It is a pinnacle book that redefines a genre and ushered in a new era of comics. The order is based on the following principles in order to choose the placement and inclusion of each issue. Feb 2, 2012 i am tracking the batman graphic novels in chronological order and noting the ones i own and the ones i still need to own. What order are the legend of batman graphic novels sent in. New to batman graphic novelscomics, what order should i. Batman is one of the oldest and greatest superheroes in existence, along with his supporting cast having been handled by more writers and artists than probably any other comic book character throughout history. The main goal is to help people arrange books on a shelf and decide what title to read next. His investigations eventually result in him releasing seven evil versions of himself from the dark multiverse that invade earth.
Batman graphic novels in chronological order free download as excel spreadsheet. Suggested reading here only for the most ardent of continuity fans though arkham asylum is a good, groundbreaking graphic novel in its own right. There are many different sides to the character and interpretations of his personality and. Batman has been featured in many ongoing series, limited series and graphic novels published by dc comics. The real batman chronology project is a study of serialized storytelling in superhero comics. His mythos has been adapted into many different settings and genres and even time periods. Collin colsher, the creator of the real batman chronology project and discontinuity, is a writer, filmmaker, teacher, and comic book historian that currently lives and works in brooklyn, ny. The order is hush beyond, industrial revolution, 10,000 clowns, and batgirl beyond. The first two focus on the relationship between batman and talia, al ghuls daughter, as well as the possibility of them having a son.
I wish there was a book done just for me, with dark days the casting, dark days the forge, batman lost, hawkman found and dark knights rising. So i made a list of what other people have said is the order of his novel. Year one recounts the very beginnings of bruce waynes career as the batman as well as james gordons career in gotham city. Dc is home to the worlds greatest super heroes, including superman, batman, wonder woman, green lantern, the flash, aquaman and more. Zero year 26 issues naturally, as this is a chronological list the first place to start would be the zero year arc which includes a couple of tie in issues featuring batwing, green arrow, nightwing, batgirl, the green lantern corps, red hood, batwoman, the bird of. Its the quick fall into despair that proves most shocking. He has lectured at various universities, libraries, and book fairs. With that out of the way, here are the 25 best and most influential batman graphic novels of all time. Although i had just started reading batman graphic novels i have been trying to get his story fully and collect them all. They are listed here in the chronology of the storylines, rather.
The series follows the success of the dc comics graphic novel collection, which itself began in 2015 with the batman story hush. A lot of the trades are out of continuity so will not fit into a order with the other trades and then have stuff like batman. Mar 09, 2007 what is the chronological order of the batman graphic novels. The full batman timeline in chronological order with. However, most of these were actually released long after the animated series itself had ended. On the big screen, in your imagination, in a comic strip, listening to an audiobook or simply reading one of the many batman novels in existence on the face of the planet. The current mainline run is either amazing or horrible depending on the person, its basically last jedi of batman runs at this point. This is a list of books that can be read start to finish with the least amount of spoilers and awkwardness, and with the maximum enjoyment of events. The following trade paperbacks are stories that run through the contemporary books of the batman family. The legend of batman graphic novel collection eaglemoss. But the books are supplied in the most exciting order rather than just chronologically, so as you build your collection youll. Pre order the hunger games prequel now download our free nook app buy 1. It is not to be confused with the nowfinished comic book series of the same name. If you are buying it by issues and want to know everything about night of the owls, i suggest only buying night of the owl graphic novel.
Whatever you know him as, wherever you know him fromthe blockbuster movies, tv shows, video games, cartoons, or millions of comics and graphic novelsbatman is proof you dont need superpowers to be a superhero and the poster boy for what a bad childhood can do to you. The series is a collection of special edition hardback graphic novels, that tell batman s life story from beginning to end. These titles have been handled or coordinated through a single editorial section at dc comics. Listed on this timeline are all major batman story arcs, from batman. The definitive chronological order of the dc extended universe. Knightfall part onebroken bat on a list of the 25 greatest batman graphic novels, saying. Batman trades chronological list of batman trade paperbacks. Knightfall and breaking the bat the 1990s you can find a full chronological guide to every issue in the knightfall trilogy including an essential road to knightfall fast track in comic book heralds complete knightfall reading order. Dc comics is treating the wedding as a big event, with various tieins featuring the batfamily as well as a brandnew catwoman series spinning out of it. Sep 12, 2017 a chronological reading order for dcs metal event, with all the crossovers, tieins, and oneshots.
These are the comics that belong on any batfans shelf. The first earth one title was released on 2010 with superman earth one volume. The film is bookended by segments that take place sometime after the events of batman v. These stories are from comic books still being published and are, in a sense, ongoing. Collin has also served on the jury for the lynd ward graphic novel prize, which is. Year one again, though publishing order is preserved, the events may be slightly out of step with one another in the. The batman chronicles book series plans to reprint every batman adventure in color, in chronological order, and in affordable trade paperbacks. Notable villains carmine falcone, sofia gigante falcone. The sooner you give up on reading them in any symbalance of chronological order the sooner you will regain your sanity. This section also generally handles titles that have spun off of the core batman titles to feature related characters. Well there is another reading order guide in the faqsuggested reading section, but all depends on what you are looking for.
Although by this point, diana of themyscira is already at least hundreds of years old. In trade paperbackhardcover, but also containing single issues to make the chronology more complete. As the modern age is over and new 52rebirth have taken over this reading order is essentially finished. These three original graphic novels feature none other than ras al ghul.
Best batman graphic novels of all time comics back issues. Year two took place in detective after this point and flashes back to after batman. Year one, the dark knight returns, then the dark knight strikes again, and finally dark knight iii. Its an amazing achievement, and frequently hailed with watchmen as one of the greatest graphic novels of all time personally, i have it 9th. Batman graphic novels in chronological order 0 this is my attempt to make a best of graphic novel reading list for batman s career, in correct order, from year one to under the red hood which also happen to be the two best animated batman movies by the way. Fans of the arkham knight video game can check out azraels comic book origins here as batman heads towards knightfall. What is the chronological order of the batman graphic. The order is based on the following principles in order to choose the placement and. Year one that would have been one of the first trades in order, but in the new 52 it doesnt fit and is replaced by zero year as the initial book. The batman reading order a list of graphic novels that follow the caped crusader from the dawning of the cowl to his elusive demise. Batman has been published continuously for 80 years in multiple titles.
Batman has been featured in many ongoing series, limited series and graphic novels. Theres the classic precrisis stuff from the 30s80s, the post crisis stuff up to the new 52 and the new 52 that were in now. Dc comics the legend of batman is a fortnightly partwork magazine published by eaglemoss collections and dc comics. More specifically, the real batman chronology project tracks the narrative continuity of dc comics via the lens of batman, plotting each of his appearances into detailed timelines. This is a reading order for every collected edition and bookshelf format release in the dc multiverse. I know about the pre and post crisis comics, and to pretty much just read anything after that.
What is the chronological order of the batman graphic novels. This graphic novel is perhaps one of the most influential of all time. How to read dc and marvel graphic novels in right order. Batman reading order and timeline modern age gotham archives.
That, in turn, turned into batman beyond unlimited that had three separate stories a batman centric story, a jlu centric story, and a superman future story. The third uses a framing story about ley lines and lazarus pits to flashback to the origin of the demons head. The 1st printings of many of the classic batman graphic novels would be considered rare because they are hard to find even listed on ebay. Writer grant morrison makes vague reference, mostly thematic, to the arkham asylum graphic novel in one issue collected in the batman and son trade.
Which is complete crap if these novels came out in random issue of, like marvel dose with its graphic novels, id agree with eaglemoss, but the legend of batman graphic novel collection, comes out in ascending order of, as in issuevolume 1, issuevolume 2, issuevolume 3 and so on. Sep 07, 2018 the full, chrononlogical reading order for batman in the new 52 is as follows. It will probably go down as one of the best batman runs of all time. By no means an official list of batman novels, ive tried to organize all the batman novels, novelizations and dc universe novels under one roof. The top 25 best batman comics and graphic novels ign. Batman reading order full chronological comics timeline. Dc new 52batman reading order dc comics comic vine. Dc releases its graphic novel titles under the series, earth one.
Year one and need to know the correct chronology for reading the subsequent sequels, regardless of author. Dc comics trade paperback timeline collected editions. That series ran 18 issues, until it was turned to batman beyond universe which integrated the superman future story into the jlu story. Year one 1987 to flashpoint 2011 in chronological order reading order. Batman in the eighties contains one generally unrelated batman story published after detective comics crossed over with legends. The series is a collection of special edition hardback graphic novels, that tell batmans life story from beginning to end. Most of them were singleissue stories with little to no connection to others, no advancement of a larger plot, and. When you put the books on the shelf they are designed to create a single story that starts with batman s origin in zero year and ends with batman year 100. 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.
City of owls issue 812, annual 1 the night of the owls graphic novel collects all the batman issues that is part of the story as well as the tie in i. What makes knightfall, part one so memorable is not the actually snapping of batmans back. Okay, so i really want to start reading the batman comics graphic novels, but i dont know where to begin. Theres a crapton of graphic novels out there but depending on whats going on at the time it differs. 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. Batman reading order and timeline modern age gotham. The repercussions of its publications is sufficient to claim the top spot of the best batman graphic novels of all time.
Scott snyder and greg capullos run on batman was one of the only consistently great parts of the new 52. Batman discovers a dark multiverse, connected to the core multiverse through mysterious metals that he has encountered over the years. You can find the entire dark knight returns universe comics selection in comic book heralds complete frank miller batman reading order. Superstar writer scott snyder explodes into an allnew batman series alongside legendary artist john romita jr. Batman graphic novels in chronological order batman. I think the list is pretty complete, but i occasionally stumble across a book here and there i didnt know existed.