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DiscowingCanon84
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| Posted on 20-04-2009 19:07 |
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I haven't ever read much batman comics more of the live action, animation, etc. But I want to know what series would be good to get good background on Batman Comics so I know what the heck you guys are talking about
I have read
Batman Chronicles ( collection of early batman comics)
Batman Child Of Dreams
Robin II the Funniest thing happened
Superman Batman 1 and something else
That's about it so any suggestions |
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Mittens2317
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| Posted on 20-04-2009 20:33 |
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Batman: The Man Who Falls
Batman: Year One
Batman: Dark Moon Rising
Batman: The Man Who Laughs
Batman: Gothic
Batman: The Long Halloween
Batman: Dark Victory
Robin: Year One
Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman: Trinity
Batgirl: Year One
Nightwing: Year One
Batman: The Killing Joke
Batman: A Death in the Family
Batman: A Lonely Place of Dying
Robin: A Hero Reborn
Batman: KnightFall
Batman: Prodigal
Batman: Troika
Batman: Contagion
Batman: Legacy
Batman: Cataclysm
Batman: Aftershock
Batman: No Man's Land
Batman: Officer Down
Bruce Wayne: Murderer?
Bruce Wayne: Fugitive
Batman: Hush
Batman: War Drums
Batman: War Games
Identity Crisis
Batman: War Crimes
Batman: Under the Hood
Infinite Crisis
Batman: Face The Face
Batman & Son
Batman: The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul
Batman: The Black Glove
Batman: The Heart of Hush
Batman R.I.P.
Final Crisis
Batman: Battle for the Cowl
THE KING IN YELLOW OL 4 ADMIN!!!
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cdemink
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| Posted on 21-04-2009 12:44 |
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Yeah, you definately can't go wrong with:
Batman: Year One
Batman: The Man Who Laughs
Batman: The Long Halloween
Batman: The Killing Joke
Batman: A Death in the Family
Batman: A Lonely Place of Dying
Batman: Hush
Identity Crisis
Batman: Under the Hood
Those are the very basic foundations of modern Batman lore. Start with those and then branch out from there. It's technically skipping A LOT of years there in the middle but you can come back for those once you're hooked ;-)
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DiscowingCanon84
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| Posted on 21-04-2009 19:12 |
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thank you I will try to get a hold of those where would i get the cheapest price |
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Razhwurz
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| Posted on 21-04-2009 20:32 |
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Robin456 wrote:
thank you I will try to get a hold of those where would i get the cheapest price
Amazon.com probably.
Never start with the head; the victim gets all fuzzy!
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Chris
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| Posted on 21-04-2009 22:46 |
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If you do order them, please go here:
http://www.batman.../shop.php
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cdemink
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| Posted on 22-04-2009 04:02 |
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Robin456 wrote:
thank you I will try to get a hold of those where would i get the cheapest price
Yeah, definately check out the BYTB Amazon link. You can usually find all of those Trades for a decent price AND you'll be helping out YTB! 
Another good place to scope out for deals would be your local used book store. They sometimes have a selection of used graphic novels for a pretty decent price.
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DiscowingCanon84
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| Posted on 24-08-2010 15:10 |
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OK i was on batmantrades.com and i picked the essentials option it did not include the man who laughs. Actually it doesn't include it on the site at all. So do i still get it, or not and just go from Year One to Long Halloween or something. |
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Oracle
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| Posted on 24-08-2010 16:08 |
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I would also add The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller as a must have. The follow-up Dark Knight Strikes Back is only so-so.
Also a quick way to get up to speed is the "Batman in the ..." series of trades. "Batman in the Sixties", "Batman in the Seventies", and "Batman in the Eighties" contains some of the best stories and artwork from those decades... |
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matt the bat webb
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i own all these books and they keep a good place in my heart, id have to say hush is by far my fav batman story so i really hope you enjoy it as much as i did
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DiscowingCanon84
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Sorry About this but is it possible to continue without reading Batman & Son, black glove, RIP, and Final Crisis. I do not own them but I once went to a bookstore for about an hour read through Final Crisis and a bit of RIP. I think I should get Batman and Son it's just I don't want to buy anything that I don't need to. And also is identity crisis entirely Necessary.
My Sibling works at Barnes and Noble and can check out Hardcover books. And another one of my relatives is a librarian. So I could possibly just borrow the books or get my sibling to check them out from the store. |
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Chris
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| Posted on 21-07-2011 22:23 |
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Actually, with the relaunch in September, you might not need to read anything from before.
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DiscowingCanon84
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| Posted on 30-07-2011 13:04 |
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Wait so all the comics i've read on my iPad have been for nothing NOOOOOO! |
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