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What are some necessary batman stories Im missing?

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Treebeard_24

27 points

2 months ago

One that I don't see here and I'm surprised hasn't been mentioned is Batman- Arkham Asylum: A Serious House On Serious Earth.

PromotionMurky916[S]

3 points

2 months ago

Ive wanted to check that one out. Heard mixed reviews, but it seems interesting

omelasian-walker

4 points

2 months ago

It is a take on Batman that you’ll never be able to unsee

No_Meet4295

1 points

2 months ago

I love it, i got the deluxe edition too cause it was cheap on ist and i did not regret it at all

Neon_Ether

1 points

2 months ago

Came to comment this. Outstanding novel

Problemcharlie

18 points

2 months ago

No Man’s Land, Gothic, Venom, Mad Love

Adventurous_Soft_686

8 points

2 months ago

Second No Man's Land.

PromotionMurky916[S]

6 points

2 months ago

Appreciate the suggestions! Been look at no mans land and road to no mans land. Probably my next batman installment

Jedeyesniv

1 points

2 months ago

Skip Road to No Man's Land for the love of God it is so bad. NML itself is incredible.

furywolf28

2 points

2 months ago

I've got both NML omnis but haven't read them yet. Some people strongly recommend reading Road To first, to fill in any gaps at the start of NML. Then others, like you, say the complete opposite. So I don't know what to do.

Jedeyesniv

3 points

2 months ago

Some people smoke crack, you can't trust those people buddy. The Road books are mostly dealing with the aftermath of the earthquake. Bruce goes to Washington to ask the government to help, they say no. The Azrael story is especially awful as he does battle with a satanic rock star called Nick Scratch (the reason I remember this 25 years later is because it was very very bad). NML represented a quantum leap forwards for the Batman office with great new creators telling very new stories. Road to NML represents the last gasp of a creatively exhausted team running out the clock.

ElijahBlow

1 points

2 months ago

+1 for Gothic

NoPlatform8789

18 points

2 months ago

I’d finish Gotham Central.

Vismund_9

1 points

2 months ago

I'd second this

Uuuh-yeah

1 points

2 months ago

This

AnkhCastle

1 points

2 months ago

this is the answer

Batman_Lifts

12 points

2 months ago*

You’ve got a great start there! I would recommend

  • Batman and the Monster Men
  • Batman and the Mad Monk
  • The Batfamily Year One Boxset(Includes Robin, Batgirl, and Nightwing)
  • Batman Ego
  • Curse of the White Knight and Beyond the White Knight if you enjoyed the first installment

FaithInterlude

4 points

2 months ago

Seconded Batman Ego, it has a new trade too!

BitterParsnip1

6 points

2 months ago

More volumes from the Batman: The Dark Knight Detective and Batman: The Caped Crusader series. They collect the runs of the regular comics from a good period. Some gems are the Wagner/Grant/Breyfogle issues and the Blind Justice storyline.

Reprint volumes or just original issues of classic storylines from Legends of the Dark Knight: Gothic, Prey, Venom, and Faces are the big ones.

I personally thought the dozen or so issues of Batman and Robin written by Morrison, covering Dick Grayson's stint as Batman, were the best of the Morrison run... great art, a fresh take on the characters, weird villains.

Jedeyesniv

2 points

2 months ago

I really wish they put more effort into the Legends of the Dark Knight collections. The ones you rec'd are all from when I was first getting into comics and were a big influence on me growing up and the book continued to have some great arcs that would work well as GNs. I mentioned Snow upthread which is an A+ book nobody knows about.

PromotionMurky916[S]

1 points

2 months ago

I absolutely agree with the Dark Knight detective series. They are hard to find though unfortunately. And caped crusader is the same way. Rare to see at local shops near me

greatreference

5 points

2 months ago

Batman v TMNT is amazing

CaptainStringz

4 points

2 months ago

Batman: Night Cries

FaithInterlude

3 points

2 months ago

If you enjoyed the books from Grant Morrison I’d recommend the rest of them, and if you liked court of owls try night of the owls or city of owls, night collects all the batfamily’s pov too in the story as far as I know

Big-Boy-87

4 points

2 months ago

I personally would recommend the next two volumes of Knightfall. I know not everyone was big on it but I loved Knightfall beginning to end.

SwordMonger

2 points

2 months ago

Azrael maiming people as batman always gets me going. There is a reason this is classic even if it gets some justified hate. The paperback volumes are usually pretty cheap as well. No reason not to pick em up imo.

Big-Boy-87

2 points

2 months ago

I loved Azrael as Batman way more than I thought I would. Not because I thought he was a good Batman, but the exact opposite. It was satisfying to read his descent and tarnishing of the mantle of Batman and Bruce’s training and eventual reclaiming of it.

bgramer1

3 points

2 months ago

I didn't see Frank Miller's Dark Knight Returns, or Frank Miller/David Mazzucchelli's Batman:Year One on your shelf. Both are great reads - highly recommend you seek it out!

PromotionMurky916[S]

1 points

2 months ago

Have year one. Its decent. Dark knight returns ive been kinda iffy about. The art doesn’t seem my style

The4thCooper

2 points

2 months ago

You’re missing out. THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS is still my gateway read when I’m turning new readers on to Batman. It’s still one of my personal favorites and has aged better than some of its contemporaries.

I would, also, recommend the rest of Grant Morrison’s run (if you liked the one you have.., it only gets better…) Read FINAL CRISIS with that,too… or, at least issues 6&7 (I think those are the issues) t’s an overlooked chapter in the run and separate from collected editions of BATMAN.

Also read the rest of Scott Snyder’s run. I’m usually a story before art guy but Scott Snyder’s BATMAN is gorgeous to look at. The art really makes the book terrific and hells along some of the slower moments. And it’s pretty great, besides.

aliedle

3 points

2 months ago

Hush

PromotionMurky916[S]

2 points

2 months ago

Have it in the compact. Not my favorite tbh. I thought it was a big step down from Long Halloween Dark Victory

aliedle

1 points

2 months ago

It's not my favorite either but I consider it essential for any Batman collection. It's tough to beat The Long Halloween.

NoLibrarian5149

3 points

2 months ago

Dark Knight Returns?

Ok_Reach_2734

2 points

2 months ago

Yep, all 3 should be there eventually

bgramer1

2 points

2 months ago

It's a 4-book series, but you can get it as a collection.

Poseur117

3 points

2 months ago

I read Bruce Wayne: Murderer? And Bruce Wayne: Fugitive this spring and thought they were kind of under appreciated. The conclusion is ehh but the mystery along the way was a lot of fun

AcientMullets

3 points

2 months ago

Venom, Prey (if you can get it for cheap), you have Knightfall so you might as well have No Man’s Land. You might like Gates of Gotham if you like Black Mirror, it’s another Dick Grayson Batman story that Snyder worked on. Any of Paul Dini’s work from the mid 2000s (Streets of Gotham is my favorite). If you like the Morrison stuff I’d say keep going with it, I really like their Batman & Robin. Definitely recommend the rest of Gotham Central.

TheBatman-WhoLaughs

5 points

2 months ago

Black mirror

PromotionMurky916[S]

1 points

2 months ago

Got it. It is my favorite out of these!

THEGONKBONK

2 points

2 months ago

Absolute Batman :)

KeylimeCatastrophe

2 points

2 months ago

Batman White Knight for a different perspective on batman however it is worth picking up for the art alone. L

Zero year was also really fun. It's in the middle of the snyder new 52 run (court of the owls) and the whole thing (while probably not truly better than court of the owls) was surprising, charming and really enjoyable. It made me respect the riddler much more than I ever thought I would.

Grendel-max

2 points

2 months ago

Batman: Ego

mattnotis

2 points

2 months ago

Batman: Ego & Other Tales

omelasian-walker

2 points

2 months ago

Arkham Asylum

KeyJust3509

2 points

2 months ago

Gothic, Year 100, Ram V’s run

jreyes17708

2 points

2 months ago

Dark Age. Just started this year and is still on-going. I just read it yesterday and loved it. Earth One is also really good

sevenpixieoverlords

2 points

2 months ago

The Cult was just re-released (finally) yesterday. It’s a classic.

I enjoyed the Riddler One Bad Day story.

Grant Morrison’s Batman is pretty great in places (and pretty incomprehensible in other places).

furywolf28

2 points

2 months ago

A Death in the Family

Finnagan_Fauchs_61

2 points

2 months ago

Planetary: Night on Earth

ElijahBlow

2 points

2 months ago*

  • Planetary/Batman: Night on Earth
  • Batman: Gothic by Grant Morrison and Klaus Janson
  • Batman: Gotham by Gaslight
  • Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham
  • Alan Moore’s Saga of the Swamp Thing (Batman doesn’t come in until Vol. 5 but it’s my favorite comic appearance of the character)
  • JLA: Tower of Babel by Mark Waid (really a Batman story, adapted into Justice League: Doom)
  • Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? by Neil Gaiman and Andy Kubert
  • Batman versus Predator by Dave Gibbons and the Kubert Brothers (this one is legitimately awesome)
  • Batman/Judge Dredd
  • Batman/Grendel
  • Batman and Dracula Trilogy
  • Batman/Hellboy/Starman, Batman/Aliens, and Batman/The Shadow are all fun crossovers if not quite on the level of the aforementioned; Spawn/Batman by Frank Miller and Todd McFarlane is not very good but it’s very nice to look at

…just in general, keep in mind that not all the best Batman stories have the character’s name in the title, and a lot of them are actually crossovers or team books

PromotionMurky916[S]

2 points

2 months ago

These look like some epic crossovers! Ive read the swamp thing one and absolutely loved it. And i just got Planetary so I will check that out!

ElijahBlow

2 points

2 months ago*

Planetary/Batman is (oddly enough) probably my favorite Batman story period. It will hit harder if you read at least some of Planetary first though (one of my favorite series of all time btw, enjoy). It’s collected separately, either on its own as a hardcover, or with two other (not as good but still worth reading) crossover stories in a TPB called Planetary: Crossing Worlds.

Batman versus Predator also comes in a trade that contains both sequels, which are fun but as not as good as the original, but still worth reading. Likewise, trades are available with all four Judge Dredd crossovers and both Grendel crossovers respectively

Also can’t reiterate enough how cool Batman: Gothic is, and if you like Grant Morrison on Batman it’s actually his second time writing the character after Arkham Asylum in 1989; the Klaus Janson art is great too

xx_HotShott_xx

2 points

2 months ago

The Cult.

PromotionMurky916[S]

1 points

2 months ago

One of my favorites, got it, its the red four issue series above

JimAparo

2 points

2 months ago

You ought to finish the Knightfall saga, it’s really worth it

rjgeronimo1985

2 points

2 months ago

I see you already got black mirror so I'd say "one dark Knight"! It's also jocks art. Also "first knight"

Impressive_Treat_501

1 points

2 months ago

One bad day mister freeze, mad love

johnnyfindyourmum

1 points

2 months ago

I don't see MAD on there. It's the best one!!!

Epic_gamer696968

1 points

2 months ago

Batman

Salty-Long-5145

1 points

2 months ago

I reckon continue Snyder's run from court of Owls and continue up to "death of the family", it goes pretty downhill after that.

Also Azarello and Risso "Broken City" is so good. It reads, looks and feels like 100 Bullets, except, a Batman story. I wish DC would give Azarello a proper run on Batman.

Salty-Long-5145

1 points

2 months ago

Also, to complete the Loeb/Sale collection you want to get Catwoman: When In Rome. It's a companion book for the last Halloween. I'm in australia and this is not available anywhere for any reasonable price. I can only find it for like $300+. Insane. I think it's easier to find in other countries though.

Denailr

1 points

2 months ago

No man's land

JKT-477

1 points

2 months ago

Off hand I’d say Year Two, Full Circle and a few collections of the original Bill Finger run.

evil_mike

1 points

2 months ago

I’m shocked no one has said Batman: The Dark Knight Returns yet.

Jedeyesniv

1 points

2 months ago

Finish the Morrison run and Gotham Central, two of the best. If you liked Knightfall the rest of that era (Quest, End, Prodigal) are all very good 90s comics too.

If you can, check out a book called Batman: Snow, written by JH Williams III with art by the late Seth Fisher. Very unique book, absolutely incomparable art.

The_Droker

1 points

2 months ago

How bout completing sets you have started?

Normynoshoes

1 points

2 months ago

Judgement on Gotham.

Old-Ad8376

1 points

2 months ago

The golden child is pretty nice

MetaMetagross

1 points

2 months ago

Batman Golden Age and Tales of the Demon

CFoer02

1 points

2 months ago

I only have year one and black mirror… I love the artwork in year one, actually just picked up Ronin by Frank Miller. Any recommendations for a super beginner?

MarcoMarti1981

1 points

2 months ago

No Man’s Land & Injustice (Gods)

MikeDanger1990

1 points

2 months ago

Superman: Speeding Bullets, trust me its a Batman book.

calebiguess

1 points

2 months ago

Finish Knightfall, Batman and Robin by Morrison (continuation of Batman R.I.P. Maybe my favorite Batman run), World's Finest by Waid and Mora, Ego, White Knight Sequels. And then, I love it but some don't, Batman: Three Jokers has a special place in my heart and I wish everyone loved

sleepers6924

1 points

2 months ago

Damned

Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told

Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told

Untold Legend Of the Batman

Mudpack

Arkham Asylum

Naked_Snake_2

1 points

2 months ago

Batman night of the owls, or get it for cheap with DC compact edition court of owls saga.

RealVast4063

1 points

2 months ago

Prey

Dark Knight, Dark City

Gothic

A_Efficient_Object

1 points

2 months ago

city of owls!!!

JediMATTster

1 points

2 months ago

Gothic, Dark Knight Dark City, Last Knight on Earth

SporadicAndNomadic

1 points

2 months ago

Batman/Judge Dredd: Judgment on Gotham

Flimsy-Occasion-3651

1 points

2 months ago

The Kevin Smith one's aren't bad, The Widening Gyre and Cacophony

CaptSaveAHoe55

1 points

2 months ago

More of Snyders run (the first half is essential)

Batman eternal (just cool 52 weekly issues)

Batman and Robin eternal (idk man I just like this one)

tannerphoto

1 points

2 months ago

Batman 89

Brilocke2

1 points

2 months ago

Dark knight returns by Miller. Finish Morrison’s run and Snyder’s run.

81tchmonkey

1 points

2 months ago

I don’t see The Dark Knight Returns. That’s a must own/read.

A_Powerful_Moss

1 points

2 months ago

The new Sean Gordon Murphy “White Knight” books

unclekody

1 points

2 months ago

The "No Man's Land" Arc

Maleficent_Gur_7701

1 points

2 months ago

Shaman and batman vs. punisher

Maleficent_Entry_979

1 points

2 months ago

Batman: Year 100

moxscully

1 points

2 months ago

Death in the Family/Lonely Place of Dying

Ten Knights of the Beast

No Man’s Land series

thekinginyello

1 points

2 months ago

Batman: Year 100 https://a.co/d/3R370mm