It is super complicated to figure out how to recommend books for Batman fans. The title goes back to 1937, and there is no way for DC to keep them all in print at all times. This is a list of modern era Batman stories, starting in the mid-80s and going until the current run. This list tries to be chronological by story rather than when it was printed so you may see some 21st century stories, which are supposed to take place pre-Robin appearing before 1980s books that have Robin in them. Year OneStarting with Frank Miller's classic, this era follows Bruce Wayne's early days as the Caped Crusader, and James Gordon's rise to the level of Commissioner. Batman: Year One Legends Of The Dark Knight By Matt Wagner Dark Knight Detective 1 & 2 Batman: Death By Design Dark Knight Detective 3 Batman: Snow Batman: Haunted Knight Batman: The Long Halloween Caped CrusaderMeet Dick Grayson. Say goodbye to Dick Grayson. Meet Jason Todd. Say goodbye to Jason Todd. Meet Barbara Gordon. Maaaaaan, this is a dark portion of Bat history focused on Bruce Wayne's early sidekicks. And The Joker, who destroys them. Catwoman: When In Rome Batman: Dark Victory Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman: Trinity Batman: Caped Crusader 1 Dark Knight Detective Vol 4 & 5 Batman: A Death In The Family Batman: Caped Crusader 2-5 Batman: The Killing Joke Batman: Arkham Asylum Superman/Batman: Vol 1-7 Azrael: Fallen Angel KnightfallWe met Azrael on the last list, he's going to be a major Extreme 90s player in this time of Bruce Wayne's broken body. Batman: Venom Batman: Prelude To Knightfall Batman Knightfall 25th Anniversary 1 & 2 Batman KnightQuest Crusade 1 & 2 Batman KnightQuest: The Search Batman:KnightsEnd Batman: Prodigal Batman: Contagion Batman Legacy 1 & 2 Batman: Knight Out No Man's LandIt's an all out gang war in Gotham as the city recovers from a massive pandemic and earthquake. A bunch of new villains and characters debut, and nearly the entire Batman rogue's gallery turns up to stake various claims throughout what's left of the city. Batman: Cataclysm Batman Road To No Man's Land 1 & 2 Batman: No Man's Land 1-4 Batman: New Gotham 1 Batman: Officer Down Batman: New Gotham 2 Gotham Knights: Transference Gotham Knights: Contested Bruce Wayne: Murderer? Batman: Fugitive Broken CityBatman messes up all the time. Several of these stories deal with his previous batproblems coming back to roost. Justice League Of America: Tower Of Babel Batman: Hush Batman: Death & The Maidens Batman: Broken City Batman: As The Crow Flies Batman: Hush Returns Batman: War Games 1 & 2 Batman: City Of Crime Batman: Under The Red Hood Batman: War Crimes Final CrisisBringing us to the ... end ? of Bruce Wayne's tenure as Batman. Certainly the end of the original DC Universe before all the titles were restarted in 2011. Batman: Face The Face Batman & Son Batman: Death & The City Batman: The Ressurection Of Ra's Al Ghul Batman: Private Casebook Batman: Gotham Underground Batman: Heart Of Hush Batman: The Black Casebook Batman: RIP DC: Final Crisis Long ShadowsBruce Wayne is dead, but Batman is kept alive through Dick Grayson and other Wayne devotees. Meanwhile, Bruce Wayne isn't dead but is ... *prolonged sigh* ... traveling through time, trying to get back to modern Gotham. Batman: Whatever Happened To The Caped Crusader? Batman: Battle For The Cowl Batman: Long Shadows Batman And Robin: Reborn Batman: Life After Death Batman: Time And The Batman Batman And Robin: Robin Must Die! Batman: The Return Of Bruce Wayne Batman: Eye Of The Beholder Batman: Black Mirror New 52The New 52 was DC editor, Dan Didio's relaunch of every major DC title, so that were 52 titles every month for 52 issues. Scott Snyder had done a brief run on Batman already, but this era was his crowning achievement. Batman New 52 4 & 5 Batman New 52 1 & 2 Nightwing: Night Of Owls Detective New 52 1 & 2 Batman Incorporated 1 Joker: Death Of The Family Batman Incorporated 2 Detective New 52 3 & 4 Batman New 52 6 EternalContinuing Scott Snyder's New 52 run, as well as containing the (52 weeks long) weekly Batman title, "Eternal", written by a series of rotating writers. Batman Eternal 1 Nightwing New 52 4 Batman Eternal 2 Detective New 52 5-7 Batman New 52 7 & 8 Batman Eternal 3 Detective New 52 8 & 9 Batman New 52 9 & 10 Nightwing New 52 5 Batman & Robin 6 & 7 RebirthAnother reboot means continuity is altered yet again. This time we get some fun Dick Grayson material out of it, and the beginning of a larger, weirder explanation for The New 52. Also, Tom King takes over writing the flagship title. Batman Rebirth 1 Detective Rebirth 1 Batman: Night Of The Monster Men Batman Rebirth 2 - 7 Detective Rebirth 2 - 7 Batman Rebirth 8 Grayson 1 - 3 Batman: Robin War Grayson 4 & 5 MultiversalSo it turns out that all of the books in The New 52 Era, and The Eternal Era all took place in a pocket universe caused by the end of Alan Moore's The Watchmen? Huh. And this leads to a bunch of other universes with alternate versions of Batman and all the other heroes and villains crossing over with ours? Ok. While Tom King's run on the main series continues, Scott Snyder comes back to play with the alternate universes. Batman/The Flash: The Button Doomsday Clock Dark Nights: Road To Metal Dark Nights Metal: The Resistance Dark Nights Metal Justice League: Graveyard Of The Gods Batman Rebirth 9 - 11 Detective Rebirth 8 & 9 Batman Rebirth 12 & 13 Batman: The Batman Who Laughs Hell ArisenDo you like The Joker? Because there's a lot of The Joker in this most recent era of Batman. James Tynion IV takes over the main Batman book, while Scott Snyder continues to explore the Dark Nights multiverse.
Detective Comics (2019) 1-4 Batman Superman Rebirth 1 Batman & Robin Eternal Year Of The Villain: Hell Arisen Batman By James Tynion 1 & 2 Detective (2019) 5 Batman By James Tynion 3 Batman Three Jokers Dark Nights Death Metal: War Of The Multiverses Dark Knights Death Metal
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Here's a quick and easy guide to reading as much of the Amazing Spider-Man run, and its various web-spin-offs as is currently in print. The list is divided up into major eras. Classic UnderoosStarting from the original Stan Lee run, and going all the way into the 1980s: Epic Collection 1: Great Power Epic Collection 2: Great Responsibility Epic Collection 3: Spider-Man No More Epic Collection 4: The Goblin Lives Epic Collection 5: Secret Of The Petrified Tablet Epic Collection 6: Death Of Captain Stacy Epic Collection 7: Goblin’s Last Stand Amazing Spider-Man: A New Goblin Amazing Spider-Man: Spider-Man Vs Black Cat Amazing Spider-Man: Origin Of Hobgoblin SymbioticBeginning with the origin of Spidey's black suit and into The Extreme 1990s: Secret War Epic Collection 15: Ghosts Of The Past Epic Collection 17: Kraven's Last Hunt Epic Collection 18: Venom Epic Collection 19: Assassin Nation Epic Collection 20: Cosmic Adventures Epic Collection 21: Return Of The Sinister Six Epic Collection 22: Round Robin Amazing Spider-Man: Carnage Venom: Lethal Protector Venom: The Enemy Within Epic Collection 25: Maximum Carnage Venom: Separation Anxiety Venom: Carnage Unleashed Epic Collection 26: Lifetheft The Clone SagaExploring the era where it was unclear if Spider-Man was Peter Parker or Ben Reilly, this was a complicated and controversial era in Spider-history. Amazing Spider-Man The Clone Saga 1 Amazing Spider-Man The Clone Saga 2 Amazing Spider-Man The Clone Saga 3 Amazing Spider-Man The Clone Saga 4 Amazing Spider-Man The Clone Saga 5 Venom: Along Came A Spider Venom: Tooth And Claw Amazing Spider-Man Complete Ben Reilly Epic 1 Amazing Spider-Man Complete Ben Reilly Epic 2 Amazing Spider-Man Complete Ben Reilly Epic 3 Amazing Spider-Man Complete Ben Reilly Epic 4 Amazing Spider-Man Complete Ben Reilly Epic 5 Amazing Spider-Man Complete Ben Reilly Epic 6 MillenialAfter a restart that didn't quite work, J Michael Straczynski takes over the title for a run that was mainly loved, until the extremely unpopular final arc, "One More Day". Spider-Man: Next Chapter Vol 1 Spider-Man: Next Chapter Vol 2 Spider-Man: Venom Vs Garnage Spider-Man: Next Chapter Vol 3 Venom By Daniel Way Comp Coll Amazing Spider-Man by J Michael Stracynski Vol 1 New Avengers: Breakout Amazing Spider-Man by J Michael Stracynski Vol 2 Civil War Venom: Dark Origin Thunderbolts by Warren Ellis and Mike Deodato Ult Coll Carnage: Family Feud Amazing Spider-Man by J Michael Stracynski Vol 3 Amazing Spider-Man by J Michael Stracynski Vol 4 Amazing Spider-Man by J Michael Stracynski Vol 5 Brand New DaySomewhat unburdened by much of the continuity established in the late 90s / early 200s, a group of new writers, including Dan Slott take over for a whole new era of Spider-Man. Amazing Spider-Man Brand New Day Complete Coll 1 Amazing Spider-Man Brand New Day Complete Coll 2 Amazing Spider-Man Brand New Day Complete Coll 3 Amazing Spider-Man Brand New Day Complete Coll 4 Carnage USA Spider-Man: Red Headed Stranger Spider-Man: Return Of The Black Cat Spider-Man: The Complete Gauntlet 1 Spider-Man: The Complete Gauntlet 2 VenomBy Rick Remender Comp Coll Spider-Man: One Moment In Time Spider-Man: Origin Of The Species Venom By Cullen Bunn Comp Coll Minimum Carnage Spider-Man Big Time Comp Coll 1 Spider-Man Big Time Comp Coll 2 Venom Space Knight Spider-Man Big Time Comp Coll 3 Spider-Man Big Time Comp Coll 4 SuperiorDan Slott's Reign Of Terror as main Spider-Man scribe continues! Superior Spider-Man Comp Coll 1 Superior Spider-Man Comp Coll 2 Superior Carnage Amazing Spider-Man: Parker Luck Amazing Spider-Man: Learning To Crawl Axis: Carnage And Hobgoblin Amazing Spider-Man: Spider-Verse Prelude Amazing Spider-Man: Spider-Verse Amazing Spider-Man: Graveyard Shift Amazing Spider-Man: Spiral Superior Spider-Man: Full Otto Superior Spider-Man: Otto-Matic WorldwideDan Slott's epically long run on Spider-Man comes to a close. Amazing Spider-Man Worldwide 1 Amazing Spider-Man: Amazing Grace Venom: Homecoming Venom: Land Before Crime Amazing Spider-Man Worldwide 2 Amazing Spider-Man Worldwide 3 Carnage: The One That Got Away Carnage: World Tour Carnage: What Dwells Beneath Amazing Spider-Man Worldwide 4 Amazing Spider-Man Worldwide 5 Edge Of Venomverse Venomverse Venom Lethal Protector: Blood In The Water Venom: The Nativity Amazing Spider-Man Worldwide 6 Amazing Spider-Man Worldwide 7 Amazing Spider-Man: Venom Inc Venomized Amazing Spider-Man: Red Goblin Back To BasicsNick Spencer takes creative control Amazing Spider-Man By Nick Spencer: Back To Basics Amazing Spider-Man By Nick Spencer: Friends And Foes Amazing Spider-Man By Nick Spencer: Lifetime Achievement Amazing Spider-Man By Nick Spencer: Hunted Amazing Spider-Man By Nick Spencer: Behind The Scenes Amazing Spider-Man By Nick Spencer: Absolute Carnage Amazing Spider-Man: Full Circle Venom By Donny Cates Vol 1 Venom Unleashed Venom By Donny Cates Vol 2 Absolute Carnage Amazing Spider-Man By Nick Spencer: 2099 Amazing Spider-Man By Nick Spencer: Threats And Menaces Last RemainsThe most current era of Spider0Man finally gives us a deep mythology of the symbiotes.
Empyre Amazing Spider-Man By Nick Spencer: Sins Rising Amazing Spider-Man By Nick Spencer: Green Goblin Returns King In Black: Gwenom Vs Carnage King In Black: Planet Of The Symbiotes King In Black Amazing Spider-Man By Nick Spencer: Last Remains Amazing Spider-Man: Last Remains Companion Amazing Spider-Man By Nick Spencer: Shattered Webs Amazing Spider-Man By Nick Spencer: King's Ransom |
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