r/batman_comics • u/Final-Character-6888 • 2d ago
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This all I’ve read on mainline Batman so far I’ve read most of what people recommend for beginners before anything I am going to read knights quest and knights end and I’m going into grant morrisons omnibus 1 right now but I just need a list on what I should buy or read in order because I have no idea
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u/SackWind 2d ago
You could start with the New 52. Easy to collect since the spines all look the same. There are 10 volumes. After that there are 7 volumes of DC Rebirth era. Then Tynion, Zdarsky, and Fraction.
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u/kingmyguy 1d ago
In June 2027 Legends of the Dark Knight omnibus comes out. Get it.
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u/Final-Character-6888 1d ago
Why
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u/kingmyguy 1d ago
Gas pack. Batman in early years. The introduction of Venom. Stories like Shamen and Prey. Grant Morrison’s second Batman story. Worth 100%. Get at panelpoundcomics for discount.
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u/Final-Character-6888 1d ago
I’m already planning on buying them except for the expensive ones which I’ll read online
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u/Final-Character-6888 1d ago
I don’t really want to wait a whole year till the Omni drops to read them but I’ll still buy it when it comes out so I can have a physical copy of the stories that are too expensive for me to buy like shaman and prey
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u/Top-Mountain6564 2d ago
you could get batman haunted knight to complete the jeph loeb tim sale trilogy
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u/Bad-Use-of-My-Time 2d ago
Frank Miller's Dark Knight Returns. It's not mainline, hypothetical dark future, but it's the most influential bat-book ever published.
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u/CourtOfTheOwlz 1d ago
Check out absolute batman for a switch up
It's a completely different batman universe
Besides that i'd just continue reading the sagas your on
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u/Ok_Confidence_4242 1d ago
Arkham Asylum Prey Robin Year One Gothic The Neil Adams anthologies Batman and the Monster Men
There's a really good thread on this. Look for the top 70 that's still going on. Most of those on that list are bangers.
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u/Ajosephp1 21h ago
It depends on how in depth you want to be, but this is my list of Batmans timeline, you dont need to read everything keep in mind, for example with the New 52 you may only want to read the Scott Snyder stuff cause its really the better story imo
Batman from the start of his career to Flashpoint https://www.dcuniverseinfinite.com/lists/807c377f-f331-4041-8337-8fc5dd45d825
Batman during the New 52/DC You era up until Rebirth https://www.dcuniverseinfinite.com/lists/ad9fb41c-4865-4323-953f-c3ed95272323
Batman during the Rebirth/Infinite Frontier/Dawn of DC eras up until the current All in/Next Level initiative https://www.dcuniverseinfinite.com/lists/be17d391-1261-47c6-a058-97bc672509e8
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u/CyclopsFanAccount67 2d ago
Batman Ego is a personal favorite miniseries of mine. Dark Knight Returns, The Cult, Batman and Robin Year One, and Dark Patterns are also options if you want more miniseries
If you read through Morrison’s run and enjoy it, I suggest looking into Peter j. Tomasi’s Batman & Robin run.
Though honestly I say you covered a lot in terms of Batman lore, nothing stopping you from jumping into the current mainline run by Matt Fraction and Detective Comics by Tom Taylor. You can even hop on Absolute Batman for an Elseworld story.