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grimr3aper
10-19-2008, 10:34 PM
hey guys can anyone help me in determinig which batman and joker story arcs i should buy/follow..i'd really appreciate your help since im new to this
Generic Eric
10-19-2008, 10:57 PM
Batman Chronicles volume 1-6. It reprints the original stories from 1939 to 1943. about a dozen classic Joker stories in these volumes and you get to see the evolution of Batman as a character.
Mat001
10-19-2008, 11:19 PM
-"The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told"
-"Strange Apparitions"
-"The Killing Joke"
-"Going Sane"
-"The Man Who Laughs"
-"No Man's Land"
-"Superman: Emperor Joker"
-"Detective
-"Death In The City"
-"Batman & Son"
-"Showcase Presents: Batman" volumes 1 and 2.
-"Batman In The 70's"
mofo
10-20-2008, 06:45 AM
-"The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told"
-"Strange Apparitions"
-"The Killing Joke"
-"Going Sane"
-"The Man Who Laughs"
-"No Man's Land"
-"Superman: Emperor Joker"
-"Detective
-"Death In The City"
-"Batman & Son"
-"Showcase Presents: Batman" volumes 1 and 2.
-"Batman In The 70's"

strange apparitions...? is that a Joker story?
and whats "detective"...do you mean detective comics?
Brack360
10-20-2008, 06:51 AM
"Detective" is the first TPB of Paul Dini's run on Detective Comics, collecting issues #821-826.

I would also like to add Gotham Central: Unresolved Targets as a great Joker story.

You may also be interested in Brian Azzarello's new Joker graphic novel that is coming out in a couple weeks.
Batman was taken
10-20-2008, 07:07 AM
strange apparitions...? is that a Joker story?
and whats "detective"...do you mean detective comics?

I think there's a Joker story in there, "The Laughing Fish". Good story.

Edit: Yup. http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=53834

Though, it's apparently also reprinted in the Greatest Joker stories, so.... It's still a very good GN though.
grimr3aper
10-20-2008, 08:48 AM
hey thanks for the help guys