Dying

    Batman: Bride Of The Demon

    Robin: Tragedy & Triumph

    Robin: A Hero Reborn

    Batman: The Last Arkham

    Batman: Birth Of The Demon

    Batman: Sword Of Azrael

    Robin: Cry Of The Huntress

    Batman: Vengeance Of Bane

    Batman: Knightfall

    Batman: Prodigal

    Batman: Troika

    Nightwing: Ties That Bind

    Robin: Flying Solo

    Nightwing: A Knight In Blüdhaven

    ZERO HOUR/ZERO MONTH: The Beginning Of Tomorrow

    Batman: Anarky

    Batman: The Chalice

    Batman: Contagion

    Nightwing: Rough Justice

    Batman: Legacy (Incl. Batman: Bane Of The Demon & Batman: Bane)

    Batman: Cataclysm

    Nightwing: Love & Bullets

    Batman: Aftershock

    Batman: Road To No Man's Land

    Batman: No Man's Land

    Nightwing: A Darker Shade Of Justice (see note)

    Batman: Harley Quinn (see note)

    --> Between Batman: No Man's Land Vol. 3 and 4 - OLD EDITIONS or between Batman: No Man's Land Vol. 2 and 3 - NEW EDITIONS.

    Nightwing: The Hunt For Oracle

    Batman: Evolution

    Nightwing: Big Guns

    Nightwing: On The Razor’s Edge

    Batman: Officer Down

    Batman: False Faces

    Batman: Bruce Wayne: Murderer?

    Batman: Bruce Wayne: Fugitive?

    Batman: Hush

    Batman: Death And The Maidens

    Batman: Broken City

    Batman: As The Crow Flies

    Robin: Unmasked

    Batman: War Drums

    Batman: War Games

    Robin/Batgirl: Fresh Blood

    IDENTITY CRISIS

    Batman: Hush Returns

    Batman: City Of Crime

    Nightwing: Mobbed Up

    Robin: To Kill A Bird

    Batman: Under The Hood

    Red Hood: The Lost Days

    Batman: War Crimes

    Robin: Days Of Fire & Madness

    Nightwing: Renegade

    INFINITE CRISIS (see note)

    --> Runs concurrently with the concluding chapters of Batman: Under The Hood.

    52

    Batman: Face The Face

    Nightwing: Brothers In Blood

    Robin: Wanted

    Batman: Detective

    Nightwing: Love & War

    Robin: Teenage Wasteland

    Batman: Death And The City

    COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS

    Robin: The Big Leagues

    Batman: Cacophony

    Batman: Gotham Underground

    Batman: Batman & Son (see note)

    --> Batman: Son Of The Demon was never intended to be in continuity at the time of publication. When Grant Morrison wrote Batman & Son there was much talk that he was bringing it into continuity, but he made several changes to the conception of the baby that made it impossible. Morrison stated numerous times that he wasn't bringing it into continuity, but rather using the concept for his own means. He has clarified this in a way that will take a little explaining because it crosses three totally seperate continuities.

    1986-2011: Damian is introduced and his origin is referenced numerous times but never explicitly shown.

    2011-Present: Batman Incorporated Vol 2 #2 clearly shows Damian to have been conceived at the very end of...

    1939-1986: ...Batman #244.

    Batman: Resurrection Of Ra's Al Ghul

    Batman: & The Black Glove

    Batman: Private Casebook

    Batman: Heart Of Hush

    Nightwing: Freefall

    Robin: Violent Tendencies

    Batman: The Black Casebook

    Batman: R.I.P. (Incl. Last Rites)

    FINAL CRISIS

    Nightwing: The Great Leap

    Robin: Scattered Pieces

    Robin: Search For A Hero

    Batman: Whatever...Caped Crusader?

    Batman: Battle For The Cowl + Companion

    Batman: Long Shadows

    Batman & Robin: Batman Reborn

    Batman: Streets Of Gotham: Hush Money

    Batman: Streets Of Gotham: Leviathan

    Batman: Streets of Gotham: House Of Hush

    Batman & Robin: Batman vs Robin

    Batman: Life After Death

    Batman: Arkham Reborn

    Batman: Time & The Batman

    Batman: The Return Of Bruce Wayne

    Batman: Bruce Wayne: The Road Home

    Batman & Robin: Batman Must Die

    Batman: The Return

    Batman: Eye Of The Beholder

    Batman: The Black Mirror

    Batman: The Dark Knight: Golden Dawn

    Batman & Robin: Dark Knight vs White Knight

    Batman: Gotham Shall Be Judged

    Batman: Gates Of Gotham

    Batman Incorporated

    Batman Inc.: Leviathan Strikes

    FLASHPOINT

    WORLD OF FLASHPOINT FEAT. BATMAN

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    #13  Edited By FatihBATMAN

    i visit your site daily thx!

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    #14  Edited By comicace3

    @Masterofnone169: Either way you still did a good job.

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    #15  Edited By Durakken

    @masahikotahara: You're missing a Jason Todd Red Hood costume.

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    #16  Edited By MadeinBangladesh

    good job

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    #17  Edited By RLJoker

    Impressive....

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    #18  Edited By batshrine

    Check out my blog! It contains every appearance of Batman (so I have managed to find at least) there are still some books that are missing that I still can't place. But I am working on it! (and I have incorporated some else-world tales that if they were in the timeline this is most likely where they would be)

    http://www.comicvine.com/myvine/batshrine/batman-tpb-complete-chronology/87-79247/

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    #19  Edited By cosmo111687

    Batman's time-line = KABOOM.

    With the exception of titles like Batwoman and Batman Inc., New 52 Batman has rewritten pretty much everything that came before. But, as a time-line of the pre-52 Batman universe, this is a pretty complete list.

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    #20  Edited By FatihBATMAN

    cool!

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    #21  Edited By Durakken

    @masahikotahara: You seem to be going insane over this and have missed my reply...

    Jason wore a different costume during his last few appearances in pre-flashpoint DCU. It was white and black, the helmet was more of a dome than a helm, and he wore a high collar black cape. It appeared along with his side-kick in Batman & Robin vol1 3-6. There is a later appearance in the series that may have better pics but i don't feel like looking for them.

    Also you could say that Tim wore a different variation of the Red Robin costume or Robin costume which was he Robin Costume plus the the Red Robin cowl/cape that he wore in the last few issues of the Robin series 181+ because he needed head protection and the red robin cowl just happened to be around at the time.

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    I don't understand why Dark Knight Returns is not on this list. What am I missing?

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    I don't understand why Dark Knight Returns is not on this list. What am I missing?

    The fact that it's an Elseworlds tale and therefore hasn't ever been canon. It's a possible future/alternate history. Prior to Flashpoint in fact it took place on Earth-31.

    Very nice list though. I appreciate it, as I plan to start updating my Batman collection soon, and it'll be nice to go in some type of order. List also seems to include Morrisin's run, so that's two birds with one stone.

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    The key for me is that it isn't crucial to read any of these in any order. Different earths, alternate realities, etc. He is still an iconic character that we call can look up to.

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    Here is a question. How in the world is the order even decided? I am enjoying looking at all of these in this order but how in the world is it decided to put BATMAN & THE MONSTER MEN between CATWOMAN: HER SISTER'S KEEPER and BATMAN & THE MAD MONK?

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    #26  Edited By MakkyD

    I'm not an expert on timeline/continuity but didn't new 52 change the timeline? Think Scott Synder mentioned something about Zero Year is pretty much a modernized and new 52 version of Year One.

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    I'm not an expert on timeline/continuity but didn't new 52 change the timeline? Think Scott Synder mentioned something about Zero Year is pretty much a modernized and new 52 version of Year One.

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    @davehallmon said:

    Here is a question. How in the world is the order even decided? I am enjoying looking at all of these in this order but how in the world is it decided to put BATMAN & THE MONSTER MEN between CATWOMAN: HER SISTER'S KEEPER and BATMAN & THE MAD MONK?

    The people who wrote it, etc. Sometimes writers decide to set a story earlier in Batman's career, and many times will go as far as to say when the story's taking place.

    No one said it was crucial to read them in order. It's simply them put in Order for people's enjoyment.

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    #29  Edited By furryrattus

    @masterofnone169: hi where would you put year one ras al ghul on your list please as im presently up to the gauntlet

    many thanks for a brill list

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    @masterofnone169: hi, I don't know if some else has spotted this or if it just the writing order, but Prey should go after Monster Men and before Mad Monk. The only reason I spotted this is because in Mad Monk he has his Bat Mobile and in Prey he is still constructing it. Enjoying the list lots :)

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    Bump. This is brilliant.

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    Excuse me if this has already been said, but is there really any reason to read the pre-52 graphic novels? (besides for the fun of it) Almost any history marked in these pre-New 52 comics are retconned. Take a look at the new-52 Batman timeline, many trademark events have been retconned or revamped to death, like Knightfall, Zero Month, Infinite Crisis, Batman R.I.P./Bruce Wayne: Road Home. If you take a quick look, any history between Dick Grayson and Bruce is condensed into just two years, instead of 20-ish. Jason dies the same year he becomes robin. Barbara was paralyzed for only 2 years, while being Batgirl for about 1 year. Sure, go read these classic novels for the thrill of reliving the real Batman's world, not this new-52 crap. I personally only read the Killing Joke and the jack the ripper one. I liked the Spider-Man and Batman crossover as well. And I'm in the process of reading Generations, which is an elseworlds title, which shows the complete lives of Batman and Superman through generations of their family tree, starting with them and going to the future.

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    This thread +1

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    #34  Edited By Azrael_Online

    That's a looooooong friggin list. I've only read 46 of em

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    Thanks. This should be stickied I'm going to use this

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    @genesisx: Of course their is man especially if you're a big fan of the character,and most of these stories are classics.I've been going back and reading all things pre-new 52 because the stories are great! Sucks all of it was removed from being canon

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    #37  Edited By emoscosocam

    Hello

    I am currently reading "Batman: Hush Returns" after having read "Batman: War Games" and I can tell that the former must be placed before the later.

    "Batman: Hush Returns" consists of 6 consecutive Books ("Pushback" 1 to 6) that happen before "Batman: War Games", plus one called "Job Termination" -which has an introduction mentioning that this particular book actions ocurred after "Batman: War Games".

    I hope this helps.

    Thanks.

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    Nice!

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    Great thread man

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    A few corrections and additions:

    0- The Man who falls (tell the tale of Batman's training, takes place before Year One)

    I think 29 is called A Lonely Place of Dying. Also you can add Batman Year Three between 28-29. Though the story tells tales in the past and in the present. The present time takes place in between Death in the Family and A Lonely Place of Dying, but the story in the past could be placed after Dark Victory even though DV is a soft retcon of Dick Grayson's origin which is told in Y3 in a flashback. This story also features the first official appearance of Tim Drake before he becomes Robin in A Lonely Place of Dying.

    In between Cataclysm (37) and No Man's Land (38), there's Aftershock and Road to No Man's Land

    War Crimes takes place directly after War Games since the last issue of War Games is also a prequel to War Crimes

    Long Shadows takes place before Batman vs Robin. It can also be considered part of the story called Batman Reborn

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    Very nice thing you've done there.

    But to be exact, you're only listing stories from what wikipedia calls "the modern batman".

    You've also excluded stories from the magazin Robin and from Newspaper strips :

    presentation - http://about-faces.dreamwidth.org/30492.html

    1 - http://about-faces.dreamwidth.org/32483.html

    2 - http://about-faces.dreamwidth.org/32761.html

    3 - http://about-faces.dreamwidth.org/33256.html

    4 - http://about-faces.dreamwidth.org/33371.html

    5 - http://about-faces.dreamwidth.org/34373.html

    6 - http://about-faces.dreamwidth.org/34748.html

    7 - http://about-faces.dreamwidth.org/35065.html

    finaly - http://about-faces.dreamwidth.org/35177.html

    And to see if you're not missing any story or have the right order, I would recommande looking at the list that wikipedia has : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Batman_comics

    To fans of Batman, i would also recommand reading : BATMAN THE DAILIES 1943-1946. Some of the best stories I've read are in there. Because each strip has suspense making the reading very intense. It's also the first time you can see the batcave, and see alfred slim.

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    Batman 408-409 is placed around the the Time as Nightwing Year One (both are story about Dick quitting Robin and Jason becoming Robin).

    The Killing Joke should take place directly before Death in the Family, because Barbara was still Batgirl in "the Diplomats Son" (according to Gotham Knigths 44-45).

    And i'm not shure if the Cult is canon or an elseworld story.

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    @masterofnone169 this is a really great list. Is there somewhere I can find any updates you've made from suggestions or added in new trades in the last 10 months? This is very useful. Thanks!

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    This is an amazing list thank you! I'm new to reading the batman comics so this is going to really help so thank you again!

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    The above list is outdated and very misleading. There's no reason to read *every* story in this fashion and the idea of sticking to a chronological reading order is deluded. It also ignores Batman Family , OGN's and non-canon which is where you'll actually find the bulk of great Batman stories. See Intro to Batman comics; Top 75 collected editions; modern era Release Order

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    @tropical_carnivore: I'm not able to access that link you posted, it just takes me to the comic vine home page :/

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    #47  Edited By jb681131

    I believe @batshrine has a better list, even though it's not fully up to date : http://www.comicvine.com/profile/batshrine/blog/batman-tpb-complete-chronology/79247/

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    Bump.

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    @danongorf : No, the new 52 is suppose to be a reboot, so technically you don't need to ready anything. And this is not a complete list at all, someone made a real complete one with over 600+ titles to read :

    http://www.comicvine.com/profile/batshrine/blog/batman-tpb-complete-chronology/79247/

    But both those lists exclude out of continuity stories like the elseworld stories.

    This edit will also create new pages on Comic Vine for:

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