Favorite stories from the last 5 years?

[Vakanai]

In the past half decade, just these last 5 years, what has been your favorite stories? In continuity or out of continuity doesn't matter. Could be a Batman led book, or a book led by someone else in the Batfam, or even one led by one of his rogues. Could be single issue, story arc, graphic novel, whatever. Doesn't matter. Just what are the best Batman and Bat-related stories in the very recent history?

[K7P5V]

Batman: The Adventures Continue

[Multiverse]

My top favorites:
Batman: The Adventures Continue
Joker War and Fear State (the concept of the arcs at least, wasn't a fan how both ended)
Chip Zdarsky's Run

[exile001]

I liked Tom king's run a lot.

I loved Batman: The Imposter, Joker: Killer Smile (and the Batman epilogue) and The Riddler: Year One.

Taylor's Nightwing and Waid's World's Finest are extremely enjoyable reads.

Above all of those is Dan Watters' Arkham City: The Order of the World, a wonderfully bizarre gothic psychodrama, and Sword of Azrael, perhaps the most fun I've ever had reading a DC comic.

[JT221]

I have truly been enjoying Tom Taylor's run on Nightwing.

[K7P5V]

Taylor's Nightwing and Waid's World's Finest are extremely enjoyable reads.

In agreement with World's Finest from Waid/Mora, it is highly recommended (IMHO):

[JBatmanFan05]

Good question, bravo. (no particular order I guess)

1. Batman: Universe....I was surprised how much I enjoyed this. This lighter Bendis fare that's funny and just fun. I think Grant Morrison would have appreciated this story since it's a rare break from all the grim and gritty standard Batman comics fare.

2. All Star Batman Vol. 1: My Own Worst Enemy... yes, slightly more than 5 years ago, but I'm listing it anyway. An interesting fresh take on Two-Face. A fun, different romp with JRJR art to boot. Snyder is so good at story concepts, story aesthetics. He took Batman out of his element here in so many different and fun ways.

3. Dark Nights: Metal...a Batman story in my book. Snyder and Capullo, a dark cosmic Batman tale, some clever ideas and such. It was fun enough.

4. All-Star Batman, Volume 2: Ends of the Earth....yes, slightly more than 5 years ago, but I'm listing it anyway. Really liked all the arcs in this trade, Snyder found a fresh way to use Ra's, raise the stakes with him, and I really enjoyed it, Ra's vs Batman in Wash DC, what a sight. Ra's and Americana, only Snyder could make it work.

5. Batman/Catwoman... King's strong characterization really carries this. Particularly his Joker.

6. Batman: Fear State...it was nice to see Scarecrow used in a bigger way in a big story.

[thwhtGuardian]

Pretty much just Worlds Finest, The Adventures continue, Nightwing by Tom Taylor and Batman Universe. Everything else has pretty much been garbage

[batnbreakfast]

Pretty much just Worlds Finest, The Adventures continue, Nightwing by Tom Taylor and Batman Universe. Everything else has pretty much been garbage

You did not like Impostor? I'll happily add The Batman's Grave as a Long Halloween or Hush gauntlet type story.

EDIT: My favorite thing from the last 5 years even more than Matt Reeves' movie is the Batman Audio Adventures. Penguin, Joker and Riddler were really shining here.

[Batman Begins 2005]

Batman The Adventures Continue.
Batman Annual #2.
Batman Annual #3 especially.
Batman Annual #4.
Chip Zdarsky Batman.
Tom Taylor Nightwing.
Batman The Long Halloween Special.
Batman: White Knight.
Super Sons.

[K7P5V]

Batman The Long Halloween Special

OMG! Thanks for the reminder. The critics won't agree, but it's a modern-day classic (IMHO):

[Emperorjones]

Batman '89
The White Knight
Three Jokers
Tom King's run (didn't like everything, but "I Am Suicide", "I Am Bane", and "The War of Jokes and Riddles" were standouts for me)
Nightwing (only read first volume of Tom Taylor's run so far but it was very good)

I also liked Batman, Inc., and some of the Jace Fox series, Batman & The Outsiders, Catwoman, and Riddler: Year One, and Suicide Squad: Get Joker (only read the first issues of Riddler and Get Joker but would like to finish it).

[SixSpeedSamurai]

Taylor's Nightwing
One Bad Day Clayface
Zdarsky's Batman so far
Long Halloween Special
Sword of Azrael