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Matches Malone
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| Posted on 02-08-2008 14:51 |
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So i've been a batman fan for some time but growing up mostly in the 90's I grew up on the movies and BTAS. I never really read the comics. Now that I am older i've learned to deal with the format in which they are written. I'm starting to buy and collect them. I was just wondering what is everyones favorite and which ones do you reccomend for me that I'm just starting out. The first one i've bought was The Killing Joke and now I am reading The Long Halloween. |
 
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Phil
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| Posted on 02-08-2008 22:34 |
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hush, dark knight returns, and kingdom come are my favorites. and i actually like the comic based on the transition between BTAS to TNBA too.
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BornAgainBatman
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| Posted on 03-08-2008 02:33 |
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my favorites are (all in trade paper backs)
Hush
Death in the family
arkham asylum
A Lonely Place of Dying
dark victory
The Long Halloween
Year One
many more to name but you have to read all of the above
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Dynamite Nick
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| Posted on 10-08-2008 14:20 |
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I posted a list of my top 20 Batman stories of all time on my Myspace recently, including honorable mentions that i think i'm just gonna integrate into the actual list by extending the list. Anyway, rather than repost it here, here's the link. Hope it works:
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog&pop=1&ping=1 |
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keyser_soze
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| Posted on 04-09-2008 16:26 |
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The Dark Knight Returns is absolutely #1
then comes:
The Killing Joke
The Long Halloween
Year One
Hush |
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The Red-Blue Blur
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| Posted on 04-09-2008 22:03 |
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Batman Year One
Knightfall
And my friend just got Long Halloween so I will be reading that soon. PS What book should I get? Joker coming out soon or that Harley Quinn book that just came out this year?
"Things are always going to get worst before they get better."
[Alfred Pennyworth]
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Conrad Veidt
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| Posted on 02-10-2008 20:46 |
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I just posted something similar on the WatchmenComicMovie forum:
Top Five:
Year One;
The Dark Knight Returns;
Knightfall Part One: Broken Bat;
Arkham Asylum;
Gotham By Gaslight.
Honourable Mentions:
Nine Lives;
Long Halloween;
The Cult
I think Killing Joke is pretty over-rated, my least favourite Alan Moore.
This guy goes into the hospital, okay?...
His wife's just had a baby and he can't wait to see them both.
So he meets the doctor and he says, "Oh, Doc, I've been so worried. How are they?"
And the Doctor smiles and says, "They're fine, just fine. Your wife's delivered a healthy baby boy and they're both in tip-top form.
"You're one lucky guy."
So the guy rushes into the maternity ward with his flowers.
But it's empty.
His wife's bed is empty.
"Doc?" he says and turns around and the doctor and all the nurses wave their arms and scream in his face.
"APRIL FOOL! YOU'RE WIFE'S DEAD AND THE BABY'S A SPASTIC!!"
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Mittens2317
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| Posted on 27-10-2008 23:40 |
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Hate fives, I'll go for ten...
1) The Man Who Laughs
2) All-Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder Vol. 1
3) The Long Halloween
4) Year One
5) The Dark Knight Returns
6) Dark Victory
7) War Drums/War Games
8) No Man's Land
9) Cataclysm
10) The Dark Knight Strikes Again
I reckon Hush & War Crimes were both great letdowns, and both Arkham Asylum & The Killing Joke are well overrated. So was the whole 'Knight____' saga.
Joker and Batman R.I.P. will probably make it into the top 10 when they're released.
THE KING IN YELLOW OL 4 ADMIN!!!
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batmanrobin_willneverdie1948
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| Posted on 05-01-2009 18:12 |
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My faves are
1.Hush
2.The Long Halloween
3.All Star Batman and Robin
4.Dark Knight Returns
5.The Man wHo Laughs
6.Haunted Knight
7.Knightsend
8.Batman and The Mad Monk
9.Batman The Black Glove
10. The Joker's Last Laugh
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The Red-Blue Blur
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| Posted on 05-01-2009 19:52 |
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I redid mine.
The Long Halloween
Haunted Knight
Dark Victory
Batman Year One
Knightfall
I dont know why everyone thinks TDK Returns is so good?? I hate Batman killing. It gives me the feeling of Tim Burton for some reason.
"Things are always going to get worst before they get better."
[Alfred Pennyworth]
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DarkKnight32692
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| Posted on 05-01-2009 21:24 |
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All the stuff written by Jeph Loeb
and Frank Miller as well
So basically:
The Long Halloween
Year One
Dark Victory
The Dark Knight Returns
Haunted Knight
The Dark Knight Strikes Again
Hush
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
even the Batman/Spirit one-shot
while we're on the subject, I'd check out DC The New Frontier as well.
it doesn't have as much Batman as I would like but it's a beautiful
piece of literature.
"Batman to all points. I can use some air support. Since I can't fly. At all.
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Razhwurz
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| Posted on 05-01-2009 23:31 |
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TMMWrites wrote:
I dont know why everyone thinks TDK Returns is so good?? I hate Batman killing. It gives me the feeling of Tim Burton for some reason.
Ummm... Who did Batman Kill in DKR? Harvey lived, the cops he fought lived, the mutants he fought lived, Superman lived and Joker killed himself; so who did Batman kill?
Never start with the head; the victim gets all fuzzy!
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kpangilinan
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I couldn't get into DKR. It seemed kind of boring to me. Year One wasn't all that good either. I guess I'm not much of a fan of Frank Miller's writing.
My favorite stories are
1. Batman & Spider-Man: Disordered Minds (My two favorite heroes of all time teaming up to fight Carnage and Joker. Amazing!)
2. Hush (because Jim Lee's art is jaw-dropping)
3. The Long Halloween (I loved how this was written like a mystery novel)
4. The Killing Joke (Learning the Joker's origin gives him a much more terrifying personality. You know he's capable of stopping but he doesn't want to)
5. Death in the Family (This was the first graphic novel I read so it's pretty special to me.)
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boywonder93
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| Posted on 07-01-2009 16:26 |
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year one
as the crow flies
knight saga
gotham underground
hush
Cody |
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RiddleMeThis
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| Posted on 18-04-2010 16:47 |
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Hush, Killing Joke, Long Halloween, Dark Knight Returns, Year One. I also give special recommendations to Joker and Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on a Serious Earth.
RIDDLE ME THIS. RIDDLE ME THAT. WHAT KIND OF A MAN HAS BATS ON THE BRAIN??? |
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matt the bat webb
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| Posted on 26-04-2010 23:14 |
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1.-the man who laughs
2.-the long halloween
3.-the reserection of rhas al guhl
4.-the war games series
5.-knightfall
the greatest victorys are won with your mind, then your body |
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RaphaelTMNT
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| Posted on 28-04-2010 14:19 |
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I'll go with the following.
Batman the long Halloween
Batman Knightfall
Return of the darknight
Heart of Hush
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Detective
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| Posted on 20-09-2010 03:22 |
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In no order,
Hush
The Long Halloween
The Bruce Wayne Murderer/Fugitive storyline
Under the Hood storyline
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