Bat Family recommendations (Pre New 52)

[mera]

I'm pretty new to DC comics, I just started reading post New 52. I'm wanting to back track pre-New 52 stories and I need help. What are good series, story arcs or characters to find out about? I currently read the majority of the Bat Family titles (Batman, Detective Comics, Dark Knight, Batman &, Catwoman, Nightwing, Batgirl, Batwoman, Teen Titans, Birds of Prey and Batman Eternal) granted I think that's all of them.

I've gone back and read the Hush storyline, The Killing Joke and Batwoman Elegy. I want to learn more. Please please please help me learn more about all the Bat Family members. Include series titles and specific issues if necessary. I did just buy Batgirl 1-6 of Volume 1 and Volume 2. I heard there was a story arc where Red Robin and Catowoman hunt down Black Mask? Red Robin and Batgirl hunt down criminals? Bruce Wayne died? I kinda knew that but don't know issues and all that jazz. Help will be greatly appreciated.

[MajorHoy]

. . . I heard there was a story arc where Red Robin and Catowoman hunt down Black Mask? Red Robin and Batgirl hunt down criminals? Bruce Wayne died? I kinda knew that but don't know issues and all that jazz. Help will be greatly appreciated.

Go to this thread from the old boards: http://oldforums.comicbookresources....-Recent-Events
and go to post #4 for the Grant Morrison run, which includes the storyline Batman R.I.P., where Batman is believed to have died (but something even stranger happened after that).

[mera]

Cool, thanks. There is so much I don't know and I want to find out. Despite the fact that I LOVE Barbra Gordon as Batgirl, I really like this idea of Cassandra Cain as Batgirl.

[MajorHoy]

Cool, thanks. There is so much I don't know and I want to find out. Despite the fact that I LOVE Barbra Gordon as Batgirl, I really like this idea of Cassandra Cain as Batgirl.

Barbara is a mixed bag . . . you have many people who felt she was better in her pre-New 52 role as Oracle. But you also have some (like me) who loved the older (and wiser?) Barbara we had prior to The Killing Joke.

[mera]

Barbara is a mixed bag . . . you have many people who felt she was better in her pre-New 52 role as Oracle. But you also have some (like me) who loved the older (and wiser?) Barbara we had prior to The Killing Joke.

I can only make my decision based on this Batgirl series. I wanna know more about Barbara as Oracle. I like the idea of her being an omniscient player guiding people, but I do feel that she does that in the field in Birds of Prey.

[MajorHoy]

I can only make my decision based on this Batgirl series. I wanna know more about Barbara as Oracle. I like the idea of her being an omniscient player guiding people, but I do feel that she does that in the field in Birds of Prey.

Well, I haven't read Birds of Prey recently, but as I've "discussed" elsewhere, it's not quite the same thing when you're actually on the field and trying to monitor / track things while also physically fighting and protecting yourself. That may be more difficult, but you can't be quite as omniscient doing that as you can be from a physically removed command center and can juggle more things when you personally are not being physically attacked.

[Zainu]

Cool, thanks. There is so much I don't know and I want to find out. Despite the fact that I LOVE Barbra Gordon as Batgirl, I really like this idea of Cassandra Cain as Batgirl.

*dances*
Oh, in this case, you'll LOVE her early Batgirl series(Cassandra's) and her part in No Man's Land. Barbara and Cass were like mother and daughter there. Their relationship was great.

Edit: But yes, don't touch anything with Beechen or Titans East in it. Just loads of bull. Best avoid it.