Do I Need to Read Grant Morrison 52 Issues 30 and 47 Before I Read His Batman Run?

Let's face it: Batman is the coolest.

Even for a comic book fan like me, i who spends an inordinate amount of time fixated on the Consummate Marvel Universe, reading Batman is almost always a good decision. Information technology's no surprise there are 6 (virtually 7) Batman stories within my height 50 of the all-time comics of all time.

Whether you lot're hither from the comics, the Arkham video games, or the Dark Knight movies, there'south a glut of reading options all leading to the aforementioned question: Where practice I start with Batman comics?

I'll respond that here in a relatively expedient mode. Note, that Batman made his comic book debut more 75 years ago. I won't mention every comic he'southward 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 savor them in a chronological order.

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Where To Outset With Batman Comics?

Alphabetize:

I) Creation: Batman in the 1940's and 1950'due south

II) Formation of the Bat: The Neal Adams Years – Late sixty'south Through 1970's

3) Year 1 & The Modern Bat (Most New Readers Should Showtime Hither!)

Four) Knightfall: Blight Breaks the Bat (Early 90's)

V) Batman: No Man's Land (Late 90's to Early 2000'due south)

VI) Bruce Wayne Avoiding, Hush, & Under the Red Hood (Early to Mid 2000'southward)

VII) Grant Morrison's Batman Reading Order (Tardily 2000's)

VIII) New 52 Batman Reading Order (2011 to 2015)

IX) DC Rebirth

X) Future of the Dark Knight (The Nighttime Knight Returns graphic novels)

Dave'due south Faves: Best and Essential Batman Fast Runway!

If you want simply the best of the all-time, I've listed my favorite Batman stories below. Otherwise, you can comport on to check out the complete reading club and chronology!

Batman: Year 1
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Gotham Central
Batman: The Long Halloween + Dark Victory
Batman (New 52) past Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo
Batman: The Blackness Mirror
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Batman & Robin by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely
JLA: Tower of Boom-boom
Batman: I Am Gotham by Tom King for DC Rebirth

Batman: The Showtime

Batman: The Aureate Age Omnibus Vol. i

Collects:Detective Comics #27 to #56, Batman #ane to #7, Globe's Best Comics #ane, and Globe's Finest Comics #2 to #three

Let me be articulate: You certainly don't have to bound dorsum to the 1940's to starting time reading Batman comics. That said, it can be a lot of fun, and y'all'll see the debuts of Batman, Robin, Joker, Commissioner Gordon, Catwoman, and many more.

The first Golden Age Charabanc is a relatively easy to find, fair-priced (around $twoscore) introduction to Batman's true beginnings. You tin keep the party rolling with the beneath Gilded Historic period Omnibi:

Batman: The Aureate Historic period Omnibus Vol. two

Collects: Detective Comics #57-74, Batman #8-15 And World'Southward Finest Comics #4-9

Batman: The Golden Age Jitney Vol. 3

Collects: Detective Comics #75-91, Batman #sixteen-25, And Stories From Earth'S Finest Comics #10-xiv

Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 4

Collects: Detective Comics #93-112, Batman #26-35 And Earth'Southward Finest Comics #fifteen-22

Batman: The Golden Age Bus Vol. 5

Collects: Detective Comics #113-132, Batman #36-45 And Stories From World'South Finest Comics #23-32

Batman: The Golden Historic period Charabanc Vol. 6

Collects: Detective Comics #132-153, Batman #46-55 And Stories From World's Finest Comics #33-42

Batman: The Gilded Historic period Omnibus Vol. 7

Collects: Detective Comics #154-173, Batman #56-66 And Stories From World'due south Finest Comics #43-52

Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 8

Collects: Detective Comics #174-191, Batman #66-75 And Stories From Globe's Finest Comics #54-62

Batman: The Golden Age Passenger vehicle Vol. nine

Collects: Detective Comics #192-208, Batman #76-84 And Stories From World's Finest Comics #63-70

Nigh Expedient Way to Navigate Batman's Early Decades!

Batman in the 40'south

Collects:Batman #seven, 15, 20, 31, 37, 47, 48, 49, Detective Comics #27, 33, 38, 49, 80, Existent Fact Comics #five, Star Spangled Comics #seventy, and World'due south 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 sixty's

Collects:Batman #131, 144, 148, 155, 179, 181, 200, 217, Batman Kellogg's Special #6, Detective Comics #298, 341, 349, 369, 388, 389, 390, 391

Batman '66 Omnibus

Collects: Batman '66 #1-xxx, Batman '66: The Lost Episode #1

Jeff Parker and Mike Allred's piece of work on the 2010'southward, digital-starting timeBatman '66serial finer captures the tone and humour of the sixty'due south TV series more than any comic you'll find from the era.

Batman & Superman: World's Finest – The Silver Historic period Vol. 1

Collects: Superman #76 and World's Finest #71-94

Batman & Superman in World's Finest: The Argent Age Vol. 2

Collects: World's Finest #95 to #116

Batman & Superman in World'due south Finest: The Silver Historic period Omnibus Vol. 2

Collects: World's Finest #117-158

Batman: The Brave and the Bold: The Bronze Age Omnibus Vol. i

Collects: Brave and the Bold #74-106

Batman: The Brave and the Bold: The Bronze Age Omnibus Vol. two

Collects: Dauntless and the Bold #110-156

Batman: The Brave and the Assuming: The Bronze Age Jitney Vol. 3

Collects: Dauntless and the Assuming #157-200

Modern Batman Takes Shape (The 1970's)

Batman: Illustrated past Neal Adams Vol. 1

Collects: Batman #200, 203, 210, Dauntless and the Bold #75, 76, 79-85, Detective Comics #370, 372, 385, 389, 391, 392, and World's Finest #174-176,178-180, 182-183, 185, 186.

A number of the comics collected in the Neal Adams illustrations are comprehend piece of work he did. While these are always a blast to run into, The actual full length comic issues that are the post-obit:

World'south Finest Comics #175, The Brave and the Assuming #79-85, and Detective Comics #392

Batman: Illustrated past Neal Adams Vol. 2

Collects: Batman #217, 220-222, 224-227, 229-231, The Brave and the Bold #86, 88-90, 93, 95, Detective Comics #394-403, 405-311, World's Finest #199, 200, 202

The full issues collected in volume 2, which features the origins of the Man-Bat and the offset of Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams Batman comics is as 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 by Neal Adams: Book 3

Collects: Batman #232, 234, 237, 243, 244, 245, 251, 255

Tales of the Batman: Ruby-red 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 Dauntless 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 #three, Showcase '95 #11, Batman Blackness And White #1 And iv, Batman: Legends Of The Nighttime Knight #132-136, And Batman: Nighttime 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 immediate introduction to Rah'south Al Ghul and Talia Al Ghul, and features the creative pairing of Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams. Annotation that this overlaps with the to a higher place Neal Adams artist edition.

A good starting place for Bat-fans simply trying to get the best and most essential Batman stories through the years!

Batman: Strange Apparitions

Collects:Detective Comics #469 to #476, #478, #479

Immeasurably influential belatedly 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'southward Finest Comics #207, DC Retroactive Batman – The 70S, Untold Legends Of The Batman #1-iii, Batman Black And White #five

Tales of the Batman: Don Newton Vol. 1

Collects: Batman #305-306, Detective Comics #480 And 483- 492 And Brave And Bold #153-165

Tales of the Batman: Gerry Conway Vol. i

Collects: Detective Comics 463, 464, 497-499, 501-504, The Brave And The Bold 158, 161, 171-174, Batman 295, 305, 306, Batman Family unit 17, Man-Bat 1 And , Globe'Southward Finest Comics 250, 269

Tales of the Batman: Gerry Conway Vol. ii

Collects: Batman #337-346 & #348; World's Finest Comics #270; Detective Comics #505-513

Tales of the Batman – Gene Colan, Book One

Collects: Batman #340, 343-345 And 348-351 And Detective Comics #510, 512, 517, 528 And 529

Tales of the Batman: Gene Colan Vol. ii

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'south & Year One)

To engagement, we've progressed in order of publication release engagement, but as we motion into what many at present consider the greatest Batman stories of all time (and the logical starting place for any new readers), nosotros'll be ordering co-ordinate to Batman's timeline.

Batman: Twelvemonth One

Collects:Batman #404 to #407

Batman: Year I is the 1986 graphic novel from Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli. Alongside Miller's The Nighttime Knight Returns, Year One is considered not only ane of the best Batman stories, but one of the best graphic novels of all fourth dimension.

If yous're really all in, you lot could also bank check out Catwoman: Her Sister's Keeper here, which expands on Catwoman's role in Year One.

Batman: Shaman

Collects:Legends of the Dark Knight #one to #5

Note that the first consequence of Shaman actually takes place during Batman: Twelvemonth I.

Batman: Gothic

Collects:Legends of the Night Knight #6 to #10

An early on Grant Morrison story mixing elements of Fritz Lang films, Byron poems, mobster radio serials, and opera into a quintessentially Morrison story.

Batman: 4 of a Kind

Collects:4 villain Year One one-shots

Poisonous substance Ivy in Batman: Shadow of the Bat Almanac #3

Man-Bat in Batman: Legends of the Night Knight Almanac #5

Scarecrow in Batman Annual #xix

Riddler in Detective Comics Almanac #8

Batman: Venom

Collects:Legends of the Night Knight #16 to #20

Batman becomes addicted to venom, the same substance that gives Bane his strength. A harrowing look at addiction through the eyes of one of the virtually dangerous men in the DC universe.

Batman: Haunted Knight

Collects: Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Halloweeen Special #1, Batman: Madness – A Legend of the Dark Knight Halloween Special. And Batman: Ghosts – A Legends of the Nighttime Knight Halloween Special

Batman: The Long Halloween

Collects: Batman: The Long Halloween #ane-12

The Long Halloween is one of two 12 result graphic novels from the artistic squad of Jeph Loeb & Tim Auction, where each chapter represents one month in the calendar twelvemonth. I'd reiterate that these books were really published in the 1990'due south, but they deal (excellently) with Batman's early days, also as Commune Attorney Harvey Dent. Some personal favorite Batman stories in here.

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 Dark Knight #11 to #xv, and #137 to #141

Batman: The Man 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: Dark Victory

Collects: Dark Victory #0-13

Dark Victory is the follow up to Long Halloween.

Batgirl/Robin: Yr Ane

Collects: Robin: Year I #one-4 and Batgirl: Twelvemonth One #1-9

Batman: Batgirl

Collects: Batman: Batgirl #1

Batman: Collected Legends of the Dark Knight

Collects:Batman Legends of the Dark Knight #32 to #34, #38, #42 to #43

Batman: Night Cries

Collects: Batman: Nighttime Cries Graphic Novel

Batman: The Cat and The Bat

Collects: Batman Confidential #17-21

Batman: Other Realms

Collects:Batman Legends of the Nighttime Knight #35 to #36, #76 to #78

Nightwing: Yr Ane

Collects: Nightwing #101-106

Batman & the Outsiders Vol. ane

Collects:The Brave And The Bold #200, Batman And The Outsiders #1-13, And New Teen Titans #37

Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2

Collects:Batman And The Outsiders Annual #i And Batman And The Outsiders #14-23

Legends of The Dark Knight: Norm Breyfogle Vol. one

Collects: Detective Comics #579, #582-594, #601-607 And Stories From Batman Annual #eleven-12

Batman: Going Sane

Collects:Batman Legends of the Dark 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 stance, Moore is the best comic book writer of all time, and while this isn't his best work, it'south a formative Batman graphic novel, with lasting ramifications for Batman, Joker, and the Gordon family.

DC Comics is adamant that The Killing Joke remain in Batman continuity, and everything from Arkham Knight to the New 52 take treated this volume as sacred text.

Batman: The Cult

Collects: Batman: The Cult #1-iv

Batman: The Caped Crusader Vol. 1

Collects: Batman #417-430 And Batman Annual #12

New collection of Jim Starlin's time writing Batman overlaps with "A Death in the Family" drove below.

Batman: A Decease in the Family

Collects:Batman #425 to #429

Batman: Blind Justice

Collects:Detective Comics #598 to #600

Batman: Arkham Asylum

Now known as the beginning of the fantastic Arkham video games, Arkham Asylum is likewise a beautifully haunting (and immensely popular) graphic novel from Grant Morrison and Dave McKean. In many ways, Arkham Asylum is like a waking nightmare for Batman, and besides establishes the ever enjoyable story of Batman pummeling his rogues gallery on their turf: a haunted prison.

Batman: A Lonely Place of Dying

Collects:Batman #426 to #429, #440 to #442, and New Titans #lx to #61.

Robin: A Hero Reborn

Collects: Batman #455-457 and Robin #1-v

Batman: Birth of the Demon

Collects: Batman: Son of the Demon, Batman: Helpmate of the Demon, and Batman: Birth of the Demon

Another must-read, featuring three excellent Ra'south Al Ghul stories.

Knightfall And Breaking the Bat (The 1990's)

You tin find a total chronological guide to every consequence in theKnightfalltrilogy (including an essential "Road to Knightfall" fast track) in Comic Book Herald'due south complete Knightfall reading social club.

Batman: Sword of Azrael

Collects: Batman: Sword of Azrael #1-4

Fans of the Arkham Knight video game can bank check out Azrael'due south comic book origins here as Batman heads towards Knightfall.

Batman: Knightfall, Vol. 1.

Collects:Batman: Vengeance of Bane Special #1, Batman #491-500, Detective Comics #659-666, Showcase '93 #vii-8 and Batman: Shadow of the Bat #sixteen-18

Iconic and satisfying Bat-effect, as Bane seeks to break the bat. The inspiration for Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises.

Batman: Knightfall, Vol. two: Knightquest

Collects:Detective Comics #667-675, Shadow of the Bat #19-xx, #24-28, Batman #501-508, Catwoman #six-7 and Robin #seven

Batman: Knightfall, Vol. 3: Knightsend

Collects:Batman #509-510, #512-514, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #29-thirty, 32-34, Detective Comics #676-677, #679-681, Batman: Legends of the Nighttime Knight #62-63, Robin #88-9, #11-13 and Catwoman #12-13

Batman by Doug Moench & Kelley Jones, Vol. 1

Collects: Batman #515-525, 527-532 And 535

Batman by Doug Moench & Kelley Jones Vol. two

Collects: Batman #536-552 & #555

Batman: Vampire

Collects: Batman/Dracula: Ruddy Rain, Batman: Bloodstorm And Batman: Crimson Mist

Batman: Prodigal

Collects: Batman #512, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #32, Detective Comics #679, Robin #11, 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 #1, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #40-41, 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 World Order

Collects: JLA #one-4

Y'all certainly don't need to read Grant Morrison and Howard Porter'south late xc's JLA as function of your Batman experience, only the start story is a great showcase for Batman, and goes a long way to defining the grapheme's relation to the Justice League and the DC Universe at large.

Batman Adventures Vol. i

Collects: Batman Adventures #i-x

Batman Adventures Vol. two

Collects: Batman Adventures #xi To #xx

Batman Adventures Vol. 3

Collects: Batman Adventures #31 To #27, Annual #i

Batman Adventures Vol. 4

Collects: Batman Adventures #28 To #36, Annual #2, Batman Adventures Holiday Special #ane

Batman & Robin Adventures Vol. 1

Collects: Batman & Robin Adventures #i-x

Batman & Robin Adventures Vol. 2

Collects: Batman & Robin Adventures #11-18 And Annual #1

Batman & Robin Adventures Vol. iii

Collects: Batman & Robin Adventures #19 To #25 And Almanac #2

Gotham Becomes A No Man'southward Country (Tardily 90's To Early 2000'southward)

Gotham Metropolis is rocked by a mortiferous earthquake, sending the city into total chaos. To make matters worth, President Luthor annexes Gotham from the balance of the United States, leaving the urban center helpless. It's up to the Bat family, GCPD, and a few unlikely heroes to keep the city alive long plenty for the country to come to its senses.

Batman: Calamity

Collects: Detective Comics #719, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #73, Nightwing #19, Batman #553, Azrael #40, Detective Comics #720, Catwoman #56, Robin #52, Batman – Isles of Men #1, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #74, Batman Chronicles #12, Nightwing #20, Batman #554, Batman: Huntress & Spoiler #1, 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 #14, Batman #558-559, Detective Comics #725-726

Batman: Road to No Man's Country Vol. 2

Collects: Azrael: Agent of the Bat #47-49, Batman #560-562, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #80-82, and Detective Comics #727-729

Batman: No Man's Land, Vol. 1

Collects: Batman: No Homo's Country #1, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #83, Batman #563, Detective Comics #730, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #116, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #84, Batman #564, and Detective Comics #731.

Batman: No Human being'due south Land, Vol. 2

Collects: Batman: Legends of the Dark 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 Man's Land, Vol. three

Collects: Batman #566-567, Detective Comics #734, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #120, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #88, Batman #568, Detective Comics #735, Batman: Legends of the Night Knight #121

Batman: No Man's State, Vol. 4

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 Night Knight #125, and Batman: Shadow of the Bat #93.

Batman: No Man's Land, Vol. 5

Collects: Batman: No Man'southward State #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: Evolution

Collects: Detective Comics #742-750

Batman: Turning Points

Collects: Batman: Turning Points #1-5

Batman: Officeholder Down

Collects: Batman #587, Robin #86, Birds of Prey #27, Catwoman #90, Nightwing #53, Detective Comics #754, and Gotham Knights #13

Evolution and Officer Downward are essentially No Human's State: Aftermath, as the players adjust to New Gotham. The extraordinary Greg Rucka writes about of this, with assists from Ed Brubaker.

Harley Quinn: Preludes and Knock Knock Jokes

Collects: Harley Quinn #1-seven

Batman & Huntress: A Cry For Blood

Collects: Batman/Huntresss: Cry for Blood #1-half dozen

JLA: Tower of Babel

Collects: JLA #43-46

Another JLA story that goes a long way to developing our understanding of Batman in the expanded DC Universe.

From Fugitive to Space Crisis (Early to Mid 2000's)

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 artillery,, and at present the unabridged Bat family unit must work to secure his freedom. Information technology's a story right out of any dimestore novel which is why it'southward absolutely perfect for the Nighttime Knight.

Batman: Bruce Wayne Fugitive, Vol. 1

Collects: Gotham Knights #27, Birds of Casualty #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 Central, Volume 1: In the Line of Duty

Collects: Gotham Central #ane-ten

Gotham Central is one of my 25 favorite comic book serial of all time, with amazing GCPD stories from Greg Rucka, Ed Brubaker, and Michael Distraction.

This story well-nigh exclusively focuses on the GCPD with only an appearance or two by Batman. Imagine HBO'Due south The Wire set in Gotham Metropolis, but the fight is confronting super criminals. Watching cops go upwardly against the likes of Mister Freeze and the Joker is as compelling as it gets in comics. The "lack" of Batman actually does a service to the character by giving the reader an unfiltered look at how the city and her finest really experience about their "heroes."

Batman: Hush

Collects:Batman #609 to #619

Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee team up for one of the about popular Batman stories of the 2000'due south.

Hush serves every bit a fantastic jumping-on point for new readers who just desire to get into mod day Batman without doing homework on all the versions that came before. It introduces all the major players and elements while nevertheless delivering a satisfying mystery for existing fans to follow forth. At the cease of information technology, pretty much every character is left with some new narrative force. While information technology has its detractors, and some parts haven't aged smashing, information technology'southward still a solid arc that managed to inject some much needed free energy to the long-running title.

Plus there'south a Batman/Superman brawl and you lot merely gotta love those!

Batman: Broken City

Collects: Batman #620-625

Arkham Asylum: Living Hell

Collects: Arkham Asylum: Living Hell #one-6

Gotham Key, Book 2: Jokers & Madmen

Collects: Gotham Central #eleven-22

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies

Collects: Superman/Batman #1-six

President Luthor declares Batman and Superman the titular "public enemies." Sentinel two of DC's about iconic superheroes outwit and outfight everyone else on the block as they make a run for the White House. Along the way, the book does a great job of highlighting the deviation between the 2 eponymous heroes for both dramatic and comedic effect.

Superman/Batman: Supergirl

Collects: Superman/Batman #8-13

Batman: War Drums

Collects:Detective Comics #790 to 796, Robin #126 to 128

Gotham Central, Book Three: On the Freak Beat

Collects: Gotham Cardinal #23-31

Batman: War Games Deed Ane

Collects: Detective Comics #797, Batman #631, Legends of the Dark Knight #182, Nightwing #96, Gotham Knights #56, Robin #129, Batgirl #55, Catwoman #34

Batman: War Games Human activity 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 Act Iii

Collects: Batman #633, Batgirl #57, Catwoman #36, Robin #131, Batman: Gotham Knights #58

Identity Crisis

Collects: Identity Crisis #ane-7

One of the most popular and controversial stories in the entire DCU, this is largely outside the scope of Batman. That said, those invested in Batman'due south relationship with the Justice League volition want to check this out.

For the full story cheque out Comic Volume Herald'southwardIdentity Crunchreading order.

Batman: Under the Reddish Hood

Collects:Batman #635 to #641, #645 to #650, and Batman Annual #25.

Judd Winick and Doug Mahnke team-up for one of the better Batman turning points of all time. Don't read the product description if you want any part of this story to remain a mystery!

Gotham Cardinal, Book Iv: Corrigan

Collects: Gotham Central #32-forty

Space Crisis

You really don't demand to read Infinite Crisis as function of a Batman guide. I list it here primarily because information technology'southward the mid-manner signal for the entire DC Universe in the 2000's, and because Gotham Central, Volume iv features an Space Crisis tie-in. You lot can read the entire Infinite Crunch guide on Comic Book Herald Here!

Batman past Grant Morrison Reading Lodge (Tardily 2000's)

Please note that the titles beneath that characteristic issues written past Grant Morrison during his extended run on the Nighttime Knight are italicized and bolded like and then . This will just cover the main story, only if yous want the total reading order for this era make certain to check out the CBH Morrison Batman guide.

Batman: Detective

Collects:Detective Comics #821 to #826

Non a office of Morrison'south run. Detective Comics featured writing from Paul Dini during this time catamenia (Dini created Batman: The Animated Series alongside Bruce Timm).

Batman: The Blackness Casebook

Collects: Batman #65, 86, 112, 113, 134, 156, 162, Detective Comics #215, 235, 247, 267, World'S Finest Comics #89

While the Black Casebook isnota function of the Morrison Batman run, these 50'due south and 60's stories do provide the chief reference points for Grant Morrison's Batman research.

You lot don't accept to read these issues to enjoy the run starting with Batman and Son, but I tin hope you lot Morrison'south plot and reverence for Batman lore will make a lot more than sense if you do.

Batman by Grant Morrison Bus Vol. 1

Collects: Batman #655-658 And #663-683, stories From 52 #30, #47, & DC Universe #0

Batman and Son

Collects: Batman #655 to #658, #663 to #669, #672 to #675

Batman: Decease 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 Annual #26, Robin Annual #vii

Batman: The Heart of Hush

Collects: Detective Comics #846-850

Batman R.I.P.

Collects: Batman #676-681

Final Crisis

Final Crisis is genuinely the virtually difficult superhero universe comic I have ever attempted to read, although at the time I was not nearly also-versed in the DC Universe. Reader beware! Still, information technology's Morrison'south Crisis result, and sets us upward for the side by side stage of Batman! You tin read the unabridged Final Crisis reading order here!

Batman: Battle for the Cowl

Collects: Gotham Gazette: Batman Expressionless? #1, Batman: Boxing for the Cowl #1-3, and Gotham Gazette: Batman Alive? #1

Batman: Long Shadows

Collects: Batman #687 to #691

Batman: Streets of Gotham, Vol. 1: Hush Money

Collects: Detective Comics (Vol. ane) #852, Batman (Vol. i) #685, Batman: Streets Of Gotham #ane-4

Batman: Streets of Gotham – Vol. 2: Leviathan

Collects: Batman: Streets Of Gotham #5-11

Batman: Life Later on Death

Collects: Batman #692-699

Batman: Arkham Reborn

Collects: Batman: Boxing for the Cowl: Arkham Asylum; Batman: Arkham Reborn [Mini-serial, 3 bug]; Detective Comics (Vol. 1) #864-865

Batman by Grant Morrison Double-decker Vol. two

Collects: Batman & Robin #ane-16, Batman #700-702 and Batman: The Render of Bruce Wayne #i-six

Batman and Robin, Vol. 1: Batman Reborn

Collects: Batman and Robin #1-vi

Batman and Robin, Vol. ii: Batman vs. Robin

Collects: Batman and Robin #seven-12

Batman: Fourth dimension and The Batman

Collects: Batman #700-703

The particulars of "Time and the Batman"get quite timey-wimey. If yous really desire the total ordeal, I recommend the CBH Morrison Batman guide.

Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne

Collects: Batman: The Render of Bruce Wayne #1-6

Batman: Bruce Wayne: The Road Home

Collects: Bruce Wayne: The Road Home – Batman and Robin #1, Bruce Wayne: The Road Home – Cherry-red Robin #ane, Bruce Wayne: The Road Abode – Batgirl #1, Bruce Wayne: The Road Home – Outsiders #1, Bruce Wayne: The Road Home – Catwoman #1, Bruce Wayne: The Route Home – Oracle #1, Bruce Wayne: The Road Home – Commissioner Gordon #i, and Bruce Wayne: The Road Habitation – Ra's al Ghul #1.

A number of one-shots. Supplementary reading cloth that'south interesting only not crucial reading .

Batman and Robin, Vol. three: Robin Must Die!

Collects: Batman #xiii-16, Batman: The Return #1

Batman & Robin: Night Knight vs White Knight

Collects: OGN

Bruce and Damian Wayne must get reacquainted after Bruce's trip through time.

Batman: Streets of Gotham Vol. three: The House of Hush

Collects: Batman: Street Of Gotham #12-14, #16-21

Batman by Grant Morrison Passenger vehicle Vol. 3

Collects: Batman Incorporated #1-8, Batman: The Return #1, Batman Incorporated #0-xiii, Batman Incorporated: Leviathan Strikes #1, Batman Incorporated Special #1

Batman, Incorporated- Vol. one

Collects: Batman, Incorporated #1-8, and Batman Incorporated: Leviathan Strikes #1.

Batman: Gates of Gotham

Collects: Batman: Gates of Gotham #1-5, Detective Comics Annual #12 and Batman Annual #28

A mad bomber with a centuries erstwhile grudge is out to level Gotham city. This story delves into the history of the urban center and how that history has impacted the unabridged globe.

Batman: Centre of the Beholder

Collects: Batman#704-707 and #710-712

Batman: The Black Mirror

Collects:Detective Comics #871 to #881

Consider this the formalism passing of the torch from the Grant Morrison era to the Scott Snyder Batman era. Blackness Mirror occurs in the wake of Morrison'south seminal run on the character, and features some early, excellent work from Snyder before he would accept over during the New 52.

New 52 Batman Reading Order (2011 to 2015)

Post-obit the events of Flashpoint, the DC Universe rebooted as the New 52. Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo took over creative duties on DC'due south Batman, which quickly became the critically-acclaimed flagship Bat-book for the New 52. Snyder and Capullo books are marked below like so .

Note that if you wanteverything, including all the Bat-family books and to see how Batman plays in relation to the DC Universe at big, you can cheque out the Comic Book Herald New 52 Reading Guild!

It's a testament to the strength of both Batman and the creative teams responsible that the Dark Knight escaped the controversial New 52 relatively unblemished. If annihilation, Snyder and Capullo gave us a new great run to talk near for years.

Batman, Vol. four: Zero Year – Secret City

Collects: Batman #21-24

You lot have two options with New 52 Batman. You tin either showtime with the first upshot and "The Court of the Owls" story arc, or you can first with "Zero Yr," which is a variation on the classic early days of Batman as told in Year One. I've tried it both ways, and I actually prefer "Null Year" showtime, but your mileage may vary.

DC Comics: Zero Year

Collects: Batman #24-25, Detective Comics #25, Batgirl #25, Batwing #25, Batwoman #25, Birds of Prey #25, Catwoman #25, The Flash #25, Green Pointer #25, Green Lantern Corps #25, Nightwing #25, Red Hood and The Outlaws #25 and Action Comics #25

The companion Zero Year collection expands to a bunch 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 Zero Year story much, only will provide some New 52 companion issues.

Batman, Vol, 5: Zero Twelvemonth – Nighttime Urban center

Collects: Batman #25 to #27, #29 to #33

Batman, Vol. one: The Courtroom of Owls

Collects: Batman #i-seven

Batman: The Night of the Owls

Collects: Batman #8-9, Batman Annual #1, Detective Comics #9, Batman: The Night Knight #9, Batwing #9, Batman and Robin #9, Red Hood and the Outlaws #9, Birds of Prey #nine, Batgirl #ix, Nightwing #eight-9, and All-Star Western #9

Batman, Vol. 2: The City of Owls

Collects: Batman #8–12, and Batman Annual #ane

Detective Comics: Faces of Death

Collects:Detective Comics #1 to #7

Batman, Incorporated, Vol. 1: Demon Star

Collects: Batman, Incorporated #0-6

For all intents and purposes, Grant Morrison's extended run on Batman continues with the New 52 Batman, Inc. The serial essentially continues operating as if the New 52 never happened, which is totally absurd if you enjoyed Batman, Inc. to begin with.

Batman and Robin: Born to Impale

Collects:Batman and Robin #1 to #vi

Detective Comics: Scare Tactics

Collects: Detective Comics #8 to #12, Almanac #one

Batman and Robin: Pearl

Collects:Batman and Robin #0, #ix to #14

Batman, Vol. 3: Death of the Family

Collects: Batman #13-17

The Joker: Death of the Family

Collects: Detective Comics #16-17, Catwoman #xiii-14, Batgirl #14-16, Cerise Hood and the Outlaws #15-16, Teen Titans #15, Nightwing #15-16, Batman and Robin #15-17, #Batman 17, Suicide Squad #fourteen-fifteen, Batgirl #13, Ruddy Hood and the Outlaws #xiii-14, Teen Titans #14, #xvi, Nightwing #14

Death of the Family Reading Order:

Batgirl #13

Catwoman #thirteen

Catwoman #14

Batman #13

Batman and Robin #thirteen to #14

Suicide Squad #xiv to #fifteen

Batman #14

Detective Comics #15

Batgirl #14 to #16

Batman #15

Batman and Robin #15 to #xvi

Detective Comics #16 to #17

Nightwing #xv to #16

Red Hood and The Outlaws #15

Teen Titans #xv

Red Hood and The Outlaws #xvi

Teen Titans #xvi

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. ii: Gotham'south Most Wanted

Collects: Batman, Incorporated #7-13 and Batman, Incorporated Special #one

Batman and Robin: Requiem

Collects:Batman and Robin #18 to #23

Detective Comics: The Wrath

Collects:Detective Comics #19 to #24, Detective Comics Annual #2

Batman, Vol. six: The Graveyard Shift

Collects: Batman #0, #18-twenty, #28, #34, and Batman Annual #2

Batman Eternal, Vol. i

Collects: Batman Eternal #1-21

Batman Eternal, Vol. 2

Collects: Batman Eternal #22-34

Arkham Manor

Collects: Arkham Manor #one-6

Batman Eternal, Vol. 3

Collects: Batman Eternal #35-52

Batman, Vol. vii: Endgame

Collects: Batman #35-40

The Joker: Endgame

Collects: Batman Annual #3, Batman #35-39 backups, Gotham University: Endgame #1, Batgirl: Endgame #1, Detective Comics: Endgame #i, and Arkham Manor: Endgame #1

You should read Batman #35 to #37, and and so read the necktie-ins above. From in that location y'all tin can move to Batman #38 to #40.

Batman Vol. 8: Superheavy

Collects:Batman #41 to #45

Batman Vol. 9: Flower

Collects:Batman #46 to #50

Batman Vol. ten: Epilogue

Collects:Batman #51-52, Batman: Futures End #1, Batman Almanac #4

DC Rebirth Batman Reading Lodge (Past Tom Rex)

DC Rebirth resets everything on the DC Universe, re-instituting much of classic DC history that the New 52 ostensibly tending of. Batman survives, equally e'er, and y'all can check out the total DC Rebirth reading order hither. This era of rebirth kicks off with a group of talented writers. Tom King on Batman, James Tynion (who takes on Batman side by side) on Detective Comics, Tim Seely on Nightwing, and more than.

DC Universe: Rebirth #1

The Rebirth Era begins with a one shot that sets up a couple important plot points for Rebirth including the Batfamily.

Batman Vol. 1: I Am Gotham

Collects: Batman: Rebirth #1, Batman #1 to #half dozen

Tom King takes over Batman with this, the first installment of his "I Am…" series. Each volume takes a look at one narrative element and examines how it interacts with Batman, starting with "I am Gotham." This was King getting his Bat-legs under him, and it was controversial at the time… but as a part of his over-all vision, it's well done.

Detective Comics Vol. 1: The Rise Of The Batmen

Collects:Detective Comics #934 to #939

Nightwing Vol. 1: Better Than Batman

Collects: Nightwing: Rebirth #1, Nightwing #1 to #4, and #7-8 (Note that issues #5 and #6 are part of the "Nighttime of the Monster Men" crossover and should exist read below)

Batman: Night of the Monster Men

There is some overlap with the first Bat-family unit crossover and the subsequent collections, merely this will give you lot the crossover in its intended guild.

Collects:Batman #7, Nightwing #5, Detective Comics #941, Batman #8, Nightwing #six, Detective Comics #942

Batgirl And The Birds Of Prey Vol. 1: Who Is Oracle?

Collects:Batgirl and the Birds of Prey: Rebirth #one, Batgirl and the Birds of Casualty #1 to #6

Batgirl Vol. 1: Across Burnside

Collects:Batgirl #1 to #6

Red Hood & the Outlaws Vol. one: Dark Trinity

Collects:Carmine Hood & the Outlaws #one to #6

All-Star Batman Vol. 1: My Own Worst Enemy

Collects:All-Star Batman #1 to #v

Batman Vol. 2: I Am Suicide

Collects:Batman #9 to #fifteen

Detective Comics Vol. 2: The Victim Syndicate

Collects:Detective Comics #940 to #945

Justice League Vs. Suicide Squad Reading Club

Justice League vs. Suicide Team is a pocket-sized fairly self independent consequence, but it's very useful continuation of the events of I am Suicide with regards to Waller and Batman's human relationship. It too spins out into a Batman run Justice League Team which functions equally 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 #one to #6

Batman Vol. 3: I Am Bane

Collects:Batman #16 to #20, #23 to #24, Batman Annual #1

Batman/The Flash: The Button

One of the nearly important crossover events in Rebirth, this serial follows up on a thread from DC Universe Rebirth nigh the mysterious push button

Club:

Batman #21

Flash #21

Batman #22

Flash #22

Batman: Detective Comics Vol. iii: League of Shadows

Collects:Detective Comics #950 to #956

Batman Vol. 4: The War of Jokes and Riddles

Collects:Batman #25 to #32

Much of "The War of Jokes and Riddles" takes place in Batman'southward early on years, about a year after Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's New 52 "Zero Year." Since the narrative is told as a serial of flashbacks from Batman in the nowadays 24-hour interval, I'd all the same recommend reading the "War of Jokes and Riddles" at this point in the Rebirth timeline.

Batman: Detective Comics Vol. iv: Deus Ex Machina

Collects: Detective Comics #957 to #961

All-Star Batman Vol. 3: First Ally

Collects: All-Star Batman #10 to #fourteen

Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 5: Lonely Place of Living

Collects: Detective Comics #963 to #968, Detective Comic Annual #ane

A Lonely place of living occurs at the aforementioned time as another Mr. Oz related arc in Superman chosen Superman: Oz Effect which collects Action Comics #985-992.

Batman Vol. v: Rules of Appointment

Collects: Batman #33 to #37, Batman Annual #two

Batman: Detective Comics Vol. half dozen: Autumn of the Batmen

Collects: Detective Comics! Collects issues #969-974 and Annual #1.

Batman Vol. half-dozen: Bride or Burglar

Collects: Batman #38-44

Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 7: Batmen Eternal

Collects: Detective Comics #975-981.

Dark Nights: Metallic

Collects: Dark Nights Metal #1-half-dozen

Dark Nights Metal is an essential Batman crossover, as evil Batmen descent onto World. It serves every bit a continuation of ideas prepare throughout the New 52 Batman Run by Scott Snyder and adds unsafe new characters to Batman'southward listing of enemies including the iconic Batman Who Laughs. Make sure to bank check out Comic Volume Herald's consummate Night Nights: Metal reading order!

Batman & the Indicate

Collects: Batman and the Signal #1-6

Batman Vol. seven: The Nuptials

Collects: Batman #45-50 and DC Nation #0.

The controversial "Wedding" story. This marks the one-half-manner point of King's arc and begins the descent of the Bat.

You can find the whole reading order for this mini-result, with Comic Book Herald's Batman and Catwoman wedding reading guild.

Catwoman Vol. ane: Copy Cats

Collects: Catwoman #1-6

Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 8: On the Exterior

Collects: Detective Comics #982-986

Batman Vol. 8: Cold Days

Collects: Batman #51-57

Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 9: Deface the Face

Collects: Detective Comics #988-993

Batman Vol. 9: The Tyrant Wing

Collects: Batman #58-60, Batman Annual #3 and Batman Secret Files #one.

Batman Vol. x: Knightmares

Collects: Batman #61-63 And #66-69

Heroes in Crunch

Collects: Heroes in Crisis #ane-7

Heroes in Crisis is written by Tom Rex who's besides writing Batman. There'due south some bully Batman moments in the event, and the event includes an important crossover between Batman and the Flash called The

Batman/Flash: The Price

Collects: Batman #64, Flash #64, Batman #65, Wink #65

The collection includes a couple of other Heroes in Crisis Tie-ins, simply the price is the just story you need to read for Batman. If you want to read the rest of the tie-ins though, brand certain to check on Comic Volume Heralds issues Heroes in Crunch Reading Order

Batman: Detective Comics Vol. i: Mythology

Collects: Detective Comics #994-999, 1001-1006 And A Story From Detective Comics #1000

Mythology starts a new run on Detective Comics by Peter Tomasi which will continue to the cease of Rebirth.

Detective Comics #chiliad: The Deluxe Edition

Collects: Detective Comics #one thousand

The Batman Who Laughs

Collects: The Batman Who Laughs #1-7

Batman Vol. eleven: The Fall and the Fallen

Collects: Batman #70-74 And Batman Surreptitious Files #2

Batman Vol. 12: City of Bane Role 1

Collects: Batman #75-79

Batman/Superman Vol. 1

Collects: Batman/Superman #1 To #vi

Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 2: Arkham Knight

Collects: Detective Comics #1001-1005 And A Story From Detective Comics #1000

Batman: Universe

Collects: Batman Universe #ane-6

Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 3: Greetings from Gotham

Collects: Detective Comics #1006-1011

Batman Vol. 13: The Urban center of Bane Part ii

Collects: Batman #80 to #85

Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 4: Common cold Vengeance

Collects: Detective Comics #1012-1019

Common cold Vengeance is office of DC's Year of the Villain Event. While y'all don't need to know the context of Year of the Villain to enjoy it, you tin can bank check out Comic Book Herald's Yr of the Villain Reading Club here

Doomsday Clock

Collects: Doomsday Clock #1-12

Though initially intended to be a ground breaking outcome, the effect of Doomsday Clock was dramatically reduced. Withal, information technology's a major story that follows upwards on other books in the club like "The Push."

Comic Book Herald'south consummate Doomsday Clock reading order!

DC Rebirth Batman by James Tynion 4

James Tynions run is cleaved into two parts, the pre-Infinite Frontier role which was intended to be his entire run initially with information technology ending with Joker War. Still, fan reception and a major editorial shift resulted in him getting to become the lead writer on Batman for Space Borderland. As such there is a adequately articulate shift in his run.

Batman Vol. 1: Their Nighttime Designs

Collects: Batman #86-94

Dark Designs leads directly into Joker War. Check out Comic Volume Herald's consummate Joker State of war reading order for the full order.

Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 5 Joker War

Collects: Batman: Pennyworth R.I.P. #ane, Detective Comics #1020-1026, Detective Comics Annual #3, and the Black Casebook story from Detective Comics #1027

Batman Vol. ii: Joker War

Collects: Batman #95-100

Batman Vol. 3: Ghosts Stories

Collects: Batman #101-105 and Batman Annual #5

Following Joker War, Tynion and Tomasi set up out to begin some ready up for Infinite Frontier.

Detective Comics Vol. half dozen: Road to Ruin

Collects: Detecitive Comics #1028-1033

Night Nights: Expiry Metal

Collects: Dark Nights: Death Metal #1-vii

Death Metallic wraps up Rebirth and sets up Space Frontier. Information technology concludes the Batman Who Laughs storyline and brings back the evil Batman idea of Dark Nights: Metal. If you want to read the full Batman who Laughs Storyline check out the Batman Who Laughs Reading Gild and the Dark Nights: Death Metallic Reading Lodge

Infinite Borderland Batman

Space Frontier Batman begins a little confusing as there's an effect between Rebirth and Space Frontier that does a lot of teasing called Future State. Future Country teases a possible futurity that Gotham could face and a very powerful grouping that will change Gotham forever called the Magistrate. To larn how all the different bat-books interact and set each other up, make sure to check out Comic Book Herald's Future State Reading Order.

Hereafter State: Batman Family

The Batman Family is focused heavily on the hereafter consequences of the election of Mayor Nakano in Detective Comics Vol. half dozen (Detective Comics #1028-1033) as the Magistrate comes into ability. The world 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 (Night Detective) wrote books that tease the upcoming direction of their Infinite Frontier stories. Every book tin can be read in any gild, just I believe this order will maximize enjoyment of the event. Future Country Batman is total of petty teases that make the universe feel more full if you discover how the books connect. Hereafter Country: Batman is collected in two series.

Future Land: The Next Batman

Collects: Future Country: The Next Batman #1-4; Future Country: Nighttime Detective #ane-3; Futurity Country: Nightwing #ane-ii

Future Land: Dark Detective

Collects: Future State: Dark Detective #one-iv; Future State: Catwoman #1-2; Hereafter State: Harley Quinn #1-2; Time to come Land: Robin Eternal #1-2; Futurity Country: Batman/Superman #ane-ii

These are the important Batman (Not Batfamily) specific books in order:

Hereafter Country: Batman/Superman #1-2

Future Country: The Next Batman (Main Series) #i-4

Future Land: Catwoman #i-2

Hereafter State: Dark Detective (Main Series) #i-four

Later Time to come State, Infinite Frontier is here and it begins with a very important one-shot that sets up the Bat-family stories. For the entire Space Borderland Order, check out The Comic Book Herald's Infinite Borderland Reading Order

Infinite Frontier #0

Batman Vol. iv: The Cowardly Lot

Read: Batman #106-109

Detective Comics Vol. i

Read: Detective Comics #1034-1038

The Joker Vol i

Read: Joker #1-iv

Batman: Urban Legends Vol. ane

Read: Batman: Urban Legends #1-vi

The Next Batman: Second Son

Read: The Side by side Batman: Second Son #ane-6

Batman/Superman Vol. 1

Read: Batman/Superman #16-nineteen

Batman: Detective

Read: Batman: The Detective #1-6

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight

Read: Batman: Legends of the Night Knight #i-6

Batman's Future & Elseworlds: The Nighttime Knight Returns

Batman: The Night Knight Returns

Not long before he redefined Batman'southward origins with Year One, Frank Miller was reshaping the graphic novel medium with The Dark Knight Returns. It's an astonishing achievement, and oftentimes hailed with Watchmen equally one of the greatest graphic novels of all time (personally, I accept information technology 9th).

Yous can find the entire "Nighttime Knight Returns Universe" comics selection in Comic Book Herald'due south consummate Frank Miller Batman reading guild.

Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Once again

Miller returned to The Dark Knight almost 15 years afterwards, and well, let's just say it'south far less of a unanimous celebration. I find the Nighttime Knight Strikes Again relatively interesting, but don't become in expecting it to hold a candle to The Night Knight Returns.

What Ever Happened to the Caped Crusader?

Another all-fourth dimension slap-up writer, Neil Gaiman, wrote his version of the "final" Batman story in "What ever happened to the Caped Crusader?" It takes its inspiration from Alan Moore's "What e'er happened to the Man of Tomorrow?"

Batman: Twelvemonth 100 & Other Tales Deluxe Edition

Writer/creative person Paul Pope's have on a futuristic Gotham that'southward run like a surveillance country by totalitarian GCPD, and the low-tech Batman who fights for the right of anonymity and option.

DC Comics/Dark Horse: Batman vs. Predator

Collects: BATMAN VS. PREDATOR I, Ii, & III

These three miniseries helped define 90s comics and are an accented must-read for any fan of the era, the Bat, or merely action-packed fun.

DC/Dark Equus caballus: Aliens

Collects: BATMAN/ALIENS #1-2, BATMAN/ALIENS II #1-3, SUPERMAN/BATMAN VS. ALIENS/PREDATOR #1-2, WILDC.A.T.Due south/ALIENS #1.

A kind of companion piece to Batman vs. Predator, this book collects a series of stories where Batman, Superman, and WildC.A.T.South. must face-off against the Xenomorphs. More 90'southward fun!

The Batman/Judge Dredd Collection

Collects: Batman/Judge Dredd: Judgment On Gotham, Batman/Judge Dredd: Vendetta In Gotham, Batman/Judge Dredd: The Ultimate Riddle, Batman/Judge Dredd: Die Laughing #i-2 and Lobo/Judge Dredd: Psycho Bikers Vs. Mutants From Hell!

Whatever fourth dimension that Gotham's Dark Knight and Megacity 1's Violent Protector get together, it's leap to exist 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 still reading this?

Batman: Collected Legends of the Night Knight

A drove of fun, experimental, and downright absurd Batman stories. Includes the origins of Batmite.

Batman: Mitefall

An cool send-up of the 90s Knightfall consequence. Do NOT enter into this expecting a Batman comic. Instead, remember more than forth 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 little graphic symbol study of the Clown Prince of Crime, delivered past the always first-class Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo. This gets a little 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 #i-3

Past Mike flippin' Mignola

Batman: Gotham by Gaslight

Collects: Ogn

Art by Mike Mignola, script by Brian Augustyn

Elseworlds: Batman Vol. one

Collects: Batman: Holy Terror, Batman: The Blue, The Grey, And The Bat, Robin 3000 #1-2, Batman/Nighttime Joker: The Wild, Batman/Houdini: The Devil'S Workshop, Batman: Castle Of The Bat, Batman: In Darkest Knight And Batman: Dark Allegiances

Elseworlds: Batman Vol. 2

Collects: Batman & Dracula: Red Rain, Batman: Bloodstorm And Batman: Crimson Mist

Batman: Earth Ane

Batman: Earth One Vol. 2

Batman: White Knight

Collects: Batman White Knight #one-8

Batman/The Shadow: The Murder Geniuses

Collects:Batman/The Shadow #1-six, Stories From Batman Annual #1, Detective Comics #253, #259

Outside continuity, this DC and Dynamite Comics character crossover is just a lot of fun. Story past Scott Snyder, Steve Orlando, and Riley Rossmo.

Batman: Child of Dreams

Collects: OGN

Batman is out to stop the sale of a drug that allows people to live the life of their dreams — past 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-iii

A Batman story for mature audiences. Joker has been murdered and Batman is the primary suspect. And only John Constantine to help the Globe'due south Greatest Detective solve this mystery.

Yet another fantastic team-up betwixt Brian Azzarello and creative person Lee Bermejo.

Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol. 1

Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Ii

Batman: Concluding Knight on Earth

Collects: Batman: Final Knight On Earth #1-3

Batman Beyond Reading Order

Batman Beyond: Hush Beyond

Batman Beyond: Industrial Revolution

Batman Beyond: x,000 Clowns

Collects:Digital chapters #1 to #xvi

Batman Beyond: Batgirl Across

Batman Beyond 2.0: Rewired

Batman Beyond ii.0, Vol. 2: Justice Lords Beyond

Batman Beyond 2.0 Vol. 3: Mark of the Phantasm

New 52 Batman Beyond

Future'south End

Batman Beyond Vol. i: Brave New Worlds

Batman Beyond Vol. ii: City of Yesterday

Batman Beyond Vol. 3: Wired for Decease

DC Rebirth Batman Across

Batman Beyond Vol. 1: The Render

Batman Across Vol. 2

Collects:Batman Beyond #vii to #12

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