How To Start Reading Batman Comics

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I just read The Court of Owls TPB and now I have an entire bookshelf ranging from the Arkham Comics to Knightfall to the ‘89 Adaptation.

This video is a freaking blessing. I have a HUGE manga collection and always wanted to get into comics. I bought multiple issues but I couldn't figure out what was going on. So, the only comics I've ever read were the TF2 comics, Overwatch comics, some MLP comics, and The Umbrella Academy. Since they all make sense to me. Just knowing where to start is a big chunk of the battle. Thank you, kind friend. Edit - It's been 6 months since I watched this video and I've become a DC fanboy since then. I've been reading not only Batman but other DC heroes. Once again, thanks for this video

I don't think your explanation of canon is quite right. Canon in comics has nothing to do with quality or even importance, all it means in this context is that stories which are canon to each other happened in the same world. The Dark Knight Returns for example was very influential and important, but it's not canon because it's a what-if alternate future and none of it happened to the version of Batman in the current comics.

I actually liked Zero Year WAY more than I thought I would. It’s a cool book

For His Origins and Early Stories that set in Canon Batman Year 1:The True Batman Origin In My Opinion And Batfans Batman The Man Who Laughs:It THE Joker First Start In Crime in my opinion Batman The Long Halloween Batman:Dark Victory

I've recently fallen back in love with Batman after Matt Reeves' masterful take on the character, but I don't need another moneypit to sink into, so the way I've gone about diving into the comics are as follows: Year One The Long Halloween Dark Victory Night of The Owls (just to get a taste of a modern Batman) The Dark Knight Returns If you ignore the glaring inconsistencies that arise from the inclusion of Night of The Owls, it's a pretty cohesive overarching storyline that has both the beginning and the end of the Batman. Even just treating the New 52 storyline as a separate continuity, treating the other 4 as one big Batman story is a really cool way of getting to know and understand the character.

Very detailed and honest description of reading comics, really great work

Just finished reading Long Halloween and Dark Victory and I must say, those books are just bad ass and if your a batman fan, those are must reads 👌

"Grant Morrison's run is another great run by the way, but you basically need a PhD on Batman to get the most out of it" wise words!

I like like how you always say “the Batman”, makes him sound like a real legend.

Omg, thank you so much, I've always been obsessed with everything but the comics because I just didn't know how to get into them, this was so helpfullll

ive been wanting to start comics for a while and videos like these really help, thank you

That greg capullo Batman art you kept showing is such a badass art piece!

All i have to say i thank you. Im a 14 year old that is mostly busy with school and you made my life a lot easier by not having to figure this out myself. Much love man. ❤️

I have watched dozens of videos on the subject but this one really is the best and most convincing. Subscribed.

Good vid. I'd made a mistake years ago when I started with The Dark Knight and The Killing Joke. It was too huge a jump from the Batman I remembered watching in cartoons an TV shows. I re-started with the Denny O'Neil/Neal Adams run. That helped me to appreciate how far the character had come.

This was so in depth and super helpful. Thanks a lot, can't wait to start reading!

i appreciate this. my cousin used to drop me off by the used comic crates at the comic book store by our house and i'd read random bat comics out of order and i've always wanted to actually get some cohesive story out of it, so this video is very useful.

Thank you for providing some clarity on how the world of comics works!!!