The Batman TPB List

[Captain Jim]

Is The Last Arkham the only Grant/Breyfogle trade?

The only others I could come up with were the Anarchy trade and Dreamland, an original graphic novel.

[stealthwise]

The only others I could come up with were the Anarchy trade and Dreamland, an original graphic novel.

Chapters shows a Nightwing: the Ties that Bind trade, and something called Batman/Phantom Stranger.

Anyone?

EDIT: Not sure if Breyfogle did the art at all.

[Victorian Batman]

I'll post a personal favorite that needs to be collected into a bound edition,
"Nevermore".
-The Victorian Bat

[king911]

would first print of the dark knight returns be worth any thing>?

[macktropolis]

Matt Wagner's reimagining of Golden Age Batman stories are well worth a read:

-Batman and the Monster Men
-Batman and the Mad Monk

Each trade is $14.99 retail for about 144 pages of story. There is a 3rd miniseries coming up in 08 and I would love for DC to collect them with Wagner's Batman/Grendel Comics and Trinity (All are so good!)

[bw38]

Whether anyone actually used it or not, I created a checklist a while back of all Batman TPBs. It's less than a year old but I'm currently updating it and will post the new copy once I'm done.

Just a quick question though, would you guys add in Batman and The Outsiders or other similar team ups to any list of Batman Comics?

[dancj]

Just a quick question though, would you guys add in Batman and The Outsiders or other similar team ups to any list of Batman Comics?
No .

[Captain Jim]

Whether anyone actually used it or not, I created a checklist a while back of all Batman TPBs. It's less than a year old but I'm currently updating it and will post the new copy once I'm done.

Just a quick question though, would you guys add in Batman and The Outsiders or other similar team ups to any list of Batman Comics?

Sure.

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[bw38]

Sure.

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What's that supposed to mean?

You don't believe I posted such a list? Or do you not believe I can make such a list?

I posted the link in this very thread.

http://www.geocities.com/freebw38/

[Captain Jim]

What's that supposed to mean?

You don't believe I posted such a list? Or do you not believe I can make such a list?

I posted the link in this very thread.

http://www.geocities.com/freebw38/

I was answering your question. You asked, "would you guys add in Batman and The Outsiders or other similar team ups to any list of Batman Comics?" I said, "Sure."

[bw38]

I was answering your question. You asked, "would you guys add in Batman and The Outsiders or other similar team ups to any list of Batman Comics?" I said, "Sure."

Sorry, it's just the way you added those periods at the end made it seem like you thought I never made such a list.

[Captain Jim]

Sorry--just my way of getting around the "ten character" rule.

[joku2]

does any one know where i can get a copy of Batman and Son TPB?

[Captain Jim]

To my knowledge, it hasn't come out in trade format yet; only hardcover.

[HotRod_Tim]

What about Batman and the Monster Men by Matt Wagner? Was that series any good? I know it had to do with Bats early days against Hugo Strange but is it a good Bat tale?

[Libaax]

I enjoyed that series, it was a good little mini.

Its a good Bat tale. I like the art alot.

I hope Matt Wagner does more minies like it.

[bw38]

Alright so I fixed up my list a bit. Improved on the color coding to make the list easier to read. Added new graphic novels which have been released since I last updated and graphic novels set to come out later this year. All in all I think it's pretty good for what it does, which is to summarize the Batman TPBs and the issues those TPBs collect, if they collected any issues at all. Click on the link before. Sorry for the ads on the side. It's geocities so its comes with the territory. You can download the Excel Spreadsheet as well which is zipped up at the bottom of the page. It works in Excel 2003 and 2007. Let me know if there is anything I should fix or improve on.

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[Gilly]

I'm looking for some Batman TPB reccomendations. I've only ever read Batman twice.
First I read the Long Halloween. I enjoyed it but felt that maybe it tried to do a bit too much and also I didnt know any of the background to the numerous characters featured in it which didn't help me. Which TPB could I read which would tell me about these charachters in more detail?

Secondly I read Batman Year One which I thouroughly enjoyed and would like to read any similar Batman TPB if there are any? Also, at the end Gordon mentions how somone is planning to release some poison into the Gotham sewers. Where can i read that story?

P.S. which monthly Batman book(s) would you recomend reading as Batman Year One has got me interested.

Thanks.

[Scarlet Pimpernel]

Was there a sequel to Gotham by Gaslight?

I also enjoyed Masque and the one set during the French revolution (I can't recall the name). Were there more like these?

[bw38]

I'm looking for some Batman TPB reccomendations. I've only ever read Batman twice.
First I read the Long Halloween. I enjoyed it but felt that maybe it tried to do a bit too much and also I didnt know any of the background to the numerous characters featured in it which didn't help me. Which TPB could I read which would tell me about these charachters in more detail?

Secondly I read Batman Year One which I thouroughly enjoyed and would like to read any similar Batman TPB if there are any? Also, at the end Gordon mentions how somone is planning to release some poison into the Gotham sewers. Where can i read that story?

P.S. which monthly Batman book(s) would you recomend reading as Batman Year One has got me interested.

Thanks.
Sorry no one responded earlier but you definitely have to check out Dark Victory. It's considered the sequel to The Long Halloween. As for the characters in TLH I'm not sure there's a book that covers that.

I'm not too sure about the poison in the sewers. I read it this past summer so I don't recall all the details. As for monthly comics I would just do a search as that question gets brought up a lot. It really depends on your taste.

[bw38]

Was there a sequel to Gotham by Gaslight?

I also enjoyed Masque and the one set during the French revolution (I can't recall the name). Were there more like these?

I haven't read Gotham by Gaslight but there is a sequel to it. It's "Batman: Master of the Future". Hope that helps.

[dancj]

Strange - I replied to this post a couple of days ago, but my post isn't here. I'll try again...

Was there a sequel to Gotham by Gaslight?
Yup - Master of the Future, which is probably slightly better than Gotham by Gaslight (though the art's not quite as good)
I also enjoyed Masque and the one set during the French revolution (I can't recall the name). Were there more like these?
I thought Masque was one of the worst comics I've ever read

[ionut20]

strange...i hope mine appears:D

[Scarlet Pimpernel]

Strange - I replied to this post a couple of days ago, but my post isn't here. I'll try again...


Yup - Master of the Future, which is probably slightly better than Gotham by Gaslight (though the art's not quite as good)

I thought Masque was one of the worst comics I've ever read

Your post was there several days ago. I recall reading it. Very odd.

I liked the art and Gothic tone of Masque. The story wasn't all that great, I admit.

[jgiannantoni05]

An underrated great read is Joker: Devil's Advocate. Classic Joker.

[dancj]

An underrated great read is Joker: Devil's Advocate. Classic Joker.
I thought that was a weak moment for both Chuck Dixon and Graham Nolan. That said, the scene with the confessional is fantastic!

[jgiannantoni05]

I thought that was a weak moment for both Chuck Dixon and Graham Nolan.
Why is that?

As far as Dixon, I thought he wrote a good story. Classic Joker. Explored some issues comic fans always want explored with regards to Batman and The Joker.

[Mwahaha]

I wasn't sure where to ask this question but.... can anyone tell me what is going on with Batgirl (Cassandra) and her dad Cain?

I've been trying to catch up with a bunch of Batman books and the last I remember of anything Batgirl was from the Destructions Daughter trade, I think.

Thanks in advance.

[Mwahaha]

I wasn't sure where to ask this question but.... can anyone tell me what is going on with Batgirl (Cassandra) and her dad Cain?

I've been trying to catch up with a bunch of Batman books and the last I remember of anything Batgirl was from the Destructions Daughter trade, I think.

Thanks in advance.

Day-um :eek: No one is answering this one I see.

[joku2]

What about Batman Prodigal

[kid the phantom]

Thanks alot

dode


see ya

[That Yellow Bastard]

is The Long Halloween worth getting? Or the Hush series. I was going to pick up The Long Halloween but I didn't want to have any Dark Knight movie spoilers.

[4thHorseman]

is The Long Halloween worth getting? Or the Hush series. I was going to pick up The Long Halloween but I didn't want to have any Dark Knight movie spoilers.


Yes, the Long Halloween is very good. Hush...while some liked it, some don't like it. Long Halloween tends to get praise all around. Definately pick up that before the Hush volumes

[Jessica Drew]

Are there any TPBs reprinting O'Neil's & Adams's early work on Detective & Batman (aside from the semi-recent TPBs of Adams work on Batman himself, where he re-drew/re-colored many of the pages)?

[Captain Jim]

Not that I'm aware of.

[Tanjint]

what would be a better way way to get all the o neil/adams Bats? Batman in the seventies or the Neal Adams Batman collections or are they the same thing?

also, what exactly are all the Batman/Dracula stories called?

Isn't one red rain and other cool names like that? and it's really only 3? I thought it was way more.

-T

[Captain Jim]

what would be a better way way to get all the o neil/adams Bats? Batman in the seventies or the Neal Adams Batman collections or are they the same thing?

Batman in the 70's doesn't have all of the O'Neil/ Adams stories, the Adams books do.

[Captain Jim]

what exactly are all the Batman/Dracula stories called?

Isn't one red rain and other cool names like that? and it's really only 3? I thought it was way more.




1- Batman & Dracula: Red Rain
2 - Bloodstorm
3 - Crimson Mist

Or get them all in one volume -

Tales of the Multiverse—Batman: Vampire

These three stories are all there is.

[Tanjint]

Thank you much. will hunt for this stuff at SDCC

-T

[xbox360gurl70s]

Jim Lee rocks Batman, hope he makes more and come back

[Dr. Ghost]

never mind.

[togeteiku42]

I've never read any Batman comics, but I am interesting in reading some. I only read in trade form.

I don't care about continuity. I'm just looking for some Graphic Novels or story arcs that have been collected in trades that would be good reads. I also don't want to get anything too dark (kind of vague but i'll look over most things first to see if its something I would be interested in).

If I could get some recommendations that would be great.

My boss from work recommended a few stories to me:

Hush
Dark Knight Returns
Year One
Cataclysm
No Mans Land

Long Halloween also interesting to me

If you could comment on these and give any other recommendations I would be great full.

[Pauly T]

Year One, Long Halloween, and Dark Victory are probably the three trades that are closest to the Nolan movies.

Personally, I'd avoid stuff like Hush, No Man's Land, and Cataclysm which are more gimmicks over story.

Dark Knight Returns is essential Batman reading.

Hope you find something you like.

[rwe1138]

Anything written by Paul Dini.

[dancj]

Hush is pretty lame, but some people who are unfamiliar with Batman like it because it gives a tour of various Batman villains. Some people like Jim Lee's stiff art too.

The Dark Knight Returns and Year One are about as good as it gets.

The Long Halloween and its sequel Dark Victory have a passable story, but fantastic art, so your mileage there depends on how much of an art man you are - and how much you like Tim Sale's style.

Cataclysm is pretty weak, but No Mans Land is very good - probably the best of the big Batman crossovers.

[hydra]

Hey guys, I've just finished reading Batman Year One and the Killing Joke, and I'm starting on The Man Who Laughs and The Long Halloween tonight. I'm really trying to do some research on the Joker in Batman comics. Can anyone suggest issues or TPBs that would feature the Joker as the villian?

[dancj]

Going Sane is great. Killing Joke is incredibly popular, but opinion varies as to its quality.

[nepenthes]

what about the Neal Adams Collections. Which one is most reccomendable? Is there an obvious difference between the 2nd and 3rd in terms of the era and style and whatnot?


Hey guys, I've just finished reading Batman Year One and the Killing Joke, and I'm starting on The Man Who Laughs and The Long Halloween tonight. I'm really trying to do some research on the Joker in Batman comics. Can anyone suggest issues or TPBs that would feature the Joker as the villian?

Goin Sane is one of the better Joker stories but probably not what you're expecting or looking for if you want 'classic Batman' with all the usual trappings. Basically, the Joker thinks he's killed Batman and consequently turns back to 'normal' and tries to live a happy life.

Gotham Central: Unresolved Targets. This series is some of the best Batman ever published and this is the trade for the Joker. This is probably the closest you'll find to the Dark Knight film in terms of style. It's genuinely gripping and he's got some great one-liners.

Dark Knight Returns, essential Batman and Joker. See how it all ends up.

[1WEBHEAD]

This post is mostly about single issues I'm looking for but I thought this was the best place to post it. . .

Okay, so when I was a kid I watched the legendary BTAS and loved it. I sometimes watch it late at night on tv.

Paul Dini did write some (most) of the episodes and I heard that he is writing Detective comics. . . Where should I start?

I've already read Batman Hush vol 1 and 2. . .Is there a follow up to it?

I've also been trying to collect all of Morrison's run on Batman. . . I have issues #655-658. That was Morrison's first story with Kubert about Batman and Damian. . .I heard that there was a gap between that story and the #666 issue (which I don't have).

I also have #667-669, and #672-678 except for #674 which I think has batman strapped to a chaired on the cover. . .

Bottom line:

1. Is Detective good and should I start with the RIP tie-in? Are there any past tpbs worth mentioning from this title?
2. Besides #666 and #674, which issues have Morrison's name on it and can you give me a general idea of those possible issues?

Oh and I plan on getting The Long Halloween, all 5 of the No Man Lands, The Killing Joke for sure. . .:smile:

[Captain Jim]

Bottom line:

1. Is Detective good and should I start with the RIP tie-in? Are there any past tpbs worth mentioning from this title?

Paul Dini's (current writer) stories are popular with many. There are two trades collecting his Detective stories: Detective (821-826) and Death in the City (827-834).


2. Besides #666 and #674, which issues have Morrison's name on it and can you give me a general idea of those possible issues?

The Batman & Son trade includes issues 655-658, 663-666 and these are all of the Morrison issues through 666.

I believe Morrison has written everything since then as well.

[Armadillo]

Hello to you guys.
I wanna get into the batman world and start reading the comic.
The only batman comic I read was 'The Joker's last laugh'.
I though to start with 'Batman: Year One'.
But what should i read after reading the 'Year one' story?

Edit:
I did some research.
Now I have a initial list.
First- Batman: Year One
Second- Batman and the Monster Men
Third- Batman and the Mad Monk
And fourth- Batman: The Man who Laughs.

Is it right? What comes after TMWL?

[BigBoss]

How good is batman year 100 by paul pope?

[megladon8]

BigBoss, "Batman: Year 100" was pretty awful IMO.


Everyone, I need help....


I have been buying strictly TPB's lately, because I just find it more economical.

I really want to get into this Batman R.I.P. thing, but someone on another forum said that just purchasing this "Batman R.I.P." book due out in February (http://www.amazon.ca/Batman-R-I-P-Deluxe-Grant-Morrison/dp/1401220908/ref=wl_it_dp?ie=UTF8&coliid=I11YRIGY7RHY87&colid=12Q1YKAPNCB4F) wouldn't be enough, because there are all sorts of storylines around and leading up to it.

I would think that with something as big as this, everything would be collected into trades.

Can anyone tell me what trades I need to buy and/or pre-order to get the full story (including the story of this new multi-coloured Batman)?

[megladon8]

No one?

I didn't want to make this into a new thread, because I would end up just being directed back to this one.

[4thHorseman]

No one?

I didn't want to make this into a new thread, because I would end up just being directed back to this one.

Since I'm not sure what all RIP is going to wrap up, Morrison has stated that pretty much everything in his run kind of leads to RIP. So I would start with where his run started with the Batman and Son TPB.

Then, from what I heard on the podcast at SDCC, they are thinking of putting together a TPB of the books that inspired Morrison to do this arc like the book involving the Batman of Zur-En-Arrgh and whatnot. So that might be coming out in the future too. But the actual RIP arc isn't in TPB, so look for that in the future. I'm honestly not sure how far in trades they are in Morrison's run. I think they only have the Batman and Son in trade, then the Black Glove and Resurrection of Ra's Al Ghul is in hardcover, so they should be in TPB soon.

[Predator]

Is the Face The Face TPB any good? SciFi Wire listed it on their Dark Knight essentials a few weeks ago. Worth picking up?

[Captain Jim]

Is the Face The Face TPB any good? SciFi Wire listed it on their Dark Knight essentials a few weeks ago. Worth picking up?

Short answer: yes

[soniya gandhi]

The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller--known also for his excellent Sin City series and his superb rendering of the blind superhero Daredevil--is probably the top contender. Batman represented all that was wrong in comics and Miller set himself a tough task taking on the camp crusader and turning this laughable, innocuous children''s cartoon character into a hero for our times.
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[dancj]

Is the Face The Face TPB any good? SciFi Wire listed it on their Dark Knight essentials a few weeks ago. Worth picking up?
I found it merely okay.

[ampersand]

BigBoss, "Batman: Year 100" was pretty awful IMO.


Everyone, I need help....


I have been buying strictly TPB's lately, because I just find it more economical.

I really want to get into this Batman R.I.P. thing, but someone on another forum said that just purchasing this "Batman R.I.P." book due out in February (http://www.amazon.ca/Batman-R-I-P-Deluxe-Grant-Morrison/dp/1401220908/ref=wl_it_dp?ie=UTF8&coliid=I11YRIGY7RHY87&colid=12Q1YKAPNCB4F) wouldn't be enough, because there are all sorts of storylines around and leading up to it.

I would think that with something as big as this, everything would be collected into trades.

Can anyone tell me what trades I need to buy and/or pre-order to get the full story (including the story of this new multi-coloured Batman)?

Batman and Son and Batman: The Black Glove are the lead ins to Batman R.I.P. The ending to Black Glove is the direct lead in. Batman and Son is out now and Batman: The Black Glove will be released in TPB form September 16th.

[melaniepill]

The Batman/Grendel tpb comprises two limited series' by Matt Wagner, each consisting of two 48-page issues. The first two issue series focuses on Batman matching wits against the original Grendel, Hunter Rose, while the second story takes place four years later (in Batman’s time) where Batman must try and stop the destructive force that is Grendel Prime, a being from a thousand years after Hunter Rose died.
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[Libaax]

TALES OF THE BATMAN: TIM SALE


Im interested in Tim Sale trades. Specially the DCU one.

Anyone one which Batman stories they collect or are they mostly one shots.

The Elseworld hardcover i dont know which stories is in it.

[SpydaNYC]

[QUOTE=nepenthes;7320903]what about the Neal Adams Collections. Which one is most reccomendable? Is there an obvious difference between the 2nd and 3rd in terms of the era and style and whatnot?

Neal always recommends the 3rd volume of Batman. In that one, you have his Joker story, the Manbat Story, and Ras Al Ghul.

[Lorendiac]

Batman and Son and Batman: The Black Glove are the lead ins to Batman R.I.P. The ending to Black Glove is the direct lead in. Batman and Son is out now and Batman: The Black Glove will be released in TPB form September 16th.
Let's be more specific:

The "Batman and Son" TPB collects the following issues of the "Batman" title: "Batman# 655-658, and 663-666."

The forthcoming collection "Batman: The Black Glove" collects "Batman #667-669, and 672-675."

DC has a plug for it right here: http://dccomics.com/dcu/graphic_novels/?gn=9741

I thought it sounded way too good to be true that DC would be publishing "Black Glove" right away in TPB. I was right. They aren't. According to their website, they're publishing it in hardcover first, to gouge extra money out of those who can't wait. (I remember their doing the same thing with "Batman: Hush," publishing the first half of the arc in hardcover for those who had missed the first few issues and wanted to get all caught up in a hurry, before the mysteries were "resolved" (not very well) in the last issue of the 12-part arc.)

I guess they'll probably release the "Black Glove" TPB sometime next year, when they happen to feel like it.

[Eli, The Barrow Boy]

Been reading a hell of a lot of Batman in the past few weeks. Just finished The Cult which was fantastic and it seems NML borrowed from it just a tad. Also just came across the fact that Murderer/Fugitive lifted the framed plot from Blind Justice.

After the classics (TDKR, Year One, Long Halloween, The Killing Joke, The Man Who Laughs) I started at Knightfall and finished at Hush and out of all of the series from 93-03, I really enjoyed Cataclysm the most for some reason even though I know it's not as much a crowd favourite. The depicting of the earthquake from many different angles were second to none and they really pulled it off superbly.

[SilverDagger]

BigBoss, "Batman: Year 100" was pretty awful IMO.


I really enjoyed Year 100. It was very different, but then that's what Elseworlds type stories are supposed to be.

[ampersand]

Let's be more specific:

The "Batman and Son" TPB collects the following issues of the "Batman" title: "Batman# 655-658, and 663-666."

The forthcoming collection "Batman: The Black Glove" collects "Batman #667-669, and 672-675."

DC has a plug for it right here: http://dccomics.com/dcu/graphic_novels/?gn=9741

I thought it sounded way too good to be true that DC would be publishing "Black Glove" right away in TPB. I was right. They aren't. According to their website, they're publishing it in hardcover first, to gouge extra money out of those who can't wait. (I remember their doing the same thing with "Batman: Hush," publishing the first half of the arc in hardcover for those who had missed the first few issues and wanted to get all caught up in a hurry, before the mysteries were "resolved" (not very well) in the last issue of the 12-part arc.)

I guess they'll probably release the "Black Glove" TPB sometime next year, when they happen to feel like it.

Yeah, I noticed that it's only coming out in Hardcover this month. I'm really disappointed in that, as I like to collect TPB's instead. But I really don't want to wait, so I guess I'll just have to deal with the Hardcover. And sadly it will be the same when Batman R.I.P comes out in Hardcover at the beginning of 2009 :frown:

[1WEBHEAD]

I'm interested in:

Ras and Talia
Two Face
Riddler
Penguin

What should I read?

I've already read all of HUSH, The Long Halloween, Year One, and DKR.

[ampersand]

I'm interested in:

Ras and Talia
Two Face
Riddler
Penguin

What should I read?

I've already read all of HUSH, The Long Halloween, Year One, and DKR.

For Two Face, you could check out Dark Victory. It's the sequel to Halloween. Pretty damn great,

[Libaax]

For Ra's and Talia there is a great trade with 70s Ra's stories called Tales of The Demon.

Two-Face - Face to Face was interesting story in Detective comics.

[1WEBHEAD]

For Two Face, you could check out Dark Victory. It's the sequel to Halloween. Pretty damn great,

Thanks, I also heard that it introduced Robin too.:smile:

For Ra's and Talia there is a great trade with 70s Ra's stories called Tales of The Demon.

Two-Face - Face to Face was interesting story in Detective comics.

Thanks but what issues of Det. Comics is Face to Face? Is it something under Dini's run?

[SilverDagger]

For Ra's and Talia there is a great trade with 70s Ra's stories called Tales of The Demon.


I'd recommend reading that one, then following it with the Demon Trilogy -

Son of the Demon
Bride of the Demon
Birth of the Demon

[nepenthes]

1WEBHEAD,

imo Son of the Demon is THE Ra's Al Ghul book to own. It's a proper story instead of collected one shot issues, and overall it's more mature and thoughtful. It concerns Ra's and Batman being buddies for a while, chasing terrorists and the romance with Talia. It's got a cool old school pulp to feel to it and it;s in my all time Top 10.

Face to Face is the name of the collected tpb. It's pretty schockly superhero stuff but if you like that then then great. Two-Face is not handled well at all though.

You've read four 'classic' books. After those I'd recommend
Batman & Son
Batman Ego
Son of the Demon

also I note you haven't listed The Killing Joke in tpbs that you've read. This is a problem, seriously. Unless you just forgot to mention it....

[Will.S]

Anyone get the Gotham Central Hardcover volume 1?

If so are the pages glossy and does it have extras?

[shakira]

"A stirring story that tells the origin of the deadly Batman foe Mr. Freeze from a new perspective, originally presented in BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #192-196! A family tragedy forges the obsession of a super-villain, and a young Batman must assemble a strike force to help him deal with the fallout!"
You know that old saying “Never judge a book by its cover?” Well I literally learned a good lesson about just that with the latest Batman TPB titled BATMAN: SNOW. :smile:
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[nepenthes]

What are peoples opinions on the Gauntlet, good Robin story? Story in general? definitive? I already own Hero Reborn, Nightwing YO, The Cult and ASBR, looking for another good Robin book and wondering if anything trumps the Gauntlet. I generally don't like the teen hero soaps of the regular Robin title

[dancj]

The Gauntlet is a decent done in one jobby. I know some peoiple think it's fantastic.

[nepenthes]

a decent done in one jobby

:frown: ha ha i have no idea what this means. pretty average maybe, hastily conceived and put together?

[dancj]

:frown: ha ha i have no idea what this means. pretty average maybe, hastily conceived and put together?
Nah, it's probably above average - particularly the art. By "done in one" I mean that it's a short stand-alone story.

[craig123]

hi

What a good collection i missed some so many of them...

Thanks for giving me the perfect things.

I really appreciate these one...

Thanks Again

[fcom]

Very nice list!:smile:
Well done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[shelly]

Hi Friends I am new on this thread i love to watch the Two Face........

[Karl H]

Hi all.

I've read Dini's first Detective trade. What other trades have the Dini Detective run in?

[Captain Jim]

"Death in the City" is the only other one at this point.

[akumasan]

All-Star Batman & Robin, the Boy Wonder, vol. 1

That is it dont bother with any other. Man i just picked this up and im just amazed. Oh my god I couldnt stop laughing at times.

"What are dense? Are You retarded or something? Who the hell do you think I am? Im the goddamn Batman!"

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/df/GoddamnBatman.jpg

[jams001]

hello i am new here in this forum:smile:

[mrshappy]

-- The Killing Joke by Alan Moore & Brian Bolland

This, basically, is a story about the possible origin of the Joker and created an interesting change in the Batverse with the Joker paralyzing Barbara Gordon.

[batgirl2012]

When they bring out the Batman Confidential T.P...check it out...just as funny..Batgirl/Catwoman hilarious!!!

New Joker = Very cool paper very cool art work very cool story.........:cool: :cool:

[Gleaming Strike]

hello all, I'm a casual Batman reader. I've read batman vs predator and dark knight returns, and some of long halloween. I really enjoyed the narration in Dark Knight Returns. what other action-oriented or detective style TPB's should I look into that show bruce's strategic thought process?

btw I did NOT like the sequel to the Batman movie, simply because it didn't give justice to Batman's brilliant mind when it comes to strategy and tactics. it was a little too "blow 'em up and special effects" for me. I like stuff that display his ability to outwit the bad guys, so any recommendations on that also let me know. thanks!

[Libaax]

Try Detective comics stories trades by Dini he gets The detective and the strategist Bats well.

The Dark Victory is better than Long Halloween imo.
Year One is good origin story.


Do you like Ra's there are good action,detective stories of old and newer that are about Bats and Ra's Al Ghul.

[Gleaming Strike]

Try Detective comics stories trades by Dini he gets The detective and the strategist Bats well.

The Dark Victory is better than Long Halloween imo.
Year One is good origin story.


Do you like Ra's there are good action,detective stories of old and newer that are about Bats and Ra's Al Ghul.

thanks! any specific Dini novels you recommend?

[Gleaming Strike]

quick question: are the 2-book series of Batman-Grendel (Devil's Masque/Riddle) graphic novels or just comic issues? I'm looking for a graph novel.

[mgs]

quick question: are the 2-book series of Batman-Grendel (Devil's Masque/Riddle) graphic novels or just comic issues? I'm looking for a graph novel.

originally, they were single issues, but they have collected them and reissued them as small collections (gn's) I believe. The most recent that I got, a while ago, is one collection, that has both series in one book.

[Gleaming Strike]

ok i read

1. batman grendel (devil's riddle + devil's masque). interesting art, suspenseful plot. that grendel is a conniving SOB! i like how the end was sorta open-ended...i also wanted a tad bit more rock'em sock'em action.

2. resurrection of ra's az ghul. AWESOME storyline, only tainted by poor choice of pencilers for chapters 5 and 6. the end was a let down---too abruptly wrapped up. how batman continues to battle baddies with enthusiasm after injuries sustained by sensei is farfetched. still, a must have and well-enjoyed (btw the depiction of talia in i think chapter 2 caused accidental boxer puncture).

i'll look into HUSH in the future and perhaps batman vs predator.

[sanji-kun]

do we have Batman: Journey into Knight on TPB? by looking at this list, i just realize that there's a lot more of TPB titles i didn't know.:redface:

[yadadaimhollaing]

I want to read some batman comics and I like to read them in chronological order. Can anybody give me the correct reading order for these trades? I don't see the issue numbers on the outside of the covers so its hard for me to figure it out. The only batman comics I've read was the return of ra ah ghul trade. I'm looking to read pretty much all of the important stories or good stories. Any help would be much appreciated.

[AJM]

I want to read some batman comics and I like to read them in chronological order. Can anybody give me the correct reading order for these trades? I don't see the issue numbers on the outside of the covers so its hard for me to figure it out. The only batman comics I've read was the return of ra ah ghul trade. I'm looking to read pretty much all of the important stories or good stories. Any help would be much appreciated.

You should start with Batman: Year One but after that you can pretty much go anywhere because the continuity changes and is all over the place. There are some good stories set in Batman's early years, such as The Long Halloween (apparently inspiration for The Dark Knight movie) and the two recent Matt Wagner books, Monster Men and Mad Monk, which were rewrites of old Batman tales from the 40's.

Or you could buy The Batman Chronicles, which is reprinting every Batman story ever since his appearance in 1939 in chronological order. If you're new to it, though, i'd maybe skip straight to Year One (the frank Miller reboot from the mid 80's) as mentioned above.

Whatever you do, don't try and pick up the monthly right now, it's got even us hardcore Batnerds a little confused!

[yadadaimhollaing]

You should start with Batman: Year One but after that you can pretty much go anywhere because the continuity changes and is all over the place. There are some good stories set in Batman's early years, such as The Long Halloween (apparently inspiration for The Dark Knight movie) and the two recent Matt Wagner books, Monster Men and Mad Monk, which were rewrites of old Batman tales from the 40's.

Or you could buy The Batman Chronicles, which is reprinting every Batman story ever since his appearance in 1939 in chronological order. If you're new to it, though, i'd maybe skip straight to Year One (the frank Miller reboot from the mid 80's) as mentioned above.

Whatever you do, don't try and pick up the monthly right now, it's got even us hardcore Batnerds a little confused!

yeah im not gonna read batman in monthlies. im considering giving it a try in trades.

[nepenthes]

Dark Knight Returns, The Killing Joke, Year One, Batman & Son, Ego, Long Halloween, Hush

the newbies reader list, in that order. don't listen to anyone else

[zur en arrh]

Dark Knight Returns, The Killing Joke, Year One, Batman & Son, Ego, Long Halloween, Hush

the newbies reader list, in that order. don't listen to anyone else

I don't quite understand why you would tell him to read anything before Year one, or why you would lump Batman & Son in there as an essential read for a new reader. Sure, he doesn't HAVE to read Year One first, but why not? It makes sense to start with Year One, for obvious reasons.

[nepenthes]

I don;t think it's so important that Year One comes first in terms of continuity. It's simply not as good an overall intro as DKR and TKJ imo. but really they're all pretty much interchangeably here aren't they. and I don't see why any new reader should have that much trouble with Batman & Son. Man-Bats, Talia, they simply exist and that's it, you don't have to see the 'origin story' for every single character you come across. Othwerise I think the themes in Batman and Son are pretty strong and easy to appreciate. and it puts the new reader on track to what is happening right now

[Jamie Riley]

Does anyone have a list of every graphic batman novel available at all?

[Eric Henson]

Does anyone have a list of every graphic batman novel available at all?

There is a pretty organized list at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Batman_comics
under "One-Shots". You'll also find lots of other books considered as Batman graphic novels.

Blessings!

[Captain Jim]

Does anyone have a list of every graphic batman novel available at all?

For a list of everything ever published, I like this site (http://tplist.millarworld.net/index.html). For a list of what's currently in print, see DC's list (http://www.dccomics.com/dcu/graphic_novels/).

[dancj]

For a list of everything ever published, I like this site (http://tplist.millarworld.net/index.html). For a list of what's currently in print, see DC's list (http://www.dccomics.com/dcu/graphic_novels/).
The TPB List is a great site, but unfortunately it doesn't seem to be updated any more. I vaguely remember reading that it was taking the guy who did it too long to keep it up to date.

What someone (with the relevant skills) needs to do is put together a Wiki-esque site that has a database of all TPBs and what comics they collect that anyone can update. It's too much for just one person. I know nowt about web development, but if someone wanted to supply an oracle database and someone to do the front end stuff I'd happily volunteer for the back end.

[Jamie Riley]

Thanks for those sites guys. I really dont wanna seem a pain here but i really want to read through as many of the novels as possible but i dont know where to start and it all seems a little confusing at the moment. I absolutley love batman and i have always wanted to read batman novels but i gave up because it seems to complex to find my way around. Please help.

[Hairlock]

Hey everyone, I've been reading about RIP and final crisis and all that, but I'm pretty inexperienced with what's currently going on in Batman world.

I'm interested in Nightwing, Robin, and obviously the main batman story and am wondering what trades I should pick up to get all caught up with modern continuity. I'm looking for which Nightwing trades, which Robin trades, and whatever appearances batman makes in detective comics or elsewhere, in chronological order, that I should really pick up, because I like the characters tons, and I just want to get all the story.

Thanks!

[JeffGNA]

The TPB List is a great site, but unfortunately it doesn't seem to be updated any more. I vaguely remember reading that it was taking the guy who did it too long to keep it up to date.

What someone (with the relevant skills) needs to do is put together a Wiki-esque site that has a database of all TPBs and what comics they collect that anyone can update. It's too much for just one person. I know nowt about web development, but if someone wanted to supply an oracle database and someone to do the front end stuff I'd happily volunteer for the back end.

I've been working on just such a site for over two years. :) You can view a large index of Batman related trades at the Graphic Novel Archive (http://www.graphicnovelarchive.com/browse.cfm?jbBrowseID=1005&jbViewID=1&jbSortID=2&jbPageID=1&jbUniverseID=54).

My Wiki-esque editor tools are still a work in progress, but registered users can edit a book's title, edition details, and collected content. Registration is free. Volunteer editors are always welcome, and prizes are awarded based on a custom points system.

Feel free to stop by and check it out.

Thanks all,

Jeff

[zur en arrh]

I've been working on just such a site for over two years. :) You can view a large index of Batman related trades at the Graphic Novel Archive (http://www.graphicnovelarchive.com/browse.cfm?jbBrowseID=1005&jbViewID=1&jbSortID=2&jbPageID=1&jbUniverseID=54).

My Wiki-esque editor tools are still a work in progress, but registered users can edit a book's title, edition details, and collected content. Registration is free. Volunteer editors are always welcome, and prizes are awarded based on a custom points system.

Feel free to stop by and check it out.

Thanks all,

Jeff

That's really a fantastic site you got there man.

[dancj]

Nice!

Are there plans to stretch this to cover all graphic novels?

[JeffGNA]

That's really a fantastic site you got there man.

Thanks. :)

Nice!

Are there plans to stretch this to cover all graphic novels?

Absolutely. The grand vision is to index and catalog all existing graphic novels. Batman related or otherwise. ;) I've managed to archive over 10,000 editions thus far, with roughly 350 of those falling within the Batman "universe."

Lots of other features as well - preview and review links, price comparisons, shipping schedules, wish list and collection tracking, a solicitations archive, etc.

Jeff

[ukbondraider]

Hi,

I am looking to collect some Batman TPB's.

However, the main criteria that needs to be met for any of my purchase is artwork.

I have the absolute edition of Batman: Hush and would like to collect more TPB's that have artwork to a similar standard of Hush.

I have recently bought Absolute Long Haloween, All Star Batman and Robin, Killing Joke, Arkum Asylum hoping all four will have modern and good artwork when they arrive in the post.

Whilst I recognise titles such as the Dark Knight Returns comes with favourable reviews I wouldnt want to read it because of the old fashioned artwork.

A title I already have is Batman: Under the hood.

Can anyone recommend others as it is often impossible to check out the artwork for TBPs or comics in general when buying online.

Thanks

[zur en arrh]

Hi,

I am looking to collect some Batman TPB's.

However, the main criteria that needs to be met for any of my purchase is artwork.

I have the absolute edition of Batman: Hush and would like to collect more TPB's that have artwork to a similar standard of Hush.

I have recently bought Absolute Long Haloween, All Star Batman and Robin, Killing Joke, Arkum Asylum hoping all four will have modern and good artwork when they arrive in the post.

Whilst I recognise titles such as the Dark Knight Returns comes with favourable reviews I wouldnt want to read it because of the old fashioned artwork.

A title I already have is Batman: Under the hood.

Can anyone recommend others as it is often impossible to check out the artwork for TBPs or comics in general when buying online.

Thanks

Grant Morrison's run has art that you should like, collected in "Batman and Son", "Batman: The Black Glove" and soon to be "Batman R.I.P". It sounds like you'd enjoy just about any newer Bat-stories, because they'd have more modern art. As for finding out how they look before buying, just google the story you are purchasing, and google images will most likely have pictures from the book.

[nepenthes]

Whilst I recognise titles such as the Dark Knight Returns comes with favourable reviews I wouldnt want to read it because of the old fashioned artwork

except the artwork in DKR is way better than in any of the other books you just ordered (with exception of Killing Joke). Honestly it may not strike you at first but once you get a sense for how it reads, the mood, the language of it.....it leaves most other batman books in the dust. The inverse to his is Arkham Asylum - when you open it up it will all seem nice and pretty, but once you actually get to reading it......:frown:

Mazuchellis art in Year One isn't maybe as flashy as you might be used to, but it's still "modern" and definitly good

[Jared]

I just got the Batman/Grendel TPB the other day. It's excellent. I'd love to see Batman encounter Hunter Rose again, this time on Rose's turf. I don't think the Grendel Prime story rules out the possibility of other conflicts having occurred. My only complaint about the whole thing is that I found Hunter's narrative text difficult to read.

I already had Monster Men and Mad Monk. Now I have to get Faces and Trinity. Wagner gets Batman in a way that I find immensely appealing.

[dancj]

Absolutely. The grand vision is to index and catalog all existing graphic novels. Batman related or otherwise. ;) I've managed to archive over 10,000 editions thus far, with roughly 350 of those falling within the Batman "universe."
Wow - I didn't realise that link was just to the Batman page in a bigger site!

This site is going to make life without The TPB List bearable once more!!

One request though. It would be nice if I could list the TPBs of a series in the order of the issues they contain. For example this page (http://www.graphicnovelarchive.com/browse.cfm?jbTitleSeriesID=1003&&jbSortID=2&jbPageID=1&jbBrowseID=1004&jbViewID=0) has the X-Factor: Secret Invasion TPB before the earlier ones.

Dan

[Jorriss]

Does anyone know a website to get a reasonably priced copy of "A Lonely Place of Dying?"

[JeffGNA]

Does anyone know a website to get a reasonably priced copy of "A Lonely Place of Dying?"

That's a tough book to find for a good price. Cheap @$$ Trades (http://www.cheapasstrades.com/detail.cfm?jbEditionID=7894) is currently showing a copy available for $47.99 (from Half.com). Still pricey, but you can always set up a CAT Price Watch if you'd like. This way, you'll receive an e-mail alert when the book becomes available at the price you're willing to pay.

Best of luck!

Jeff

[JeffGNA]

Wow - I didn't realise that link was just to the Batman page in a bigger site!

This site is going to make life without The TPB List bearable once more!!

One request though. It would be nice if I could list the TPBs of a series in the order of the issues they contain. For example this page (http://www.graphicnovelarchive.com/browse.cfm?jbTitleSeriesID=1003&&jbSortID=2&jbPageID=1&jbBrowseID=1004&jbViewID=0) has the X-Factor: Secret Invasion TPB before the earlier ones.

Dan

I plan on offering this sorting option eventually - it's just a matter of associating individual comics with each trade. I have an editing tool in place just for this purpose - contributing editors wanted (http://www.graphicnovelarchive.com/join_the_team.cfm), folks! :)

In the meantime though, you may want to check out the summary display option. It won't list books in collected issue order, but will sort trades by trade title series. Makes browsing of large browse results (like the Batman universe (http://www.graphicnovelarchive.com/browse.cfm?jbBrowseID=1005&jbViewID=1&jbSortID=2&jbPageID=1&jbUniverseID=54)) far easier.

Jeff

[4thHorseman]

Does anyone know a website to get a reasonably priced copy of "A Lonely Place of Dying?"

I'm not sure. I was lucky enough to find a copy at my LCS for $6.00 just a couple weeks ago. Condition wasn't too bad, so I had to pick it up.

I do believe I saw a second one that wasn't in as good condition, but wasn't terrible. Not sure if that was still there or not either. It was $6.00 too.

[Jeff_GNA]

I'm not sure. I was lucky enough to find a copy at my LCS for $6.00 just a couple weeks ago. Condition wasn't too bad, so I had to pick it up.

Nice find!

Another option is to pick up the floppies - they'll run about $10 from Lonestar Comics (mycomicshop.com).

Jeff

[Alejandro]

Hi!

OMG AT LAST the end of this thread here hehe, pretty long being checking it around some.

Now a question is going to lift a few eyebrows I am sure... What is TPB?

Well anyways I am getting again in the world of comics especially Batman who is just awesome :D (very mainly)

I went to buy the other days a few comics, mostly one year later and one of "year one" about the scare crow, well really two, the two parts of the story.

Before anything I want to recommend 826 batman detective comic(I must warn, this one is about Robin, Batman only comes in last page). I LOVED IT mostly beacause of the Joker that in my opinion was just very well in his character. The idea was simple but good and very well executed. Also loved the art. I eally got pleased with that comic

I read Face the face. I am not particularly a two face fan, to be honest I find him kind of boring (maybe the propoper comic would change my mind). This one was cool, nothing over to top anyways for my personal opinion but to be honest couldnt read it to the end, cause I just got fom 818-820missed 821. The art I did like a lot. Just that I generally prefer Batman to look ripped and this didnt xD, but its good for a change.

Anyways I mentioned a little of my tastes just to share and so you could recommend me some titles. The Killing Joke I reaaaally want to have, the edition that is repainted. And it would be awesome if here you adviced me on how getting this comics by internet and the cheapest posible I am veery dumb in this compu things hehe.


Thanks in advance.

[Captain Jim]

Now a question is going to lift a few eyebrows I am sure... What is TPB?

Trade Paperback.

[dancj]

That's right - and a "Trade Paperback" generally means any paperback book that is a larger format than your standard paperback novel - and they're generally the same as the hardback except for the thinner cover - as opposed to the "mass market paperback" which will usually have smaller pages than the hardback edition of the same book.

[dancj]

I plan on offering this sorting option eventually - it's just a matter of associating individual comics with each trade.
Cool.

The other thing that would be nice would be to have the option for the price checks go to amazon.co.uk instead of amazon.com (or whatever is the local branch for any given user)

[tonyroberts09]

Oh, of course, I should mention if you're looking for a weird, F'ed up look into Batman's psyche (and the psyche of his enemies), Arkham Asylum by Grant Morrison and Dave McKean is awesome.

[Jeff_GNA]

The other thing that would be nice would be to have the option for the price checks go to amazon.co.uk instead of amazon.com (or whatever is the local branch for any given user)

I had PMed some details on this, given your location, but thought everyone else may be interested in hearing this as well.

I'm currently looking for UK/England based volunteer beta testers for another site of mine, Cheap @$$ Trades. Anyone interested, please PM me directly - I don't want to derail this thread any more than we already have. :)

If you're interested to know what Cheap @$$ Trades is all about, it's a price comparison web site specializing in comic related trades (trade paperbacks, hardcovers and digests). You can compare prices for Batman trades (http://www.cheapasstrades.com/browse.cfm?jbBID=1005&jbSID=54), for example.

It's getting some favorable reviews from various web sites, forums and podcasts (Comic Vine (http://www.comicvine.com/news/cheap-ass-trades/137665/), the Comic Geek Speak forum (http://www.thecomicforums.com/forum2//index.php?showtopic=146345), 11 O'Clock Comics (http://bullpenbulletins.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=415624#), etc). It's currently a work in progress, so any feedback (PM or contact me directly through the site) is appreciated.

Back to the discussion at hand. Besides trade paperbacks and mass market paperbacks, many comics are also published in another softcover form - a digest size. This seems to be the preferred format for most publishers and their kid oriented titles (Marvel Adventures, DC's Warner Brothers 'toon comics, etc).

Lots of other jargon you'll run into as well. OGN = original graphic novel. Collected edition = a book reprinting material originally published as multiple comic book issues.

Jeff

[Alejandro]

That's right - and a "Trade Paperback" generally means any paperback book that is a larger format than your standard paperback novel - and they're generally the same as the hardback except for the thinner cover - as opposed to the "mass market paperback" which will usually have smaller pages than the hardback edition of the same book.

Thanks for the especifics. I needed them!

But about the other part of my question. How could I get "Killing Joke" At a good pice. I checked out some pages leaved here in the forum, what that is a finder of cheap stuff but in taht one i didnt find it. And I also dont know how to make sure I am getting the repainted version, the one that is coloured by the one who drew it(I think he was the one..) Because I saw the differences in some pages thanks to youtube and google XD and I prrefer the repainted one.

Thanks for answering so quickly also :D

[Jeff_GNA]

Thanks for the especifics. I needed them!

But about the other part of my question. How could I get "Killing Joke" At a good pice. I checked out some pages leaved here in the forum, what that is a finder of cheap stuff but in taht one i didnt find it. And I also dont know how to make sure I am getting the repainted version, the one that is coloured by the one who drew it(I think he was the one..) Because I saw the differences in some pages thanks to youtube and google XD and I prrefer the repainted one.

Thanks for answering so quickly also :D

Here ya go:

Deluxe Hardcover (http://www.cheapasstrades.com/detail.cfm?jbEditionID=14830)
Trade Paperback (http://www.cheapasstrades.com/detail.cfm?jbEditionID=7911)

The hardcover features extra material, recolored art, and is cheaper to boot. :)

Jeff

[Alejandro]

OMG its that the repainted version? where did it said?

I have to talk to my dad that manages that thing about paying for delivered things by internet n_nU BUT THE PRICE OF BOTH SEEM PRETTY GOOD

Are both the repainted version or wich?

[Captain Jim]

If you're just wanting to read and own the story, another good option is the Stories of Alan Moore trade paperback. For a comparable price, you get this story and a whole lot more.

http://www.amazon.com/DC-Universe-Stories-Alan-Moore/dp/1401209270

[Alejandro]

That is a pretty awesome option.

I still dont know. Partly because its cool having it like all abaout the bat and this is more about moore xD. But the price is even better thant the other that is just the killing joke and I have heard a lot from moore even when i dont know nothing about writters and that stuff .

But out of indecition for the original work of "killing joke"and the repainted one(even when I fell this one looks better from what I have seen) I was even considering buying both versions just cause it would be coool : D.

I want to buy the best of him, considering long halloween and stuff. Mostly is cool that now I can search what is good to buy than when I was a kid and just could buy what I saw around there in the store and many times it was like the 2nd of a 3 comics story and i didnt know what happened and i get disapointed.


And well already notice I write a lot on each message hehe. I dont know maybe I just will buy the stories from moore and the repainted vrsion of killing joke.

That repainted version is the most important par to me.

[dancj]

I had PMed some details on this, given your location, but thought everyone else may be interested in hearing this as well.
D'oh - I didn't spot that you (the guy behind The Graphic Novel Archive) were the same guy as the one behing Cheap Ass Trades.

You should have my PM now...

[Jorriss]

Can anyone here tell me if Batman: The man who falls, is good?