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Thanks for comments everyone, glad we can help (by we I mean the board since I rely on general opinions and gathered info to put this together)

as a newbie to the series after reading year 1 should i then read year 2 & 3. Im confused

If you check out the reading order links you'll see that the sheer volume of Batman stories published over the years makes "reading in order" a non issue. It's usually a pointless excercise. Year Two for example is no longer "canon", Year Threee is un-collected.


Many people after reading Year One want to continue with other "early years" type stories, similair in setting and style - The Long Halloween follows on from Year One quite well, from there I'd look at Batman & the Monster Men and The Man Who Laughs as other stories from around this era.

Which of Morrison's storylines are the best?

The whole run is a collection of small story arcs that form a giant saga all together. If you don't want to start at the very beginning then try Batman Reborn, this is the beginning of the Dick & Damian era and is a great midway jump on point. The run became wildly popular when it entered this phase

Best chapter of the run in general? You'll get a dozen different answers to this. I don't think I could even pick one....

I've been following a pretty extensive list that I happened across on the web of the Batman reading order:

http://thebatsquad.conforums3.com/in...num=1173148575

wow, thanks for posting this. I think I'll add it to the front page,.