Scott snyder and greg capullo took over creative duties on dcs batman, which quickly became the criticallyacclaimed flagship batbook for the new 52. He was created in 1939, during the socalled golden age of comics and his books have remained in publication to the present date without interruption. The order is hush beyond, industrial revolution, 10,000 clowns, and batgirl beyond. Dc comics invited miller to retell batman s origin story around the implementation of the first linewide reboot on what had been the worlds oldest, uninterrupted comic book continuity.
The team of batman and robin is commonly referred to as the dynamic duo or the caped crusaders. Batman is an iconic superhero that has origins in comics written as early as the 1950s. Batman has been published continuously for 80 years in multiple titles. The character also appeared in the 1966 film batman, which was a feature film adaptation of the 1960s batman tv series. The story starts out with bruce wayne, an american billionaire who witnesses the death of his parents at a young age. Batman and robin 3 trades or the absolute batman incorporated 1 prenew 52 trade and 2 new 52 trades, or the absolute edition moving aside morrison, after hush and under the red hood, most essential recommendations are going to shift to scott snyder. Robin has long been a fixture in the batman comic books as batmans partner. My batman chronological timeline geek history lesson duration. Listed on this timeline are all major batman story arcs, from batman. Batman reading order full chronological comics timeline. Conceived as a way to attract young readership, robin. Conceived as a vehicle to attract young readership, robin garnered overwhelmingly positive critical reception, doubling the sales of the batman related comic books. The title we know as batman comic book began as a quarterly spinoff. Is there an official reading order to the batman books.
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. If you are only interested in batman or the xmen feel free to only read their comics and ignore everything else. The top 25 best batman comics and graphic novels ign. Uncover the caped crusaders mysterious realworld origin and his evolution into a hugely successful tv and movie franchise in batman. Batman has been featured in many ongoing series, limited series and graphic novels published by dc comics. This batman comics price guide will help you to value all the early issues of batman comics, the series which began in 1940. Year one 1987 to flashpoint 2011 in chronological order reading order. The order is quite simple if youre dealing with individual digitalphysical issues just read each series in order so im guessing youre talking about the trade paperbacks.
Because of different artists interpretations of what the car should be, it changed size, shape, and features frequently. When the television show was a success, i was asked to be campy, and of course when the show faded, so did the comic books. Aug 16, 2017 comic books are an incredible medium filled with the amazing adventures of fantastic superheroes, but they are also much more than just stories on a page. Batman proved to be so popular that a selftitled ongoing comic book series began publication with a cover date of spring 1940. However, through this period comic books based on the superman, batman, and wonder woman characters retained a modest audience.
Kane and robinson claimed responsibility for the jokers design while acknowledging fingers writing contribution. When not writing comics themselves, manning often writes books about the comic book medium and its rich history. The show that defined the dark knight for a generation, in the words of its creators and stars. Legends of the dark knight comic book series, which primarily concentrates on early tales of batman that are not necessarily considered canon, but have also been used during major crossover storylines such as batman.
It has since been made into numerous movies by various producers including the latest trilogy by christopher nolan. Well, there isnt an official one but i have found a couple of unofficial ones people have collected in the comic book community. I started reading batman comic books two years ago now. The full batman timeline in chronological order with. Manning has contributed to more than 40 books and comic books, including dks batman. Frequently asked questions comic book reading orders. See the complete batman series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. 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. Dc comics, american media and entertainment company whose iconic comic based properties represented some of the most enduring and recognizable characters in 20th and 21stcentury popular culture. Thanks to fantastic adaptations of the character in christopher nolans the dark knight trilogy and rocksteadys batman.
Just go to the top of the page and look in the right column. Apr 23, 2015 a brief comic book history of the worlds finest super bros. 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. Batman is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics superhero batman as its main protagonist. Most of them were singleissue stories with little to no connection to others, no advancement of a larger plot, and. If you are going through a larger order, like the ultimate marvel order, feel free to skip series you have no interest in. One of the defining moments in the history of the dark knight. The fictional superhero batman, who appears in american comic books published by dc comics, has appeared in various films since his inception. Batman is one of the comic book characters with the largest history in comic books.
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. Batman reading order and timeline modern age gotham. Relive the adventures of kryptons favorite son inside and outside the comic book world in superman. 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. New 52 batman reading order 2011 to 2015 following the events of flashpoint, the dc universe rebooted as the new 52. The superpowered trilogy that captured the worlds greatest superhero triumvirate of all time is now available in paperback. These titles have been handled or coordinated through a single editorial section at dc comics. Oot, i see that many voters have their vote with lower ratings ie. In light of recent revelations about batmans origin, we examine the history of one of comics most iconic backstories, and how it has changed over the decades.
In the comic books, batman is regarded as one of the worlds greatest detectives. Four new series set in the world of the vertigo classic. Created by bob kane and bill finger, the character first starred in two serial films in the 1940s. Comic books are an incredible medium filled with the amazing adventures of fantastic superheroes, but they are also much more than just stories on a page. In 1954, psychiatrist fredric wertham wrote in his bestselling book seduction of the innocent that comic books of all types were corrupting the youth of america. Its parent company, dc entertainment, is a wholly owned subsidiary of time warner inc. The character also appeared in the 1966 film batman, which was a feature film adaptation of the 1960s batman tv series starring. The joker is a supervillain created by bill finger, bob kane, and jerry robinson who first appeared in the debut issue of the comic book batman april 25, 1940, published by dc comics. Ah shane, you have voted for those 3 books and add batman odyssey. My workinprogress batman comics reading order sorry. This section also generally handles titles that have spun off of the core batman titles to feature related characters. 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. In trade paperbackhardcover, but also containing single issues to make the chronology more complete. 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.
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. A complete batman related comics timeline including downloadable files containing checklists with information about the reading order of separate issues from batman. Arkham video game series, batman has been elevated to even more beloved status and is now one of the most important superheroes. The top selling comic books that begin with b are batman comic books, batman. When batman faces off against superman in movie theaters next year, itll be the latest stage of a relationship thats been around. Geoff johns and gary frank bring the dc and watchmen universes together. I would also recommend reading justice league beyond and jl beyond 2. Jul 17, 2012 top 5 batman comic books alter ego comics. A brief comic book history of the worlds finest super bros. The character was originally created by bob kane, bill finger, and jerry robinson, to serve as a junior counterpart to the superhero batman. Of course, batman was not the first title to star that character. Batman reading order and timeline modern age gotham archives. Mar 14, 2020 with that success and popularity comes great stories told, including comic books.
When batman faces off against superman in movie theaters next year, itll be the latest stage of. Robin is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. The batman book series by multiple authors includes books batman. With that success and popularity comes great stories told, including comic books.
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