The Dark Knight: a pre-screening syllabus (17 books)

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Stoked for C. Nolan's new Batman flick The Dark Knight? Here's a list of stories to whet your appetite. Some of these directly influenced the film while others are just some of the flat-out best Batman stories ever written.

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1		Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 238,555 ratings score: 2,480, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (The Dark Knight Saga, #1) by Frank Miller 4.26 avg rating — 199,476 ratings score: 2,277, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		Batman: Year One by Frank Miller (Writer) 4.25 avg rating — 276,521 ratings score: 2,062, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		Batman: The Long Halloween by Jeph Loeb 4.35 avg rating — 113,431 ratings score: 1,877, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		Batman: Dark Victory by Jeph Loeb 4.18 avg rating — 37,865 ratings score: 1,367, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		Batman: Arkham Asylum - A Serious House on Serious Earth by Grant Morrison 4.10 avg rating — 78,046 ratings score: 863, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		Batman: The Man Who Laughs by Ed Brubaker 4.07 avg rating — 28,459 ratings score: 857, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		Joker by Brian Azzarello 4.02 avg rating — 36,741 ratings score: 475, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again by Frank Miller (Writer/Illustrator) 3.20 avg rating — 16,360 ratings score: 472, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		Kingdom Come by Mark Waid 4.26 avg rating — 69,144 ratings score: 382, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		Batman: Ego and Other Tails by Darwyn Cooke 3.94 avg rating — 4,613 ratings score: 279, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12		Batman: Hush, Vol. 1 by Jeph Loeb 4.12 avg rating — 47,039 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13		Batman: Hush, Vol. 2 by Jeph Loeb 4.27 avg rating — 16,003 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14		Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 19,960 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15		Batman: Knightfall, Vol. 1 by Chuck Dixon (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 7,573 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16		Nolanverse: Exploring the Greatest Illusion in Movie History — An Unauthorized New Analysis of The Dark Knight Rises by Robert E. Eliot (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16		Guidance to Death (Frank Adams Detective series Book 1) by Daniel V. Meier Jr. (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 240 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

17 books · 43 voters · list created July 11th, 2008 by Jay (votes) .

Tags: batman, comic, comics, dark, dc, detective, knight, movie, superhero

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Mar 02, 2012 01:11AM

nick mason

These are definitely some of the best Batman stories ever that really changed the way I saw the character.

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