Collects: Detective Comics #766, Batgirl #24, Nightwing #65, Batman: Gotham Knights #25, Birds of Prey #39, Robin #98, Batman #599, Detective Comics #767, Nightwing #66, Batman: Gotham Knights #26, Robin #99, Birds of Prey #40, and Batman #600

Showcase #17–19; Mystery in Space #53–100, 102; Strange Adventures #157, 222, 226, (covers only 217–218, 220–221, 224, 235, 241–243); Hawkman #18 You have two options with New 52 Batman. You can either start with the first issue and “The Court of the Owls” story arc, or you can start with “Zero Year,” which is a variation on the classic early days of Batman as told in Year One . I’ve tried it both ways, and I actually prefer “Zero Year” first, but your mileage may vary. Action Comics, Adventures of Superman, Aquaman, Azrael, Batman, Batman: Shadow of the Bat, Booster Gold, Catwoman, Chase, Chronos, Creeper, Detective Comics, The Flash, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Hitman, Impulse, JLA, Legion of Super-Heroes, Legionnaires, Lobo, Martian Manhunter, Nightwing, The Power of Shazam!, Resurrection Man, Robin, Starman, Superboy, Supergirl, Superman, Superman: The Man of Steel, Superman: The Man of Tomorrow, Wonder Woman, Young Justice DC Comics have a plethora of Omnibus titles coming down the pipe… here are a few to prepare the bank account for, come 2020. This massive hardcover collectsStrange Adventures#205-216;The Brave and the Bold#79, #86, #104 and #133;Aquaman#50-52;Challengers of the Unknown#74 and #84-87;Justice League of America#94;World's Finest Comics#223 and #227;The Phantom Stranger#33 and #39-41;Superman Family#183;DC Super-Stars#18;DC Special Series#8;Adventure Comics#460-466;DC Comics Presents#94;Detective Comics#500;Deadman#1-4 (1986);Secret Origins#15; and covers fromDeadman#1-7 (1985) JLA by Grant Morrison OmnibusCollects I, Vampire #7-8; Justice League Dark #0-40; Justice League#22-23; Justice League Dark Annual #1-2; Justice League of America#6-7; Trinity of Sin: The Phantom Stranger #14-17; Constantine #9-12; Trinity of Sin: Pandora #6-9; and Justice League Dark: Futures End #1.

Determined to continue serving others after her military career was cut short by bigotry, Kate Kane has taken up the identity of Batwoman, leading a one-woman war on Gotham City's evil underbelly. Who or what is stealing children from the barrio, and for what vile purpose? How will Kate handle unsettling revelations about her father, Colonel Jacob Kane? And why is a certain government agency suddenly taking an interest in her? It's the Legion of Super-Heroes like you've never seen them before, as the heroes of the 30th-century face one of their boldest and most controversial eras! Originally introduced inMore Fun Comics#42 in 1940 and co-created by Jerry Siegel, co-creator of Superman, the Spectre is a green-caped, white-skinned figure who metes out justice in the name of heaven. DC's grim arbiter of justice, the Spectre, resurfaced in the 1960s for all-new–and sometimes controversial–stories demonstrating the true power of his vengeance. In this omnibus collectingShowcase#60-61 and #64,The Brave and the Bold#72, #75, #116, #180, and #199,The Spectre#1-10,Adventure Comics#431-440,DC Comics Presents#29, andGhosts#97-99, witness former cop Jim Corrigan dish out ghoulish punishments across the DC Universe! You certainly don’t need to read Grant Morrison and Howard Porter’s late 90’s JLA as part of your Batman experience, but the first story is a great showcase for Batman, and goes a long way to defining the character’s relation to the Justice League and the DC Universe at large. A Batman story for mature audiences. Joker has been murdered and Batman is the primary suspect. And only John Constantine to help the World’s Greatest Detective solve this mystery.A mad bomber with a centuries old grudge is out to level Gotham city. This story delves into the history of the city and how that history has impacted the entire globe. Breaking Ultimate Universe News at New York Comic Con! Children of the Vault! | CBH Live! October 20, 2023 Before the groundbreaking graphic novelWatchmen, Alan Moore made his debut in the U.S. comic book industry with the revitalization of the horror comic bookSwamp Thing. His deconstruction of the classic monster stretched the creative boundaries of the medium and became one of the most spectacular series in comic book history.

Collects: Batman #200, 203, 210, Brave and the Bold #75, 76, 79-85, Detective Comics #370, 372, 385, 389, 391, 392, and World’s Finest #174-176,178-180, 182-183, 185, 186. Collects: Batman #217, 220-222, 224-227, 229-231, The Brave and the Bold #86, 88-90, 93, 95, Detective Comics #394-403, 405-311, World’s Finest #199, 200, 202Collects: Batman Incorporated #1-8, Batman: The Return #1, Batman Incorporated #0-13, Batman Incorporated: Leviathan Strikes #1, Batman Incorporated Special #1 Collects: Batman #62, 81, 92, 105, 113, 121, 128, Detective Comics #156, 168, 185, 216, 233, 244, 252, 267, World’s Finest Comics #81 Immeasurably influential late 70’s run on Batman from storytellers Steve Englehardt, Marshall Rogers, and Terry Austin. Includes the classic Joker story “The Laughing Fish.” Heroes in Crisis is written by Tom King who’s also writing Batman. There’s some great Batman moments in the event, and the event includes an important crossover between Batman and the Flash called The New collection of Jim Starlin’s time writing Batman overlaps with “A Death in the Family” collection below.

A number of the comics collected in the Neal Adams illustrations are cover work he did. While these are always a blast to see, The actual full length comic issues that are the following: I have been missing the first HC for the Snyder Batman, so glad I did not buy it ;) ( I read the digital issues). Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? came along during a period where Bruce Wayne was believed to be dead, but it isn’t actually tied to regular Batman continuity. This story serves as more a hypothetical “What if?” scenario, as Batman’s closest allies and most bitter enemies come together to pay tribute at his wake. Another all-time great writer, Neil Gaiman, wrote his version of the “final” Batman story in “What ever happened to the Caped Crusader?” It takes its inspiration from Alan Moore’s “What ever happened to the Man of Tomorrow?”Collects: Batman #8-9, Batman Annual #1, Detective Comics #9, Batman: The Dark Knight #9, Batwing #9, Batman and Robin #9, Red Hood and the Outlaws #9, Birds of Prey #9, Batgirl #9, Nightwing #8-9, and All-Star Western #9