Batman: A Graphic Novel History

[Digital Gonzo 2013]

This episode we present you with Batman's full comic book career as a chronological reading list. We begin with Frank Miller's seminal Year One and work all the way up to the current run on New 52. This has been angled to allow newcomers to get an understanding of Batman on the printed page and give you a little after-school reading to do.

Joining me once again are David Hartrick and Matt Ramsey. This show has an ending I didn't expect and couldn't have planned for. 

Batman’s History Through Graphic Novels.

1. Year One (Frank Miller 1987)
2. The Man Who Laughs (Ed Brubaker 2005) 
3. The Long Halloween (Jeph Loeb 1996) 
4. Dark Victory (Jeph Loeb 1999) 
5. The Killing Joke (Alan Moore 1988) 
6. The Cult (Jim Starlin 1988)
7. A Death in the Family (Jim Starlin 1988) 
8. A Lonely Place of Dying (Marv Wolfman 1989) 
9. Arkham Asylum (Grant Morrison 1989)
10. Knightfall (Chuck Dixon / Dennis O’Neil 1993) 
11. No Man’s Land (Greg Rucka / Chuck Dixon 1999)
12. Mad Love (Paul Dini / Bruce Timm 1994)
13. Hush (Jeph Loeb  2002) 
14. Gotham Central (Greg Rucka / Ed Brubaker 2003)
15. Under the Hood (Judd Winick 2005) 
16. Batman and Son (Grant Morrison 2006)
17. Batman R.I.P (Grant Morrison 2008)
18. Battle for the Cowl (Tony Daniel 2009)
19. The Black Mirror (Scott Snyder 2011)
20. A Court of Owls/Night of the Owls (Scott Snyder 2011)
21. The Dark Knight Returns (Frank Miller 1986)

Justice League Graphic Novels

1. Kingdom Come (Mark Waid 1996)
2. Superman / Batman: Public Enemies (Jeph Loeb 2003)
3. Identity Crisis (Brad Meltzer 2004)

Elseworlds and other Books

1. Flashpoint (Geoff Johns 2011)
2. Gotham by Gaslight (Bryan Augustyn 1989)
3. Legends of the Dark Knight: Faces (1993 James D. Hudnall)
4. Legends of the Dark Knight: Blades (1994 James Robinson)
5. Legends of the Dark Knight: Images (1995 Dennis O’Neil)
6. Earth to Earth Swamp Thing Vol. 5 (Alan Moore 2002)