can you recommend me something of batman? - Gen. Discussion

#1 Posted by mhanuroth (201 posts) - 5 months, 5 days ago - Show Bio

I want to buy more TradePaperBack of batman.

I have this:

Killing Joke
Arkham Asylum
Year one
The Dark knight returns
Batman: Venom
Batman: Blind justice
Batman: Earth one

Thanks in advance.

#2 Posted by snootchie_bootchies (131 posts) - 5 months, 5 days ago - Show Bio

Im sure you can find a list of trade paperbacks...somewhere. You can also find a list of story arcs on here too, most likely. However, I would recommend Hush, No Man's Land, The Return of Bruce Wayne, and Knightfall. Also, you should look outside the trade pbs and try to find some one-shots such as some of the Elseworlds tales. Of those, I recommend Gotham by Gaslight, The Doom that Came to Gotham, and In Darkest Night (sp?). But also, dont forget that Batman always seems to play an integral role in any major DC storyline, so things like Final Crisis could be on your reading list too. Good luck, and enjoy!

#3 Posted by serpent222 (305 posts) - 5 months, 5 days ago - Show Bio

I'd second Hush, The Return of Bruce Wayne, and Knightfall. No Man's Land gets mixed feelings from me. Really liked some of it, but on the whole, I think you can pass on it.

Also, on the idea of Elseworlds, I'd recommend Kingdom Come. Easily one of my all time favorites. It's not a "Batman" story, but he plays a big role in it, and I like the interpretation of him there.

#4 Posted by JSH92 (330 posts) - 5 months, 5 days ago - Show Bio

I would third Knightfall. Along with that I'd say Bane of the Demon (collected in Batman vs. Bane TP) and Legacy, especially if you're a fan of Bane like I am...

I'd recommend The Batman Chronicles too, if you're at all interested in his Golden Age stories.

#5 Posted by haydenclaireheroes (7963 posts) - 5 months, 5 days ago - Show Bio

Read the first Volume trade of Scott Snyder's New 52 Batman

#6 Posted by The Poet (6920 posts) - 5 months, 5 days ago - Show Bio

@mhanuroth: earlier in the year i hosted Comic Vine's Top 100 Batman Universe Stories. some of the titles you mentioned as owning are on there, but there are a number of titles you might want to check out.

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#7 Posted by The_Tree (4194 posts) - 5 months, 5 days ago - Show Bio

Check out Batman & Son, it's great.

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#8 Posted by JediXMan (22932 posts) - 5 months, 5 days ago - Show Bio

Grant Morrison's Batman run.

#9 Posted by tupiaz (696 posts) - 5 months, 5 days ago - Show Bio

The Long Halloween, Haunted Knight and Dark victory. Written by Jeph Loeb and leads more or less into each other. Personally I taught the stories where better than the Hush story.

#10 Edited by ssejllenrad (11490 posts) - 5 months, 5 days ago - Show Bio

@tupiaz said:

The Long Halloween, Haunted Knight and Dark victory. Written by Jeph Loeb and leads more or less into each other. Personally I taught the stories where better than the Hush story.

This. I'd also recommend, since you already have Venom, the other almost-outside-of-continuity arcs from Legend of the Dark Knight. The first arc, Shaman, is especially good. Faces, Gothic, Prey, Terror, Blades and Siege are also topnotch.

#11 Posted by sync1 (643 posts) - 5 months, 5 days ago - Show Bio

Dark Victory

#12 Posted by mhanuroth (201 posts) - 5 months, 5 days ago - Show Bio

Thanks for the recommendations, my dear friends. I'd consider your opinions.

#13 Posted by SmashBrawler (3812 posts) - 5 months, 5 days ago - Show Bio

If you need a reading order for some of these...

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Essential reading is in bold.

Batman: Year One

Batman: Shaman

Batman and the Monster Men

Batman and the Mad Monk

Batman: The Man Who Laughs

Batman: Prey

Batman: Four of a Kind

Batman: The Long Halloween

Batman: Haunted Knight

Batman: Dark Victory

Batman Chronicles: The Gauntlet

Robin: Year One

Batgirl: Year One

Batman: Tales of the Demon

Batman: Strange Apparitions

Nightwing: Year One

Batman: Ten Nights of the Beast

Batman: The Killing Joke

Batman: The Cult

Batman: A Death in the Family

Batman: A Lonely Place of Dying

Robin: A Hero Reborn

Batman: The Last Arkham

Batman: Sword of Azrael

Batman: Knightfall Vol. 1: New Edition

Batman: Knightfall Vol. 2: Knightquest New Edition

Batman: Knightfall Vol. 3: Knightsend New Edition

Batman: Contagion

Batman: Legacy

Batman: Cataclysm

Batman: No Man's Land Vol. 1 New Edition

Batman: No Man's Land Vol. 2 New Edition

Batman: No Man's Land Vol. 3 New Edition

Batman: No Man's Land Vol. 4 New Edition

Batman: Evolution

Batman: Officer Down

Batman: False Faces

Bruce Wayne: Murderer?

Bruce Wayne: Fugitive Vol. 1

Bruce Wayne: Fugitive Vol. 2

Bruce Wayne: Fugitive Vol. 3

Batman: Hush

Batman: Death and the Maidens

Superman/Batman Vol. 1: Public Enemies

Batman: Hush Returns

Robin: Unmasked!

Batman: War Drums

Batman: War Games Act One: Outbreak

Batman: War Games Act Two: Tides

Batman: War Games Act Three: Endgame

Batman: War Crimes

Identity Crisis

The OMAC Project & Superman: Sacrifice

Batman: Under the Hood

Infinite Crisis

52

Batman: Face the Face

Batman and Son

Batman: The Resurrection of Ra's Al Ghul

Batman: The Black Glove

Robin: Violent Tendencies

Batman: Gotham Underground

Batman R.I.P.

Final Crisis

Batman: Battle for the Cowl

Batman and Robin Vol. 1: Batman Reborn

Batman and Robin Vol. 2: Batman Vs. Robin

Batman: Time and the Batman

Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne

Batman and Robin Vol. 3: Batman Must Die

Batman Incorporated Vol. 1

Batman: The Black Mirror

Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls

Batman 8-12 (or Batman Vol. 2: The City of Owls), 0, 13-15