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- spookyttws, on 07/05/2008, -0/+62An essential Batman list without 'The Long Halloween'? (most certainly one of Christopher Nolan's influences)
- FloridaMike, on 07/05/2008, -2/+40Buried for no "Arkham Asylum"
- chadwalters23, on 07/06/2008, -3/+24Hush
- ThatDustyGuy, on 07/06/2008, -1/+19A better list:
The 25 Greatest Batman Graphic Novels:
http://comics.ign.com/articles/624/624619p1.html
(Sorry the list is divided up into multiple pages, though.) - sims5487, on 07/06/2008, -1/+12This from a guy who dugg "15 Greatest Bond Gadgets of All Time".
- inactive, on 07/06/2008, -2/+12And no Hush either....
- markwahlberg, on 07/05/2008, -4/+14what about batman vs predator? that is ESSENTIAL.
- asguardian, on 07/06/2008, -3/+12All-Star Batman? Really? Goofy or not, it shouldn't be on ANY 'must read' list.
- zomgwaffles, on 07/06/2008, -6/+15can't have a Batman MUST READ list without Hush on it
- smitas, on 07/06/2008, -2/+10Why should I listen to you?
- shagg187, on 07/06/2008, -1/+9The lack of Knightfall disturbs me. Sure, its a series and not just a book but watching Bane beat the living hell out of Batman from the start of the comic to the end was pretty badass both on bane and batman's sense.
- whahaa, on 07/06/2008, -0/+8QFT. The Long Halloween is the primary source material adapted for The Dark Knight.
- thatsmyaibo, on 07/06/2008, -0/+7You guys nailed it. No Hush or Long Halloween? Not a complete list. I was thinking the same thing before even opening the comments section. Wouldn't mind seeing No Man's Land either.
- ThePenrod, on 07/06/2008, -1/+7I was about to say the same thing, along with Long Halloween. It's kind of weird that they didn't include those two stories but included All Star.
- cerealjynx, on 07/05/2008, -0/+6Not just the ones you expect. There's a list of Goofy ones at the end! A-HYUCK
- bonniegrrl, on 07/06/2008, -2/+7what? No Batman Vs. Dracula?
- papusman, on 07/06/2008, -1/+6YES! The scariest Batman book ever. You can't beat Grant Morrison's insanity, and Dave McKean's art is what brilliant crazies scrawl in their notebooks. That book kept me up at night.
- cerealjynx, on 07/06/2008, -0/+4Batman vs. Predator
That was the most awesome thing when I was like, 13 - aenima987, on 07/06/2008, -0/+4Quiet or Papa Spank.
- davecapp, on 07/06/2008, -0/+4Yes you certainly can. Hush was the beginning of Jeph Loeb's downfall into hack-dom. Every Batman villain appeared for no reason, the twists were forced and were altered after the fact, all it really was was a showcase for Jim Lee's art. Long Halloween/Dark Victory are good Jeph Loeb stories, this is not.
- blckng, on 07/06/2008, -2/+6What if I've already read all of those and I DO know everything there is to know about Batman (and the DCU in general)?
Oh, and while this list gets an insane amount of props for mentioning the criminally underrated and ignored Gotham Central book, this list fails pretty hard for including a Showcase collection and Death in the Family over the Loeb/Sale stuff, the strictly Batman Morrison stuff (Arkham Asylum? Black Glove?), or Grayson's much overlooked Gotham Knights run. Ooh, and what about Brubaker's The Man Who Laughs, or any of the old Denny O'Neil arcs?
Eh. Oh, and All Star is awesome. Dick Grayson. Age 12. Goddamn Batmobile. Goddamn Batman. Goddamn whores. - vichussmith, on 07/06/2008, -0/+3Says the guy who found this digg article, looked at it, and took the time to comment on it. Who are you kidding? Maybe you could come up with more original insults.
Also, it would sting people who play video games if you goofed on them, but everyone plays games now. It's a billion dollar industry. What are you going to say next, that the internet is a fad? - DrunkenSavior, on 07/06/2008, -1/+4Any 'must read' list of Batman books MUST include 'The Long Halloween' and its sequel, 'Dark Victory.'
- docsimmons, on 07/06/2008, -0/+3That is a sweet book.
- Elranzer, on 07/07/2008, -0/+3The most obvious missing entry is the "Knightfall" 3-part series. This is up there with the Death & Return of Superman, in which Batman meets Bane for the first time (who promptly paralyzes Batman), and must be replaced by a darker Batman, Azrael.
Also a good (and recent) entry is "Superman: Emperor Joker." While the main hero may be Superman, the main villain is (you guessed it) The Joker, who has nearly as much screen time in the novel as Supes.
"Batman: Tales of the Demon" is a good collection of the Ra's al Ghul series. Pretty much essential if you're a Batman Begins fan and want to read the real story of its villain.
Arkham Asylum, Hush and The Long Halloween are too obvious to miss as well. - themightyhlp, on 07/06/2008, -1/+4I loved No Man's Land
- ichbeineinrcg, on 07/06/2008, -0/+3I'm with Dave. In part one of Hush we meet Bruce's childhood friend, the doctor. In the final part of the series the evil bad guy is revealed to be....well, I think you can see where this is going.
Plus, Hush killed off Harold the Hunchback, who I rather liked. They did go an interesting direction with Harvey Dent, but that's all been flushed away now.
Flush Hush. - archivist, on 07/06/2008, -1/+4i was enraged that they did not include Arkham Asylum - it should have been there.
- ichbeineinrcg, on 07/06/2008, -0/+3Dugg. Bloodstorm, Red Rain, and Crimson Mist are one hell of a trilogy.
- BSeffrood, on 07/06/2008, -0/+3And Batman Begins. That is why part of it came boxed with the special edition of Batman Begins
- TinternAbbot, on 07/06/2008, -1/+3Uh, no.
- radsprack, on 07/06/2008, -2/+4I cannot believe Hush was not included. It is definitely one of my favorites, in fact I'm halfway through re-reading it now.
- soulsuck, on 07/06/2008, -0/+2Burying it. Bad list. No Long Halloween, Dark Victory, Arkham Asylum, or Knightfall.
- inactive, on 07/06/2008, -0/+2Cause it's elseworlds
- backgen, on 07/06/2008, -0/+2Though of course fans will say that if it's not a comic book it's not "Batman", but seriously, No Man's Land was an Incredible book. Makes the Joker look absolutely insane...which is how i love him.
- klitzbtc, on 07/06/2008, -0/+2No ***** Knightfall? Seriously? I was hoping to god they're resurrect bane in a new movie and make up for that horrible showing in past batman movie.
I would love to see bane crack christian bales back over his knee, so epic.
This list on IGN is muuccchhh better, http://comics.ign.com/articles/624/624619p2.html
but there's of course a lot on that site I've never even read. :( - scooterbaga, on 07/06/2008, -0/+1Reread FAoJ several times. I have FAoB volumes one and two, but I haven't gotten to reading those yet.
Do you think they're as good as FAoJ? - tehknotte, on 07/06/2008, -0/+1there's no use explaining to someone like you.
- scooterbaga, on 07/06/2008, -0/+1"The Further Adventures Of The Joker" is SORELY missing from this list. It's simply one of the best books I've ever read... And one of the very few I've read more than once. It's a collection of short stories from the Joker's point of view. It's the most twisted, dark, downright psychotic thing I've ever laid eyes on.
You should really check it out. - QuantumBios, on 07/06/2008, -0/+1Huh? They left out Tales of the Dark Knight, and Knightfall.
- H3BR3W, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1Lawl, All-star Batman?! No digg.
- subversive1, on 07/06/2008, -0/+1Leaving out Batman /Judge Dredd: Judgement on Gotham is a crime in itself...
- dRun, on 07/06/2008, -0/+1is it bad to have most of them? :-/
- juniorb, on 07/06/2008, -0/+1Batman: Night Cries
- chadwalters23, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1Nerd. Calling myself out for this one.
- klitzbtc, on 07/06/2008, -0/+1Only sweet cause he catches a batterang in that ugly mug of his.
- iamsynecdoche, on 07/06/2008, -1/+2I hated Hush. Too much Loeb trying to wedge every single villain possible into a plot, and then swerving constantly and ending up with a new villain. It's not the worst thing, but I think it is over-rated.
- jbenson2, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1My, we are rather sensitive today, aren't we?
It's not an insult - just a fact.
If you have to read 10 Batman books (comics) to enjoy the Batman movie, then it speaks volumes about your sad and perverted lifestyle. - koreaski, on 07/06/2008, -0/+1damn. I've never checked out long halloween. grab that next time borders is giving us proles 40% off papers.
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