75 Favourite Batman trades


Year Four Poll Results

A huge thank you to everyone who helped out! Out of four voting rounds in 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014 I've counted up 108 submissions. Collectively we've voted for 178 different stories or collections - and though some of you have shocking taste (the guy who voted for Hush Returns ) overall I think the final result is a pretty decent run down of the best-of Batman comics.

Below are the Top 50 (and then some), with a score for total Points first and unique Votes second. If you'd like to see the spreadsheet then shoot me a PM.

Here we go...

1. Year One 1657/100 (1986)
2. The Dark Knight Returns 1471/91 (1985)
3. The Killing Joke 1144/81 (original colours) (1988)
5. Grant Morrison's BATMAN run 1066/72 (also printed as The Black Glove: Deluxe Edition, continues in R.I.P, Time and the Batman, The Return of Bruce Wayne) (2006-09)
4. The Long Halloween 1061/83 (continues in Dark Victory) (1995)
6. Grant Morrison's BATMAN & ROBIN run 800/59 (Batman Reborn continues in Batman VS Robin, Batman Must Die) (2009-10)
7. Hush 607/59 (2003)
8. The Black Mirror 593/48 (2010)
9. Arkham Asylum: A Serious House 589/56 (1988)

10. Gotham Central 561/41 (Book.1 In the Line of Duty continues in Book.2: Jokers & Madmen, Book.3: On the Freak Beat, Book.4: Corrigan) (2003-06)
11. Year 100 458/42 (2006)
12. Batman Incorporated 450/37 (continues in New 52 Vol.1 The Demon Star, New 52 Vol.2: Gotham's Most Wanted) (2010-13)
13. Batwoman: Elegy 427/40 (JH Williams run continues in New 52 Vol.1:Hydrology) (2006)
14. Knightfall 411/40 (continues in Vol.2: KnightQuest, Vol.3: KnightsEnd) (1993)
15. Mad Love and Other Stories 392/39 (including Dangerous Dames and Demons) (1994)
16. No Mans Land 372/36 (continues in Vol.2, Vol.3, Vol.4) (1999)
17. Zero Year 340/40 (ends in Vol.5: Zero Year, Dark City. Scott Snyder's Batman run includes The Court of Owls and Death of the Family) (2013)
18. The Dark Knight Strikes Again 305/24 (2002)
19. Prey 293/32 (1990)
20. All Star Batman & Robin the Boy Wonder 284/32 (2005)

21. Ego and Other Tails 282/30 (including Selina's Big Score) (2000,02)
22. Strange Apparitions 282/28 (slightly cheaper in Legends of the Dark Knight: Marshal Rogers) (1977)
23. Joker 279/27 (2008)
24. Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? 272/34 (2009)
25. The Court of Owls 271/25 (ends in Vol.2: City of Owls with non essential tie-ins in Night of the Owls) (2011)
26. Gotham by Gaslight 263/33 (1989)
27. The Cult 258/25 (1988)
28. Heart of Hush 253/25 (Paul Dini's HUSH SAGA continues in Hush Money, House of Hush) (2008)
29. The Man Who Laughs 251/28 (2005)
30. Batgirl/Robin Year One 240/35 (2001,03)