How To Start Reading Batman Comics

[@benwatkin7734]

This guy: start s1 e1 Clone wars:allow me to introduce myself

[@thatdogeguy9108]

thats what i was thinnking of when he said that

[@King-ot3dp]

I think watching clone wars from episode one season 1 is better then in its chronological order

[@benwatkin7734]

@Rocko The Jedi no. First 4 seasons are mixed up it does go into chronological order around season 5 tho I think

[@benwatkin7734]

@Rocko The Jedi just look it up online it's on the official star wars website

[@bryansteele832]

That would be easily rectified if Disney+ just put it in the official "viewing order". Even starwars.com has the list. Don't get me started about Batman the animated series on HB max

[@justanotherrandomcrit8115]

I just read The Court of Owls TPB and now I have an entire bookshelf ranging from the Arkham Comics to Knightfall to the ‘89 Adaptation.

[@smashmaster521]

Out of curiosity, do you own any non-Batman comics?

[@redcoat2411]

same i just finished the court of owls now im in love with batman comics

[@leechlord]

This video is a freaking blessing. I have a HUGE manga collection and always wanted to get into comics. I bought multiple issues but I couldn't figure out what was going on. So, the only comics I've ever read were the TF2 comics, Overwatch comics, some MLP comics, and The Umbrella Academy. Since they all make sense to me. Just knowing where to start is a big chunk of the battle. Thank you, kind friend. Edit - It's been 6 months since I watched this video and I've become a DC fanboy since then. I've been reading not only Batman but other DC heroes. Once again, thanks for this video

[@tejasmimani8836]

Oninizuka??

[@soulkingabstr4kt887]

@@tejasmimani8836 onizuka*

[@marcusjavier8901]

For His Origins and Early Stories that set in Canon Batman Year 1:The True Batman Origin In My Opinion And Batfans Batman The Man Who Laughs:It THE Joker First Start In Crime in my opinion Batman The Long Halloween Batman:Dark Victory

[@wowiemnwow]

wait should you not read the haunted knight before long haloween?

[@marcusjavier8901]

It not important to read before batman long halloween but you could read it

[@fireshadow6632]

@Dan Evans You don't have to be a gatekeeper about it. Not everyone can afford to pay for it.

[@jalapenoofjustice4682]

I don't think your explanation of canon is quite right. Canon in comics has nothing to do with quality or even importance, all it means in this context is that stories which are canon to each other happened in the same world. The Dark Knight Returns for example was very influential and important, but it's not canon because it's a what-if alternate future and none of it happened to the version of Batman in the current comics.

[@Dan200]

I'm glad somebody else said this

[@stanislausklim7794]

Weren't there some Batman Beyond comic series that were originally part of the dcau? I think due to multiple contradictions with the established dcau canon they had eventually stripped them of their canonocity?

[@fabianknaudt2214]

Isnt Zero Year the origin of the new 52 batman? I think its out of continuity of year one, ZY continues in batman origins arc

[@Yoshimitsu4prez]

I actually liked Zero Year WAY more than I thought I would. It’s a cool book

[@vikingfan_8469]

It’s one of my favorites. 1/4 of the reason why I love it is because Riddler is my favorite Batman villain. Also amazing plot and ending

[@JakobNoone]

@HanTheMan Been sick of The Joker since 1989 or so.

[@damiantirado9616]

Honestly I think Batman earth one is better

[@aristosachaion_]

I've recently fallen back in love with Batman after Matt Reeves' masterful take on the character, but I don't need another moneypit to sink into, so the way I've gone about diving into the comics are as follows: Year One The Long Halloween Dark Victory Night of The Owls (just to get a taste of a modern Batman) The Dark Knight Returns If you ignore the glaring inconsistencies that arise from the inclusion of Night of The Owls, it's a pretty cohesive overarching storyline that has both the beginning and the end of the Batman. Even just treating the New 52 storyline as a separate continuity, treating the other 4 as one big Batman story is a really cool way of getting to know and understand the character.

[@Nuggets1527]

Just finished reading Long Halloween and Dark Victory and I must say, those books are just bad ass and if your a batman fan, those are must reads 👌

[@jayaprakash387]

Which one you liked more?

[@antonymsebastian5234]

Long Halloween is just 🔥

[@aaditmaheshwari4080]

@@jayaprakash387 dark victory is the sequel to long halloween so you're gonna have to read both of em

[@MegaFeeso]

I like like how you always say “the Batman”, makes him sound like a real legend.

[@hata1499]

This aged well

[@REaDComicsau]

Very detailed and honest description of reading comics, really great work

[@devilinpraise]

"Grant Morrison's run is another great run by the way, but you basically need a PhD on Batman to get the most out of it" wise words!

[@PringleLee]

Luckily not all comics are this confusing to get into. It's mostly just the DC and Marvel superhero stuff, which is usually revered to as "reading comics", that seem to be hard to get into. We forget the fact that when we refer to comics it's not just DC and Marvel superheroes. Something like The Walking Dead for ex. is a comic that is straight forward to understand where to begin and end. You just read Issue #1 to #193. No worries of different universes, shared universes, universe events, reboots, cannon or not cannon. So what's being said in the video mostly only applies to the big 2 publishers.

[@micknilsen4010]

Did you read the title of the video?

[@nigga6083]

He clearly said luckily not all are like this

[@micknilsen4010]

@That one unsocial Guy, he edited his comment. No hard feelings though!

[@nigga6083]

Course not sorry if that came out aggressive

[@micknilsen4010]

@@nigga6083 It´s fine, have a good one :)

[@TrixSquid]

All i have to say i thank you. Im a 14 year old that is mostly busy with school and you made my life a lot easier by not having to figure this out myself. Much love man. ❤️

[@TrixSquid]

Hey thanks for looking out! Don't worry I've only bought the comics of books I know are really really good the rest I read digitally through a small subscription fee every month. I know this kind of stuff can really put you into debt my family has always collected stuff so have I and I know of and have experienced the consequences. Once again thanks for looking out for people man! Should be more people like you on here! :)

[@taehametariq9120]

I'd still recommend Morrison's run on the bat-books to new readers, even though I would suggest reading "Batman: The Black Casebook" as pre-requisite, otherwise you're gonna be super lost. His run probably made the most significant changes to the mythos in the past 2 decades, plus there are numerous reading orders for his run on the internet so it shouldn't be hard to get into that.

[@sheetalchopra6582]

Omg, thank you so much, I've always been obsessed with everything but the comics because I just didn't know how to get into them, this was so helpfullll

[@boejiden4190]

That greg capullo Batman art you kept showing is such a badass art piece!

[@MJ-pg5sq]

i reccomend: 1- year one 2- man who laughs 3- long halloween 4- dark victory 5- killing joke 6- death in the family 7- hush 8- under the redhood 9- three jokers 10- dark knight returns let me know if you disagree or would make any changes

[@dieninjaaj4829]

Infinity Inc: You won't regret it, probably *GETS ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN FLASHBACK*

[@fc7777fc]

Stumbled upon this video as a long-time Batman reader and while I do think it's SUPER well done as an easy entry point for new readers, I want to drop a few of my own recommendations for some good, yet easy to read Batman stories. - Venom - Going Sane - Catwoman - When In Rome (Obviously more of a Catwoman story, but it's a personal favorite) - A Lonely Place of Dying - Prey

[@diegovera1353]

my reading order has been: 1.Batman: Year 1 2. Batman: The man who laughs 3. The Long Halloween 4. Dark Victory im currently reading "Catwooman: When in Rome", any ideas of what should i read next?

[@vikingfan_8469]

Zero Year

[@wolfpatrix7778]

Court of owls

[@reeceparriah4772]

Haunted knight or Hush

[@crazyperson3812]

Robin/Batgirl Year One

[@mjh277]

None of the above. A death in the family Knight fall No mans land Grant Morrison’s run Then new 52 or later stuff Haunted knight actually is a good shout

[@jhonjacson798]

The way Im reading batman is to go chronologically starting from post crisis since thats a full on reboot. I also read wonderwoman with the same idea. And its been real great.

[@smashmaster521]

I started diving into DC beyond Superman with the New 52, and have been jumping around DC continuity since then.

[@sarban1653]

What year does post-crisis start?

[@SirDot]

@@sarban1653 April, 1986 to April, 2011

[@JuanWSwart]

My first batman comic was the killing joke and that had me fall in love with batman

[@anonymousalligator3339]

i appreciate this. my cousin used to drop me off by the used comic crates at the comic book store by our house and i'd read random bat comics out of order and i've always wanted to actually get some cohesive story out of it, so this video is very useful.

[@viralbuthow000]

Good vid. I'd made a mistake years ago when I started with The Dark Knight and The Killing Joke. It was too huge a jump from the Batman I remembered watching in cartoons an TV shows. I re-started with the Denny O'Neil/Neal Adams run. That helped me to appreciate how far the character had come.

[@djjonasc]

Really great video with some great suggestions! I'm nearing the end of my first New 52 Batman read-through, and I would absolutely recommend it to anyone! It just encapsulates everything great about Batman and delivers some great stories in "Court of Owls", "Death of the Family", "Zero Year", and "Endgame".

[@hassevanloenen9887]

ive been wanting to start comics for a while and videos like these really help, thank you

[@wilbursprinkle]

Great video. Just starting getting into comics after being a super nerd for decades! Starting off with Court Of Owls and the 2018 Amazing Spider-Man series!

[@Sleepy_DOOD1701]

Thanks this was a great help. I already own the long halloween but I think I'll start with year one

[@acerpro101]

I actually did a bit of everything in this video to start reading comics. First i bought year one, long halloween and dark victory. Then for Christmas a few months later i got the scott snyder run (vol. 1-10 in the 3 box set). Now i got a whole bunch and i have no plans on stoping anytime soon lol

[@Joenah5]

I don't think The Dark Knight Returns is a good starting point, because I see it more as a this-is-batman-at-his-absolute-worst kind of story, which makes it more of a subversion of Batman than anything. I think it's the kind of comic you need to know all about the character already before reading.

[@mjh277]

My first Batman comics was A Death in the Family and No Mans Land (not knowing there were parts 2,3,4). Was a little confusing but just start somewhere. It really doesn’t matter

[@oscarbaez2098]

Thank You for the information about Batman and it's history. Thumbs UP

[@oscarbaez2098]

Thank you

[@xenonmaster6668]

2:09 I’m getting year one so I’m about to read the considered canon origin story of Batman 😁!! The reason why I got it was A. Playing Arkham origins and B. Hearing it’s a good comic!

[@pranjalfrompurwa]

I have watched dozens of videos on the subject but this one really is the best and most convincing. Subscribed.

[@elmoeboi9544]

OH MY GOD THANKS I have been asking people for years and I always get a half asked response. This is the best order ever thank you.

[@sam.butler]

Anyone interested in started Scott Snyders run, Amazon sell it in 3 collected box sets. Amazing run and definitely worth collecting

[@justinglines894]

THANK U SO MUCH. Oh my god I’ve looked at this for hours for 3 days now. Everyone else was like read detective comics issue 273-272 and then randomly jump over to this other series and read a certain amount of it. This seems so much more simple

[@profiticstest9856]

Scott Snyder Batman run is very good

[@aurahoneydew9607]

I challenge! Zero Year is better start for new readers since it covers flavor modern Batman(11-now) and (96-11)retro Batman who leans more fantastical and scifi tends to be. Year-one is only if you're going through the post crisis Batman like stories set right after Crisis on Infinite Earth's since that Batman is full on old school like the Year One version. The run approach is best since the second a writer shifts it's pretty much a reboot with an occasional nod or something little popping up. Also avoid the Tom King Batman that's pretty much the Last Jedi of Batman down to having the character be a failure because it's subversive.

[@paulmoore5392]

As a HUGE Daredevil fan, have always heard that Batman is the best character for me to get into DC wise. Just finished reading Batman: Year One and Batman: Hush. Both of those were fantastic and am wondering where to look next. My question is how integral the Justice League and surrounding Bat Family comics are? I do have a few Nightwing comics, but how important is it for me read like Catwoman for example?

[@skyyswaggstudios2934]

Just a note, imo dark knights returns is fantastic, but it’s even better if you’ve read a couple of stories when he’s younger. Not a billion, just a couple to get acquainted and used to normal Batman, then read a grittier older Batman in dark knight returns

[@yurineri2227]

can you do a How To Start Reading green lantern Comics please ?

[@AlexBaldwinFTW]

This video is so helpful!

[@EmperorSarco]

I am thankfull videos like these exist... when I was little I liked Batman and DC, but I have never really been invested in it as much as Marvel. I have only recently gotten a spark of interest because I have realized that DC, in terms of films, does not care as much as Marvel cares when adapting their characters. After this realization i am now interested in DC.

[@RunningP123456]

Thanks for this! So helpful :)

[@FabianEllis]

I’ve just started getting into Batman comics and a massive recommendation for me is Batman: Universe by Nick Derington and Brian Michael Bendis- it’s refreshingly light hearted and work well if you’ve seen the Brave and the Bold TV show, played the Lego games or watched the original 66 movie.

[@colinsquires8168]

Thank you for providing some clarity on how the world of comics works!!!

[@Ali-xx9iz]

started with Flashpoint, then with the Court of Owls and Year one the next thing on my list is Long Halloween and the Rebirth Green Lantern lines

[@gh05tnoh24]

Here’s how I’d describe difficulty in getting into comics using different examples: Easy- The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman, super easy, four compendiums, start at number 1 and read til you can’t. Normal- Batman. the reasoning i have this example is there’s multiple jumping on points, however, due to DC resetting their universes, there is plenty of bookends and you can pick an era and stick to it pretty simply after a little while Hard- Spiderman. Marvel has never reset their universe. So there’s less easily defined jumping on points especially if you are unfamiliar with writers and artists.

[@imgonnaputsomedirtinyourpi1014]

I just decided I wanted to start reading Batman comics and this is gonna help me a lot. Thank you so much :]

[@iskidliveforever5471]

Netflix and chill I could see how that would roll I know none of this stuff retains to the subject at hand. 🤣😂 I just love the Batman series entirely the rogues gallery even the sidekicks.

[@iskidliveforever5471]

Oh and also they made The killing joke Canon which I'm not too happy about because of reasons regarding leaving Batgirl with crippling depression.

[@smashmaster521]

"crippling depression" Please tell me that wasn't intentional.

[@avab9888]

This was so in depth and super helpful. Thanks a lot, can't wait to start reading!

[@Chvse4U]

Here's how I started reading Batman Arkham Asylum A Serious House Batman Year One Batman Shaman Batman Gothic Batman Prey Batman The Man Who Laughs Batman The Long Halloween Batman Dark Victory Robin Year One Batgirl Year One I like the idea of reading A Serious House early. Many people consider it a nightmare Batman would have, and it gives you a vulnerable look into the character psyche that helps to frame Bruce's journey.

[@takyontsuki8520]

i would say read batman year one,the long halloween, and maybe the man who laughs bc that’s batman’s first two years and a retelling of batman’s first encounter with joker

[@RedEyeReality]

Injustice got me into comics and arkham unhinged #8 was the first book I read along with Injustice #1. Arkham unhinged volume 1 had dlc in the back for city and I fell back into arkham city. I still love comics to this day because of rocksteady and there masterpieces

[@shaemartin4770]

If you want a good look at a chronological order for Batman I would highly suggest looking at Geek History Lesson's video on the Batman Chronological timeline. It doesn't have everything, but it gets a lot of the main events that are important to the character.

[@levihudson7614]

This helped so much I have been addicted to arkham games and want to read the comics so thank you

[@kalenberreman8252]

That is a great video, my friend, and a great crash course for newbies trying to get into Batman. Good job.

[@vctuberista]

BATMAN - THE CULT BATMAN - TEN NIGHTS OF THE BEAST BATMAN - VENOM

[@valentinaramoscobos6696]

comic fans have so much power lmao it’s like Comic fans: “this is what’sconsidered canon” me *confused and trying to get into comics*: “why?” Comic fans: “because we said so”

[@spencerwelchii573]

Hey from the future (06.04.20) actually at the time of this video Batman was 2x a month. Actually The Killing Joke was ALWAYS meant to be 'Cannon' why else did they write the Batgirl Special setting up Babs' retirement and only 1 (or 2) months later did we get Oracle in Suicide Squad? Bane did NOT 1st appear in Knightfall he 1st appeared in Batman: Vengeance of Bane that was one of the starting points (along with Batman: Sword of Azrael) the prequel to Knightfall

[@imjustr2d241]

Great vid. Im gonna start with year one

[@daamazinfatb0y752]

thanks for this. Really cleared things up.

[@marcusjackson1887]

Thanks man, I was looking for exactly this advice 👍

[@halomary4693]

Excellent video man ! You deserve wayyyy more subs and likes !

[@shangchi828]

Read Batman Year One TPB by Frank Miller, Long Halloween is good also, after that watch the Batman 1966 TV series, watch the Superman movies(yes Superman) , then read Dark Knight Returns.

[@cydia1720]

I would recomend one of the newer comic books Batman three jokers you get to see how important Batman and jokers relationship is and Joe chill’s perspective on killing Batman parents

[@firenekro6086]

Hey man you helped me a lot from where to start i allready know a lot of the lore and comics but you helped me what runs to read

[@Adi-vg4wr]

This was very helpful. Thanks a bunch :)

[@Raay.90]

Thanks a lot man! this is definitely gonna help me in my new journy to reading comics it'd be really cool if you did the same kinda guide for other characters as well

[@bryansteele832]

I don't think it really matters where you start. Just embrace the character. Luckly that vast majority of the publishing history of Detective comics & Batman comics from 1939 to now is always available to purchase. Mostly what is missing is the 1950s, 1960s and a decent amount of the 1970s. I hope one day the entirety of DC comics publishing history will be available to everyone.

[@myconiusmaximus1022]

Wow! You actually recommended that people read 'Batman Eternal'. Ok. I've heard enough!

[@DogTheft-1]

my first comic was Flashpoint and i like batman becasue of flashpoint batman

[@Jonny0W]

oooh I think he's recently made a comeback

[@DogTheft-1]

@@Jonny0W yeah in tom king batman :)

[@smashmaster521]

Which derails him into a psychopath with convoluted motivations and plot armor that puts Prime Batman's plot armor to shame.

[@Computerdude123]

You should try the new Peter Tomasi run on dc rebirth detective comics

[@miamimagicians]

Knight fall is amazing

[@laurenplester5088]

I just started reading Batman comics and before having any info on where to start I decided to just read Bob Kanes story of Batman(1940). I know there’s a lot of issues in that series so like if I get bored of it I’ll move on to others lol. I just thought starting off with the original would also be considered the canon story, but I guess not.

[@alltix9320]

As long as you enjoy what you read. ''Canon'' should not be something to be bothered.

[@lastdivantruther]

What do you think about Harleen, The Joker and The Batman Who Laughs? Thanks for the video btw. Just found your channel and boy, I'm diving into it :)

[@infinitycomics9049]

Harleen turned out way better than I thought it would. The Batman Who Laughs series is just mild black mirror. The Batman Who Laughs character is just mild joker.

[@lastdivantruther]

@@infinitycomics9049 oh, i see. I was pretty excited about batman who laughs :/. Anyway, thank you! Bought some of the comics you mentioned here and loved them!

[@george-nikolas942]

I Recomend you to Read Wolverine Old Man Logan.

[@bocowan9106]

Just remember, if you read Snyder’s run you wanna red Batman eternal after finishing year one

[@shataph19]

Thank You man!

[@-yourandyoureare2different612]

Where

[@elyscho9266]

This video is soooo good

[@jollycritic6766]

I read batman dark tomorrow

[@mayhem3500]

what is detective comics, how does that work

[@ruben7820]

What's the best comics for the Riddler? He's by far the most interesting villain to me, and I'm just craving for a good story involving him.

[@infinitycomics9049]

Dark Knight Dark City: If you like the mystical side of Gotham that mixes horror and history. Zero Year: If you like epic superhero action and a good Riddler. The Riddle Factory: also decent

[@smashmaster521]

Honestly, Batman Forever is the best Riddler story I've seen. I know it's a movie, but still.

[@mayhem3500]

so cannon means the books that are very important. so like year one connects with batman the man who laughs

[@sarban1653]

Canon means its part of the main storyline continuity. Non-canon means that its meaningless and just glorified fanfic.

[@mayhem3500]

Sarban thank you !!!

[@nj1472]

Canon = true to the source material for example filler episodes are not canon because they are not true to the story

[@mayhem3500]

Chrollos Nen i got batman year one so next up to read would be man who laughs haunted knight, long halloween and then dark victory

[@brianshafer1166]

PrettyFlacko what did you think of them.

[@michaelwensner2475]

What order should I read the new 52 Batman in, apparently it’s not as simple as reading them in ascending volume order?

[@clxutz]

Michael Wensner Batman: Zero Year Batman: Court Of Owls Batman: Night Of Owls Batman: Death Of The Family Batman: Requiem Batman Eternal Barman: EndGame Batman: Super Heavy

[@ashspike5232]

Great video !

[@averyjohnson8605]

Sweet Jesus what am I getting myself into.

[@Gloryholrr]

the first batman comic i read was return.

[@chojinkid]

is Knightfall volume 1 enough if you just wanna know about Bane's origin story? or do you recommend all of them?

[@kedarnatekar9982]

Kedar Natekar Hi I’m from India, I want start with dc but don’t know how or from where, this year is almost over can you suggest any upcoming dc issues ? It will be my 1st comic read.

[@infinitycomics9049]

Depends on what you like. If you like Batman and gritty stories: Batman Year One. If you really like superheroes in other media (manga or movies): Justice League Vol 1 Origin. If you like good literature but maybe not comics as a whole: Watchmen. Sci-Fi: Green Lantern Rebirth (Check out a Wikipedia article for plot summary though). Fantasy: Wonder Woman Vol 1 Blood Noir: Batman The Long Halloween Hope this helps.

[@questioneverything1639]

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[@smashmaster521]

I would recommend Scott Snyder's Batman for a good solo book, Snyder and James Tynion IV's Justice League for a good team book, and DCeased for a good Elseworld book.

[@amaypaulsingh1894]

Thanks

[@Braxtonsport]

I got in pretty easy I started with year one

[@Jft860]

Should rea year one and dark night returns because it’s beginning and end and should also read killing joke and court of owls

[@nachiketamrute]

Batman Year One [Batman #404 - #407] Batman The Man Who Laughs [Detective Comics #784 - #786] Batman The Long Halloween Batman Dark Victory Batman The New 52 Batman and The Robin (vol. 2) [7 volumes] Detective Comics #934 - #993 Batman Hush [Batman #608 - #619] Batman The Killing Joke Batman Dark Night Returns Batman Knightfall Batman Under The Red Hood Batman Arkham Asylum Batman Black Mirror

[@oo-xv1em]

you couldn't have put it better. I would have suggested the same

[@KmBandz]

I personally feel like Batman hush is a lil overrated and personally I recommend reading with no expectations because when I read I was excited because I thought it would be one of the great Batman nooks but tbh other than the beautiful art by Jim lee and think it’s a book you can wait on tbh.

[@pranavsantosh3372]

Hey how do I get these chronological list u talked about

[@aped3]

Where does the 3 JOKE fall in the Timeline ???

[@KingArthur39]

Its currently not canon (but it might become part of it). It takes place more recently, after The Killing Joke and Under the Redhood, serving as a pseudo-sequel to them.