Batman Run Comparison: Snyder, King, Tynion

[@TheComicBookReport]

What is your favorite Batman comic run? 🦇🤔🦇

[@spencerolson7045]

I am more of a Grant Morrison run kind of guy.

[@TheComicBookReport]

@@spencerolson7045 totally respect that! I LOVE that run as well

[@pushyamitra6095]

Scott

[@robbofwar57]

Still a new reader but I was really into fear state, so I’ve enjoyed that more than the king and chip runs so far

[@TheComicBookReport]

@@robbofwar57 I’m so happy you love fear state! It was a fun event, very unique depiction of scarecrow I thought

[@transfiguration8865]

I honestly think Snyder will go down in history as one of the top 3 Batman writers of all time.

[@TheComicBookReport]

He has my vote! 🙋🏻‍♂️💯

[@williamjackson6705]

Since I'm an old guy I'll throw in Doug Moench's name. I like the work he & Denny O'Neil did in the 80's. Bats has had a lot of good writers over the decades.

[@TheComicBookReport]

Oh agreed 💯📚

[@salvatoreocello]

3:33 court is definitely one of the best Batman stories. Snyder has a lot of the MODERN classics imo

[@TheComicBookReport]

👏🦇💯

[@graydonkoger206]

Haven’t read Tynion but Snyder’s I found leagues better than King. I have a friend whose fav villain is Bane and he also really didn’t enjoy Kings use of him, but I also really don’t like King’s dialogue

[@TheComicBookReport]

I think I just connect with King’s dialogue and style but I totally get how it’s not for everyone ha 🦇

[@graydonkoger206]

@@TheComicBookReport Eh I didn’t care for his use of Flashpoint batman either, however! The Talia and Booster Gold mini arcs were some of my fav parts of the run there is definitely some great moments just overall I didn’t vibe with it as much

[@TheComicBookReport]

@@graydonkoger206 totally get that ha

[@jasonbishop1069]

Perfect timing on the video. I just ordered the Scott Snyder vol 2 omni plus the Tynion run in a hard cover lot off ebay. Now I just need them to reprint the deluxe hard covers 3-5 for the tom king run or put out an omni so I can complete his run.

[@mitch-TO]

Tom King's Batman was the #1 most wanted omnibus on Near Mint Condition's 2024 poll, so I have a feeling we'll get that soon.

[@jasonbishop1069]

@@mitch-TO Nice! Fingers crossed!

[@TheComicBookReport]

Excellent I hope you enjoy the runs! 🦇 Tom King’s run may not be for everyone but I really enjoyed it. I’m sure we’ll see reprints in some form 📚📚📚

[@ttrain85]

I really enjoyed this video a lot! Enjoyed your breakdown of each run. A little constructive criticism- maybe a little less summary of the individual runs and more comparing what one does better/worse than the others it’s put up against. Maybe rank writing, art, characters, stories, etc. Totally just a suggestion though, if you did more just like this, id still be watching

[@TheComicBookReport]

Appreciate the feedback! Thanks so much :) Newer video concept to the channel so still trying to get a feel for how I want to set these up, thanks again for the input/feedback 💪🦇

[@williamlee2182]

Same, collected Marvel as a child but returning to comics as an adult, Batman New 52 was such a good starting point.

[@TheComicBookReport]

Oh yeah, absolutely 🦇🦇🦇

[@pushyamitra6095]

Awesome video. Make part 2 with grant morrison, Peter j, and zdarsky run

[@TheComicBookReport]

There’s a fun idea! 🦇🦇🦇

[@jasonbishop1069]

this would be a great idea. It would help a new reader to batman, like me, a lot.

[@TheComicBookReport]

@@jasonbishop1069 noted! And welcome to comics :) 📚👍

[@pushyamitra6095]

@@TheComicBookReport also mariko tamaki

[@TheComicBookReport]

@@pushyamitra6095 I wanted to check out that run, I believe that might’ve been detective comics but not sure 🤔

[@sebastianjack2341]

It was a great video about batman writers comic run , i watched 3 times. Ps : i hace a question , you will do the same thing to superman comic modern run or others comics in future?

[@TheComicBookReport]

I wanted to see how this video did / how people enjoyed it-so far the reception feels positive. I think this video concept will be one I return to with different characters in the future :)

[@Tom_ohandley]

Great video!

[@TheComicBookReport]

🦇 thanks so much! 🦇

[@blurjose]

I gotta say this is a really great video and idea, Dom: brief compare/contrast analysis. I love Snyder and King's runs. I'm one of those people that loves King's tendency to prefer broken more vulnerable heroes. Tynion's was more meh to me (not bad by any means). But I LOVE his DetComics bat family run. We mostly agree for once! (Though I love disagreeing too).

[@TheComicBookReport]

Hahah well said my friend! Yeah I share a lot of your opinions here 🦇🦇🦇 I’m glad to hear you enjoyed the video! If this gets good feedback I’ll definitely try to do more of this kind of video in the future

[@Theworthlessopinion]

This was a very cool idea for a video! Have any other characters in mind for this? Spider-Man? Daredevil?

[@TheComicBookReport]

Absolutely, if people enjoy this kind of content I definitely have other runs for other characters I can do :)

[@Theworthlessopinion]

@@TheComicBookReport oh great! I haven’t read a lot of specifically “amazing Spider-Man” runs. Any specific recommendations besides Lee/ditko?

[@lexofpower2822]

Amazing Spider-Man might be difficult for modern day cause for 10 years it’s been almost nothing but Dan Slott lol

[@TheComicBookReport]

@@Theworthlessopinion yeah I’ll likely do one for Spidey! For amazing Spider-Man JMS I’ve always enjoyed as just another great go-to

[@TheComicBookReport]

@@lexofpower2822 there’s definitely some merit to this, I’d probably throw in some older runs too if I decide to do ASM 😂🕷️

[@diegocorrea9327]

I love Snyders run, it was also the first Batman run I read and it gave us one of the best Batman artists (Capullo) but after reading a lot more of Batman, my favorite is Morrisons run.

[@TheComicBookReport]

Morrisons run is also excellent. That’s probably my second favorite.

[@AlexBaldwinFTW]

Tom King writes incredible stories but I hated all the Bat/Cat stuff in his run. Snyder's run is really consistent and just nails Batman in lots of ways to me.

[@TheComicBookReport]

@@AlexBaldwinFTW that’s fair! I loved the Bat / Cat stuff so I was all in for King’s run, but Snyder’s is just my favorite 🦇

[@DanielEpic]

What did you think of Batman Incorporated? I'm currently wondering about picking up the third Morrison omnibus.

[@TheComicBookReport]

I really liked but didn’t love. Still absolutely worth reading and I think a magnificent conclusion to his run, but there were portions of his run I preferred

[@lexofpower2822]

I have all of Snyders Batman run and Tynions IV’s Detective run. I will try to read his main Batman series one day (I know what goes on, I just haven’t read it yet), and maybe I’ll officially read Tom Kings run.

[@TheComicBookReport]

Yeah everyone has their own taste, but I definitely enjoyed all of these runs-they all brought something distinctive to the table 🦇 Whenever you get to those other runs, I hope you enjoy! 📚📚📚

[@GimilitheGreat]

I have added snyder's omnis to my read list as I picked up the compact court of owls and am enjoying it so far. It is strange to me though that his run on batman has such a divided opinion among batman fans. Either you love it or you hate it with no in-between it seems.

[@TheComicBookReport]

I agree a lot of polarized feelings on Snyder’s run-I see it a bit with Tom King’s run too. I also see a lot of people with Snyder’s loving the first half and not liking the back half. I enjoyed it all myself but it is interesting to see the feedback from people 🦇🦇🦇 What do you think of that compact edition?

[@GimilitheGreat]

@@TheComicBookReport the compact edition is pretty neat. I didn't think I'd enjoy it as much as I have. You can take the stories with you anywhere and enjoy them in places an omni just wouldn't work.

[@TheComicBookReport]

@@GimilitheGreat yeah DC has a few lined up in kind of interested in! Saw a few reviews of the first two titles they released they look fun. As you say I love the idea of a portable reading copy

[@nivekleveb8872]

Good video. I'd be interested to see you do this for other characters or series (Spider-Man, DD) Also, can we all just give praise to the artists on these runs? Every time you turned the page, there was some awesome art. I feel like artists don't get enough recognition for selling us on stories we might otherwise think are total nonense. Of these three, I liked Tynion's the most of what I've read (which was just the Detective run and Batman 85-100 which I thought was a fun romp through the rogues gallery, like Hush but not as stupid), I don't get the hype for Snyder (read through Zero Year, All Star and Last Knight on Earth) and King's run I thought was terrible (read the first Deluxe, War of Jokes and Riddles and City of Bane) I'm going to go with Morrison's for modern writers.

[@sukulbembe4657]

What era does James Tynion run belong to? Like Snyders is New 52, Kings is Rebirth.

[@TheComicBookReport]

I’m not sure if that has a name or not it takes place directly after Tom kings

[@sukulbembe4657]

@@TheComicBookReport Thanks!

[@dannytorrence9424]

Such an awesome video idea. Honestly I love all the runs. I don't own all of Tom Kings, mostly due to waiting for a new edition. But Snyder is the best. In my opinion. I cherish that whole run so much. I have it all in trades and I know I need to upgrade because of how much I love it. Tynion's run is soo much fun. Like you said some characters stole the show even from batman. Like Clown Killer is one of my favorites. His whole story is sooo good. I agree joker war was fun but a bit of a letdown but great still. The current run is pure gold too. With the added KNIGHT book which is phenomenal its definitely up there. I agreed with so much of your opinion and my Snyder experience was the exact same way. Definitely do more videos like this!!😁👊

[@TheComicBookReport]

Love this comment! It sounds like we feel similar in a lot of respects! And love The Knight! 🦇

[@Carlos-xz3vi]

I loved Snyder’s first time I read it. Re-read it and it was ok. I prefer Tynion’s writing and I love his Batman run, although his Detective Comics run is perfect. I haven’t read Tom Kjng’s run. I haven’t been able to get through it. I think if an Omni is released a I’ll be able to do so.

[@TheComicBookReport]

@@Carlos-xz3vi I love Snyder’s I’ve re-read portions, some parts more than one re-read 😂 I really enjoyed all these runs but I respect not all are for everyone ha. 🦇🦇🦇 Have you been reading any of Zdarsky’s?

[@wesc6755]

It would be helpful if you'd cite the date ranges of these diffferent runs."After Flashpoint" means nothing to me. :)

[@TheComicBookReport]

This is awesome feedback! Something I’ll try to incorporate in the future if I can remember! Thank you 😁📚

[@manuelsoldevilla6990]

Great video,for me: 1)snyder 2)king 3)tynion iv

[@TheComicBookReport]

Same ranking for me with these 3

[@whysosidiouspod]

Dark Designs is a top 5 all time for me. But agree the run overall doesn’t hold up. And I’m in the side who loves Kings run, although I haven’t read some of the later volumes

[@TheComicBookReport]

Sounds like we are in a similar boat though I finished King’s run (I’m a fan personally) And yeah I LOVED their dark designs I’m surprised more people don’t talk about it 🦇

[@whysosidiouspod]

@@TheComicBookReport I’ve always wondered the same thing no one talks about it! How are the issues leading up to city of bane? It’s the only material I haven’t read yet but I did read city of bane

[@TheComicBookReport]

@@whysosidiouspod my recollection is they were ok? Is that the Bruce dreaming story arc or after that?

[@whysosidiouspod]

@@TheComicBookReport yes from the cover there’s some penguin stuff, and a description talked about some dreaming stuff. But what issue do we see Thomas come to their universe?

[@TheComicBookReport]

@@whysosidiouspod yeah I think that dream arc was kind of polarizing for a lot of people but I found myself enjoying it. To be honest with you I can’t remember when Thomas was introduced, but I know he became more prominent toward the end of King’s run.

[@Boushh420]

Scott Snyder's run has to be my favorite of the three. King's run is meandering and should have been a lot less than what it was. Months would go by where the plot didnt advance and the subtext was shallow and juvenile. I thought Tynions would be a break but it just seemed to be a boost for the speculator's market with a new character each month.

[@TheComicBookReport]

I wonder if king benefited from collected edition. I agree there were story arcs that dragged a bit/perhaps could’ve been tighter however being able to read complete arcs in a sitting may have helped my enjoyment-I’m sure if I went month to month there could be times I felt it drag. And yeah I found Tynion’s Detective Comics run a bit more engaging overall but still liked what we got. Snyder is my favorite 😂🦇

[@boombapdoom493]

I find Tom Kings run (and almost all his work) to be a chore to read 😴 I just can’t 😅

[@TheComicBookReport]

Hey to each their own :) he does seem to be a writer people connect with or not ha

[@zoro_onepiece4030]

Yoo nice🎉

[@TheComicBookReport]

👏💯🦇🦇🦇

[@MarvelKnight-tw9hb]

I love Snyder and capullo's run it's my personal favorite Batman run in my opinion no run has been able to come close since! king's run was a mixed bag some stories I really loved and some stories I just hated and James tynion was just okay it really peaked at joker war and I still haven't read Chip zdarski's run!

[@TheComicBookReport]

Think this is totally fair! I’m in a similar camp-LOVE that Snyder/Capullo and so far that’s my high bar for a Batman run but there are so many great ones

[@MarvelKnight-tw9hb]

@@TheComicBookReport also what's your personal favorite run on Superman? For me I think it's Peter j tomassi and Dan jergens's run on Superman and action comics!

[@TheComicBookReport]

@@MarvelKnight-tw9hb I’m still reading that Tomasi run but really enjoying that. I am a sucker for John Byrne’s run though. Also I’m currently reading the Warworld saga which is excellent so far

[@EylonBelkin]

Allan grant the goat best batman stories was his with the goated team of doug moench and chuck dixon . The villains this team made is unmatched. Snyder is the only one who is at the level and goated

[@TheComicBookReport]

I’ll need to check out the Allan Grant stuff sometime

[@EylonBelkin]

@@TheComicBookReport his villains are something else

[@TheComicBookReport]

@@EylonBelkin 👍💯

[@CountComics]

I’m definitely going to say I think king had the best run and it get’s better with time.

[@TheComicBookReport]

I have not done a dedicated re-read yet but I can absolutely see that! I was a big fan my first time through but I’m eagerly awaiting when I dive back in sometime :) 🦇🦇🦇 Great to talk to King Bat fans! 💪👏

[@donaldallen9804]

Tom kings run was thoroughly entertaining, after court of owls story Scott Snyder Batman just dropped off for me

[@TheComicBookReport]

Fair enough! I loved that Snyder run but Court of Owls was probably my high point in the run-love that story. King’s run I also loved, I may be due for some re-reading 🦇