Is Legends of the Dark Knight the best Bat book EVER?

[Iron_Leopard]

Why does no one here ever talk about it?

It's better than Deceive Comics and Batman.

[oasis1313]

Why does no one here ever talk about it?

It's better than Deceive Comics and Batman.

Wasn't there a nice line of action figures associated with it?

[Naked Bat]

Stuff like Mask, Shaman, etc were pure gold. It really was a great series. The relaunch during the new 52 wasn't bad at all.

[K7P5V]

I thought it was a great series.

When I became a regular Batman reader, Bane had just broken the bat and Azrael began his takeover. So Legends of the Dark Knight was my only chance to see the original Batman in action.

[dancj]

Stuff like Mask, Shaman, etc were pure gold. It really was a great series. The relaunch during the new 52 wasn't bad at all.

The best stories in LotDK were really good - but I didn't really like Mask or Shaman.

Prey (despite me not liking Moench or Gulacy), Watchtower, Venom and Faces were all great.

[Carabas]

I really loved Blades.

Plus it got me Tim Sale Batman art without having to put up with Jeph Loeb's scribblings.

[masahikotahara]

It was a great series and #11 had one of the most beautiful covers ever (by Paul Gulacy):

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[dancj]

I really loved Blades.

Plus it got me Tim Sale Batman art without having to put up with Jeph Loeb's scribblings.

Good call. I forgot that one.

[jb681131]

Why does no one here ever talk about it?

It's better than Deceive Comics and Batman.

It was a great serie, but there has been others just as good: Shadow of the Bat, Gotham Central, Streets of Gotham, Arkham Asylum, ....

[Carabas]

II'd be willing to say the best Batman book, but Gotham Central beats it as the best Bat book.

[Restingvoice]

Why does no one here ever talk about it?

Well, first of all... it's old...

Yeah. Generally, they were set around 'Year One' but were self-contained stories. Venom had direct ties to Bane's backstory and got folded into continuity that way. Some referenced themselves but weren't mentioned in Batman or Detective and others were just bits of fun.

Is there a list of which story is folded to continuity?

[jb681131]

Is there a list of which story is folded to continuity?

It doesn't totally answer your question but wikipedia has a nice description:

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, often simply Legends of the Dark Knight (LotDK) is the name of several DC comic books featuring Batman. The original series launched in 1989 as the third major monthly Batman title, following the popularity of Tim Burton's Batman film. Many of the stories follow the tone of Frank Miller's Batman: Year One. The series differs from other Batman titles of the time. The creative team rotated with every story arc and the stories stood alone, unlike the inter-connected nature of other Batman comics. Initially the title ran stories contained to five issues, often with more mature topics and sensibilities than the other Batman titles. After issue 20, the number of issues for each story began to vary and occasionally tied into crossover events.

Most stories in Legends of the Dark Knight are set early in Batman's career, although a few are set in the present and even the future. Stories set early in Batman's career are commonly referred to as "Year One" stories, loosely meaning Bruce Wayne's first several years of crime fighting as Batman.[1] Stories in the title were initially only from before Robin, but Dick Grayson began appearing sporadically in later issues. The series, for the most part, eschewed appearances by other DC Universe superheroes and focused on Batman and his closest partners Alfred Pennyworth, Commissioner Gordon, and Batman's rogues gallery.

The title was discontinued with issue #214, in March 2007, and replaced with a new Batman anthology series, Batman Confidential, which focuses on more personal events in Batman's life (first encounters, building of new technology etc.), rather than early crime-fighting tale

As for wich are folded to continuity, I invite you to read the wiki, it describes every stories and give your answer:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman...he_Dark_Knight