Batman: Zero Year
Batman: Zero Year is a cross-over event intended to redefine Batman's origins.
Zero Year isn't a retelling of other tales (such as Batman: Year One) but rather a fresh take on the Dark Knight's origins; it incorporates several elements from Batman: Year One, like Bruce Wayne's multi-year absence and his first attempts at vigilantism.
Zero Year isn't a retelling of other tales (such as Batman: Year One) but rather a fresh take on the Dark Knight's origins; it incorporates several elements from Batman: Year One, like Bruce Wayne's multi-year absence and his first attempts at vigilantism.
The main story runs through Batman (Vol. 2) #21-27 and #29-33 (#28 was originally also scheduled to be part of the "Batman: Zero Year" story, but instead acted as a preview issue to Batman: Eternal, with its events running concurrently with Batman: Eternal #43.
Reading Order
- Batman (Vol. 2) #0
- Batman (Vol. 2) #21
- Batman (Vol. 2) #22
- Batman (Vol. 2) #23
- Batman (Vol. 2) Annual #2
- Batman (Vol. 2) #24
- Detective Comics (Vol. 2) #25
- Batwing #25
- Action Comics (Vol. 2) #25
- Green Arrow (Vol. 5) #25
- Batman (Vol. 2) #25
- Nightwing (Vol. 3) #25
- Batgirl (Vol. 3) #25
- Green Lantern Corps (Vol. 3) #25
- Red Hood & The Outlaws #25
- Batwoman #25
- Birds Of Prey (Vol. 3) #25
- Catwoman (Vol. 4) #25
- The Flash (Vol. 4) #25
- Batman (Vol. 2) #26
- Batman (Vol. 2) #27
- Batman (Vol. 2) #29
- Batman (Vol. 2) #30
- Batman (Vol. 2) #31
- Batman (Vol. 2) #32
- Batman (Vol. 2) #33
Collected Editions
- Batman, Volume 4: Zero Year - Secret City - Collects Batman (Vol. 2) #21-24.
- DC Comics: Zero Year - Collects Batman (Vol. 2) #24-25, Detective Comics (Vol. 2) #25, Batgirl (Vol. 4) #25, Batwing #25, Batwoman #25, Birds Of Prey (Vol. 3) #25, Catwoman (Vol. 4) #25, The Flash (Vol. 4) #25, Green Arrow (Vol. 5) #25, Green Lantern Corps (Vol. 3) #25, Nightwing (Vol. 3) #25, Red Hood & The Outlaws #25, Action Comics (Vol. 2) #25.
- Batman, Volume 5: Zero Year - Dark City - Collects Batman (Vol. 2) #25-27, #29-33).
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Batman:
• The Court Of Owls
• The City Of Owls
• The Night Of The Owls
Following the New 52 reboot (following Flashpoint), Batman: The Court Of Owls establishes Batman's continuity in the new DC Universe (DCnU).
Reading Order
- Batman (Vol. 2) #1
- Batman (Vol. 2) #2
- Batman (Vol. 2) #3
- Batman (Vol. 2) #4
- Batman (Vol. 2) #5
- Batman (Vol. 2) #6
- Nightwing (Vol. 3) #1
- Nightwing (Vol. 3) #2
- Nightwing (Vol. 3) #3
- Nightwing (Vol. 3) #4
- Nightwing (Vol. 3) #5
- Nightwing (Vol. 3) #6
- Nightwing (Vol. 3) #7
- Batman (Vol. 2) #7
- Batman (Vol. 2) #8
- Red Hood & The Outlaws #8
- Batwing #9
- Nightwing (Vol. 3) #8
- Batman & Robin (Vol. 2) #9
- Batgirl (Vol. 4) #9
- Batman (Vol. 2) #9
- Red Hood & The Outlaws #9
- Nightwing (Vol. 3) #9
- Detective Comics (Vol. 2) #9
- Batman: The Dark Knight (Vol. 2) #9
- Birds Of Prey (Vol. 3) #9
- Batman Annual (Vol. 2) #1
- Catwoman (Vol. 4) #9
- Batman (Vol. 2) #10
- Batman (Vol. 2) #11
- All-Star Western (Vol. 3) #9
- All-Star Western (Vol. 3) #10
- All-Star Western (Vol. 3) #11
- All-Star Western (Vol. 3) #12
- Batman (Vol. 2) #12
Collected Editions
- Batman, Volume 1: The Court Of Owls - Collects Batman (Vol. 2) #1-7).
- Batman: The Night Of The Owls - Collects Batman (Vol. 2) #8-9, Batman Annual (Vol. 2) #1, Detective Comics (Vol. 2) #9, Batman: The Dark Knight (Vol. 2) #9, Batwing #9, Batman & Robin (Vol. 2) #9, Red Hood & The Outlaws #9, Birds Of Prey (Vol. 3) #9, Batgirl (Vol. 4) #9, Nightwing (Vol. 3) #8-9, All-Star Western (Vol. 3) #9.
- Batman, Volume 2: The City Of Owls - Collects Batman (Vol. 2) #8-12, Batman Annual (Vol. 2) #1.
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Batman: Death Of The Family
Batman: Death Of The Family is the second Batman cross-over spinning out of the relaunched Batman title, and features Joker's return to Gotham City.
Like The Court Of Owls, Death Of The Family is not a traditional cross-over in the sense of the reader needing to read each title in a specific order. The main story is told in the pages of Batman (Vol. 2); the tie-in titles tell their own stories within the larger arc and are not essential to the main plot.
The main story runs from Batman (Vol. 2) #13 to Batman (Vol. 2) #17; the tie-in books from other titles begin their stories in issue #14 or #15.
Like The Court Of Owls, Death Of The Family is not a traditional cross-over in the sense of the reader needing to read each title in a specific order. The main story is told in the pages of Batman (Vol. 2); the tie-in titles tell their own stories within the larger arc and are not essential to the main plot.
The main story runs from Batman (Vol. 2) #13 to Batman (Vol. 2) #17; the tie-in books from other titles begin their stories in issue #14 or #15.
Reading Order
Detective Comics #1
Suicide Squad #6
Suicide Squad #7
Suicide Squad #8
Batgirl #13
Catwoman #13
Catwoman #14
Batman #13
Batman and Robin #13
Batman and Robin #14
Suicide Squad #14
Suicide Squad #15
Batman #14
Detective Comics #15
Batgirl #14
Batgirl #15
Batman #15
Batgirl #16
Batman and Robin #15
Batman and Robin #16
Detective Comics #16
Detective Comics #17
Nightwing #15
Nightwing #16
Red Hood and the Outlaws #15
Teen Titans #15
Red Hood and the Outlaws #16
Teen Titans #16
Batman #16
Batman #17
Batgirl #17
Batman and Robin #17
Red Hood and the Outlaws #17
Suicide Squad #6
Suicide Squad #7
Suicide Squad #8
Batgirl #13
Catwoman #13
Catwoman #14
Batman #13
Batman and Robin #13
Batman and Robin #14
Suicide Squad #14
Suicide Squad #15
Batman #14
Detective Comics #15
Batgirl #14
Batgirl #15
Batman #15
Batgirl #16
Batman and Robin #15
Batman and Robin #16
Detective Comics #16
Detective Comics #17
Nightwing #15
Nightwing #16
Red Hood and the Outlaws #15
Teen Titans #15
Red Hood and the Outlaws #16
Teen Titans #16
Batman #16
Batman #17
Batgirl #17
Batman and Robin #17
Red Hood and the Outlaws #17
Collected Editions
- Batman, Volume 3: Death Of The Family - Collects Batman (Vol. 2) #13-17.
- The Joker: Death Of The Family - Collects Detective Comics (Vol. 2) #16-17, Catwoman (Vol. 4) #13-14, Batgirl (Vol. 4) #14-16, Red Hood & The Outlaws #15-16, Teen Titans (Vol. 4) #15, Nightwing (Vol. 3) #15-16, Batman & Robin (Vol. 2) #15-17, Batman (Vol. 2) #17. Also collects portions of: Suicide Squad (Vol. 4) #14-15, Batgirl (Vol. 4) #13, Red Hood & The Outlaws #13-14, Teen Titans (Vol. 4) #14, #16, Nightwing (Vol. 3) #14, Batman (Vol. 2) #13.
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Contents for ''The Joker: Death Of The Family''
Chapter 1: Batman
- Detective Comics (Volume 2) #16 (Nothin' But Smiles, fragments)
- Detective Comics (Volume 2) #17 (The Pursuit of Happiness, and Doctor's Orders)
- Catwoman (Volume 4) #13 (Burnt Offerings)
- Catwoman (Volume 4) #14 (To Skin a Cat)
- Suicide Squad (Volume 4) #14 (Running With The Devil, fragments)
- Batman (Volume 2) #13 (Tease, and Knock Knock, fragments)
- Suicide Squad (Volume 4) #15 (Running with the Devil, Part 2, fragments)
- Batgirl (Volume 4) #13 (A Blade of Memory, pages 16-17)
- Batgirl (Volume 4) #14 (A Courtship of Razors)
- Batgirl (Volume 4) #15 (Collision, Part Two: Engagement)
- Batgirl (Volume 4) #16 (Collision, Part Three: Ceremony)
- Red Hood and the Outlaws #13 (The Moon's Up, And The Sun's Down, And A Thousand Starry Eyes Have Caught Me Dying!, pages 19-20)
- Teen Titans (Volume 4) #14 (The Origin of Wonder Girl: Part Two, pages 19-20)
- Red Hood and the Outlaws #14 (Up, Up And Away... My Beautiful, My Beautiful Balloon!, pages 16-20)
- Red Hood and the Outlaws #15 (It Only Hurts when You Laugh)
- Teen Titans (Volume 4) #15 (Teen Scream)
- Red Hood and the Outlaws #16 (Family Matters, fragments)
- Teen Titans (Volume 4) #16 (Gotham Runs Red!, fragments)
- Nightwing (Volume 3) #14 (Die For Me, page 20)
- Nightwing (Volume 3) #15 (Cleaning House)
- Nightwing (Volume 3) #16 (Curtain Call)
- Batman and Robin (Volume 2) #15 (Little Big Man)
- Batman and Robin (Volume 2) #16 (Cast a Giant Shadow)
- Batman (Volume 2) #17 (The Punchline)
- Batman and Robin (Volume 2) #17 (Life Is But A Dream)
The first issue of each title's ''Death Of The Family'' issues feature special die-cut covers in which a mask of Joker's skin/face folds over an image of the starring character of that specific book.
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Batman: Requiem
Reading Order
The arc leading up to Damian Wayne's death:
Aftermath:
- Batman, Incorporated #0
- Batman, Incorporated #1
- Batman, Incorporated #2
- Batman, Incorporated #3
- Batman, Incorporated #4
- Batman, Incorporated #5
- Batman, Incorporated #6
- Batman, Incorporated #7
- Batman, Incorporated #8
Aftermath:
- Detective Comics #18
- Batman #18
- Batman and Robin #18
- Batgirl #18
- Red Hood and the Outlaws #18
- Nightwing #18
- Teen Titans #18
- Catwoman #18
- Worlds' Finest #10
- Batman, Incorporated #9
- Batman and Robin #19
- Batman #19
- Batman #20
- Batman #23.1
- Batman #23.2
- Batman #23.3
- Batman #23.4
While many covers pay homage to the latest Robin, some of them seem to have very little to do with Damian's death, like Catwoman (Vol. 4) #18 and the rather odd image gracing the cover of Red Hood & The Outlaws #18.
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Collected Editions
- Batman: Incorporated, Volume 1: Demon Star - Collects Batman: Incorporated (Vol. 2) #0-6.
- Batman: Incorporated, Volume 2: Gotham's Most Wanted - Collects Batman: Incorporated (Vol. 2) #7-13, Batman: Incorporated Special #1.
- Batman, Volume 6: The Graveyard Shift - Collects Batman (Vol. 2) #0, #18-20, #28, #34, Batman Annual (Vol. 2) #2)
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BATMAN: ETERNAL
Reading Order
- Batman Eternal #1
- Batman Eternal #2
- Batman Eternal #3
- Batman Eternal #4
- Batman Eternal #5
- Batman Eternal #6
- Batman Eternal #7
- Batman Eternal #8
- Batman Eternal #9
- Batman Eternal #10
- Batman Eternal #11
- Batman Eternal #12
- Batman Eternal #13
- Batman Eternal #14
- Batman Eternal #15
- Batman Eternal #16
- Batman Eternal #17
- Batman Eternal #18
- Batman Eternal #19
- Batman Eternal #20
- Batman Eternal #21
- Batman Eternal #22
- Batman Eternal #23
- Batman Eternal #24
- Batman Eternal #25
- Batman Eternal #26
- Batman Eternal #27
- Batman Eternal #28
- Batman Eternal #29
- Batman Eternal #30
- Batman Eternal #31
- Batman Eternal #32
- Batman Eternal #33
- Batman Eternal #34
- Arkham Manor #1
- Arkham Manor #2
- Arkham Manor #3
- Arkham Manor #4
- Arkham Manor #5
- Arkham Manor #6
- Batman Eternal #35
- Batman Eternal #36
- Batman Eternal #37
- Batman Eternal #38
- Batman Eternal #39
- Batman Eternal #40
- Batman Eternal #41
- Batman Eternal #42
- Batman #28
- Batman Eternal #43
- Batman Eternal #44
- Batman Eternal #45
- Batman Eternal #46
- Batman Eternal #47
- Batman Eternal #48
- Batman Eternal #49
- Batman Eternal #50
- Batman Eternal #51
- Batman Eternal #52
Collected Editions
- Batman: Eternal, Volume 1 - Collects Batman: Eternal #1-21.
- Batman: Eternal, Volume 2 - Collects Batman: Eternal #22-34.
- Arkham Manor - Collects Arkham Manor #1-6.
- Batman: Eternal, Volume 3 - Collects Batman: Eternal #35-52)
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Batman: Endgame
Batman: Superheavy [Part One]
Robin War
Batman: Superheavy [Part Two]
Trinity War
Trinity War was the first universe spanning crossover event in the DC Universe since Flashpoint and the conception of the New 52 universe.
Reading Order
- Trinity of Sin: Pandora #1 - Three Million Days; A Prequel to Trinity War
- Justice League #22 - Trinity War, Chapter One: The Death Card
- Justice League of America #6 - Trinity War, Chapter Two
- Justice League Dark #22 - Trinity War, Chapter Three: House of Cards
- Constantine #5 - Stealing Thunder, A Trinity War Interlude
- The Phantom Stranger #11 - A Foolish Man
- Trinity of Sin: Pandora #2 - Drawing Blood
- Justice League of America #7 - Trinity War, Chapter Four
- Justice League Dark #23 - Trinity War, Chapter Five
- Trinity of Sin: Pandora #3 - Kick the Flood
- Justice League #23 - Trinity War, Chapter Six: Conclusion
The story arc eventually led into the Forever Evil event, as a direct result of the ending of the Trinity War.
Forever Evil
"Forever Evil" was a crossover event focusing on all the villains of the DC Universe.
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Main Title
- Forever Evil - A 7-issue mini-series, focusing on the villains of the DC Universe and the Crime Syndicate taking over Prime Earth.
Tie-Ins
- Forever Evil: A.R.G.U.S. - Focuses on Steve Trevor and a select group of A.R.G.U.S. agents as they search for the Justice Leagues and hunt Society members;
- Forever Evil: Arkham War - Focuses on Batman's villains;
- A concluding one-shot titled Forever Evil Aftermath: Batman vs. Bane;
- Forever Evil: Rogues Rebellion - Focuses on The Rogues.
In addition, several of DC's ongoing comic series tied in to Forever Evil:
- Justice League #24-29 - Spotlights the Crime Syndicate, and features the return of some heroes to the DC Universe towards the end of Forever Evil;
- Justice League of America #8-13 - Focusing on the fate of the Justice Leagues;
- Suicide Squad #24-29.
Teen Titans #24-25 were originally solicited as tie-ins to the event, but upon their release, did not tie-in, instead focusing on the Titans' individual travels through the time stream, as a result of the events in Forever Evil #2.
Villains Month
As part of the annual commemoration of the 2011 launch of The New 52, DC Comics announced that the fallout of the summer event Trinity War would feature the super-villains of the DCU taking over the titles of their heroic foes for a month.
This would serve to trump up publicity for Forever Evil, the first post-Flashpoint DC crossover event. These villain issues would be Point Ones in terms of numbering. The selected ongoing series would have one-to-four Point One issues published in one month (September 2013), and the total number of villain issues would be 52.
The list of these Batman (and related) villain issues is as follows:
All #23.X issues have special covers with 3D motion images and cost $3.99; standard editions with ordinary covers (in 2D) and cost $2.99 (as usual).
This would serve to trump up publicity for Forever Evil, the first post-Flashpoint DC crossover event. These villain issues would be Point Ones in terms of numbering. The selected ongoing series would have one-to-four Point One issues published in one month (September 2013), and the total number of villain issues would be 52.
The list of these Batman (and related) villain issues is as follows:
- Batman #23 would be followed by #23.1 as Joker #1, #23.2 as The Riddler #1, #23.3 as The Penguin #1, and #23.4 as Bane #1.
- Batman and Robin #23 (actually titled Batman and Nightwing #23) would be followed by #23.1 as Two Face #1, #23.2 as Court of Owls #1, #23.3 as Ra's al Ghul and the League of Assassins #1, and #23.4 as Killer Croc #1.
- Batman: The Dark Knight #23 would be followed by #23.1 as Ventriloquist #1, #23.2 as Mr. Freeze #1, #23.3 as Clayface #1, and #23.4 as The Joker's Daughter #1.
- Batman/Superman #3 would be followed by #3.1 as Doomsday #1.
- Detective Comics #23 would be followed by #23.1 as Poison Ivy #1, #23.2 as Harley Quinn #1, #23.3 as The Scarecrow #1, and #23.4 as Man-Bat #1.
- Teen Titans #23 would be followed by #23.1 as Trigon #1 and #23.2 as Deathstroke #1.
All #23.X issues have special covers with 3D motion images and cost $3.99; standard editions with ordinary covers (in 2D) and cost $2.99 (as usual).
Cover for Batman #23.1 (Joker #1)
Gothtopia
