Batman, Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises. © Copyright 2020 Rolling Stone, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. We want to hear from you! An older, grizzled Bruce Wayne has hung up the cowl after the death of Jason Todd's Robin – until a rising tide of crime forces him back into action, facing off against a mass-murdering Joker and a righteous Superman. From the Tim Burton movies, to Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy, to the DCEU’s more recent incarnation, Batman has long been a force in Hollywood. If you want to know who he is, how he came to be and where he’s headed in the future, these 15 Bat-books belong on your bookshelf. There are decades of iconic Batman stories in graphic novels and comic books – and if you don’t know where to start, look no further. Bold and uncompromising, it had a seismic impact on decades of Bat-media to come.amazon.co.uk, After re-conceiving an elderly Bruce Wayne in The Dark Knight Returns, Frank Miller (with illustrator David Mazzucchelli) then went right back to the beginning, cooking up a fresh take on the Batman origin story. Send us a tip using our anonymous form.

A major influence on Batman Begins.amazon.co.uk, If Year One was the Batman origin re-told, Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale's The Long Halloween is somewhat of a Year Two. VAT no 918 5617 01, Bauer Consumer Media Ltd are authorised and regulated by the FCA(Ref No. And there are new spins on the characters, including a grizzled, more militaristic Alfred, a less-optimistic Jim Gordon, and a reimagined Oswald 'The Penguin' Cobblepot as a corrupt Mayor of Gotham.amazon.co.uk, Bauer Media Group consists of: Bauer Consumer Media Ltd, Company number: 01176085, Bauer Radio Ltd, Company Number: 1394141, Registered Office: Media House, Peterborough Business Park, Lynch Wood, Peterborough, PE2 6EA H Bauer Publishing,Company Number: LP003328, Registered Office: Academic House, 24-28 Oval Road, London, NW1 7DT.All registered in England and Wales. Sign up for our newsletter. Yusuf/Cat Stevens Drops Rediscovered 'Lady D'Arbanville' Video, Trump’s Tantrum and the Constitution’s Imaginary ‘No Do-Overs Clause’, Here’s Where Things Stand in the Final 4 States That Will Pick the President, Bernie Sanders and More Politicians Read Mean Tweets on ‘Kimmel’, Kanye West Concedes Self-Serving Presidential Bid, Threatens 2024 Run, If Trump Tries to Sue His Way to Election Victory, Here’s What Happens, ‘Westworld’ Recap: Insane in the Mainframe. And there’s plenty more where that came from – Matt Reeves is readying his new take The Batman, starring Robert Pattinson in the cowl, while Ben Affleck is set to reprise his older, battle worn Bruce Wayne for more DCEU adventures, alongside the rumoured return of Michael Keaton. The Dark Knight Returns. Centring Bruce Wayne as a brooding, committed crime-fighter, it depicts his first outings in the cape and cowl, intent on cleaning up a Gotham riddled with organised crime and the machinations of the Falcone family, while striking up something of an alliance with Jim Gordon.

Some are practically perfect, some are deeply flawed, but put them together and a complete picture of the Dark Knight emerges. From definitive origin stories, to thrilling detective mysteries, to action-packed adventures, cop tales, and villain stories, Empire has collected ten must-read books to get you started – all-time classics, recent favourites, page-turners, and stories whose impact is being felt right now in Batman’s big-screen and video-game outings. A smart, grounded, and totally gripping run of books.amazon.co.uk, Kicking off a fresh continuity in DC's New 52 series, Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's story introduced a fascinating new foe for Batman to face: the Court Of Owls, a shadowy cabal of owl-mask-wearing figures who have been pulling Gotham's strings for centuries. It tells the sidekick's tragic story with real heart – while also using it to bolster the exploration of Bruce Wayne, now given the chance to be something of a father figure to another orphan seeking vengeance for their parents' deaths. When the super-villainous inmates of Arkham take over the asylum, led by Joker, they lure Batman in to save the hostage guards – but once he's inside, he's tormented by the nightmarish fiends he helped lock up. Bruce Wayne's Caped Crusader alter-ego is more established, but still in his early days – and the Falcone family still looms large in Gotham. £9.61. We encourage you to read our updated PRIVACY POLICY and COOKIE POLICY. We may receive commission for purchases made through our links. The 25 Greatest Batman Graphic Novels of All Time, Special Xbox Series X Unlocked Livestream + AMA, The Most Messed Up Moments in the Comic Book Version of ‘The Boys’, Daily Deals: Preorder Cyberpunk 2077 for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, or PC and Save 17% Off, The Best Anime Fanfiction Where the Hero Is a Villain, NBA 2K21 on PS5: First Hands-On Impressions, This Avengers Villain Has Been Pulling the Strings of the Marvel Universe, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Is Joining Xbox Game Pass, Sort Of, PS5 Won't Support SSD Expandable Storage at Launch, GameStop Cancels Employee Contest to Earn Extra Black Friday Work Hours, Things Ghost of Tsushima Doesn't Tell You. If The Killing Joke's sadistic treatment of Barbara Gordon hasn't aged well, it's otherwise a thrilling delve into who the Joker may have once been – a failed comedian who was only 'one bad day' away from becoming a raging psychopath.amazon.co.uk, One of the greatest Batman series to barely feature Batman, Ed Brubaker and Greg Rucka's Gotham Central is a cop-centric comic more akin to The Wire than anything else. A total trip.amazon.co.uk, After Superman: Earth One offered a new version of Clark Kent's origin story, Geoff Johns and Gary Frank did the same for Bruce Wayne in Batman: Earth One, separate from the New 52 continuity. Dave McKean's abstract and impressionistic mixed-media artwork offers a unique visual take on the Batman mythos, as the comic itself appears to be slipping further into madness as it goes on.

Rumoured to be a big influence on Matt Reeves' upcoming film The Batman.amazon.co.uk, Following up The Long Halloween, Loeb and Sale re-teamed for a continuation that not only evolves the Falcone and Two-Face plot, but also brings Dick Grayson's Robin into the mix.

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