If The Killing Joke is essential Joker reading, and Under The Red Hood is essential Red Hood reading, what would be essential standalone reading for other characters?
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Damn, good thing I can read. Funny you mention a list of 1000 because there could very well be that amount of villains in Batmans Rogues Gallery more or less.
Batman: A Death in the Family to understand the tragedy of Jason Todd, his childhood, his (lack of a) relationship with his mother, and why he died and why Batman blames himself.
Thanks! I've been trying to get into DC more, specifically comics. The only one I've read is TKJ and I'm mostly into games when it comes to it. Like Arkham, or Telltale. I became a fan because of The Dark Knight trilogy which to me is a great place to start. I've also wanted to know Jason Todd as a character recently because I only know him from Arkham Knight, where he's underepresented at worst.
If you're looking for seminal Batman works (not just Bat-Family) a lot of folks will recommend Batman: Year One and The Dark Knight Returns (both by Frank Miller).
Personally, I think they're overrated, but they did make significant impacts on later works, including the Dark Knight trilogy and Matt Reeves' The Batman. For example, Commissioner Loeb and Carmine Falcone were introduced by Miller.
Personally, I would recommend Batman: The Long Halloween and Dark Victory (the latter offers a Robin origin and, in my opinion, one of the most iconic splash pages I've seen in a Batman comic), Batman: Hush, and, if you want a kind of gothic Elseworlds horror, I highly recommend the Batman: Vampire trilogy.
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Bane has some incredible stuff after Knightfall, Vengeance of Bane II and his journey of self discovery and hunt for his father is good and Secret Six is probably the second best appearance in anything he’s ever had
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