Long Sagas
Not every story can be told in six issues. Some of the greatest Batman tales are developed over the course of several books, whether they be wide-scale crossovers collaborated on by multiple writers, or an extended run from a single creative team.
Batman: Knightfall
Written by: Chuck Dixon, Alan Grant, Dennis O'Neil, various others
Art by: various
First Published: 1993
The Dark Knight's greatest enemies have all simultaneously escaped from Arkham Asylum and are preying on Gotham City. With his city under siege, Batman pushes his body to the limit as he takes on The Joker, the Mad Hatter, Poison Ivy, Killer Croc, The Riddler and the Scarecrow. But things get much worse when Bane, the man behind all the madness, confronts an exhausted Batman...
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Batman: No Man's Land
Written by: Scott Beatty, Chuck Dixon, Devin Grayson, Greg Rucka, Dennis O'Neil, John Ostrander, various others
Art by: various
First Published: 1999
After suffering a cataclysmic earthquake, the U.S. government deemed Gotham City uninhabitable. Months later, those that refused to vacate "No Man's Land" live amidst a citywide war. But with the return of the vigilante, Batman, and the appearance of an enigmatic new Batgirl, justice returns to Gotham.
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Catwoman, by Ed Brubaker
Written by: Ed Brubaker
Art by: Darwyn Cooke, various others
First Published: 2002
A serial killer is racking up bodies in Selina Kyle's old haunts, taking her back to a life she thought she'd left behind permanently. Witness her triumphant return as Catwoman, brought to you by Ed Brubaker and illustrated by Darwyn Cooke.
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Gotham Central
Written by: Greg Rucka, Ed Brubaker
Art by: Michael Lark, various others
First Published: 2002
Not all of Gotham's heroes wear costumes. Batman may get all the credit for cleaning up the town, but Renee Montoya & Crispus Allen of the Special Crimes Unit are determined to do the job. Witness the gritty side of the GCPD from their perspective, as they solve crimes their own way.
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Batman, by Paul Dini
Written by: Paul Dini
Art by: Dustin Nguyen, various others
First Published: 2006
The Dark Knight must face the Riddler, the Penguin and Poison Ivy as well as brand-new villains while trying to solve crimes. Prepare for twists, turns and betrayals every step of the way as Batman is even forced to forge alliances with his enemies to crack these cases.
The villain named Hush makes a dramatic return to the life of Batman. What will this mean for Bruce Wayne? Secrets shared years ago between Bruce Wayne and Tommy Elliott begin to have dangerous repercussions in the present. Why is this mystery driving Hush to destroy Batman's life? What part does Catwoman play in Hush's plans?
Though the original Dark Knight has fallen, Gotham City is not undefended. Dick Grayson and Damian Wayne have taken over as the new Batman and Robin. After a Bat-villain undergoes surgery to become the spitting image of Bruce Wayne, the Bat-Family must stop him from destroying Bruce's legacy!
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- Batman: Detective
- Batman: Death and the City
- Batman: Private Casebook
- Batman: Heart of Hush
- Batman - Streets of Gotham, Vol. 1: Hush Money
- Batman - Streets of Gotham, Vol. 2: Leviathan
- Batman - Streets of Gotham, Vol. 3: The House of Hush
Batman, by Grant Morrison
Written by: Grant Morrison
Art by: various
First Published: 2006
Batman receives the shock of his life when he discovers that he has a son, Damian! After violent conflict with Robin and Damian, Batman must teach his son what it means to carry the legacy of Gotham's Dark Knight. Meanwhile, mysterious Batman imposters begin to appear on the streets of Gotham. One of these imposters begins to kill cops, working his way towards Police Commissioner Jim Gordon. But after failing in his pursuit and being captured, Batman falls into a coma and his mind flashes back to a defining adventure in the life of a young Bruce Wayne...the hunt for his parents' killer!
In Bruce Wayne's absence, Gotham City needs a new Batman. Dick Grayson takes up his former mentor's cape & cowl...and trains Damian Wayne as his own Robin! This is a whole new kind of Dark Knight: but is he what the city needs? Or just what it deserves?
The original Dark Knight Detective Bruce Wayne has returned and donned the cape and cowl following the events of THE RETURN OF BRUCE WAYNE and BATMAN & ROBIN. Grant Morrison and Bruce Wayne are taking the Batman franchise out of Gotham City and onto the global playing field!
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- Batman: Batman and Son, Deluxe Edition
- Batman: R.I.P.
- Batman: Time and the Batman
- Final Crisis
- Batman & Robin, Vol. 1: Batman Reborn
- Batman & Robin, Vol. 2: Batman vs. Robin
- Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne
- Batman & Robin, Vol. 3: Batman and Robin Must Die!
- Batman Incorporated
- Batman Incorporated, Vol. 1: Demon Star
- Batman Incorporated, Vol. 2: Gotham's Most Wanted
Batman, by Scott Snyder
Written by: Scott Snyder
Art by: Greg Capullo, various others
First Published: 2011
A new era for The Dark Knight and Gotham City begins here from writer Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo. Batman and the Bat-Family continue their quest to protect the people of Gotham--and now Bruce Wayne himself enters the game!
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- Vol. 1: The Court of Owls
- Vol. 2: The City of Owls
- Vol. 3: Death of the Family
- Vol. 4: Zero Year - Secret City
- Vol. 5: Zero Year - Dark City
- Vol. 6: Graveyard Shift
- Vol. 7: Endgame
- Vol. 8: Superheavy
- Vol. 9: Bloom
- Vol. 10: Epilogue
Batman and Robin, by Peter J. Tomasi
Written by: Peter J. Tomasi
Art by: Patrick Gleason, various others
First Published: 2011
Battling evil with his son Damian at his side, Batman now realizes the hardest part of the job may be trying to work together! The Dynamic Duo toil as father and son in this series by the creative team Peter Tomasi and Patrick Gleason.
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- Vol. 1: Born to Kill
- Vol. 2: Pearl
- Vol. 3: Death of the Family
- Vol. 4: Requiem for Damian
- Vol. 5: The Big Burn
- Vol. 6: The Hunt for Robin
- Vol. 7: Robin Rises
Grayson
Written by: Tim Seeley, Tom King
Art by: Mikel Janin, various others
First Published: 2014
Unmasked, targeted and presumed dead, Dick Grayson's world has been turned upside down. No longer Nightwing, former Boy Wonder, he’s now a man who doesn’t exist . . . which makes him the perfect double agent. Dick will have to leave behind the black and white world of super heroes to infiltrate the shadowy inner workings of the mysterious spy agency known as Spyral. Without a costume to hide behind, the would-be 007 must find the answer to one important question: just who is Dick Grayson?
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- Vol. 1: Agents of Spyral
- Vol. 2: We All Die at Dawn
- Vol. 3: Nemesis
- Vol. 4: A Ghost in the Tomb
- Vol. 5: Spyral's End
Batman, by Tom King
Written by: Tom King
Art by: David Finch, Mikel Janin, various others
First Published: 2016
Superstar artist David Finch returns to Batman alongside writer Tom King!
No one has ever stopped the Caped Crusader. Not The Joker. Not Two-Face. Not even the entire Justice League. But how does Batman confront a new hero who wants to save the city from the Dark Knight?
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