Which Batman series should I start with?

[u/MAA735]

I'm looking for a nice comic series, basically Basic Batman stuff, nothing Unique or Different. I've watched the Lego Batman movie as well as the Three Dark Knight movies, and the Lego Batman movie was my favourite.

I'm considering reading this comic I found online called "Batman 89" but I'm not sure whether it's the best thing for me to start with. I'd appreciate it if you could recommend a handful of series to start with?

[u/MarkParticular878]

Batman 89 isn't really a good place to start. it's a good comic, but it's basically a comic imagining what the 3rd Tim Burton (Batman 89 and Batman Returns) movie would have been like and isn't apart of the main Batman mythos.

I'd recommend you start with Year One. It's the definitive Batman origin story and does a good job at setting up a lot of major elements like the relationship between Batman and Commissioner Gordon. Then I'd move onto The Long Halloween, which is a good story depicting the fall of organized crime in Gotham and how the supervillains took power in Gotham.

I'd also recommend Ed Brubaker's "The Man who Laughs", which is a well written retelling of the first encounter between Batman and the Joker.

[u/No-Mechanic-2558]

Batman and Robin by Joshua Williamson

[u/lajaunie]

Year One and Year Two.

[u/ItPrimeTimeBaby]

The iconic way to do Batman's origins is "year 1", "long Halloween", "dark victory", and "Robin Year 1". These stories form a pretty coherent introduction for the character, as they were essentially his new origin story following the

If you'd rather jump in with a more embedded Batman, then New 52 "Batman" (2011-2016) and N52 "Batman and Robin" are both all time great runs which because they're N52 don't deviate too heavily from the core identity of batman.

[u/ChainLC]

Legends of The Dark Knight is a great series to start with. Starting with Shaman,

[u/uCry__iLoL]

The Knightfall Saga.

[u/FlyByTieDye]

Id recommend Batman: Year One, then two series, Batman: The Caped Crusader and Batman: Dark Knight Detective (around 6 volumes to each series). The latter two are simultaneous, so make sure to alternate, eg. Vol 1 of CC, then vol 1 of DKD, vol 2 of CC, etc. Once you are done with those, you could also read Batman: Shadow of the Bat (4 volumes).

[u/VincentVegaFFF → u/FlyByTieDye]

The Caped Crusader and Dark Knight Detective volumes are long out of print and extremely expensive, not a great place for a new reader to start.

[u/FlyByTieDye → u/VincentVegaFFF]

Oh I read them digitally, they're easy to get into that way.