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I have read all the collected Batman hardbacks out. I started buying individual issues when Year Zero started. I wasn't high on Year Zero to start with but the slow build to "I am Legend" Gotham City was awesome. I really loving enjoyed Year Zero and I plan on continuing to buy Batman as it comes out.
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I've been holding out on starting Zero Year until the first trade comes out in paperback. So far I've only seen it in hardback and I'd rather keep all my Batman trades the same. Yeah, I have some weird preferences. Are there any other current Batman or Bat Family books worth keeping up with? I've been collecting and enjoying Batman, Batgirl and Batman '66 so far, as well as picking up the first issue of Grayson, and my partner collects Harley Quinn. Oh, and Li'l Gotham, which is adorable. She's interested in Catwoman, but we've heard that some of the storylines were...problematic. I've been curious about Batman Inc., Batman & ?, Red Hood & the Outlaws and Birds of Prey. Also, is Legends of the Dark Knight as good as it was pre-New 52?
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Jul 25, 2014 22:16
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Hold off on Catwoman till the new creative team in October. It might turn out well. Get her Batwoman instead in the mean time  http://www.amazon.com/Batwoman-Elegy-Greg-Rucka/dp/1401231462/ref=sr_sp-atf_title_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406323484&sr=8-1&keywords=batwoman+elegy Batman Inc was great and Batman and ____ is great, but you're gonna have to read Grant Morrison's work to get there. It's some doing, but well worth your time. Trades you need: The Black Glove Deluxe Edition (Deluxe because it combines two earlier trades), Batman RIP, Time and the Batman, Batman and Robin (Morrison Version) 1-3, The Return of Bruce Wayne, Batman Incorporated (pre-n52), Batman Incorporated (N52) 1-2 and Batman and Robin (Tomasi version) 1-3 read together, then vol 4. Teenage Fansub fucked around with this message at 22:35 on Jul 25, 2014 |
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Jul 25, 2014 22:25
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Teenage Fansub posted:Hold off on Catwoman till the new creative team in October. It might turn out well. Get her Batwoman instead in the mean time Do you run a script that goes off with a loud alarm in your house everyone asks any permutation of the question of 'what Batman should I read'?
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Jul 25, 2014 22:29
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Grant Morrison gives me a commission.
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Jul 25, 2014 22:31
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Batman & Robin is definitely something I'd recommend if you're interested in the family dynamic of Batman's team, particularly with him, Damian and Alfred as the center. I include Alfred because his presence in this series is terribly underrated. I also recommend Batman Beyond Universe, if you ever watched the animated show that its based off of. As for Catwoman, the current run hasn't been very good. It'll be getting yet another team of writers, which will jump into Batman Eternal's timeline with placing her as one of the leading mob bosses of Gotham. That only begins in October. I suggest Brubaker's run on Catwoman from pre-new 52, which is now in newly released trades or available on comixology.
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Jul 25, 2014 22:33
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Do not read (current) Catwoman. Do not read Red Hood & The Outlaws. Even if someone put a gun to your head there are better things to do than read Red Hood.
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Jul 25, 2014 22:35
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Teenage Fansub posted:Grant Morrison gives me a commission. Not saying you're bad, I'm just amazed because I think Dark Titsanime is the only person I've ever seen beat you - once - to reply to that. And of course you like Grant Morrison too much.
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Jul 25, 2014 22:35
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Pope Corky the IX posted:I've been holding out on starting Zero Year until the first trade comes out in paperback. So far I've only seen it in hardback and I'd rather keep all my Batman trades the same. Yeah, I have some weird preferences. Red Hood is pretty drat fun, I have a thread about it where I give a overview of it. Give it a glance and see if catches your attention.
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Jul 25, 2014 22:41
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Waterhaul posted:Do not read (current) Catwoman. Do not read Red Hood & The Outlaws. Even if someone put a gun to your head there are better things to do than read Red Hood. Dark_Tzitzimine posted:Red Hood is pretty drat fun, I have a thread about it where I give a overview of it. Give it a glance and see if catches your attention. Listen to the mod, Dark_Tzitzimine is the Mara lurking in the branches of the Bat Bhodi.
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Jul 25, 2014 22:43
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Mr. Maltose posted:Listen to the mod, Dark_Tzitzimine is the Mara lurking in the branches of the Bat Bhodi. Next time I change AV, I'm gonna use this as title. It made me laugh pretty hard 
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Jul 25, 2014 22:48
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The only thing you need to know about DT's recommendations is that he used to have a Red Hood based avatar about how much of a creepy weirdo with bad taste he is about that book, that was then replaced with his current one because he was even MORE of a creepy weirdo with bad taste over in games.
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Jul 25, 2014 22:51
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TheJoker138 posted:The only thing you need to know about DT's recommendations is that he used to have a Red Hood based avatar about how much of a creepy weirdo with bad taste he is about that book, that was then replaced with his current one because he was even MORE of a creepy weirdo with bad taste over in games. He bought the current one himself.
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Jul 25, 2014 22:54
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He has little shame and even less self awareness, but that's not really a matter for BSS.
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Jul 25, 2014 23:03
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I feel bad for not pitching in with recommendations, but you're already reading the books I like, and some I don't. I really dislike Batman And, because it's furiously unsubtle and full of schlock fanservice that could power all the Tumblr engines at once. I wouldn't recommend Inc, either, and see, this all makes me look like I hate comics. it's just that you're already doing the good ones I can't wait for Batgirl of Burnside.
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Jul 25, 2014 23:07
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Was Taters posted:He bought the current one himself. 
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Jul 26, 2014 17:04
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Just picked up Batman '66 #13 and oh my god its loving amazing. I love how corny it is and I'm gonna be picking it up from now on. Its the only Batman book that interests me right now. I am, however, reading th TBP of Batwoman and Batgirl. Batgirl to see how Barbara comes back into the cowl, and Batwoman because the art is fantastic.
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Jul 26, 2014 17:54
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Cabinet posted:Its the only Batman book that interests me right now. With your avatar, you should check out Batmanga.
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Jul 26, 2014 22:24
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Teenage Fansub posted:With your avatar, you should check out Batmanga. http://youtu.be/vx4xpzvwRzo?t=5m59s Brave and the Bold was great. MonsterEnvy fucked around with this message at 00:30 on Jul 27, 2014 |
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Jul 27, 2014 00:20
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Teenage Fansub posted:With your avatar, you should check out Batmanga. Is it any good? I remember a friend got me some "Batman, but manga" like four years ago and it was trash.
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Jul 27, 2014 00:21
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If it was Chip Kidd Presents... Batmanga, then it's the same thing, only released digitally and without the Chip Kidd trade dress. There have been other Batmangas, but they're obscure and out of print. They're totally trash though.
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Jul 27, 2014 03:13
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Cabinet posted:I remember a friend got me some "Batman, but manga" like four years ago and it was trash.
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Jul 27, 2014 03:25
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redbackground posted:Was that Batman: Child of Dreams? Nope. Death Mask. I /was/ going to read Child of Dreams at one point but I never got around to it.
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Jul 27, 2014 03:34
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MonsterEnvy posted:http://youtu.be/vx4xpzvwRzo?t=5m59s
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Jul 27, 2014 04:42
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Again, thanks for the recommendations. Has anyone else read Grayson #1? I picked it up for the hell of it the other day and, while I did like it and realize it's only the first issue, I found it more than a bit confusing. You can spoiler it if need be, but what led up to Dick going in this direction story-wise?
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Jul 27, 2014 14:49
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Pope Corky the IX posted:Again, thanks for the recommendations. Plot-wise, there isn't a real motive for Dick to become a secret agent. It was something that DC threw together out of thin air to give validation to Dick's 'death' on Forever Evil. If you want to know more about what the hell is Spiral you'll need to read Batman Incorporated (pre N52) and Batman Inc. (N52) since they were introduced and have a major role there.
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Jul 27, 2014 18:58
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Dark_Tzitzimine posted:If you want to know more about what the hell is Spiral you'll need to read Batman Incorporated (pre N52) and Batman Inc. (N52) since they were introduced and have a major role there. No, you don't. All you need to know is that Spyral is simply another super-secret spy organisation analogous to S.H.I.E.L.D., S.H.A.D.E., Checkmate, etc., etc., ad nauseam, etc..
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Jul 27, 2014 19:26
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Wachter posted:No, you don't. All you need to know is that Spyral is simply another super-secret spy organisation analogous to S.H.I.E.L.D., S.H.A.D.E., Checkmate, etc., etc., ad nauseam, etc.. Is still recommendable to read it because Seeley's taking over a lot of Morrison's ideas and expanding them.
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Jul 27, 2014 19:36
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Pope Corky the IX posted:Again, thanks for the recommendations. During the Forever Evil event, Dick's secret identity was revealed to the world at large. Then his death was faked. Dick can't really go back to being Nightwing just now - the blown identity makes it a little too dangerous - and Batman asked him to join Spyral in an attempt to figure out what the hell is going on with them. (this is something of a stretch, but so be it; it's less a stretch than some we've seen out of DC) Spyral is a Sooper-Secret Spy Organization. Who they answer to, what their aims are, and the like have not been revealed at this time. They featured in Morrison's Batman, Incorporated but all you need to know is 'secret agents, international scope, mysterious.'
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Jul 27, 2014 20:46
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The Grayson writers started in Nightwing #30, which has all of the set-up. It's really Grayson #0. Pick that up.
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Just reread batman: going sane about the Joker trying to lead a normal life after killing Batman and I forgot how sad the whole story is. I really recommend it for fans of the Joker and Batman and as luck has it it's part of the big Comixology sale.
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Madkal posted:Just reread batman: going sane about the Joker trying to lead a normal life after killing Batman and I forgot how sad the whole story is. I really recommend it for fans of the Joker and Batman and as luck has it it's part of the big Comixology sale. I was really curious about that one. I hadn't seen anyone mention it as a recommendation here, so I was apprehensive about getting it. Stupid Question: Is the organization called Spyral because the head honcho's face is all swirly?
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Jul 28, 2014 19:03
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Teenage Fansub posted:The Grayson writers started in Nightwing #30, which has all of the set-up. It's really Grayson #0. Pick that up. Ugh, don't bother. Here's the plot of #30: Bruce loves Dick SOOO Much that he beats the poo poo out of him for the 2nd time in 30 issues.
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Jul 28, 2014 19:50
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drat you comixology and not having any of the original Ra's al Ghul storyline 
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Jul 28, 2014 20:28
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Was Taters posted:Ugh, don't bother. Here's the plot of #30: Bruce loves Dick SOOO Much that he beats the poo poo out of him for the 2nd time in 30 issues. That sounds terrible.
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Jul 28, 2014 20:41
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Trast posted:That sounds terrible. Nightwing 30 was broke on three segments: the introductory one where Helena and Spiral are introduced, told by Leslie Thompkins (it wouldn't be out of place on Batman Inc. to be honest) The middle segment where Bruce and Dick fight and the closing segment that shows Dick's recruitment by Spiral. Seeley wrote the first and the third segment while King wrote the middle one. All in all, is a solid issue but King's segment is certainly the weakest of the bunch.
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Jul 28, 2014 20:47
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Why did Bruce and Dick fight each other?
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Jul 28, 2014 20:50
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Trast posted:Why did Bruce and Dick fight each other? Bruce was 'testing' Dick's determination and will after the Forever Evil fiasco. Quite melodramatic and with some odd dialogue (Bruce calling Dick 'my boy' for example)
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Jul 28, 2014 20:54
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I am laughing like a loving child just cutting these sentences short in my head "Bruce was 'testing' dick's determination"
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Was Taters posted:Here's the plot of #30: Bruce loves Dick SOOO Much.
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