(Part 2) Top products from r/batman

Ok, I think I should be able to help. For the most part, it is the same story within, it just depends on your preference of how you wish to keep and store your comics for longevity purposes.

This is the standard trade paperback, it contains the standard four chapters (which is the complete story) featuring I believe the modern recolouring, plus a few extras like word from author or else glimpses of art as it was in development. Trade paper backs are probably the most convenient way to read a comic, as they collect all the single issues needed into one self contained book. Some people though feel that trade paper backs do not keep well over time due e.g. the way the pages are bound together. I still I have my versions I bought in 2016, and it appears to have kept well.

There is the recent Deluxe edition, which again contains the same story, which is similarly recoloured, though it appears there are a few extra material pages from other artist commentaries, more behind the scenes arts and the like (mostly trivial unless your really keen on knowing the behind the scenes process). The big difference though comes from it being hardback, and being a higher quality product i.e. binding is better. It will probably keep better over time. There are many fans who prefer to buy Deluxe editions for their favourite stories to preserve them better for longer, but it does make collecting more expensive. It really is up to you on how much you are willing to pay for, how you store your comics (i.e. keep them standing up right on a bookshelf rather than stacked lying down on the floor), how long you intend to keep your comics around, how many other comics you are considering getting. Trade paper backs are the easiest ways to start for newbies, Deluxe are usually for more serious investments and collectors.

There is another version available that I'm not sure whether you had seen, but I will explain for clarity, too. That would be the Absolute Edition. The Absolute edition is the most expensive, and hence most fancy-pants way of collecting comics. It comes with anything you could imagine wanting to collect. For example, this version of Year One collects the modern recolour, scans of the original in original colour, full artist break down of each chapter, etc. I believe it would even be a larger size (to take in more detail), it is obviously hard cover, probably comes with it's own box, and is a serious luxury item.

Why would they make three different versions of the same story? Because they know some fans will buy it first in single issue, might collect it later in trade (either paper back for casual fans, or Deluxe for more long term keeping), and again there will be some fans whose love for the comic is so great that on a significant anniversary they can release a luxury item like this and some fans again will buy it all over, to pour over all the details and more again, and to show how much they love particular stories. Not every comic story will get an Absolute (just really notable ones, like Watchmen, The Killing Joke, etc.), but the ones that do will most likely have a largely dedicated fan base that will surely buy it all over again (and it's not as if they aren't gaining something from it too, if they do love it, and want more from it. You know, I'm not trying to be too cynical or anything, because I do understand wanting to get more from what you like, just like how movies might come with Director's cut, Director's commentary, etc, Absolute's are like that).

So, I hope I have been able to help, or at least clarify what it is you are looking at there. Please let me know if there is anything else you would like extra information on!

I've looked into this myself as I was also impressed with these. I believe only ones that are still being printed consistently is Batman: Gothic and Batman: Venom (as far as I know, some of the other arcs MIGHT still be being printed) the rest would have to be purchased as the old used copies and they may or may not be a good price.

http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Gothic-Deluxe-Grant-Morrison/dp/1401255167

http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Venom-Dennis-J-ONeil/dp/140123383X

The rest are available through resellers, but Batman: Shaman, the first arc, for instance, is pretty expensive (50 bucks). On the other hand I got Faces for only six or seven dollars. So it varies.

Basically do a search for each of these on Amazon (type in "Batman [title]") and see what pops up under resellers:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman:_Legends_of_the_Dark_Knight#Story_arcs

I will say that one site I use is Better World Books, because it includes the shipping in the price and gives a more accurate price, or in the case of some of them may simply be cheaper. For example, here is "Faces" on Better World Books, that is where I bought my copy:

http://www.betterworldbooks.com/batman-faces-id-9781563891267.aspx

You want to pay attention to the condition of the book, though, as they often resell old library copies that have been donated to them. But if they says "very good" condition they are usually pretty nice copies.

This is a bit cheaper than the Amazon page prices:

http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Faces-Matt-Wagner/dp/1845768620/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1463203230&sr=1-1&keywords=batman+faces

EDIT: The arcs that crossedover, such as "Destroyer" and "Knightsend" and "No Man's Land" are probably also in print? I don't know.

ANOTHER EDIT: This looks like a good buy, as it has three of the arcs in it:

http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Collected-Legends-Dark-Knight/dp/1563891476/ref=sr_1_9?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1463203677&sr=1-9&keywords=legends+of+the+dark+knight

This also has three of the arcs in it:

http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Monsters-Various/dp/1401224946/ref=pd_sim_14_5?ie=UTF8&dpID=51Hs1xW2fkL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL320_SR210%2C320_&refRID=0VQQ6P6Z07X3DSYEAFED

I bet more can be found.

You should definitely read Year One. Not only is it a great read, it's pretty much considered the number one go-to for Batman origin. Everything on the side panel to the right is great for reading, but the great thing about New 52 is you don't really need to know a lot about Batman to be able to really delve into it and enjoy the story. I know several people who are just starting with New 52 and running with it. In that case, I would start with Batman Vol. 1 The Court of Owls and Vol. 2 The City of Owls. If you like that and you're into the darker side of Batman, I'd go with Vol. 1 of Detective comics next. There's a lot of parallels in Detective Comics with the issues of Batman that haven't yet made it to trade paperback. Batman & Robin builds on the relationship between Bruce and his son Damian, the current(ish) Robin, which is further enhanced by reading Batman Inc.

New 52 has its pros and cons. They're awesome, and it's amazing how intertwined the stories can be, especially within the Bat Family (all running bat-family comics centered around The Court of Owls for at least a few issues), but at the same time, it means you have a lot more reading and collecting to do to get the full story.

Also, if you want to get a feel for the whole bat-family in one run, there's always Night of the Owls which collects at least one issue of every bat-family comic with the exception of Batman Inc. and Batwoman.

Truthfully, reading comics and trade paperbacks is a very tedious and very expensive task if you're new to comics. To get "up to speed" on Batman in order to fully comprehend every little detail of New 52, you'd have to buy a shitload of comics. Therefore, I say run with New 52 for now, and if you like it, go back and collect the stuff on the sidebar. In the meantime, if you run into something you're not familiar with, wikipedia is one hell of a resource. I know more about comics from reading wikipedia than I do from reading comics. Say you're reading the New 52 and you have no idea who Tim Drake is; not an uncommon thing, since a lot of people who don't read comics are unfamiliar with the fact that there have been multiple Robins in the Batman universe. Wikipedia can quickly, easily, and (most importantly) cheaply fill any voids of knowledge you might have on it.

Sorry, this is long winded, but I wanted to try to give you as much info as possible.

No Man's Land - was originally collected into 5 trades but is being recollected into 4 much larger (including more issues) higher quality trades. Volume 1 was released in December, volume 2 comes out in april, 3 in august and 4 in this coming December. I read the original 5 volumes and it was a good story.

Heart of Hush - Hush Returns kinda sucked, Heart of Hush was a lot better.

Make sure you get the most recent release of Death in the Family as it includes A Lonely Place of Dying (Tim Drake's introduction as the 3rd Robin) which was not included in the many older versions.

JLA: Tower of Babel is a great Batman centric Justice League story. It is the inspiration for the recent Justice League: Doom animated movie but the source material has enough differences to be worth reading.

Also, for some pre new 52 stuff, id recommend

Batman underground
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1401219284/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1418977133&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SY200_QL40

Batman detective written by Paul dini
http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Detective-Paul-Dini/dp/1401212395

Another Paul dini book
http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Private-Casebook-Paul-Dini/dp/1401220096

The above two are like the books that contain mini stories in them.

Heart of hush. The followup of Hush.
http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Heart-Hush-Paul-Dini/dp/1401221246

And a personal favorite of mine
Tower of babel
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/156389727X/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1418977427&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SY200_QL40


All of these books are great imo.

Happy readings bat-friend.

I just read through Morrison's whole run, and the issue you're looking for is actually in a one-shot called "Batman: The Return". This issue is collected in Vol. 3 of Morrison's B&R run, "Batman & Robin Must Die! I gotta say, if you want to read Batman Inc., you really should read the rest of Morrison's run first, or you really won't get his full Batman run. I highly recommend getting the optional collection called Batman: The Black Casebook as well, it collects a lot of the silver age stories that Morrison was inspired by. Final Crisis isn't necessary and won't really enhance the run, but it does have a pretty big moment of it. Feel free to PM me for more details about his run! Also, as a bonus, here's a picture of his whole run that I took for the /r/comicbooks swag bag Friday a while back!

Better than mine!

You should get Mad Love though, it's great. The title story is Harley Quinns origin story, but it includes pretty great stories focused on several villains. The Two-Face one in particular was fantastic.

Oh, one more thing.

This and this come before the Death of the Family arc (13-17). They have gotten mixed reviews from what I've heard, and I honestly can't say if they're essential to understanding Death of the Family, but it's good to know, since Batman #13 picks up from the end of this Detective Comics arc.

Hope that helps! Again, if anyone who's actually read this material (I haven't yet) who might know a bit better wants to chime in, please do!

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.

Some extra stuff that wasn't mentioned already:

No Man's Land (1-4 + Road to No Man's Land 1 and 2)

Batman Murderer and Fugitive - The art was all over the place, but I really liked the story. Ed Brubaker is amazing!

Batman: Venom

Batman: The Cult

Batman by Grant Morrison Omnibus Vol. 1 - one of the best Batman runs, and it all starts here!

Batman: Ego and Other Tails mostly for Ego.

Batman: The Court of Owls

Batman: War Games (1 and 2)

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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.

Batman and the Monster Men and its sequel, Batmand and the Mad Monk. These are both really, really good and don't have a lot of the more 'tragic' elements of Batman. Plus there's a solid love interest in there as well that actually serves the plot

From Batman: What Ever Happened To The Caped Crusader?
>"I'm the Batman, I protect the city. I rescue people. I investigate crimes. I guard the innocent. I correct the guilty. And I GET it. I mean I REALLY get it. The end of the story of Batman is he's DEAD. Because in the end the Batman dies. What ELSE am I going to do? Retire and play golf? It doesn't work that way. It CAN'T. I fight until I drop. And one day, I WILL drop. But until then, I FIGHT."

The image

From Batman Year One
>"Ladies. Gentleman. You have eaten well. You've eaten Gotham's wealth. It's spirit. But you're feast is nearly over. From this moment on -- none of you are safe.

When they came out with Absolute Batman: Year One a couple years back, the coloring was back to Richmond Lewis’ original recoloring (the good coloring) for the trades. Hopefully, DC got the memo that the coloring for the 2012 deluxe edition, that went against Mazzucchelli’s wishes -and was ugly as hell — needed to be changed, and the Black Label edition is back to the pre-2012 editions. If you don’t want to wait, your best bet is to find the edition from 2005. It’s still available.

What Mazzucchelli had to say about the 2012 edition:

DC just sent me this book last week, and I really hope people don’t buy it. I didn’t even know they were making it, and I don’t understand why they thought it was necessary — several years ago, DC asked me if I’d help put together a deluxe edition ofBatman: Year One, and Dale Crain and I worked for months to try to make a definitive version. Now whoever’s in charge has thrown all that work in the garbage. First, they redesigned the cover, and recolored my artwork — probably to look more like their little DVD that came out last year; second, they printed the book on shiny paper, which was never a part of the original design, all the way back to the first hardcover in 1988; third — and worst — they printed the color from corrupted, out-of-focus digital files, completely obscuring all of Richmond’s hand-painted work. Anybody who’s already paid for this should send it back to DC and demand a refund.

To get the 2005 edition, if you want it, go here: https://www.amazon.com/Batman-Year-One-Frank-Miller/dp/1401207529

Mr. Freeze is my favorite villain and he actually has some good moments.

By far the best Mr. Freeze stories aren't comics at all, but episodes of Batman: the Animated Series: "Heart of Ice" was written by Paul Dini and set the fundamental origin of Mr. Freeze. Check it out here, episode 14.

Paul Dini also wrote a graphic novel (I don't know if it's standalone or not) called Mr. Freeze. It's kind of hard to find off the net, and I've never read it, but how bad could Dini on Freeze be? :)

Mr. Freeze is one of the villains in Loeb/Sale's Dark Victory, the sequel to Long Halloween. He is very visually interesting in the story, but not the main villain.

There was a miniseries told within Legends of the Dark Knight, I think it went for 3-5 issues or something, called Batman: Snow. It's been collected since.

In the New 52, Snyder and Capullo did Mr. Freeze in Batman Annual #1, rebooting his origin. It was pretty good, but I have problems with his new look. That issue is collected in Volume 2 of Snyder and Capullo's Batman series, The City of Owls.

Freeze was also the main villain in one of Batman: Dark Knight villain month issues, though I didn't read it.

Hope that helps!

P.S. Speaking of Loeb/Sale, they also did a graphic novel called Haunted Knight, which focuses mainly on Scarecrow and Mad Hatter. I don't know if you've ever read any Loeb/Sale team ups, but they're consistently awesome.

I have been interested in this sort of stuff for ages and was surprised to find out there's actually a decent amount of discussion around this topic.

First there's a documentary-esque psychological discussion/analysis regarding the Dark Knight movies - (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHTeJ--Ux18&t=3s)

As well as that there's a very good podcast from Dr. Andrea Letamendi and Brian Ward, that psychoanalyses the episodes of B:TAS one by one - http://www.underthemaskonline.com/the-arkham-sessions/
Dr Letamendi has also done some conventions and panels discussing Batman, as well as a few articles. IMHO I'd look into her work the most, she's done a lot of work regarding Batman in the past.

There are a few articles and such scattered around the internet, you could probably find a few more just googling - (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/beyond-heroes-and-villains/201211/are-batmans-enemies-insane-sounder-minds-part-1, https://calebcoy.blog/2016/03/21/the-symbolic-psychology-of-batman-villains/, https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/batman-villains-psychoanalyzed_n_901913) As well as that there's a few books, for example - (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Batman-Psychology-Stormy-Knight-Culture/dp/1118167651/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1524682121&sr=8-1&keywords=batman+psychology)

Finally there's been a few Comic-Con and other convention panels that have had both forensic psychologists and comic book writers (such as the Unlocking Arkham panel at Comic-Con last year with current Batman writer Tom King) though they may be hard to find, as I doubt they were filmed.

Try The Cult (a personal favorite), Shaman (a pre-Year One origin story), Dark Moon Rising (Batman's first encounters with the paranormal; Monster Men and Mad Monk together), and the Black and White TPBs (a collection of stand-alone one shot stories by the best of the best artists and writers in the industry). The Long Halloween is required reading.

There is! They bundled it with the also excellent Robin Year One: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/140124033X/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1413750039&sr=8-1

Definitely worth a buy.

Hush is often regarded as one of the best Batman trades out there, so you're off to a good start.

Here's a rough list of other books you might enjoy, all widly embraced by fans of Batman while staying with a darker tone similar to Hush.

• Batman: Year One
  
• Batman: The Long Halloween
  
• Batman: Dark Victory
  
• Batman: The Killing Joke
  
• Batman: Haunted Knight
  
• Batman: A Death in the Family
  
• Arkham Asylum
  
• JLA: Tower of Babel
  
  I''d also suggest reading Identity Crisis. Batman isn't the only character of the story, and while he doesn't make many appearances when he does he certainly makes an impact. Lastly, Gotham Central is also a great read, but it focuses on the GCPD MCU rather than on Batman himself, and how they deal with supervillains and working in a city with a masked vigilante.
  
  Hope this helps.

Well Vol. 3 is already available.

Vol. 4 will be out in about six weeks.

Volume 4 is going to be fairly short, only collecting issues 0, 21-24, and annual 2. Then it will be several months before Vol. 5 is out.

Personally, I trade wait. I like being able to devour a story in an afternoon, rather than be left wanting more each month. But that's just my preference. Honestly, you could probably find issues 18+ on eBay fairly cheap. Or check your local comic store if you have one. Most are decent about having some back issues.

It's personal preference if you want to hunt back issues for the Zero Year arc, or wait six weeks to get half the story then several months for the second half. I'd recommend hunting the back issues if you're going to start collecting the monthly releases at issue 30. That way you'll be caught up on the story when issue 30 comes out next month, as opposed to waiting for the volumes to be released. Otherwise, you'd have no way of knowing what happened between the end of Vol. 3 (issue 17) and issue 30 until you collected Vol. 4 & 5.

Good pick-ups. Enjoy your read through. Also, Batman Vol 4: Zero Year- Secret City is available in hardcover already, with paperback dropping in just under a week, if you want to keep it rolling.

Looks like Amazon has a copy for $13.99 at the moment. Better grab it! https://www.amazon.com/Batman-Mad-Monk-Matt-Wagner/dp/1401212816/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1465581561&sr=8-1&keywords=batman+mad+monk

Currently available for preorder on Amazon for $26.96, I got in when it was $24 and some change. You aren't charged until it's close to being shipped and the preorder price guarantee is great.

although not same writers and what not to follow that "story" on

theres

Hush Returns - http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Returns-A-J-Liberman/dp/1401209009/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377916882&sr=8-1&keywords=hush+returns

Heart of Hush - http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Heart-Hush-Paul-Dini/dp/1401221246/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1377916882&sr=8-2&keywords=hush+returns

then the Streets of Gotham trilogy

Hush Money - http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Streets-Gotham-Vol-Money/dp/1401227228/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377916939&sr=8-1&keywords=streets+of+gotham

Leviatan - http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Streets-Gotham-Vol-Money/dp/1401227228/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377916939&sr=8-1&keywords=streets+of+gotham

House of Hush - http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Streets-Gotham-Comics-Paperback/dp/1401231306/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1377917010&sr=8-4&keywords=streets+of+gotham

followed by

Gates of Gotham - http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Gates-Gotham-Scott-Snyder/dp/1401233414/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377917036&sr=8-1&keywords=gates+of+gotham

to finish it up

Court of Owls is the first story arc in the main series. Just pick up these two books. It's just a great place to start reading some relatively new books.

Batman Vol 1: Court of Owls

Batman Vol 2: City of Owls

The Batman and Robin series is pretty good too, my personal favorite.

Check out /r/DCcomics and /r/comicbooks as well. Batman Eternal is a weekly series and it's gonna be a little price and intimidating to get into, but check out the first issue and see if you want more.

Well then, it looks like I will have to order some books from a local comic book store! Hopefully it won't be too expensive :)

And yeah, I didn't like Resurrection too much. Or Batman: RIP, actually. Should I buy the RIP collection? Also, what is this? I already have Hush, don't feel like buying another copy, but this intrigues me. Is Hush in any other arc?

Also thinking about picking up Knightfall Vol. 1-3. With so many series, maybe I should just buy all of them from Amazon...

There's a whole book about this: https://www.amazon.com/Batman-Psychology-Dark-Stormy-Knight/dp/1118167651

It's a good read, if you're interested in this topic.

I would recommend all of Scott Snyder's Batman run. Honestly one of the best interpretation of BMan I've read in a long time. If you looking though for the Court only, there is this from Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/Batman-Scott-Snyder-Greg-Capullo/dp/1401267661/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1498246650&sr=8-5&keywords=court+of+owls
This contains both court stories and my absolute favorite, Death of the Family (Best Joker story in a long time)

Edit: collection contains death of the family, forgot theres only 2 court stories

I've noticed that the Dark Knight Rises has created a small price hike for Batman comics on Amazon, also, I recommend Mad Love and Arkham Asylum.

Great read. Also check out Batman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Knight.

As far as I know, and I hope I'm right because that's how I'm buying them, the graphic novels (Court of Owls, City of Owls, Death of the Family, and Zero-Year - Secret City) are mostly complete. There are three issues that come between Death of the Family and Zero Year - Secret City that are not included in either. To be honest, I don't know how much they contribute to any story arc because I have had some trouble finding them online. I'm waiting until I can get back home from college to try to find them in store. Amazon tells you which issues are included in each graphic novel in the description of the product.

Court of Owls

The City of Owls

Death of the Family

Zero Year - Secret City

Additionally, click here for the complete list of the issues published in the New 52 Batman so you know what is not included in the graphic novels. I hope this helps!

Edit: After looking at some other threads in this sub I found this site. You can buy a digital copy of each issue individually in case they are not included in the graphic novel volumes.

There was a special edition Court of Owls Box Set Available at my Comic store for 25 bucks. I would check your local store.

Edit: It's right here on Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Court-Owls-Mask-Book/dp/1401242855/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1380855340&sr=8-1&keywords=court+of+owls

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.

It looks like it'll be released into 2 volumes, hardback and paperback.

Batman Vol. 4 is #21-24, #0 and Batman Annual #2


Batman Vol. 5 is #25-31. Comes out in Oct. 2014

About Batman as in the history of, or about Batman in other ways?

I've found both The Dark Knight of the Soul and A Dark and Stormy Knight to be both accessible and interesting. The former is a philosophical take, the latter a psychological one.

Here is the complete trilogy of the Court of Owls which was the first story arc by Scott Snyder in the New 52:

https://www.amazon.com/Batman-Scott-Snyder-Greg-Capullo/dp/1401267661/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1496238984&sr=8-5&keywords=court+of+owls

The Batman and Robin books during New52, by Tomasi and Gleason, are also very good. I think it was issue 18 on the run, but there is a single issue in the run that is entirely silent. It's really impactful stuff.

Have you read any of the New 52 stuff? Scott Snyder does some early days stuff in the main book and some guest writers contributed one-shot episodes chronicling Bruce's various travels/trainings (edit: before he returned to Gotham and became Batman).

EDIT: Most, if not all, of that background stuff occurs in the "Zero Year" arc which can be purchased as volumes 4 and 5 of the new series. Here is the Amazon link to volume 4.

This is one of the stories in Batman: Mad Love and Other Stories

http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Mad-Love-Other-Stories/dp/1401231152/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1368663788&sr=8-1&keywords=batman+mad+love

Hey everyone if you want to preorder it here is the amazon link.

Start here! You won't regret it.

Amazon links. it's generally 2 separate books

http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Monster-Men-Matt-Wagner/dp/1401210910/

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1401212816/

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

This One.

I'm guessing you mean the series by Moench and Dixon, not the one by Rucka?

Batman: Year One |1987| #404-407 | Miller

Batman: the Long Halloween |1996-1997| #1-13 | Loeb

Batman: Dark Victory |1999-2000| #0-13 | Loeb

Batman: Hush |2002-2003| #609-619 | Loeb

Batman |2011-2016| #1-52 | Snyder

• Batman: First Wave
  
• [Batman and the Monster Men] (http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Monster-Men-Matt-Wagner/dp/1401210910)
  
• [Gotham Noir] (http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Gotham-Noir-Comics-Elseworlds/dp/B0006RN36U)
  
• [Nine Lives] (http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Nine-Lives-Elseworlds-Production/dp/1563899795)
  
• [The Black Mirror] (http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Black-Mirror-Scott-Snyder/dp/140123206X)
  
• [Joker] (http://www.amazon.com/Joker-Brian-Azzarello/dp/1401215815)
  
  An idea of where they rank here

Batman: The Black Mirror, Dark Victory, Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader, Heart of Hush, Prey, Trinity

http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Whatever-Happened-Caped-Crusader/dp/1401227244

She already has this one (Mad Love), but that's it.

Try reading Batman: Venom. It's probably the closet story to the themes you are talking about.

http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Venom-Dennis-J-ONeil/dp/140123383X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1372376549&sr=8-1&keywords=batman+venom

You don't really need to, it is the first issue of this book:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Batman-Detective-Comics-Faces-Death/dp/1401234674/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=


The Detective Comics Series and Batman ran side by side but the stories remain separate.

Here's the trade paperback

http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Robin-Vol-Must-Die/dp/1401235085/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_z

http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Night-Owls-The-New/dp/1401237738/ref=pd_sim_b_3

They actually just put this back in print, but it has both Robin Year One and Batgirl Year One in one TPB.

Take a look: Batgirl/Robin Year One

$18.17 on Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/dp/1401249272/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=59HIDPJXZZBM&coliid=I2YA9RRNMP1VGX

It was a dollar or so cheaper when I bought it last week, but way less than the $39.99 MSRP.

Theese ones: Part 1 & Part 2

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1401267661/?coliid=I3H67JI2U15DJ9&colid=1USUE4LPL2LQT&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

Damn that mask is sick, that would be awesome to own. And after a quick google search it would appear that you can already preorder the Death of the Family and Joker Mask set on amazon for only $25. I knew holding off on picking this story up would pay off eventually.

They came together in a special edition of Death of the Family

https://www.amazon.ca/Batman-Death-Family-Book-Joker/dp/1401249272

I'm trying to find the complete Knightfall saga in one book. Can't seem to find anything, the only one I found is here I'm not sure if it's the whole thing though, doesn't give that great of a description.

Good choice.
I'd also recommend (in no particular order):

• [Year One] (http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Year-One-Frank-Miller/dp/1401207529/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1405986279&sr=8-1&keywords=batman+year+one)
  
• Joker
  
• Arkham Asylum
  
• The Dark Knight Returns
  
• The Killing Joke
  
• Knightfall
  
• The Long Halloween
  
• No Man's Land
  
  Aaand...that's it...those are all the Batman comics I've read. *sob*

Trust me, this is how I wish people would have told me how to start.

To an outsider, comic books are difficult to delve into. There's so many series and you don't know how they fit into the overall timeline and you know you can't just jump into the middle. I get it :P

Let me go a step further and help you out. I'm going to link the "trade paperbacks" of each of these story arcs I listed. These are thicker books that combine the issues together, so you don't have to track down each issue individually.

• Court of Owls Volume One (Batman #1-#7)
  
  
• City of Owls Volume Two (Batman #8-#12)
  
  Then with the Death of the Family storyline, you can go of it two ways.
  
  You can stick to only Batman's involvement. So you'd collect these comics:
  
  
• Detective Comics #1
  
• Death of The Family (Batman #13-#17)
  
  Or you could get really deep into Joker.
  
  DC released a book that not only collected Detective Comics #1 and Batman #13-#17, but collected Joker's appearances in Nightwing, Robin, Suicide Squad, Batgirl and the rest of the whole damn family.
  
  The book puts all the comics in reading order and trust me, Joker is much more maniacal in the total story than the small amount of Batman comics. The things he does to Harley...Nightwing...ROBIN?! So good. But you wouldn't know unless you read it.
  
  So I recommend this. It's not for everyone, but it's a comprehensive tale that deserves to be read in entirety.
  
  
• The Joker: Death of the Family
  
  It's probably more-so a companion piece to the Death of the Family (Batman #13-#17) book, so if you consider going this route then I would still recommend reading the Batman-only arc first.
  
  Hope I helped more than confused!

I think 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

They recently combined it with Batgirl: Year One and it's still currently in print.

Edit: I'm dumb and just realized you wrote Nightwing Year One, which yes, is difficult to find. My bad. I'll leave the original comment though, because Robin: Year One is out of print and also hard to find, just not as expensive.