I'm in the mood for some Batman comics, what should I read?
I'm in the mood for some Batman comics, what should I read?
Joseph Phillips
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Lucas Harris
year one, long halloween, dark victory
those are the ones i have read so far, i don't know where to go from there
Wyatt Fisher
Faces and the other Matt Wagner stuff
Morrison
Justin Stewart
Batman: Black and White is a great anthology with authors of high caliber, a must have.
Batman: Prey, one of my favourite Batman comics of all time done by Doug Moench and Paul Gulacy
Bentley Rivera
Read all of Batman Legends of the Dark Knight
Alexander Bailey
Batman Adventures is pound for pound the best sustained run of Batman comics, not to mention the most accessible
Also recommend The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told for a nice overview of different eras
Camden Johnson
Batman the Golden Age Omnibus Vol 1
Anthony Bell
What Batman do you like OP? If you want street crime Batman than I recommend Batman: Broken City. Mediocre story, can't even remember how it ended but Eduardo Risso's art is why I recommend it.
If you want to understand the Batman mythos then check out Paul Dini's Dark Knight: A True Batman Story. It is about the real life experience Paul had of being mugged and beaten, each of the Batman characters represent a state of mind Paul went through. Heads up, it does not have action typical of superhero stories since its dialogue driven. Risso drew it so that's a bonus.
There's Morrison's Black Glove arc and Arkham Asylum. I like the former since it has the goofy silver age nonsense Batman went through and that I now love.
I actually prefer Batman stories where he interacts with Superman. So I recommend Jeph Loeb's Superman and Batman run. I think Public Enemies was the first arc.
Good stuff. I need to check out Batman Prey and Faces.
Any recommended for World Finest and Superman-Batman stories?
Grayson Hill
damn nice, thank you.
Jayden Mitchell
Batman Year One would've been a lot better in black and white. The coloring was pretty weak.
Henry Bailey
I like Bob Haney’s Bronze Age Brave and the Bold stuff, but that’s everyone but Superman.
Luke Ortiz
That's a hot take.
It was colored two different ways by the same original colorist.
Gavin Davis
Injustice if you want extreme batwanking
Ryder Davis
Batman: Ego
Batman: Death by Design
World's Finest (1990) with art by Steve Rude
Superman/Batman
Heart of Hush
Batman and Grendel
Batman and Riddler: The Riddle Factory
Batman and The Monster Men
Batman and The Mad Monk
Jim Aparo Batman.
CONTAGION
Every Black/White story.
You probably already know about Frank Miller, Bill Finger, Gardner Fox, Denny O'Neil, Norm Breyfogle, Grant Morrison, etc. etc. but you should read their collected works as well.
These works are from multiple eras and demonstrate how Batman can work in multiple settings
Liam Wood
Currently ongoing: Arkham order of the World has been really good, they made Ten Eyed Man really creepy
Noah King
>World's Finest (1990) with art by Steve Rude
This one was disappointing, considering it was made by two top-tier comic creators.
Aiden Edwards
If you want a moody brooding atmospheric horror, read what was once refered to as the Red Rain trilogy, but is now published in one book called Batman:Vampire
Batman: Red Rain
Batman: Blood Storm
Batman:Crimson Mist
Jayden Bailey
Knightfall
Jaxon Collins
Any of the Elseworlds are dope AF. but I love alternate story retellings, and they all go to show how pliable the concept of Batman is.
Leo Powell
70's Batman. Anyone saying stupid shit like Long Halloween or various graphic novels isn't an actual fan of Batman. Nothing after like 2003 is worth reading Batman. His most iconic stories all happen from the 70's thru the early 90's. Most of 70's Batman is stand alone issues featuring Batman in horror settings solving crimes.
Some key issues-
Detective Comics 409
Batman 410- This was the basis for a BTAS episode
Detective Comics 427
Detective Comics 433
Detective Comics 434 thru 435- First Spook story
Detectives 469 thru 479- This is one of the most famous runs, covering stories such as the Joker Fish and Clayface III. The first two issues in this run are a bit bland, but everything after is some of the best Bat books and brings back Hugo Strange. Several BTAS episodes were inspired by this.
Batman 222- Fun story based on the Beetles, "Paul is dead," myth.
Batman 236- Batman solves a decades old unsolved murder
Batman 239- Famous Christmas story
Batman 252- Another Spook story
Batman 291 thru 294-One of the more famous stories
Batman 237- First Reaper story.
Benjamin Edwards
Should have also included Batman 224
William Phillips
Year one, and the post crisis detective comics (most are collecected jn the dark knight detective trades).
