The character was originally created by bob kane, bill finger, and jerry robinson, to serve as a junior counterpart to the superhero batman. It is not to be confused with the nowfinished comic book series of the same. Superstar writer scott snyder explodes into an allnew batman series alongside legendary artist john romita jr. Jan 25, 2018 the 7 most essential batman comic book stories. Robin is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. In the name of his murdered parents, bruce wayne wages eternal war on the criminals of gotham city. Mar 22, 2014 in honor of the seventyfifth anniversary of batman, were doing four straight months of polls having to do with batman.
On the batman, joker, catwoman love triangle, she says. Accessible guide on where to start and how to read. Over three decades after its original publication in 1987, this fourissue series is still hugely significant. Comic book artist and illustrator dustin nguyens newest book is batman tales. While ec comics and its horror and true crime books were hardest hit, batman wasnt immune to the books slander. One of dcs most profitable and enduring characters, batman debuted in may 1939 in detective comics no. The 7 most essential batman comic book stories nerdist. While most of the new 52 books were a letdown for fans, the snydercapullo run on batman definitely was not, and made the book one of the best in comics. Geoff johns and gary frank bring the dc and watchmen universes together.
These are the 15 greatest batman comic covers of all time. Check out which comic book heroe made it to number 1. Legends of the dark knight comic book series, which primarily concentrates on early tales of batman that are not necessarily considered canon, but have also been used during major crossover storylines such as batman. Getcomics getcomics is an awesome place to download dc. Conceived as a way to attract young readership, robin. While detective comics focuses on mysteries and the bats detective work, batman is designed as the.
Top 10 most valuable comic books of all time youtube. With that out of the way, here are the 25 best and most influential batman graphic novels of all time. Most comics that say 30c or higher on the cover are of later vintage and have limited value. Get the best deals on old comic books when you shop the largest online selection at ebay. This category is for everything related to all of the batman comic book series. This category contains all titles published by dc comics and its predecessors, imprints and acquired properties about batman. Dc is home to the worlds greatest super heroes, including superman, batman, wonder woman, green lantern, the flash, aquaman and more. Batman has always been, and will always be, a fan favorite in the many worlds of comic books and superheroes. Batman 1940 comic read batman 1940 comic online in high. This category contains all titles published by dc comics and its predecessors, imprints. Batman is a character who had one of the most famous costume changes in comic book history albeit just by adding a simply yellow oval, but otherwise managed to only go through a handful of looks in the 20th century. Sep 23, 2017 its batman day, which means that its time to celebrate one of the greatest comic book characters of alltime. Jul 17, 2012 top 5 batman comic books alter ego comics. Would just like to say thank you to everyone who helped me reach 100 subscribers so fast, now i felt it would be fun to show you guys my batman comic book collection as its grown these last view.
One of the most iconic fictional characters in the world, batman has dedicated his life to an endless crusade, a war on all criminals in the name of his murdered parents, who were taken from him. The best and most important batman comics of alltime. Batman, american comic book superhero created for dc comics by writer bill finger and artist bob kane. With his immense toolkit of dogoodery, the caped crusader has been able to take down many villains and criminals while maintaining his everyday facade as millionaire, bruce wayne. It came out of trying to figure out all their desires. Here are your picks for the 75 greatest batman covers of alltime. Batman 1940 comic read batman 1940 comic online in.
Any look at important stories from the storied history of batman would be incomplete without the first appearance of his young partner dick grayson, who first appeared in robin the boy wonder by bob kane, bill finger, and jerry robinson. With the exception of action comics and batman s own predecessor, detective comics, the batman title remained one of the longest running dc comic book series of all time. Frederic werthams book seduction of the innocent was published in 1954 and blamed comics for all manner of perceived ills, saying they corrupted children and promoted homosexuality. Please browse through the title listings below or use the search bar at the top of this page to quickly find a specific title. Is there an official reading order to the batman books. The definitive guide to collecting batman comics crushing krisis. Chinese batman has pansexual orgy with antifa joker in new. This period of batman history coincided with a period of comic book history where both of frank millers batman books and alan moores watchmen proved to change the comic book landscape forever, where comic books are no longer about colourful spandexed characters fighting colourful villains, but about how those same spandexed characters. They are listed here in the chronology of the storylines, rather than the publication dates of either the original comics or collections.
It introduced the secret underground society of the same name, with ties all the way to the highest levels of gotham citys power structure. He does not hold any superpowers, as opposed to the likes of superman or green lantern. Four new series set in the world of the vertigo classic. Legends of the dark knight comic books, birds of prey comic books, blackhawk comic books 1944 series and brave and the bold comic books 1955 series you can also search 7 more ways. These stories are from comic books still being published and are, in a sense, ongoing. Batman is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics superhero batman as its main protagonist. Thats especially true of batman comic covers, of which there is no shortage of uninspiring efforts. Comprehensive batman reading order for all the best graphic novels from the golden age to the new 52.
Below, youll find a comprehensive guide of superhero movie release dates for every major comic book adaptation on the calendar, going all the way up to the year 2022. Although the original batman series is the most popular, other old batman comic books are for sale here. The valuable ones will have 10c, 12c, 15c, 20c, or 25c on the cover. For my case, if i read another batman comics, i will vote those comics, and it will be at no. Of course, for many years, batman covers were as bright as any other comic book heroes, but as the 1970s rolled around, the covers became dark and more distinctive again. One of the most iconic fictional characters in the world, batman has dedicated his life to an endless crusade, a war. Here, we count down batman s most iconic comic book covers. A collective of fictional characters appear in american comic books published by dc comics featuring the superhero batman as the main protagonist since batman s introduction in 1939, the character has accumulated a number of recognizable supporting characters.
The animated series films and its followups as mark hamill also portrayed the joker in them. Batman made it all the way to number 2 on igns top 100 comic book heroes. Comic book artist dustin nguyen talks batman tales. Year one, which miller wrote, and david mazzucchelli drew, is a magnum opus. Like all batman artists of the time, sprang went uncredited as a ghost artist for kane. Recently, i wanted to make a full list of the current series that has batman in it or batman based series to orginize in my head what is current and all that, so here. This page contains all cover art images in the database for this particular comic series.
Just go to the top of the page and look in the right column. Dc comics invited miller to retell batman s origin story around the implementation of the first linewide reboot on what had been the worlds oldest, uninterrupted comic book continuity. In this historic 400 th issue of the batman comic line, the dark knight faces surprise, surprise his greatest challenge yet, as ras al ghul has set nearly every. This batman comics price guide will help you to value all the early issues of batman comics, the series which began in.
The first batman supporting character was commissioner james gordon, who first appeared in the same comic book as batman in detective. Spanning decades of storytelling, the dark knight has been a mainstay of. Batman collected with detective comics batman chronicles. For readers who buy batman comic books, weve got lots of old batman comic books for sale. A new version of dick graysons origin in a highoctane tale that unfolds with guest appearances by superman, wonder woman, green lantern, black canary, and more. The batman filmmaker matt reeves addresses if hell change anything during the coronavirus shutdown the batman jenna anderson 04102020 12. The best website to read all comic books online for free most complete most readable. This process takes no more than a few hours and well send you an email once approved. The best website to read all comic books online for free most complete most readable none of the files shown here are hosted or transmitted by this server. Bruce wayne returns as batman, and sets his sights on new villain the gotham ripper, who in turn has his sights on batman. Batman must take twoface to a destination out of gotham city, but the duplicitous villain has a two of spades up his sleeve. Following the adventures of gothams dark knight, batman is one of comics longestrunning monthly comic books.
They were doublesized issues reprinting classic batman tales. While many batman spinoffs come and go, the selftitled series and detective comics are the two mainstays that will never fade away. This batman comics price guide will help you to value all the early issues of batman comics, the series which began in 1940. Dc comics invited miller to retell batmans origin story around the implementation of the first linewide reboot on what had been the worlds oldest, uninterrupted comic book continuity. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. While not formally connected to any other film series, but only to the, controversial, story from the comic of the same name. Every now and then, though, a batman comic cover comes along that manages to not only sell the story within, but complete the nearly impossible task of capturing batman.
The top selling comic books that begin with b are batman comic books, batman. By 1938 he was selling humorous filler stories to dc comics, including professor doolittle and ginger snap. By being one of the most popular comic book characters ever, the earliest batman comic books have become increasingly valuable over the years. None of the files shown here are hosted or transmitted by this server.
Kane met writer bill finger at a party in 1938, and they soon were collaborating on comic book submissions. Its probably the best villainhero rivalry in all of comic books, and we look at the best of the best. Mar 19, 2017 comic book companies often look at costume design as the more changes, the better. Batman reading order and timeline modern age gotham archives. Getcomics is an awesome place to download dc, marvel, image, dark horse, dynamite, idw, oni, valiant, zenescope and many more comics only on getcomics. A collection of comics about dating your best friend. Future installments will deal with batman creators, villains and stories, but this month will be about batman covers. These are the comics that belong on any batfans shelf. This batman comics price guide will help you to value all the early issues of batman comics.
The world of flashpoint featuring batman this is technically not a batman story, but as the name suggests, a spin off from a flash storyline. The top 25 best batman comics and graphic novels ign. Villains which debuted during this early era included the. Well, there isnt an official one but i have found a couple of unofficial ones people have collected in the comic book community. It is written by his longtime friend and collaborator derek fridolfs. Year one deal with the origins of batman and the joker and are widely regarded as two of the most significant comic book stories ever published. Almost all comic books have the retail cover price at the time of publication on the cover. Thats the sound of comic book excitement coming to life and ebay has all the brands, genres and issues any fanboy or fangirl could ever want. Batman proved to be so popular that a selftitled ongoing comic book series began publication with a cover date of spring 1940. But as it features mark hamill as the joker, ive put it together with the batman. Batman is one of the longestlasting and mostenduring heroes in comics.
This list includes all dc rebirth titles centered around batman. Year one, as the name suggests, is a comic about the origin of batman. Batman is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics superhero batman. Year one, writer frank miller and artist david mazzuchelli revisited batman s origin giving it a realistic and noirish spin that reinvented batman. Batman has been featured in many ongoing series, limited series and graphic novels published. The origins of batman really go back to the origins of superman, who debuted in the june 1938 issue of. Here, then, are the twentyfive most valuable individual batman comic books, based on the prices as of december 2015 on the awesomely useful.
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