IGN'S TOP 25 GREATEST BATMAN GRAPHIC NOVELS

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IGN's Top 25 Greatest Batman Graphic Novels

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The following still must be uploaded: Venom, Knightfall Part One, Nine Lives, The Man Who Laughs, Thrillkiller, Tales of the Demon, Tales of the Demon, Gothic, Batman & Dracula: Red Rain, The Cult, Son of the Demon.
#25 Venom
#24 Knightfall Part One - Broken Bat
#23 Nine Lives
#22 The Man Who Laughs
#21 Thrillkiller
#20 JLA: Tales of the Demon
#19 Tales of the Demon
#18 A Lonely Place of Dying

Written by: Marv Wolfman
Art by: George Perez
Quote: The death of Jason Todd is one of the most significant moments in Batman's history. So is the discovery of a new (and better) Robin, Tim Drake. A Lonely Place of Dying tells the origin of the latest Robin, the one who would make an indelible mark on DC Comics and become a fan favorite. The different between Tim Drake and the previous two Robins is that his crusade is not born of tragedy. Instead, Tim has used his detective skills to discover that Batman is, in fact, Bruce Wayne. He further deduces that ~censored~ Grayson was the original Robin and that the newest Robin, Jason Todd, is now dead.
Tim's a Batman fanatic and he's witnessing his idol slowly falling apart. Batman's stopped thinking and has become a brute with a cape. The solution? Get a new Robin. But Tim's idea is not to take up the mantle of Robin for himself, but to convince ~censored~ Grayson to return to his former partner's side. A Lonely Place of Dying creates a new status quo for Batman books and happens to be an engrossing read to boot.
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#17 Strange Apparitions

Written by: Steve Englehart and Len Wein
Art by: Walt Simonson and Marshall Rogers
Quote: Contrary to popular belief, Batman books did not suck prior to Frank Miller's Year One. In fact, Steve Englehart and Marshall Rogers' run on Detective Comics in the late '70s is one of the best in Batman history. Strange Apparitions gives Bruce Wayne a love interest and puts all of the GCPD on The Batman's trail. Both Batman and Commissioner Gordon must deal with evil Mayor Thorne while also fighting the sinister Hugo Strange.
The crowning moment of this collection comes after Strange has discovered that Bruce Wayne is Batman. The mad doctor then attempts to sell this information to the highest bidder. However, in a surprising turn, the Joker actually attempts to protect the Batman's identity from all other would-be suitors. He doesn't want anyone to know who Batman is, because that would mean the end of his arch-foe. And, as Joker notes, "What fun would there be in humbling mere policemen?" This is the Joker at his mad best and that means it's also Batman at his finest.
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#16 Gothic
#15 A Death in the Family

Written by: Jim Starlin
Art by: Jim Aparo
Quote: Poor Jason Todd. So hated was he by comic-book fans that over 5000 paid for phone call votes to assure he bit the dust. Not only was A Death in the Family the first comic to play the Roman game of Yay or Nay with a person's life, but it did end up being the second most significant event in the life of Bruce Wayne. A shocking moment, however, wouldn't get this high on the list if the story wasn't also high-caliber.
Having discovered the his birth mother is still alive and one of three women living abroad, Jason Todd runs away from home for a family reunion. As bad luck would have it, the Joker has stolen a nuclear missile and has gone off to the Mid-East to sell to the highest bidder. When Batman follows after the Joker and runs into Jason Todd it sets of a series of events that lead to one of the most memorable splash pages in the history of comics. The final issue turns out to be the real gem as Batman must deal with his thirst for vengeance -- and it's Superman who stands in his way.
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#14 Black and White Vol. 1

Written by: Various
Art by: Various
Quote: It's a daring idea. Take the best artists and writers in comics, give them free-reign on abbreviated Batman stories and make it all black and white. Anthologies, black & white, high-priced talent -- a recipe for disaster. Instead, Batman: Black & White was born. The first volume collects all four issues of the original series and really does feature some incredible talent. Matt Wagner, Dennis O'Neil, Archie Goodwin, Brian Bolland, Neil Gaiman, Katsuhiro Otomo, Joe Kubert and on and on and on.
Though having just eight pages to tell a story can certainly be confining, it also proves to be liberating. Forced to scrap complex plots but create something indelible, these tales are often parables, send-ups or unforgettable vignettes surrounding The Batman. It doesn't hurt that the limited edition hardcover comes with an awesome Steranko print.
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#13 Gotham by Gaslight

Written by: Brian Augustyn
Art by: Mike Mignola
Quote: Elseworlds have a habit of falling apart towards the end as the writer tries to jam epic events into the final few pages. Gotham by Gaslight does not suffer from this weakness. In fact, Gaslight is as taut and well-conceived a graphic novel as you can fine -- Elseworlds or otherwise.
Taking place in Victorian-era Gotham City, Gaslight imagines that Bruce Wayne has just returned from England, having studied abroad to prepare for his role as dark avenger. No sooner does the Batman appear than a rash of grisly slayings hit Gotham City. The murders are identical to those of England's own Jack the Ripper. The most likely suspect? Bruce Wayne, a man who's travels fit the timeline for the Ripper slayings in England and one who cannot account for his whereabouts at night. Quite simply, no other Elseworlds tale has managed such a brilliant concept nor executed it so perfectly.
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#12 Mad Love

Written by: Paul Dini
Art by: Bruce Timm
Quote: There is something truly beautiful in the manic vixen Dini and Timm have created. Based on Batman: The Animated Series, this over-the-top graphic novel explores the origins of Harley Quinn. Though it looks like a kids book with the cartoonish drawings, the subtext is more like the Jerry Springer show than anything else. Harley is the wife with low self-esteem who hates the way her man treats her but can never escape her love for his abuse. But she certainly tries.
Fed up with being a second-class citizen to Mister J, Harley decides to do the one thing her love never could -- kill the Batman. She almost succeeds too, until the Joker arrives to save him. See, he can't have someone else using his insane plans and offing his greatest foe. Though he may scream at her, though he may even hit her, Harley comes back to him at the end. She just can't help herself. The fact that despite all this she has an endless supply of zeal and is so adorable in her madness makes us love her all the more.
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#11 Blind Justice

Written by: Sam Hamm
Art by: Denys Cowan
Quote: Bruce Wayne is one of the most underutilized characters in comics today. That, however, wasn't always the case. Blind Justice is as much a Bruce Wayne story as it is a Batman tale. Sam Hamm, who also wrote the 1989 Batman feature film, puts Bruce on the hot seat. Following a scandal at WayneTech, Bruce finds himself indicted on charges of treason. Bruce is nailed for his worldly travels and association with the criminal element. Commissioner Gordon, however, offers a way to clear his name -- by testifying that Bruce Wayne is a certain caped crusader!
The shocks don't stop there. Blind Justice examines the dynamic relationship between Wayne and his counterpart, Batman. It also tells one hell of a story that sees Bruce in a wheelchair and pits him against his former mentor, the great Henri Ducard. By the time we turn the last page, it's hard not to stand up and cheer. This is one heck of a Batman story and it's all about Bruce
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#10 Hush

Written by: Jeph Loeb
Art by: Jim Lee
Quote: If you'd told us a decade ago that Jeph Loeb would write some of the best Batman stories ever, we'd have laughed in your face. Who knew Loeb had such great depths and ability for weaving tales of the Dark Knight? The controversial Hush is as "love it or leave it" as they come. The year-long epic didn't just make one or two major changes to the Batman universe, it made more than perhaps any story arc in Batman history. Batman starts dating Catwoman, Two-Face gets his mug and mind repaired, Jason Todd goes missing from his grave and the Riddler finally becomes respectable.
Hush doesn't follow the same cadence as The Long Halloween or Dark Victory. This story has a much more modern feel. There are some truly unforgettable moments, such as when Batman kicks Superman's ass (and is thanked for it) or when the Joker pleads his own innocence and means it. Yes, there are some aspects that are hard to swallow, particularly the identity of Hush and a Clayface trick that was already used in the early '90s. Still, Jim Lee's artwork is unbelievable and whether you love the changes or not, it's tough to deny Hush is impossible to put down.
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#9 Batman & Dracula: Red Rain
#8 Dark Victory

Written by: Jeph Loeb
Art by: Tim Sale
Quote: Once again, Jeph Loeb is running Batman through the gauntlet of his Rogues Gallery. The aptly named sequel to The Long Halloween is a darker year two tale. Bruce Wayne is slowly slipping away, overshadowed by the Batman. As the human face of the Dark Knight fades, Gotham grows colder, as if the two were intrinsically linked. The world of the Batman has so overtaken the life of Bruce Wayne that his only way to relate to his newly-orphaned heir is to give him a costume.
The Holiday murders, which were believed to be solved, resurface once more. Someone's killing mobsters on holidays and once again everyone is a suspect. Not only do we get a great mystery, but a fascinating examination of the Batman's most dangerous foes... plus Calendar Man. Dark Victory is the definitive look at how the loss of Harvey Dent affected Batman. Miller owns Year One, but Year Two belongs to Jeph Loeb.
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#7 Son of the Demon
#6 The Cult
#5 The Long Halloween

Written by: Jeph Loeb
Art by: Tim Sale
Quote: The Long Halloween is the only Batman story of the past 15 years to crack the top five. It's a deserved recognition as Loeb's year-long tale is a benchmark that, like the other great Batman tales in the top five, will resonate with creators for many years. Taking place early in the Batman's career, The Long Halloween returns Batman to his proper role as a detective. This mystery is confounding and the true identity of the killer is not easy to piece together with the breadcrumbs Loeb leaves. Yet it's impossible not to have fun guessing and the shocking twist at the end will rattle around in your brain for a good long while.
Loeb's story, matched with Tim Sale's art, makes Batman both human and mythical in the same stroke. Through The Long Halloween we not only gain an understanding of what makes Bruce Wayne and Batman tick, but what makes his Rogues Gallery so formidable. With an ode to classic Hollywood films, particularly The Godfather, The Long Halloween stretches beyond the normal boundaries of comics to create a legendary story of one man's crusade against an insane world.
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#4 Arkham Asylum

Written by: Grant Morrison
Art by: Dave McKean
Quote: To dress up like a bat and risk your life every night requires some measure of insanity. Grant Morrison confronts that issue directly in Arkham Asylum as he puts Batman inside the famed looney bin. What's it like looking at the inmates of Arkham? It's like looking in a mirror. This topsy-turvy graphic novel parallel's Batman's race through the Asylum with Amadeus Arkham's descent into madness in the 1920s.
McKean's chaotic art keeps everything off-balance and is crucial to the story. In fact, were anyone else to have attempted this book, it would almost certainly have fallen to failure. As for Morrison, he's crafted a tale that actually puts doubt in the reader's mind as to Batman's own sanity. Had he not purpose driving him to fight crime, wouldn't he be locked up with all the other inmates? Through an examination of the psychology of the insane, we are given a harsh but accurate account of the Batman's own mental make-up.
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#3 The Killing Joke

Written by: Alan Moore
Art by: Brian Bolland
Quote: A funny thing happened on the way to the insane asylum... The origin of the Joker has long been a mystery. That is until Alan Moore exposed a "possible" origin for the Clown Prince of Crime. For the first time we are shown the Joker as a sympathetic character, of a good man driven to insanity by a pair of unfortunate accidents. In fact, the Joker attempts to earn sympathy from the Batman of all people through a heinous act.
Attempting to drive Commissioner Gordon insane, the Joker shoots and paralyzes his daughter then sets him on a carnival ride from hell. The Joker hopes to prove that given the proper set of tragedies any reasonable man can be driven insane. Why the Joker suddenly desires understanding is unclear, but it's hard to find fault with the plan. The only problem is, it doesn't work. The Killing Joke is, eerily enough, the Joker at his most rational. Perfectly paced, beautifully illustrated and ending with a killer punchline, this is the finest Joker story ever told and, in turn, one of the best Batman stories of all time.
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#2 The Dark Knight Returns

Written by: Frank Miller
Art by: Frank Miller
Quote: Prior to 1986, futuristic tales of heroes were often fluff and fancy. They were joking tales, they were forgettable farce. Frank Miller forever changed the landscape of superhero tales with The Dark Knight Returns, a futuristic imagining of a Batman without hope. Having been retired for ten years following the death of Jason Todd, Bruce Wayne finds himself compelled to don the mantle of the bat once more. This in turn revives the insane criminals who'd been almost comatose for the past decade.
The Dark Knight Returns is not only brilliant for showcasing the best damn ass-kicking Superman will ever receive, it also shines a light on the very nature of Batman. Without the Dark Knight, the city has fallen into despair. With no one to look up to (or to fear), the youth have revolted against society, taken up with a false god and forgotten all sense of order or rationality. But the Batman's return changes all of that. There is no more visceral or satisfying Batman book than this. It is #2 not because it fails at anything, but because #1 does even more for the Batman.
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#1 Year One

Written by: Frank Miller
Art by: Dave Mazzucchelli
Quote: The best Batman story ever told, Batman: Year One defined the Batman for a new generation. This parallel story follows Jim Gordon as he arrives in Gotham from Chicago and Bruce Wayne as he returns from many years of training abroad. Both find that Gotham is a dying city overwhelmed by corruption from top to bottom. Through Gordon's eyes we see Gotham as it appears to the man on the street. Through Bruce Wayne we see the city from a distance as one might look to solving a complex puzzle. Both men want to save the city, but each follows a different path. It's Year One that shows how these two paths came to meet and an indelible partnership formed.
Miller takes a brilliant turn towards the end of Year One. He allows Gordon to see Bruce Wayne's unmasked and it's quite clear that the game is up, that Batman's days are over. But Gordon offers plausible denial, stating he really can't see anything without his glasses. Rather than making Gordon a sap who couldn't connect the dots between Wayne and Batman, Miller has Gordon choose to ignore the truth in order to help save his city.
In many ways it is difficult to compare Year One against The Dark Knight Returns. There are aspects of each story that outweigh the other. Ultimately, Year One is the best tale. Perhaps it's not as grand as TDKR, but no other book before or since has quite captured the realism, the grit and the humanity of Gordon and Batman so perfectly. The colors are almost muddy, as if Gotham were constantly enveloped in a haze. The city, like the panels, is a murky place. This book is just the beginning, but it could not start any other way.
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