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With Dc Rebirth Is Batman Year One Cannon Again

When I first wanted to get into reading the Batman books my showtime issue was where do I start? Is there an official reading order to the Batman books? Well, there isn't an official i but I have found a couple of unofficial ones people take nerveless in the comic book community.

This timeline and suggested reading club 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. I've also added some key notes nether some of the entries if anything major has happen such as a death. This is the order to red Batman books if you want to follow the career of Batman from start to "end".   What you lot might find is that the books switch in art all the fourth dimension also as the overall tone.

This is a personal chronology rather than one borrowed from other sources (other than the timeline itself) although I could list all key events at present I would rather listing them only after I've personally read them. Some segments may have some other reading order within just it will be listed when this is the case.

As the modern age is 'over' and New 52/Rebirth have taken over this reading social club is essentially finished.

Modern Age

Year Ane

Batman Year One Cover
Batman: Yr I Cover

Year one recounts the very beginnings of Bruce Wayne'due south career as The Batman too as James Gordon's career in Gotham City.

Notable villains – Carmine Falcone, Sofia Gigante Falcone

  • Originally released in 1987
  • Commencement advent of Bruce Wayne equally Batman (modernistic age)
  • Kickoff appearance of Selina Kyle (Catwoman)
  • First appearance of Harvey Dent

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Click hither to read our review of Yr One

Shaman

Batman Shaman Cover
Batman Shaman Cover

Retells Bruce'due south time earlier becoming the Batman which he returns to Gotham in the present to finally put an end to Chubala.

Notable villains – Chubala

  • Originally released in 1989
  • Explored the origin of the Batcave and Batman as an identity

Shaman Reading Order

Shaman

  • O'Neil, Dennis (Author)
  • English language (Publication Linguistic communication)
  • 136 Pages - 02/23/1998 (Publication Date) - DC Comics (Publisher)

Batman & the Monster Men

Batman and the Monster Men Cover
Batman and the Monster Men Cover

& The Monster Men is the retelling of the origins of Hugo Foreign and his "Monster Men" and his fiendish experiments coming together a notwithstanding very young Bruce Wayne.

Notable villains – Hugo Strange

  • Originally released in 2006
  • Offset advent of Hugo Strange (modern historic period)

Batman and The Monster Men Reading Order

Batman and The Monster Men

  • Wagner, Matt (Author)
  • English language (Publication Linguistic communication)
  • 144 Pages - 08/23/2006 (Publication Date) - DC Comics (Publisher)

Batman & the Mad Monk

Batman and the Mad Monk Cover
Batman and the Mad Monk Cover

Bruce Wayne and the Batman see their very showtime encounter with a supernatural (metahuman) being – The Mad Monk.

Notable villains – The Mad Monk

  • Originally released in 2006
  • Showtime run into with a supernatural being

The Mad Monk Reading Order

Batman & The Mad Monk

  • Wagner, Matt (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 144 Pages - 04/07/2007 (Publication Date) - DC Comics (Publisher)

Prey

Batman Prey Cover
Batman Prey Cover

Prey is the sequel to The Monster Men. Batman continues on his immature journey only to have his existence as Batman questioned by himself as he is tormented by Hugo Strange's return and his smear campaign.

Notable villains – Hugo Strange

  • Originally released in 1990
  • Hugo Foreign Returns (modern age)

Prey Reading Order

Prey

  • Doug Moench (Author)
  • English language (Publication Language)
  • 05/19/2022 (Publication Date) - Titan Publishing Company (Publisher)

Click here to read our review of Prey

The Human being Who Laughs

Batman The Man Who Laughs Cover
Batman The Man Who Laughs Cover

The Human Who Laughs in the retelling of the outset appearance of Joker (non Joker'due south 'origins') and come across with Batman. The Man Who Laughs mentions and is straight catechism with Year One and Mad Monk.

Notable villains – The Joker

  • Originally released in 2005
  • Offset appearance of the Joker (modern age)

Click hither to cerise our review of Gothic

Gothic

Batman Gothic Cover
Batman Gothic Cover

A figure from Gotham and Bruce Wayne's past comes back to Gotham and begins murdering members of the crime families.

Notable villains – Whisper

  • Originally released in 1990

Gothic Reading Order

Gothic

  • DC Comics
  • Hardcover Book
  • Morrison, Grant (Author)

Click here to read our review of Gothic

Venom

Batman Venom Cover
Batman Venom Comprehend

Venom is 1 of Bruce Wayne'due south darker times which seems the introduction of the Chemical venom and Bruce Wayne/Batman'due south struggle to conquer his addiction to it.

  • Originally released in
  • First mention and usage of the steroid Venom

Batman Venom in the timeline

Batman Venom

  • O'Neil, Dennis (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 144 Pages - 04/24/2012 (Publication Appointment) - DC Comics (Publisher)

Click here to read our review of Venom

4 of a Kind

Batman Four of a Kind Cover
Batman Four of a Kind Embrace

Batman: Four of a Kind is a drove if four Year One annuals which is a retelling of Batman'south first encounter stories of Poison Ivy, Riddler, Scarecrow and Man-Bat.

  • Originally released in 1995
  • First appearance of Poison Ivy
  • First appearance of Riddler
  • First advent of Scarecrow
  • First appaearance of Man-Bat

Batman Four of a Kind in the timeline

Batman Four of a Kind

  • Grant, Alan (Writer)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 208 Pages - 04/01/1998 (Publication Appointment) - Dc Comics (Publisher)

Nerveless Legends of the Dark Knight

Collected Legends of the Dark Knight Cover
Nerveless Legends of the Dark Knight Encompass

Collected Legends of the Dark Knight itself isn't a storyline but a drove of 3 storyline across half-dozen issues nevertheless during Batman and Bruce Wayne's early years in the timeline. Blades, Legends of the Night-Mite and Hot Business firm are the title of the stories. In Blades, nosotros explore the burden of beingness a superhero. Dark-Mite is a empty-headed filler issue and Hot House is a great reformed Ivy story.

  • Originally released in 1994
  • Get-go appearance of Bat-Mite (modern age)
  • First advent of the Cavalier (modernistic age)

Click here to read our review of Collected Legends of the Dark Knight

Other Realms

Batman Other Realms Cover
Batman Other Realms Cover

Released in 1996 and and then nerveless in 1998 'Other Realms' follows the Collected Legends in the reading order and the timeline and is also a part of Legends of the Dark Knight. Other Realms explores a fourth dimension where a still young Bruce Wayne is in a car blow and the ii short stories 'Destiny' and 'The Sleeping'. As practice many of the books and storylines in the early parts of the timeline Other Realms takes a look at what life could accept been if Bruce had non put on the mantle. Other Realms is also quite the rare/expensive detect.

  • Originally released in 1995

Batman Other Realms

Batman Other Realms

  • Used Book in Good Condition
  • Hampton, Scott (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)

Snowfall

Batman Snow Cover
Batman Snow Embrace

Snow, which was released in 2005 is a retelling of the origins of Mr. Freeze for the Mod Age. Batman is effectually a twelvemonth into his career her. A short drove with 5 issues and a part of Legends of the Night Knight once again. This is yet another rare/expensive discover.

  • Originally released in 2005
  • Get-go advent and origins of Mr. Freeze in the modern age

Batman Snow

Batman Snow

  • Williams, J.H. (Author)
  • English (Publication Linguistic communication)
  • 128 Pages - 05/25/2007 (Publication Date) - Titan Books Ltd (Publisher)

The Long Halloween

Batman The Long Halloween Cover
Batman The Long Halloween Cover

The Long Halloween is the nearly significant and famous volume in the timeline since Year One. Long Halloween is regarded as the time where Batman's villains went from beingness elementary crooks and thugs to 'super villains'. Long Halloween is also notable for the origin story for Two-Confront and Harvey Dent'due south journey to condign him/them. Long Halloween is also interconnected with Twelvemonth One and work well one after the other.

Notable villains – Two-Face, Vacation Killer, Scarecrow, Joker, Mad Hatter, Poisonous substance Ivy, Riddler

  • Originally released in 1996
  • Limited Series 1-shot
  • First appearance and origins of Two-Face (modernistic age)
  • Leads into Night Victory and Catwoman: When in Rome

Click hither to read our review of The Long Halloween

Year Two

Dark Victory

Dark Victory Cover
Nighttime Victory Comprehend

Batman: Nighttime Victory ran from 1999-200 and is the mod age retelling of the introduction of Dick Grayson as the get-go Robin. Dark Victory is besides a straight sequel to The Long Halloween and is written and fatigued past the same team. Dark Victory has been known to be in the shadow of TLH just that doesn't mean information technology isn't phenomenal tale and a deserving book on any Batman fan's shelf.

  • Originally released in 1999
  • Limited series 14-part ane-shot
  • First advent of Dick Grayson and as Robin
  • Has a sequel – Robin: Yr 1

Batman: Dark Victory

Batman: Dark Victory

  • Loeb, Jeph (Writer)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 392 Pages - x/01/2002 (Publication Date) - DC Comics (Publisher)

Click here to read our review of Night Victory

The Gauntlet

Batman The Gauntlet Cover
Batman The Gauntlet Cover

Batman Chronicles: The Gauntlet is the continuation of Dick Grayson'due south time in training to be Robin earlier Twelvemonth One. The Gauntlet shows Dick Grayson'due south exceptional natural ability as he thwarts a crime earlier passing his "Batman examination" and officially becoming Batman's sidekick by being introduced to James Gordon. This is a swell book for fans of Dick and Robin alike.

  • Originally published in 1997
  • A function of Batman: Chronicles
  • Robin's first real solo test

Robin: Yr One

Robin Year One Cover

Dick Grayson is significant graphic symbol for Batman and as such Robin: Year one deserves to be in the Batman timeline. It's likewise a primal book as it's the modern historic period introduction of a few heroes and vilains such as Blockbuster, Mad Hatter equally well as a major reappearance of Two-Face up. Robin: Year 1 is far more than just a retelling of Robin's origins.

Batman himself is still very young in Robin: Year Ane

  • Originally published in 2001
  • Modern age first advent fo Blockbuster and Mad Hatter
  • Establishes Robin's grudge with Two-Face up
  • Sequel to Dark Victory

Robin: Year One

Robin: Year One

  • Used Book in Good Condition
  • Chuck Dixon (Writer)
  • English language (Publication Linguistic communication)

Haunted Knight

Batman Haunted Knight Cover

Haunted Knight is a tricky volume to place in the timeline but the consensus seems to be right hither. Haunted Knight is another Loeb/Auction collaboration and the if you liked the others then you'll love this. It has there stories included -"Fears", "Madness" and "Ghosts"

  • Originally published in 1996
  • Bruce Wayne starts work on the Wayne Foundation with Lucius Fox
  • Takes place on unlike halloweens

Click hither to read our review of Haunted Knight.

Faces

Batman Faces Cover

Y'all could take almost guessed from the nam eastward of the volume that this was a Two-Face book. Written and drawn by Matt Wagner. In Faces, not long later on Harvey Dent'due south face was mangled by a vial of acid he is struggling big time to adapt. He is attempting to create his ow island of 'freaks' before Batman puts an terminate to it. This is a more than modern book considering the story is based in the early days of both characters.

  • Originally published in 2008

BATMAN: FACES

BATMAN: FACES

  • Matt Wagner (Writer)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 96 Pages - 07/29/2008 (Publication Engagement) - DC Comics (Publisher)

Click here to read our review of Faces.

Terror

Batman Terror Cover

Batman: Terror is a Legends of the Dark Knight story arc. Hugo Foreign is dorsum to torment Batman and he's using Scarecrow to do information technology. Catwoman also features. Written by Doug Moench who was quite prominent at the time. Terror goes hand in manus while reading Prey and is considered a sequel.

  • Originally published 2003
  • Hugo Strange's second appearance

Monsters

Batman Monsters Cover

Monsters is a Legends of the Dark Knight series where the link between the stories are 'monsters' – Werewolves, Bio Engineered Soldiers and finally Clayface's modernistic age origin story. This is a fairly weak book with some lesser known writers but if you're wanting to read the Batman timeline in full and want to read Clayface'south origin and so you can't miss it.

  • Originally published in 1996
  • Offset appearance of Clayface (modern age)

Rules of Date

Batman- Rules of Engagment Cover

A part of Batman: Confidential, Rules of Engagement chronicles Batman's early days the mod age origins and explanations of some of his most famous technology and gadgetry as he comes up against Lex Luthor for the first fourth dimension in the timeline. A lot of firsts in this event even if the quality isn't quite there.

  • Originally published in 2007
  • Batman'due south starting time come across with Lex Luthor (modern age)
  • Explored Batman'due south technological origins

Night Cries

Batman Night Cries

This is book which is meaning as it covers the sensitive topic of kid abuse. One of the darkest Batman tales and one many avoid.

Batman The Cat and the Bat

Batman The Cat and The Bat

Non a great book to be honest, we've reviewed information technology here – it'south a bit of a caper involving Batgirl and Catwoman.

  • Originally published in 2008
  • A part of Batman Confidential
  • Batgirl'south first run into with Catwoman
  • Contains mild female nudity

Batman King Tuts Tomb

Batman King Tut's Tomb

More Batman Confidential. It's some other caper with an ancient Egypt storyline with a bit of a twist. Collected edition includes some short stories not involving King Tut. We've reviewed information technology here.

  • Originally published in 2009
  • First advent of King Tut

Batman: King Tut's Tomb

Batman: King Tut'south Tomb

  • DeFilippis, Nunzio (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 128 Pages - 03/02/2010 (Publication Date) - DC Comics (Publisher)

Batman Tales of the Demon

Batman Ten Nights of the Creature

Batman The Killing Joke

— Barbara Gordon paralysed by the Joker —

Click hither to read the review of the Killing Joke Deluxe edition

Arkham Aviary A Serious House on Serious Earth

Batman Death in the Family

— Jason Todd is killed by Joker —

Contains A lone place of dying

Tim drake comes 3rd robin

Batman Blind Justice

The Sword of Azreal

Batman Knightfall Book i

— Commencement appearance of Blight —

— Bane breaks Batman'south back —

— Azrael becomes Batman —

View the Batman Knightfall reading order.

Batman Knightfall Book ii KnightsQuest

— Azrael kills Abattoir —

Batman Knightfall Volume three KnightsEnd

— Bruce Wayne returns to reclaim the drape of Batman —

Batman Prodical

— Dick Grayson becomes Batman for the first time —

— Prodical is included in Volume iii KnightsEnd new edition) —

Batman Anarky

Batman Contagion

Batman Legacy

Batman Cataclysm

Batman: Cataclysm

Batman: Cataclysm

  • Dixon, Chuck (Author)
  • English language (Publication Language)
  • 464 Pages - 06/sixteen/2015 (Publication Date) - DC Comics (Publisher)

Batman No Mans Land Vol 1

Batman No Man'due south State Vol ii-four

Batman Evolution

Batman Officer Down

Bruce Wayne Murderer?

Bruce Wayne Avoiding Vol 1 – three

Hush

Sale

Batman: Hush

Batman: Hush

  • DC Comics
  • Loeb, Jeph (Writer)
  • English (Publication Language)

— First advent of Hush —

Batman Death in the Maidens

Batman Broken City

Batman As the crow Flies

Batman War Drums

Batman War Games (Book i and Book 2)

— Stephanie Brownish dies —

Batman Hush Returns

Batman City of Crime

Batman Under the Red Hood

— Jason Todd returns —

Batman War Crimes

— War Crimes comes included in State of war Games Book two new edition —

Batman Face up the Face

Batman Detective

Batman and Son

Batman Death in the City

Batman The Resurrection of Ra's Al Ghul

Batman and the Black Glove

Batman Private Casebook

Batman: Private Casebook

Batman: Private Casebook

  • Dini, Paul (Writer)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 160 Pages - 11/17/2009 (Publication Date) - DC Comics (Publisher)

— Peyton Riley starts and ends being the new Ventriloquist —

Batman Centre of Hush

Batman R.I.P.

Batman What Ever Happened To The Caped Crusader

Batman Battle of the Cowl

Batman Boxing of the Cowl Companion

Batman Reborn

Batman Vs Robin

— Damian is disowned by the League of Assassins —

— Bruce Wayne is discovered to be live and lost in fourth dimension —

Batman Long Shadows

Batman Hush Money

Batman Life Later on Death

Batman Arkham Reborn

Time and the Batman

Batman Must Die

Batman The Route Home

House of Hush

Gates of Gotham

Batman The Return of Bruce Wayne

Batman Middle of the Beholder

Batman: The Black Mirror

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