@@chazbutcher honestly, I just dont think so lol phenomenal stories, but they’re hammered into the general audience’s brain to know, i wanted to direct ppl more to stuff that IS actually canon, and both arent necessarily to some degree
great list! i recommend working Peter J. Tomasi's Batman and Robin in alongside Snyder's run and the end of Morrison's run, also want to say i get why its controversial but Tom King's run is definitely worth reading at least once, and James Tynion IV's Detective Comics run that ran alongside it is excellent (better than Tynion's Batman run imo)
@@sodasalesman6822 Agreed! Tom King i didnt go too much into because I’m gonna make a video on that but def agree with the Tomasi/Gleason B&R, very fun run
As someone who is wanting to get more into the Batman comics this video was extremely helpful thanks a lot bro, amazing video also. Your channel was a nice discovery, thanks again RUclips algorithm 👍
The Untold Legend of the Batman is a good starting point for new readers in my opinion. It is a great recap of Batman and his relationship to his villains. The story has a well plotted mystery, with fascinating secrets to be revealed!
The Cult, War on Crime, Night Cries, Death of the Innocents, Ultimate Evil, Strange Apparitions, Night of the Stalker, Going Sane, Blind Justice, Ego, Absolution, Venom, Batman Haunted Knight
Really great video and so many good recs! I've read & know like most of these except Gothic & a few runs. Also I think Grant Morrison gets nearly every character he wrotes lol.
@@Comicbroe405 Morrison hasnt a touched a character they can’t write, I know some folks hate their Talia, but it’s a mistake they’ve long apologized for so it is what it is
My absolute favorite Batman villain is Ra’s al Ghul, so The Lazarus Affair (1981, Batman 332-335, uncollected as yet, I believe), Son of the Demon (fantastic), Bride of the Demon, and Birth of the Demon (not as good in my opinion, but still worthwhile, especially with Birth giving, I believe, the first origin of Ra’s).
Awesome Batman reading order! But a little correction about Heart of Hush, that under the cowl of Batman is still Bruce Wayne! One of the great Dark Knight stories featuring Dick Grayson is Scott Snyder's Batman Black Mirror.
@@andreidavid8895 ah ykw I think I meant to say Dick was Batman in the beginning and forgot they swapped again later lol Black Mirror is fucking awesome, but that’ll be for another video!
I think someone starting Batman should read Dark Moon Rising and The Man who Laughs after Year One, since they all connect between each other and Year One, maybe also some issues of Legends of the Dark Knight since they are set in Batman early years
@@TheOneWhoSeesEverything something I will talk about a lil more in depth in another video but yeah, some good stuff there and both of the Wagner Batman series I actually just read recently
@@OhItsLuCa they both were. Azrael was Batman until Knightsend. And often the KnightsEnd and Knightfall collections include Prodigal and thats when Nightwing was Batman.
You forgot to include All Star Batman and Robin! 😆 (just kidding, don't hate me in the comments). Great list though! I am a little surprised The Dark Knight Returns or The Killing Joke are not mentioned but it hasn't aged as well for some people, so I can kind of understand. Also think Gotham by Gaslight should be an honorable mention.
@@jaybee414-d1l Lol I did consider adding TDKR, but i do think those stories have TOO much clout, everyone pretty much knows them, I really wanted to shine some light on runs and stories that don’t get mentioned much at all. Gotham by Gaslight is fucking great tho, I general was staying away from elseworld stories tho
Honestly I don’t think it is that tuff. The most notable Batman runs between 70s-to-mid 80s Pre-Crises Batman would be O’Neil-Adams, Englehart-Rogers, Moench-Newton/Colan.
@@ebenezeronile i think in general, its just a huge overtaking to direct people to comics during that age at least for as far as first comics go, like i said in the video, those are runs i’d rather tell ppl to read later
While I respect your opinion, I find it interesting so many informed comic book readers have such a negative opinion of Hush. It’s the equivalent of a Fast and Furious installment (the very best ones), a blockbuster whose main plot thread (who is Hush?) exists just to bring all (or most) of Batman’s foes and friends together to explore his relationships with them. The story can only go so deep because of how much is squeezed in and how fast it moves. The actual climax and resolution of the mystery is rather anticlimactic and underwhelming - the story peaks with the Jason Todd/Clayface confrontation in the penultimate issue. But the story does a great job of showing a new reader why Batman rules (the opening few pages are an amazing introduction of Batman as if seeing him for the first time) and this story ushered in the modern era of the Bat-God, as Grant Morrison would call him
@@JesseMurphyactor i think the negativity comes more so from it’s popularity than it’s role as a book, at least thats how i see it. It’s a fine comic, but in general there are plenty other books that do a better job and it’s not even the best Hush story, that goes to Hearts of Hush. It deserves it spot and its why i included it, but there are just stronger stories out there
I'm with you. Hush was the comic that got me into the main DC canon when I started reading comics. I think people miscalculate its value as a story. No, it's not a Hush story. But it is an excellent primer for everything Batman in the modern age right before Jason and Damian entered the picture. You can follow every major Batman storyline from there into the present.
“If you don’t like my opinion. I don’t care. Okay? Cool ” and THATS THAT LMAO loved the video
THANK YOU THANK YOU 🙏🏽🩷🩷🩷
Killing Joke and Dark Knight Returns are two must reads.
@@chazbutcher honestly, I just dont think so lol phenomenal stories, but they’re hammered into the general audience’s brain to know, i wanted to direct ppl more to stuff that IS actually canon, and both arent necessarily to some degree
thank you - why i came to comment. must reads for comic fans in general let alone batman fans. truly transcendent of the genre.
great list! i recommend working Peter J. Tomasi's Batman and Robin in alongside Snyder's run and the end of Morrison's run, also want to say i get why its controversial but Tom King's run is definitely worth reading at least once, and James Tynion IV's Detective Comics run that ran alongside it is excellent (better than Tynion's Batman run imo)
@@sodasalesman6822 Agreed! Tom King i didnt go too much into because I’m gonna make a video on that but def agree with the Tomasi/Gleason B&R, very fun run
As someone who is wanting to get more into the Batman comics this video was extremely helpful thanks a lot bro, amazing video also. Your channel was a nice discovery, thanks again RUclips algorithm 👍
@@KGBeast. ayye hell yeah, i’m glad and welcome to the family!!
Morrisons Batman and Robin is one of my all time favorites too. Frank Quietlys art in the first arc is some of the best and fits the story perfectly
Great video, honestly surprised when I checked the sub count that there wasn't a k at the end of that 168, criminally underrated
@@miikaaeeel Lol I appreciate it! Still growing, def will get there soon 👊🏽
The Untold Legend of the Batman is a good starting point for new readers in my opinion. It is a great recap of Batman and his relationship to his villains. The story has a well plotted mystery, with fascinating secrets to be revealed!
@@davidarchibald449 ooooo thats actually new to me i’ll have to give that a read!
The Cult, War on Crime, Night Cries, Death of the Innocents, Ultimate Evil, Strange Apparitions, Night of the Stalker, Going Sane, Blind Justice, Ego, Absolution, Venom, Batman Haunted Knight
@@ebenezeronile lots of excellent picks, Blind Justice and Going Sane some absolute gems
Really great video and so many good recs! I've read & know like most of these except Gothic & a few runs. Also I think Grant Morrison gets nearly every character he wrotes lol.
@@Comicbroe405 Morrison hasnt a touched a character they can’t write, I know some folks hate their Talia, but it’s a mistake they’ve long apologized for so it is what it is
Im glad you let that bias in cuz even with it you simply can't deny how pivotal it is to the mythos and supporting cast of the Bats
Impressive catalog. Looks like I'm going to comic shop next week 😊
@@RyanMcCarthy826 love to see it 👏🏽👏🏽
My absolute favorite Batman villain is Ra’s al Ghul, so The Lazarus Affair (1981, Batman 332-335, uncollected as yet, I believe), Son of the Demon (fantastic), Bride of the Demon, and Birth of the Demon (not as good in my opinion, but still worthwhile, especially with Birth giving, I believe, the first origin of Ra’s).
@@charlesross6963 lot of the O’Neil stuff outside of the Neal Adams collections are hard to find but lots of really good stories here tho
Hard to recommend Hush but also totslly understand why you mentioned it. Love the Universe and Dini run mention! Great vid!
@@EvanVonDoom Universe and Dini fucking rock, had to include them cuz no other rec list does fr
Awesome Batman reading order! But a little correction about Heart of Hush, that under the cowl of Batman is still Bruce Wayne! One of the great Dark Knight stories featuring Dick Grayson is Scott Snyder's Batman Black Mirror.
@@andreidavid8895 ah ykw I think I meant to say Dick was Batman in the beginning and forgot they swapped again later lol Black Mirror is fucking awesome, but that’ll be for another video!
I think someone starting Batman should read Dark Moon Rising and The Man who Laughs after Year One, since they all connect between each other and Year One, maybe also some issues of Legends of the Dark Knight since they are set in Batman early years
@@TheOneWhoSeesEverything something I will talk about a lil more in depth in another video but yeah, some good stuff there and both of the Wagner Batman series I actually just read recently
Wasn’t it Azrael who was Batman in knightfall saga, not nightwing?
@@OhItsLuCa they both were. Azrael was Batman until Knightsend. And often the KnightsEnd and Knightfall collections include Prodigal and thats when Nightwing was Batman.
@ oh interesting, thanks. I read knightfall/quest/end but skipped prodigal and went to contagion
@ No problem! Prodigal and Troika are really fun sorta epilogue stories for that saga
You forgot to include All Star Batman and Robin! 😆 (just kidding, don't hate me in the comments). Great list though! I am a little surprised The Dark Knight Returns or The Killing Joke are not mentioned but it hasn't aged as well for some people, so I can kind of understand. Also think Gotham by Gaslight should be an honorable mention.
@@jaybee414-d1l Lol I did consider adding TDKR, but i do think those stories have TOO much clout, everyone pretty much knows them, I really wanted to shine some light on runs and stories that don’t get mentioned much at all. Gotham by Gaslight is fucking great tho, I general was staying away from elseworld stories tho
really goodc recs here and yeah them 80s 70 reads....tuff to get thru
Honestly I don’t think it is that tuff. The most notable Batman runs between 70s-to-mid 80s Pre-Crises Batman would be O’Neil-Adams, Englehart-Rogers, Moench-Newton/Colan.
@@ebenezeronile i think in general, its just a huge overtaking to direct people to comics during that age at least for as far as first comics go, like i said in the video, those are runs i’d rather tell ppl to read later
While I respect your opinion, I find it interesting so many informed comic book readers have such a negative opinion of Hush. It’s the equivalent of a Fast and Furious installment (the very best ones), a blockbuster whose main plot thread (who is Hush?) exists just to bring all (or most) of Batman’s foes and friends together to explore his relationships with them. The story can only go so deep because of how much is squeezed in and how fast it moves. The actual climax and resolution of the mystery is rather anticlimactic and underwhelming - the story peaks with the Jason Todd/Clayface confrontation in the penultimate issue. But the story does a great job of showing a new reader why Batman rules (the opening few pages are an amazing introduction of Batman as if seeing him for the first time) and this story ushered in the modern era of the Bat-God, as Grant Morrison would call him
@@JesseMurphyactor i think the negativity comes more so from it’s popularity than it’s role as a book, at least thats how i see it. It’s a fine comic, but in general there are plenty other books that do a better job and it’s not even the best Hush story, that goes to Hearts of Hush. It deserves it spot and its why i included it, but there are just stronger stories out there
I'm with you. Hush was the comic that got me into the main DC canon when I started reading comics. I think people miscalculate its value as a story. No, it's not a Hush story. But it is an excellent primer for everything Batman in the modern age right before Jason and Damian entered the picture. You can follow every major Batman storyline from there into the present.