The writerartist duo first took on the dark knight in a beloved fiveyear run on the flagship batman comic that became the main highlight of dcs controversial new 52 relaunch period. We have the worlds largest selection of batman comic books and graphic novels. This reading order contains all the necessary comic book issues to enjoy the batman. Ed brubaker westworld and artist sean phillips batman, hellblazer, and. Futures end was dc comics universewide event for 2014, chronicling batman terry mcginniss journey back in time, in order to stop brother eye from taking over the world and wiping out humanity in september of 2014, all current series jumped forward 5 years in time for special futures end issues, detailing possible futures of all of dcs heroes, villains and teams. One of the most iconic fictional characters in the world, batman has dedicated his life to an endless crusade, a war on all criminals in the name of his murdered parents, who were taken from him when he was just a child. Four new series set in the world of the vertigo classic. This timeline and suggested reading order is batman specific and leads all the way to the beginning of new 52 where it essentially reboots and then.
All of the below continue to show us that comics and graphic novels are still. Apr 17, 2020 dc comics will begin distributing print comics for sale on tuesday 28th april, aross the us and canada, with two new distributors. During grant morrisons first storyine in jla, superman describes batman as the most dangerous man on earth, able to defeat a team of superpowered aliens all by himself in order to rescue his imprisoned teammates. Later volumes see batman uncover some dark secrets about gotham city and his own family. As we all know by now, the final issue of frank millers epic miniseries, batman. Batman is trying to maintain order in the isolated city.
Ive also added some key notes under some of the entries if anything major has happen such as a death. Batman beyond is a comic book series featuring the fictional character terry mcginnis as batman and based on the animated television series of the same name. Please fill out the following form to report an issue missing from the database. Batman is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. In 2016, dc comics once again relaunched its continuity and entire line of ongoing monthly superhero comic books. Originally named the batman, the character is also referred to by such epithets as the caped crusader, the dark knight, and the worlds greatest detective. Most of them were singleissue stories with little to no connection to others, no advancement of a larger plot, and. The long halloween, superman for all seasons, catwoman. When in rome for dc as well as daredevil yellow, spiderman blue and hulk gray for marvel. Endgame collects all important tiein storylines for this epic conclusion. Mar 27, 2019 if you ask longtime dc comics editor, writer, and creator paul levitz, the magic of batman lies in the many different interpretations of the dark knight through the years. These batman adventures books are the graphic novel collections of several issues of the comic book series of the same name that were modelled after the batman animated series from the early 90s. The world of flashpoint featuring batman this is technically not a batman story, but as the name suggests, a spin off from a flash storyline. The dark knight now known as the dark knight returns because that is what the trade paperback was called, but at the time, it was just batman.
Just go to the top of the page and look in the right column. Please only report missing issues after attempting a thorough search, and do not submit false information. As with most books of the era, it consisted of various stories featuring batman and his recently introduced sidekick, robin. Sep 04, 2019 comic books dramatically read by the eligible monster team. Art by carmine infantino and murphy anderson 1967 59. Futures end reading order comic book reading orders. Matches malone, batman s undercover criminal guise, appears. Thats the sound of comic book excitement coming to life and ebay has all the brands, genres and issues any fanboy or fangirl could ever want. Gothams ending reveals batman and does a dark knight. Sep 07, 2018 whether or not you feel superheavy is an actual batman book is up for debate, however for this to be a true batman new 52 reading order it cant be ignore. I started reading batman comic books two years ago now. Captain atom dc comic books near full run jla batman blue beetle superman apps. Final crisis, which has major repercussions within the batman family series of.
From punchline to bob the goon, the joker has fought batman alongside plenty of sidekicks other than harley quinn. Created by bob kane and bill finger, the character first starred in two serial films in the 1940s. The the end comic books category for a complete list. The top selling comic books that begin with b are batman comic books, batman.
This graphic novel collection brings together batmans most legendary adventures, illustrating. First appearance of the cat destined to become catwoman, the first villainess in comic books, in the cat, script by bill finger, art by bob kane. Batman is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics superhero batman as its main protagonist. As comic book crossovers can be puzzling, i have put together batman the flash. Batman proved to be so popular that a selftitled ongoing comic book series began publication with a cover date of spring 1940. A complete batman related comics timeline including downloadable files containing checklists with information about the reading order of separate issues from batman. Batman reading order and timeline modern age gotham. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. So many of us see him differently, and bring him to life that. Is there an official reading order to the batman books. The late 1950s through the 1960s saw a change from dark and supernatural comic book themes to the other end of the spectrum with books containing silly plots and a high degree of camp. Batman and the outsiders go their separate ways in a new wars winning.
Some sites will focus only on trade paperbacks, while others will split books up by page, sending a flashback from 2009 all the way back to 1972. In the pages of thousands of comic books, on the big screen in liveaction films, in a video game on your phone, batman has been through countless adventures. My workinprogress batman comics reading order sorry. Dc will distribute print comics for sale on tuesday 28th april. The fictional superhero batman, who appears in american comic books published by dc comics, has appeared in various films since his inception. The smashhit batman epic by modern master frank miller batman. At the end of the issue, she saves batman, although she becomes insane like the joker. Batman trades chronological list of batman trade paperbacks. If you want to view the events in chronological order go to the dc event timeline. New gotham it directly follows the events of the no mans land crossover when gotham is being rebuilt from the great cataclysm. The batman book series by multiple authors includes books batman. This batman comics price guide will help you to value all the early issues of batman comics, the series which began in 1940.
Dc comics set to stop doubleshipping comic books next year. When it comes to finding a comic book reading order online, the resources out there are either incomplete or too complete. Best comic books and graphic novels of 2018 thrillist. Well, there isnt an official one but i have found a couple of unofficial ones people have collected in the comic book community. Rip, batman riffed on the limits of evil, and the possibility of reaching an end to his quest. There are some minor alterations, but it is mostly true to the comic books.
The story takes place over approximately six months. Year one, the dark knight returns and artists extraordinaire jim lee and scott williams batman, superman is now collected in dcs. When a celtic gods murder leads to a war between the fairy folk and a possible breach between worlds, wonder woman must find the murderer and keep the peace while batman investigates strange occurrences in gotham city. Using the end of the new 52 initiative in may 2016 as its launching point, dc rebirth is intended to restore the dc universe to a form much like that prior to the flashpoint storyline, while still incorporating numerous elements of. Apr 26, 2019 gothams series finale finally introduces batman. Batman reading order and timeline modern age gotham archives.
In the comic books, batman is regarded as one of the worlds greatest detectives. In the name of his murdered parents, bruce wayne wages eternal war on the criminals of gotham city. Batman was the first comic book series featuring batman as the protagonist. It consists of a trilogy of storylines that ran from 1993 to 1994, consisting of knightfall, knightquest, and knightsend. See the complete batman series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles.
Many events relating specifically with certain characters are under the letter that character name begins with. What you might find is that the books switch in art all the time as well as the overall tone. Jan 04, 2019 this series took over for all the batman books for one year and was written by scott snyder and different artist. This shows the way batman is pushed to his limits by the evil of the world, and how he pushes in turn. As a new threat approaches the vulnerable earth, batman beyond travels back in time to help the heroes of prime earth fend off the impending apocalypse. The last episode of the show is a greatest hits full of fun callbacks, classic characters and, of course, the dark knight himself. Jun 11, 2019 azrael was one of the coolest crazy masked vigilantes in the dc comic books and, somehow, batman trusts him. Batman has been published continuously for 80 years in multiple titles. The dark knight, with each of the four books having their own title the dark knight returns, the dark knight.
This reading order contains all the recommended and necessary comic book. May 27, 2019 dc comics told retailers this weekend that it would stop doubleshipping as of 2020, reverting all of its doubleshipped titles to singleshipped ones. It was first advertised in early april 1940, one month after the first. Which batman movie is closest to the comic stories. Created for the batman adventures cartoon series in the 1990s, and later ported into the comic books, harleyharleen is the first major character from the modern era of batman to be included in the batman 66. However, most of these were actually released long after the animated series itself had ended. Bruce wayne and robin recruit nightwing, the first robin, to keep tabs on batman s activities even as batman continues his pursuit of the deadly arms dealer while wayne sets up a training facility in an abandoned logging mill in the hills outside gotham city. In this comic, dated august 1943, the dynamic duo hire men and women to dress as famous americans from the revolutionary war and travel the land in order to encourage people to buy war bonds. This timeline and suggested reading order is batman specific and leads all the way to the beginning of new 52 where it essentially reboots and then leads up into rebirth, which is a continuation and not a reboot. Batman the end, last knight on earth book one youtube. As if that werent heavyhanded enough, a group of nazis try to sabotage this initiative, so you get to see george washington beating up fascists. In that pursuit, batmans quest has seen him face some tough questions.
Batman reading order full chronological comics timeline. Dc comics has revealed it will resume shipping new comics. Check out the complete collection of older comics recommended last month. Knightfall is a 19931994 batman story arc published by dc comics. This is the same order in which the episodes are placed on the dvd and bluray releases of batman. The end for all the variations of the subject on the site. Batman and robin take a trip aboard an exclusive yacht in order to prevent the theft of the travers necklace at the hands of the cat. The animated series, with the exception of the volume 1 dvd release, which placed twoface parts. Legends of the dark knight comic books, birds of prey comic books, blackhawk comic books 1944 series and brave and the bold comic books 1955 series you can also search 7 more ways. Set after the events of batman eternal, the story involves the return of batman s archenemy, the joker, following his disappearance in the 2012 story arc death of the family. Dc started publishing batman in the spring of 1940. Geoff johns and gary frank bring the dc and watchmen universes together.
After a successful year of publishing batman stories in detective comics. Robin rises reading order comic book reading orders. This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. To answer this question, i think its helpful to imagine each liveaction movie i assume we are talking about the liveaction feature films being turned into a comic book using art and writing etc that directly translates the films to the com. Batman eternal 7 the end incomplete story comicstorian.
Dc comics, marvel comics and indie alike, nothing is free from our dramatic readings. Sep 16, 2015 comic books dramatically read by the eligible monster team. The full batman timeline in chronological order with. The dark knight teams with the amazon warrior in this epic graphic novel written and illustrated by bestselling artist liam sharp. Jim lee is a renowned comic book artist and the copublisher of dc entertainment.
Written by grant morrison, penciled by tony daniel, and with covers by alex ross, the story pits the superhero batman against the black glove organization as they attempt to destroy everything for which he stands. Batman and the outsiders 1983 1st series comic books. This is the order to red batman books if you want to follow the career of batman from start to end. Hence, when batman was recuperating after being broken in two by bane, it was azrael who filled in for him. This post from 2016 outlines my thought process when i began reading, including my first attempt to figure out a batman reading order by referencing guides from multiple websites, and my thoughts on that olde great debate of whether you should read physical or digital comics since that post, ive read a good amount of comic books. Dc writers and artists reveal their favorite batman comic. Knightfall was adapted as a full cast radio drama by bbc radio 1 in 1994, starting with a slightly tweaked version of batman. Batman has been featured in many ongoing series, limited series and graphic novels published.
Looker enjoys the perks of being beautiful in lookers body. It has appeared in various dc comics publications, including a sixissue miniseries from 1999, a 24issue series running from 1999 to 2001, the hush arc by dc comics in 2010, and an eightissue series in 2011. April 2020 has been an unusually dry month for new comic book releases, but that dry spell is slowly coming to an end. All february long, csbg spotlighted classic older comic books. At the end of it, pretty much every character is left with some new narrative force. It seems being controlled by a 500yearold fanatical religious sect has its benefits for a godforsaken place like gotham. In comics, he is best known for his work with the supremely talented artist and partnerincrime tim sale on batman. I bought this as gift but i end up reading the comics each month as well. Comprehensive batman reading order for all the best graphic novels from. Endgame is a sixissue comic book story arc first published by dc comics in 2014, featuring the fictional superhero batman.
As a new threat approaches the vulnerable earth, batman beyond travels back in time to. Remember that there is also the original detective comics series, as well as other comic books featuring batman. For example batman specific events are under the letter b, superman events under s, etc. I also love the graphics, they are well thought out and artistically drawn. Aug 19, 2019 the batman promises to bring the dark knight back to the big screen in a big way as robert pattinson dons the cape and cowl in matt reeves reboot.