This is an ideal reading list to follow for this with a vested interest in our Caped Crusader and no one else. Or would you have to read everything after aswellOK so maybe I’m missing something but shouldn’t monster men, mad monk, prey, and the man who laughs go before year two and the long Halloween since Gordon becomes commissioner in year two but in the man who laughs he’s still a captain. Really appreciate everything you do on the site!Hey there - my name's Dave and this is my comic book blog. Bruce Wayne is discovered with the body of a wealthy heiress in his arms,, and now the entire Bat family must work to secure his freedom. I’m a ways out but I’ve been heavily reliant on your ordering lists (and other’s but yours is easily the most comprehensive) and it’d be great to know what to read when I get there.Also where would “Batman & Robin Eternal” take place?Ok so I THINK I got the order down now from your “New 52 Reading Order” page (wow that was thorough!). Detective Comics 1-7 (vol. Why are you still reading this?A collection of fun, experimental, and downright absurd Batman stories. I have used this list to buy everything up to Batman Detective (*54). It’s super helpful.
9: Deface the Face. Collects: Detective Comics #988-993 So the reading order should be: Monster Men, Mad Monk, Prey, Man who Laughs (I think).I’ve wanted to read comics for a while, but I just didn’t know where to start. Message Board is great and i appreciate all the hard work every person who commented put in. It makes no logical sense. A harrowing look at addiction through the eyes of one of the most dangerous men in the DC universe.The Man Who Laughs is Ed Brubaker and Doug Mahnke’s modern (the book was published in the 2000’s) take on the Joker’s origins.Long Halloween and Dark Victory are two 12 issue graphic novels from the creative team of Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale, where each chapter represents one month in the calendar year. Some personal favorite Batman stories in here.The Killing Joke is the increasingly controversial graphic novel from Alan Moore and Brian Bolland.
It introduces all the major players and elements while still delivering a satisfying mystery for existing fans to follow along. whats the order for new 52 batman?Thanks for this amazing guide. Does this answer your question?Will it be updated with Rebirth when it starts later this year?I love this list! Thanks for the listI’m rather surprised that “Ten Nights of the Beast” & “The Many Deaths of the Batman” aren’t in the 80’s section. Better get crackin' though, you got 75 years to get through. This list will show you the best way and the chronological orders the issues should be read and some tips of the cheapest and quickest way to gather the list. After that, the users die. Let me know if I can provide an email address for a one on one tutorial. When you read the comics, you will notice that sometimes it will say something like “*expanded in Detective Comics Vol. Thank you! Is it a better idea to just read the arcs vs the publication order?
This marks the half-way point of King’s arc and begins the descent of the Bat.You can find the whole reading order for this mini-event, with Not long before he redefined Batman’s origins with You can find the entire “Dark Knight Returns Universe” comics selection in Comic Book Herald’s complete Miller returned to The Dark Knight about 15 years later, and well, let’s just say it’s far less of a unanimous celebration. Detective Comics featured writing from Paul Dini during this time period (Dini created You don’t have to read these issues to enjoy the run starting with Batman and Son, but I can promise you Morrison’s plot and reverence for Batman lore will make a lot more sense if you do.Final Crisis is genuinely the most difficult superhero universe comic I have ever attempted to read, although at the time I was not nearly as well-versed in the DC Universe. It seems so random and illogical to me, at least in theory, maybe in practice it makes sense when you actually read it like this. "We're the same thing, you and I.
Note that a number of these Rebirth specials are also collected in the first volume of each respective character’s collected comics.The biggest exception is of course DC Universe: Rebirth #1, which is absolutely essential reading to understand our progression from the New 52 to DC Rebirth.
I did want to point out that I believe The Man who Laughs takes place directly after Batman and the Mad Monk, as that ends with Batman hearing the police scanner talking about the warehouse of dead bodies that The Man who Laughs opens with.Most of Mad Monk takes place during Prey (I believe), except for the ending, which takes place after.
I would like to take a moment and thank two groups of people who have contacted me over the … It’s a story right out of any dimestore novel which is why it’s absolutely perfect for the Dark Knight.“Gotham Central is one of my 25 favorite comic book series of all time, with amazing GCPD stories from Greg Rucka, Ed Brubaker, and Michael Lark.This story almost exclusively focuses on the GCPD with only an appearance or two by Batman. This story shows familiar heroes and villains throughout the ages in a loose approximation of A Christmas Carol… only with more punching.Outside continuity, this DC and Dynamite Comics character crossover is simply a lot of fun.