Series
Batman series in reading order
The Batman series has 5 books.
Published between 1987 and 2017. The publication order differs from the reading order — both are below.
Gotham meets its newest heroes as Batman confronts his own myth and the weight of being a symbol. Tom King's run begins with spectacle and doubt in equal measure, asking what the city needs from the man in the cape.
All 5 books, in reading order
Batman in publication order
- Batman: Son of the Demon (1987) — Mike W. Barr
- Batman: The Long Halloween (2005) — Jeph Loeb
- Batman, Volume 5: Zero Year - Dark City (2014) — Scott Snyder
- Batman, Vol. 10 (2016) — Scott Snyder / James Tynion IV / Ray Fawkes / Greg Capullo / Roge Antonio / ACO / Riley Rossmo / Danny Miki / Brian Level
- Batman, Vol. 1: I Am Gotham (2017) — Tom King / Scott Snyder / Mikel Janín / David Finch / Batt / Danny Miki / June Chung / Jordie Bellaire / Deron Bennett / John Workman
All 5 books total 1,832 pages.
The Books Oracle — track the series you are partway through, and see what to read next.