@dbzinger: It's possible, but it's unlikely because this list was a personal project of mine due to my obsession over everything Batman, and I decided to share it.

@batshrine: Did you read all those comics?

Yeah, I've read most of them, but sadly its hard to remember every detail from each of those books. Like I read Batman: Gothic so long ago that I honestly don't really remember what happened in it anymore.

@batshrine: a lot of those books are unnecessary. Like, even if you want to know every detail about batman some are still unnecessary

@jayc1324: For me I wanted to have every appearance of Batman. I would say most stories aren't "necessary" but for someone who loves reading and seeing Batman, the more the marrier. And if I want to see this characters full story, I wanted every appearence

Wonder which one of these are bad stories.guess I'll look at reviews

Your list is pretty impressive. Thank you for doing so.

Have you seen this list : http://ultimatebatmancomicswebsite.weebly.com/batman-timeline.html

Your list is also missing every "elseworlds" strories (you should add a section at the end) : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Elseworlds_publications

It is also missing all stories inspireded by the batman animated serie (not the same continuity but this serie introduced Harley Quinn) : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Batman_Adventures

You're also missing all the resent publication by Scott Snyder after the "Court of the owls" as well as "Batman eternal"

And what happened to all the stories from the 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's ? and to "The brave and the bold" stories ?

@jb681131 1. He hasn't updated the list for 3 years, hence why nothing post-Court of Owls.

2. no elseworlds, no TAS, no pre-COIE stuff... appears to be a pattern there. I'm guessing he was sticking w/ in-contuinity stuff and just used speculative futures.

@jb681131: So @dr_cheesesteak has it pretty much right!

I've been meaning to update it, I just decided to wait for a couple more TPB's and graphic novels to be published first. And would gladly update it within the coming week or two!

But that is exactly why

1. there isn't much Post-Flashpoint work on there.

2. I only included out of continuity tales that were close enough to seem like it was in continuity minus a detail or two. However with convergence (which I have yet to read, and let me know if I am wrong). I might have a spot in the timeline to include all elseworlds tales. It's the same reason why I don't have any tie in comics to games or shows (unless it could fit in somewhere in the current timeline)

4. I didn't include any pre-crisis collections for many reasons. First, I haven't read most of it so I wouldn't know how to accurately place it in the continuity. Second, Crisis was such a defining moment in comic book history & the DC Universe that to me, it was ok to start around that time. Third, Batman as a character really blossomed as a character (for me) when first written by Neil Gaiman and Dennis O'Neil. And last but not least (and I doubt anyone has noticed), I tried not include any comic that has Batman using a gun as if its totally normal, which some of the very first Batman comics had before DC even knew what they wanted to make of Batman.

But otherwise, I love the feedback and glad you liked this list :)

Yes there are a lot of post flashpoint !

Here are the batfamily comics (no batman/superman and justice league):

• Batman, the dark knight : night terrors
• Batman, the dark knight : cycle of violence
• Batman, the dark knight : mad
• Batman, the dark knight : clay
• Batman : court of the owls
• Batman : night of the owls
• Batman : death of the family
• Batman : zero year - secret city
• Batman : zero year - dark city
• Batman : graveyard shift
• Talon : scourge of the owls
• Talon : fall of the owls
• Batman Eternal : vol 1 to vol 3
• Batman and Robin : born to kill
• Batman and Robin : pearl
• Batman and Robin : death of the family
• Batman and Robin : requiem for damian
• Batman and Robin : the big run
• Batman and Robin : the hunt for robin
• Batman and Robin : robin rises
• Batman, Incorporated : demon star
• Batman, Incorporated : gotham's most wanted
• Batwing : the lost kingdom
• Batwing : in the shadow of the ancients
• Batwing : enemy of the state
• Batwing : welcome to the family
• Batwing : into the dark
• Batgirl : the darkest reflection
• Batgirl : knightfall descends
• Batgirl : death in the family
• Batgirl : wanted
• Batgirl : deadline
• Batwoman : hydrology
• Batwoman : to drown the world
• Batwoman : world's finest
• Batwoman : this blood is thick
• Batwoman : webs
• Batwoman : the unknowns
• Birds of Prey : trouble in mind
• Birds of Prey : your kill might kill
• Birds of Prey : a clash of daggers
• Birds of Prey : the cruelest cut
• Birds of Prey : soul crisis
• Nightwing : traps and trepezes
• Nightwing : night of the owls
• Nightwing : death of the family
• Nightwing : second city
• Nightwing : setting soon
• Nightwing : big guns
• Nightwing : ont the razor's edge
• Catwoman : the game
• Catwoman : dollhouse
• Catwoman : death of the family
• Catwoman : gotham underground
• Catwoman : race of thieves
• Catwoman : keeper in the castle
• Grayson : agent of spyral
• Redhood and the Outlaws : redemption
• Redhood and the Outlaws : the starfire
• Redhood and the Outlaws : death in the family
• Redhood and the Outlaws : league of assassins
• Redhood and the Outlaws : the big picture
• Redhood and the Outlaws : lost and found
• Detective Comics : faces of death
• Detective Comics : scare tactics
• Detective Comics : emperor penguin
• Detective Comics : the wrath
• Detective Comics : gothtopia
• Detective Comics : Icarus
• Harley Quinn : hot in the city
• Harley Quinn : power outage
• Arkam Manor

Crossover tpb :

• Night of the owls (not the Batman serie print)
• Death of the family
• Zero year (to come)
• Convergence (to come)

Bump.

Awesome thread, thank you, batshrine!

thanks, Ive been referring to this a lot on my read through and reviews of batman graphic novels at my site on

Batman Chronology read through

Damn dude nice work.

@deathstroke52: He's good but incomplete.

thanks

261 is listed as "The Batman 80 page giant"

Anybody have more information on this? I can find the others, just can't seem to pinpoint this one.

Thanks

@theeasylife: Probably one of theses:

https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?q=The+Batman+80-Page+Giant&pubid=&PubRng=

Of the following graphic novels I'm not (totaly) sure which are meant:

004 The Man of Steel Vol 1

041 Creeper

042 Superman & Batman: World's Finest

094 The Man of Steel Vol 6

114 World's Finest

131 Batman: Black & White 2

131 Batman: Black & White 3

170 Batman: Manbat

168 Huntress

261 The Batman 80-Page Giant

271 DC Comics Presents: Batman #1 (2004 version?)

403 Power Girl

414 Man-Bat

505 Trinity vol 1

520 Trinity vol 2

521 Trinity vol 3

271 DC Comics Presents: Batman #1

289 DC Comics Presents: Batman #2

303 DC Comics Presents: Batman #2

And in the list appears twice:

431 Robin: Search for a Hero

532 Robin: Search for a Hero

567 Justice League of America v2 - The Dark Things

595 Justice League of America v2 - The Dark Things

Great job, by the way.

The original post is 5 years old so look for tpb at least 5 years old.

Here are my guesses

You can also check the list I'm trying to compile:

https://comicvine.gamespot.com/batman/4005-1699/forums/all-modern-batman-storiesarcs-in-chronological-ord-1872741/#13

I have made a similar list, trying to make some chronology in my list. You can use it to compare it to yours if you want

https://comicvine.gamespot.com/batman/4005-1699/forums/the-batman-new-52-continuity-guide-1811601/#15

Got my Batman trades in chronological order, great list, think I'm pretty close...

https://youtu.be/1RZJ91Yvdo8?si=hAxzDNaDGWauCgdE