Morrison's run (any 2010s parts)
The Black Mirror
The Court of Owls
Death of the Family
Superheavy
All-Star Batman Vol. 1: My Own Worst Enemy
Dark Nights Metal
Morrison's run (any 2010s parts)
The Black Mirror
The Court of Owls
Death of the Family
Superheavy
All-Star Batman Vol. 1: My Own Worst Enemy
Dark Nights Metal
Things I love: Batman, Superman, AEW, old films, Lovecraft
Grant Morrison: “Adults...struggle desperately with fiction, demanding constantly that it conform to the rules of everyday life. Adults foolishly demand to know how Superman can possibly fly, or how Batman can possibly run a multibillion-dollar business empire during the day and fight crime at night, when the answer is obvious even to the smallest child: because it's not real.”
Zero Year
Detective Comics Vol. 1: Rise of the Batmen
Superheavy
Tom King's post-#50 run (Cold Days, Tyrant Wing, Knightmares, Fall and the Fallen, City of Bane)
Black Mirror
Assorted issues: Grayson: Future's End; Detective Comics 35-36: Terminal; Batman 19-20: Nowhere Man; Detective Comics 1000
All-Star Batman Vol. 1: My Own Worst Enemy and Vol.2: Ends of the Earth are worth checking out
The jury is still out on Last Knight on Earth and Creature of the Night; they might also shape up to be classics.
Red Hood and the Outlaws Rebirth (through issue 25. Its not bad after, just not as good).
Saw someone made a thread like this over on the Spider-Man section, thought why not have one for Batman too? Favorite stories of this decade. Batfamily counts, so Batgirl, Nightwing, Red Hood, other titles are up to be listed.
For me, in no particular order (and sorry if I don't manage a full ten):
1. Batman: The White Knight - Interesting elseworld, well done.
2. Batman Earth One - I'm a bit in the minority, but I liked seeing such a grounded Batman having to struggle and fail until ultimately saving the day.
3. Batman: Zero Year - One of the gems of the New52, this is just a really, really great origin story. Fan blasphemy, but I prefer it over Year One.
4. Batgirl of Burnside - Only read the first volume/trade/whatever, but it was hella fun even if the story didn't feel impactful.
5. Batman: Court of Owls - Such a good villain group idea that really meshes in well with the tone of Batman.
6. The War of Jokes and Riddles - Definitely not a classic, but a pretty good year two story regardless and holy crap it made me care about Kite Man! Freaking Kite Man!
Okay, so not quite ten, but for a newbie who only really started reading comic books this decade not bad. What's your list?
Listed chronologically:
Batman VS. Robin (March, 2010)
Batman & Robin Must Die (August, 2010)
Red Hood: Lost Days (August, 2010)
Batman/Catwoman: Follow the Money (January, 2011)
Court of Owls (November, 2011)
Leviathan Strikes (February, 2012)
Batman Incorporated, Vol. 2 (July, 2012)
Death of the Family (December, 2012)
Batman/Harley Quinn Collected (March, 2018)
Black Mirror-Absolute Edition (May, 2019)
In no order (sorry a bit more than 10):
Batman and Son + Batman Inc. + Batman & Robin New52 (Full run)
Batman, The Dark Knight: Cycle of Violence
Batman: White Knight
Batman: Earth-one vol.1-2
Batman: Court of Owls / Night of Owls
Batman Impossible: Batman & Robin New52 annual #1
Batman: Gates of Gotham
Batwoman: Elegy
Detective Comics: On the Outside
Batman / Elmer Fudd
Batman / Teenage Mutan Ninja Turtles (ongoing)
Li'l Gotham
Batman Annual 2
Double Date
I think Morrison's run started in 06, so I'd say "any part of his run from October 2009 until it concluded" is my #1.
The rest, in no particular order:
2. Batman #5 (New 52), the labyrinth issue of Court of Owls. My #1 favorite single issue of all time.
3. Black Mirror
4. Death of the Family
5. Dark Nights: Metal
6. Batman: Graveyard Shift tpb (a nice collection of one shots from Snyder's run)
7. Court of Owls saga (Batman 1-12, New 52)
8. Batman/Superman vol 1 (New 52)
9. Batman: The White Knight
"Darkseid...always hated music..."
Every post I make, it should be assumed by the reader that the following statement is attached: "It's all subjective. What works for me doesn't necessarily work for you, and vice versa, and that's ok. You may have a different opinion on it, but this is mine. That's the wonderful thing about being a comics fan, it's all subjective."
1. King's run
2. Morrison
3. Black Mirror
4. Tynion's Detective
In no particular order
*Batman and Robin Must Die
*Leviathan Rising
*Black Mirror
*Dark Knights: Metal (including the two preludes)
*King's Batman Annual #2
*I Am Suicide
*Double Date
*Court of the Owls
*Endgame
*Hunt for Robin/Robin Rises (this is one story, even if they have different names)
Blue text denotes sarcasm
That someone be me. Here's my attempt:
1. Batman and Robin Must Die.
2. The Black Mirror.
3. Endgame.
4. Twenty-Seven from Detective Comics #27 Special Edition.
5. Dark Night: A True Batman Story.
6. Batman Impossible. Batman and Robin Annual #1.
7. Batman vs. Robin.
8. Leviathan Strikes One-Shot.
9. Brand Building. Batman, Incorporated #0.
10. Batman: Li'l Gotham.
We all forgot Batman Annual #3 by Tom Taylor. That would definitely make my amended list.
Batman Annual #3 by Tom Taylor/Otto Schmidt is an new addition of mine to the topic posed.
Batman and Robin, by Grant Morrison
The Black Mirror
The Court of Owls
Batman and Robin: Born to Kill
Grayson
Catwoman by Genevieve Valentine
Batman Annual #2
Creature of the Night
Harleen
Last Knight on Earth
The Black Mirror
Batman Annual #2 (King, Weeks, Lark, Breitweiser) (and the whole run, but that's pretty big...though my next choice makes me think about that...)
Detective Comics by Tynion (it's kind of all one big thing)
Batman Inc vol 1.
Deathstroke vs. Batman by Priest
Batman Eternal
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