Every Batman Run - Reading Order & Starting Points

The Dark Knight, the Caped Crusader, the better half of the Dynamic Duo... Batman has long cemented himself as the most popular comic book character, and his publication history shows it. This is the first of three videos covering (I) every regular Batman run, (II) every limited series, and (III) every special edition of the character. Make yourself confortable, we have a lot of ground to cover.

The essential reading order goes as follows:

Outdated and directed at younger audiences, the Golden and Silver Ages should only be read as curiosities.
O'Neil/Robbins/Adams' run
Steve Englehart/Marshall Rogers' run
Garry Conway's run
Doug Moench's first run
Batman Year One
Mike W. Barr's short run
Jim Starlin's short run
Grant/Wagner/Breyfogle's run
Legends of the Dark Knight
Dixon/Moench's run
Rucka/Brubaker's run
Grant Morrison's run
Scott Snyder's run
Tom King's run
Peter Tomasi's run
James Tynion IV's run
Chip Zdarsky's run

Top Ten ranks as follows:

10 - Dixon/Moench's run
9 - Jim Starlin's run
8 - Grant/Wagner/Breyfogle's run
7 - Tom King's run
6 - Englehart/Rogers' run
5 - O'Neil/Robbins/Adams' run
4 - Morrison's run
3 - Snyder's run
2 - Legends of the Dark Knight
1 - Batman Year One


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