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u/zep077 · 6 pointsr/comicbooks

Batman: Court of Owls is a great starting point, and a personal favorite. I could go on, but this is a great list that has the most recommended New 52 books from /r/DCcomics.

u/ideatio · 5 pointsr/comicbooks

Right, basically some of these rely on pre New-52 continuity until stated otherwise. All volumes referred to below will be New 52 unless otherwise stated. That being said...

11-7 years ago: The Zero Year storyline by Scott Snyder currently running throughout the Batman title had a series of backups detailing Bruce's training (in current continuity). This is covered in Batman Vol 4.

Also see Batman and Robin Vol 1 which I believe covers Bruce's Ninja training, though only in flashbacks.

6 Years Ago: You're in luck for this one. The current, in continuity take on Batman's first year is being told in the current Batman title. It's a 12 part story called Zero Year, dealing with Bruce crafting the persona, meeting the Red Hood, Riddler etc. It's in progress at the moment and well worth a look. The volume referred to above is the first part, and the entire storyline has great art by Greg Capullo.

6 Years Ago: Batman's first encounter with the Justice League is found, naturally enough in Justice League Vol 1.

However, Superman and Batman's first encounter was detailed in, again naturally enough, Batman/Superman Vol 1

Dick Grayson's time as Robin can be found in the zero issue of Nightwing.

4 Years Ago: Batgirl's zero issue.

3 Years ago: I'm actually kind of week on this one in current continuity. Jason's death and return are here.

2 Years Ago: Read Tim Drake's new, bad origin in Teen Titans #0 or the most recent issue of Secret Origin, I think it was #3. They both tell roughly the same story. That story is bad.

1 year ago: Going to have to go out of continuity, as I'm nearly sure the founding of Batman Inc. is only covered in the pre New-52, as part of Grant Morissons Bat saga. The first volume is here, but you really need to look up everything else that preceded it, see below. This also goes for dead Batman being replaced by Dick Grayson, which is recounted in Batman and Robin, first series, Vol 1.

The origin of Damien, however, is handily recounted in Batman and Robin #0. This is in New 52 continuity.

Now: Woo! Nearly there. Breathe. So the Court of Owls story basically starts in Batman #1 pretty much, and can be found here.

Batgirl's return to superheroics can be found here, in Batgirl Vol 1. Barbara is still only just reacclimating to life as Batgirl as the series begins.

Joker removes his face in, maybe one panel or so in Detective Comics #1.. Spoiler, issue's shit. Get Snyder Batman instead.

Joker returns, sans face in Batman Vol 3, Death of The Family.. That link contains only the main story told in Batman, but it tied into several Bat-Titles as well. The HC contains these, though the quality varies a bit, IMO.

Tim forms the Teen Titans in Teen Titans Vol 1.

Again, not sure, but I think the Anti-Fear stuff was in Dark Knight.

Happy Reading!

NANANANANANANANA BAT-EDIT: I am by no means a Batman authority, I read nearly all of these, but feel free to correct or append if you are more knowledgeable. Bonus sassy batman







u/JimmyMcShiv · 3 pointsr/batman
u/captmonkey · 3 pointsr/comicbooks

I wouldn't really recommend any other issues of Detective Comics. However, Batman by Scott Snyder (as in the adjective-free comic "Batman") is really good. The first collected edition which contains issues 1-7 is already available and worth checking out. Since this will be in the same series written by Scott Snyder, it would be a good thing to read first.

Here's the Amazon link. However, they're not selling it because the "item is under review" at the moment. The reason for this is some idiots told Amazon that there was a misprint because some pages are upside down. Minor spoiler... but at one point, Batman is losing his mind, and along those lines, the pages turn sideways and upside down for a bit. Hopefully Amazon will put it back up for sale again, or I guess you can just buy it elsewhere.

u/Adam_Absence · 3 pointsr/DCcomics

This is a good place to start

u/BigRedOne7 · 3 pointsr/comicbookart

Yes. I've currently bought vol.'s 1 to 4 of their run in trade paperback.

Here's a link to vol. 1 and then you can go from there:
http://www.amazon.ca/Batman-Vol-The-Court-Owls/dp/1401235417

u/gangler52 · 2 pointsr/comicbooks

I personally think Bruce Wayne: Murderer? and Bruce Wayne: Fugitive are really fun stories that just dig into the meat of the character.

The Killing Joke has a lot of stuff in it that later stories built off of. Honestly I don't think it's all that enjoyable on its own merits though? Really more noteworthy for all the stuff it paved the way for.

All the New 52 stuff is going to be pretty current, with the earlier stories leading into the present stories, and Scott Snyder's the hot Batman writer of the hour. Can't go wrong by just grabbing Court of Owls and going forward from there.

Personally I enjoy Batman and Robin too but there are points where it gets caught up in the ongoing events of other titles. Like for example there's an issue where Damian has to take on a Talon and you won't know what that is unless you've been reading Scott Snyders stuff over on the main Batman title. It delves more deeply into Batman's relationship with the current Robin too if that interests you.

u/Spoonska · 2 pointsr/batman

If you're just now getting into comics its a great time considering DC just rebooted/relaunched all their titles 1 year ago next month. The Batman series written by Scott Snyder and drawn by Greg Capullo has been solid gold so far. They're only 12 issues in and just wrapped up the first major story arc. You can get the first 7 issues in trade paperback entitled Batman Vol 1 : Court of Owls. You don't have to worry about where it fits into the timeline of the DC universe or anything like that because frankly it's anybody's clue at this point. Next month will be sort of a month off. I say month off, but what I mean is just about every title is getting a "#0 issue" which will dive into some history of the character instead of progressing the story line. So if you're interested in Batman The New 52s you have till the beginning of October to get caught up until the next major story line starts up(Which involves the joker ! Issue #13 Teaser )

If you're looking to get into some of the older stuff then I suggest you take a look at this list : LINK created by /r/batman user solidasssnake. It has 2 sections the top part is the "canon" list which means it's in what is accepted to be chronological order. The bottom part is not canon and you can just pick those books up and read them without worrying about old history. My personal fave is The Killing Joke. That book started it all for me and Alan Moore is a living legend.

Enjoy !

u/thisusernameislame · 2 pointsr/batman

Right here is the best deal. Although I should mention that this is only the first half of the Court of Owls storyline. But regardless, this is one of the best Batman stories in years and also an easy place to start.

u/protoman44 · 2 pointsr/batman

Read the Court of Owls story arc from the new 52 Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls

u/dgehen · 2 pointsr/batman

Last year, DC relaunched its entire line with #1 issues. So I'd recommend starting there with the main Batman title. There's 11 issues and 1 annual issue that have been released. The hardcover Court of Owls collects issues #1-7. You can also pick up all the issues digitally via Comixology.


If you want a chronological listing of the major Batman events, I'd check out this article on Wikipedia

u/[deleted] · 2 pointsr/comicbooks

Is it this? If so then yeah, you have the #1-#6 compilation.

There is also a hardcover compilation called Night of the Owls, but don't buy it thinking that it's the #7-#11 compilation - it's just a compilation of all the New 52 issues that involved a Batman crossover event called Night of the Owls.

If you want to finish the storyline, just go down to a comic book store and order New 52 Batman #7-#11, I'd be surprised if they charge you more than $20 or so. There is a #12 that has been released but it is a standalone story that doesn't relate to the Court of Owls. Still worth a read though!

u/strangeseal · 2 pointsr/comicbooks

>What's the difference (if any) between a comic book and a graphic novel?

Comic Book: A "book" that tells a story in comic form. Now the book part varies and can mean a number of things.

It could refer to:

Single Issue: A comic story that is smaller than a graphic novel. Typically ~32 to 48 pages. These are also called floppies and are those books that you see in a Comic Book Store.

Graphic Novel: Usually, refers to a story told in comic form which is contained in a single book. For example, Watchmen or Maus are graphic novels.

Trade Paperbacks: Also called trades are books that have collected several single issues into 1 book. For example, New52 Batman Vol 1: The Court of Owls contains Issues #1 to #7 of New52 Batman.

Trades are different from Graphic Novels in that they don't have the complete story in them. Going back to the Batman example it's only "Volume 1" of 10 Volumes.

Note The words trade and graphic novel are usually interchangeable and people aren't gonna rage at you for using one or the other but the biggest difference is if it's a self contained story in a single book then it's a graphic novel.


>What's an omnibus?

An Omnibus is a larger collection of Single Issues into a single book.

Usually a Trade collects 6 or 7 Issues of a comicbook while an Omnibus would collect ~25 to 30 Issues of a comicbook.

>In DC, what are New 52 and Rebirth (without spoiling anything plot related if that's possible)?

New 52: Was a complete reboot of the DC Universe in an attempt to attract newer readers. It was met with mostly mixed results as it made things simpler for newer readers but in some cases drastically changed elements of certain characters that people liked.

Rebirth: Directly follows the New52 era. It was a, pretty successful, attempt by DC to rectify the mistakes of the New52 and bring back elements that long time readers had missed from their favorite characters. It was basically merging the elements of the pre-New52 and New52 universe. Leaving what works and changing what didn't.

>How do New 52 and Rebirth compare? I believe New 52 is older, but is it still relatively easy to get your hands on? Is there anything even worth going for, or should I just check out Rebirth stuff?

For the most part Rebirth was more well liked by fans than New52 overall. However there are certain New52 story arcs and series that people really enjoyed as well.

For New52 I recommend the following:
Aquaman Vol 1 to Vol 6 + Vol 8 (Skip 7)
Green Arrow Vol. 4 to Vol. 6
Batman and Robin Vol. 1 to Vol. 7
The Flash Vol. 1 to Vol. 4
Batman Vol. 1 to Vol. 10
Batwoman Vol. 1 to Vol. 4
Animal Man Vol. 1 to Vol. 5
Gotham Academy Vol. 1 to Vol. 2

>Who are a few of your favorite modern writers? I see Geoff Johns name coming up on a lot of stuff, is he actually good or just popular?

Geoff Johns is liked and popular. But his claim to fame wasn't writing a groundbreaking and award winning new series. It came from being consistently good over years and years of writing comics. He's reliable and knows what the majority of readers want.

For other writers I'd say that /u/holymoloid provided a really good list.

>My favorite characters are Batman, Flash, and Green Lantern. If you could only have one book or arc for each, what would you get?

Over at /r/DCcomics they have a wiki with a bunch of helpful suggestions I'd reccomend reading that.

But for a quick summary:

Green Lantern: Geoff Johns is the main guy to go to for Green Lantern. He worked on the book for ~9 years and built the foundation for the modern mythos.

The Flash: Mark Waid's run is considered the best read that first. Geoff Johns' run is considered the 2nd best, it follows Waid's run.

Batman: Start with Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's run from the New52. It's in the suggestion list I gave you above. (Vol 1 to Vol 10 of the New52)

u/untitledthegreat · 1 pointr/batman

You could start at the New 52, which is the reboot that happened in 2011. The reboot is a good starting point because there's not much necessary background information needed. Volume 1 and Volume 2 are out, and Volume 3 will be out in less than two weeks. After this, you could wait for Volume 4 to come out in May or start buying the individual issues that come out.

u/Soretna · 1 pointr/batman
u/Gingermadman · 1 pointr/comicbooks

Does this cover the start of the new Batman? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Court-Owls-Batman-Comics-Hardcover/dp/1401235417/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345551614&sr=8-1

I'm not sure how many issues are usually in a volume.

u/SLUT_MUFFIN · 1 pointr/batman

Admittedly, I torrented something called 'Night of the Owls' but it felt severely disjointed from all the crossovers included. I'm desperately trying to get into the current run of comics having been out of the loop for some time.

So if I buy this, this is purely Batman, no Nightwing crossover etc? But what is this Is this the next part? If so, how many parts are there?

u/VeryOldHero · 1 pointr/DCcomics