Reddit reviews Batman: No Man's Land

Get the Greg Rucka novelization of No Man's Land. It's a much better story, if you don't mind a book without any artwork, aside from a killer map of Gotham. The comic arc is good, but it gets bogged down with side stories that don't go anywhere, just to fit in some of the rogues gallery. The novel cuts that stuff out.

https://smile.amazon.com/Batman-Mans-Land-Greg-Rucka/dp/0671038281/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1550960147&sr=8-12

Also, there were two PF one-shots released in 1995 to promote "Batman Forever", one with Riddler and one with Two-Face, and they ended up being AWESOME. The Riddler one is called "The Riddle Factory", and the Two-Face one is "Crime and Punishment". They're super cheap, too.


Edit: Noticed you need more Elseworlds, too. Check out Gotham by Gaslight, Red Rain, & Holy Terror.

Queen & Country was the first stuff I read by him and it was fantastic. I remember that Batman novel, it came out twenty years ago. I think it's out of print, but you can get a used hardcover copy shipped free from Amazon for $6.62. Or maybe check your local library.

One of the best novels I've read, let alone best superhero stores. An original spider-man story, not an adaptation from an existing movie or comic. Buy it for a penny and thank me later or never.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0743444647/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?qid=1422116064&sr=8-4&pi=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70&dpPl=1&dpID=51GDD4RW4YL&ref=plSrch

And for Batman, this is an adaptation of one of the coolest Batman stories ever put into comics. It's essentially a post-apocalyptic Gotham city after the government's response to a devastating earthquake is to seal off the city from the rest of America--a temporary designated "no man's land."

Seriously if you only read one superhero novel in your life, it should be that one: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0671038281/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?qid=1422116411&sr=8-5&pi=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70&dpPl=1&dpID=416E0WTFMSL&ref=plSrch

Batman: No Man's Land.

I know, I know. Listen, it takes place after an earthquake and the US Government has abandoned Gotham City. Gangs and criminals control the island. Batman is gone.

Not "post apocalyptic" per se, but if you are even close to being a Batman fan, pick this up.

As everyone else already mentioned, Knightfall and No Man's Land are the best. Here are some other novels available though:

Batman: Dead White

Batman:Inferno

Batman: Fear Itself

Batman:Rise of Sin Tzu (novelization of the game based on the animated series)

Batman: The Stone King

And here are some Justice League/ DC Universe novels that feature Batman:

Enemies and Allies

JLA: Exterminators

Helltown (Also features The Question)

Inheritance

Also, highly recommend novelization by Greg Rucka https://smile.amazon.com/Batman-Mans-Land-Greg-Rucka/dp/0671038281/ref=sr_1_7?keywords=no+man%27s+land+batman&qid=1565374354&rnid=2941120011&s=books&sr=1-7

It is out of print, but used copies are available cheap. Also, Kingdom Come novelization by Eliot Maggid is also excellent from around same era. They were both nice compliments to the comic versions.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0671038281/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1520204758&sr=8-4&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=no+mans+land+rucka&dpPl=1&dpID=416E0WTFMSL&ref=plSrch