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I Just Want To Read... Batman.

Preface:


New 52:


Core guide:
NB: Click on the preview links to see sample pages.

Batman: Year One


A classic Batman tale by Frank Miller telling his origins. This is the story about how Batman became Batman and will be the perfect place for you to start. Originally printed in issues #404 to #407 in the original Batman title and latter collected, this origin story is considered THE origin story by fans.

Official Synopsis:

Preview [1], [2], [3]

Batman: The Man Who Laughs


Following the end of Year One, this title tells the story of Batman's first encounter with the classic villain The Joker.

Official Synopsis:

Preview [1], [2], [3]

Batman: The Long Halloween


Spanning over 13 issues The Long Halloween focuses on a new mysterious villain nicknamed The Holiday Killer terrorizing Gotham. Each issue takes place on a holiday and the whole story spans a year. The story has good art, an intriguing story and a lot of the classic and crazy Batman villains such as Scarecrow, Riddler, Mad Hatter etc.

A very good storyline and can be gotten as a collection on 300+ pages.

Official Synopsis:

Preview [1], [2], [3]

Batman: Dark Victory


This comicbook storyline is a continuation of the story begun in Year One and The Long Halloween. If you have read The Long Halloween, you must read this. Like The Long Halloween, Dark Victory is set over a year and using good art and large cast of classic Batman villains, Dark Victory tells yet another intriguing Batman story and also serves as a retelling of how Batman's first sidekick came to be.

Official Synopsis:

Preview [1], [2], [3]

Batman: The Killing Joke


Ah The Joker. The classical Batman villain. This is THE definitive Joker story. In this story Joker is trying to prove that with the right push anyone can become insane. The story also digs deeper in to who The Joker really is. I don't want to spoil anymore, go read it!

Official Synopsis:

Preview [1], [2], [3]

The Dark Knight Returns


As Year One, this classic tale is also written and drawn by Frank Miller. The Dark Knight Returns tells the story of a retired 55-year old Bruce Wayne returning to the crime fighting scene and having to deal with the problems following the cape and the cowl. This classic story is not only a milestone in the comicbook genre , but also the story that redefined Batman.

Using classic art, appearances from Superman and Green Arrow, and action packed pages, Frank Miller tells a compelling story about old Bruce Wayne returning to the streets of Gotham, with his cape and cowl.

Official Synopsis:

Preview [1], [2], [3]

Further reading:

Thanks for putting in all the effort, I'll be mentioning this during the next podcast and I hope this helps somebody. Looking forward to what you do next.

Yey

Thanks for this, really useful!

I'm thoroughly convinced that Loeb is only made competent when combined with the mastery of Tim Sale's artwork.