Carmine "The Roman" Falcone: What's Useful to Re-Read These Days?

[heyevaxx]

Tupiaz: When in Rome takes place between the last bit of The Long Halloween and the first 1/2-2/3 of Dark Victory.

What is the optimal first time reading order for Long Halloween 1-13, When in Rome 1-6 and Dark Victory 1-13?

[t hedge coke]

It features Roman Falcone's gangster enemy Sal Maroni not Roman Falcone himself nor his family at least not in any meaningful way I can remember?

They both appear, but the Roman has signifcant role in Mad Monk related to Catwoman & Julie Madison's dad, with him closing out Moroni in the end and a ton of heroin missing. (That series ends with a advertisement for the Graysons' show.)

[Tupiaz]

Tupiaz: When in Rome takes place between the last bit of The Long Halloween and the first 1/2-2/3 of Dark Victory.

What is the optimal first time reading order for Long Halloween 1-13, When in Rome 1-6 and Dark Victory 1-13?

My mistake she leaves in the first issue of Dark Victory and reappears in the end of issue 12. The beginning of TLH and the end of DV tend to overlap. I would read one of the stories first and then go to the other without reading between issues. To avoid any possible spoilers I would read Dark Victory first. My memory is fussy here but Catwoman's motives for her travel and her connection to the Falcone family isn't revealed before the end of DV. Her motives are clear in the beginning of When in Rome. When in Rome was also released after DV.

They both appear, but the Roman has signifcant role in Mad Monk related to Catwoman & Julie Madison's dad, with him closing out Moroni in the end and a ton of heroin missing. (That series ends with a advertisement for the Graysons' show.)

hmm...seems like I should reread the stories.

[heyevaxx]

@Tupiaz
So trying to be strictly chronological, would this be the an acceptable order?

Batman Year One 1987 (complete TBP)
Batman The Long Halloween 1996 (complete TBP)
Batman Dark Victory 1999 issues #1 to #11
Catwoman When in Rome 2004 (complete TBP)
Batman Dark Victory 1999 issues #12 to #13

I guess you could sandwich When in Rome between any two Dark Victory issues from #2 to #12, e.g. 11/12 or 1/2 or 6/7 etc.

Thanks for the help - reading Batman comics in a sensible order is very challenging.

[Tupiaz]

@Tupiaz
So trying to be strictly chronological, would this be the an acceptable order?

Batman Year One 1987 (complete TBP)
Batman The Long Halloween 1996 (complete TBP)
Batman Dark Victory 1999 issues #1 to #11
Catwoman When in Rome 2004 (complete TBP)
Batman Dark Victory 1999 issues #12 to #13

I guess you could sandwich When in Rome between any two Dark Victory issues from #2 to #12, e.g. 11/12 or 1/2 or 6/7 etc.

Thanks for the help - reading Batman comics in a sensible order is very challenging.

Yes, but I wouldn't recommend you read it in that order. It would destroy the flow of DV and DV can easily stand on it's own. When in Rome is just to show the story but it isn't essential (nor that good).