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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Viking Bastard" data-source="post: 2152707" data-attributes="member: 509">BATMAN Trade Paperbacks (that I've read and remember at the moment)Those marked with a * I think ruleThose marked with a ~ I think suckThose that are not marked with anything entertained me without really impressing meYear One stories (that are available in TPBs) Stories that take place early in Batman's career in chronological-ish order:Batman: Year One* - by Frank Miller, the basic origin of BatmanBatman: Gothic* - by Grant Morrison, Batman takes on the mob and gets sucked into a mysteryBatman: The Long Halloween - by Leob and Sale, serial killer story & origin of Two-FaceRobin: Year One - by Chuck Dixon, the origin of the Dick Grayson RobinBatman: Dark Victory - by Leob and Sale, sequal to TLH and overlaps with (and in some cases contradicts) R:Y1.The Bat-overs The big crossover events in chronological order:Batman: KnightFall Part 1: Broken Bat* - Bane comes to town to break the batBatman: KnightFall Part 2: Who Rules the Night* - Azrael takes over the mantle of the batBatman: KnightFall Part 3: Knightsend* - Batman reclaims his mantle... by forceBatman: Prodigal~ - Knightfall epilogue, Batman goes away to find himself and meanwhile Dick Grayson takes over for him as BatsBatman: Contagion - Gotham is overrun by a mysterious plagueBatman: Legacy - Batman and Co. track down the source of the plagueBatman: Cataclysm - the prologue to No Man's Land, Gotham is devastated by a massive earthquakeBatman: No Man's Land vol. 1-5* - Gotham City is abandoned by the government and Batman and Co. have to fight for control over it against the Arkham loonies, organized gangs and Lex LuthorBatman: Officer Down - someones attempts to murder Jim Gordon, who is it and why and what will it mean for the relationship between him and BatmanBatman: Bruce Wayne, Murderer? - when an old flame of Batman is killed and all evidence leads to Bruce Wayne, what does he do?Batman: Bruce Wayne, Fugitive vol. 1-3 - on escape from the law, Batman must clear his name and reheal the relationships with his alliesBatman: War Drums - the prologue to War GamesWar Games Act 1: Outbreak - a massive gang war breaks out in Gotham... and it's his faultActs 2 & 3 are soon to be releasedOther (in continuity)Various Batman books, in an attempted chronological order:Batman: Haunted Knight - by Leob and Sale, several short stories with a Halloween themeBatman: The Killing Joke* - by Alan Moore, the Joker goes on a rampage trying to snap Jim Gordon's mind and Batman must confront him on more than one levelBatman: A Death in the Family~ - by Jim Starlin, the death of the second Robin, Jason ToddBatman: A Lonely Place of Dying - by Marv Wolfman, introduces the current Robin, Tim DrakeBatman: Evolution* - by Greg Rucka, Batman vs. Ras Al GhulBatman: Hush, vol. 1-2~ - by Loeb & Jim Lee, a new enemy, Hush, is plotting against Batman: Death and the Maidens - by Greg Rucka, Batman vs. Ras Al Ghul vs. Ras Al Ghul's long lost daughterBatman: As the Crow Flies - by Judd Winick, the Scarecrow breeds a new villain, the Scarebeast, or does he really?Other (out of continuity)Various Batman books that for some reason, be they elseworlds or are just dated, are not in official continuity: Batman: The Dark Knight Returns* - by Frank Miller, an aged retired Batman takes the cape for one last twirlBatman: The Dark Knights Strikes Again - by Frank Miller, in the sequal to tDKR, Batman and his new army of allies take on the US government which has been taken over by sinister forcesBatman: Year Two~ - by Mike W. Barr, Batman must team up with his parents' killer to take down the misguided vigilante ReaperBatman: Son of the Demon~ - by Mike W. Barr, Batman shags Talya, has babyPlease do remind me of more...</blockquote>

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