

For more information about the apparitions of the Court of Owls, follow this guide. Also, if you want more, take a look at our Batman: The Modern Age reading order.Ĭollects Batman #1-7. You’ll need to take a look at Grant Morrison’s Batman Incorporated volume 1 before jumping into volume 2 and Batman and Robin by Tomasi, but also at Batman: Gates of Gotham written by Scott Snyder that leads into his run.

Also, even if New 52 was a new entry point, Batman’s story was not fully rebooted and a few stories began before Flashpoint. Therefore, you could take a look at it before reading anything else. The DC Universe rebooted as the New 52 after the Flashpoint event. In fact, there are multiple series: Batman, Detective Comics, Batman Incorporated by Grant Morrison, Batman and Robin by Tomasi and Gleason, Batman Eternal and Batman & Robin Eternal, and Batman: The Dark Knight. Snyder and Capullo were not the only authors working on Batman. Yet, they offered Bruce Wayne a revised backstory as they built a new mythology around Gotham City. When Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo took over creative duties on Batman’s main series, they didn’t start over from scratch, picking up in a way where the post-crisis era ended. For others, it was not totally the case, like with the famous dark knight. For some heroes, it was a complete reboot. If a new reader wanted to get into Batman comics but didn't know where to start, Snyder's Batman comics are a great place to start.With New 52, a new era began in the DC Universe (and we have a full reading order of this era). While not all of his stories are home runs in the same vein as the Court of Owls or Dark Mirror, his top ten stories with Batman rank among the best in the characters' history. Snyder's Batman run is often cited as one of the best comics in the 2010s, with many of his stories have become instant classics. RELATED: Every Detective In The Bat-Family, Ranked By Intelligence Snyder help created the very popular Court of Owls, ushered in a new origin for Bruce Wayne, and help construct one of the best Batman stories featuring Dick Grayson as the Dark Knight. He would write stories with a fresh new take on the character and his world, introducing new ideas and concepts that have been quickly accepted by the fan community.

Whereas Morrison wrote stories that incorporated all facets of the character's history, Snyder went with more original, high concept stories when writing for the Caped Crusader. The two comic writers that best defined Batman in the 21st century are undebatable Grant Morrison and Scott Snyder.
