From: khale@camilla.Eng.Sun.COM (Abhijit Khale)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: Re: Batman Graphic Novels.
Date: 18 Dec 1992 23:29:59 GMT
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In article <SS.92Dec18142817@wpi.WPI.EDU> ss@wpi.WPI.EDU (Scott Streeter) writes:
>>>>>> On 18 Dec 92 17:12:46 GMT, kmcintyr@unix1.tcd.ie (Kenny McIntyre) said:
>
>kmcintyr> Hi Could someone please e-mail the complete list of Batman
>kmcintyr> Graphic Novels and mini-series (basically everything that
>kmcintyr> hasn't appeared in Batman, 'tec SOTB or LOTDK).
>
>This list may not be totally complete, but it's close.

Some editorial comments and additions to your list. 

>Batman: Year One
[by Miller and Mazzuchelli : great story and art. ]

Batman : Year Two, Barr and Davis
Batman : Year Three

>Batman: Arkham Asylum
[ By Morrison and Mckean, but fairly mediocre despite that ] 

>Batman: Digital Justice
	[ A Loser] 
>Batman: Son Of The Demon 
>Batman: Bride Of The Demon
	[ Barr and Grindberg (Neal Adams clone) : ok] 
Also 

	Batman : Birth of the Demon : Denny O'Neil and Norm Breyfogle, looks good, 
but folks should probably wait for the paperback. 
	
>Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
	
>Batman: Night Cries
 [ Goodwin and painted art by Scott Hampton : paperback coming out soon ] 

>Batman Archives Volume I
>Batman Archives Volume II
>Batman & Dracula: Red Rain

>The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told
	Also
The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told, Volume - II

The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told. 

[ All of these contain some great stories from Engelhart, O'Neil and Brennert
and excellent art from Adams, Marshall Rogers etc. ]

>THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS
	[Nuff' said]
>THE CULT
[ Editorial comment : By Starlin and Wrightson, but complete drek ] 

The Killing Joke : Moore and Bolland. Gorgeous Brian Bolland Art. 

Batman : Full Circle, Barr and Davis. 

Batman/Green Arrow : The Poison Tomorrow, by Denny O'Neil. 

All of the Elseworlds stories
 Batman : Master of the future
 Batman : Holy Terror, Alan Brennert and Norm Breyfogle. 
 The Blue, The Grey and the Bat. 
 [ Another one about Batman vs. Jack the Ripper : I cant remember the name]

Both Robin-3000 and Red Rain are Elseworlds stories. 

>SHADOW OF THE BATMAN
[excellent reprints] 
>THE SAGA OF RA'S AL GHUL
[ Some great stuff] 
>THE UNTOLD LEGEND OF THE BATMAN
[ Good look at pre-Crisis batman]
>BEST OF THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD
[ Some great Neal Adams art in this series of reprints]

>WORLD'S FINEST
>
>BATMAN VERSUS PREDATOR
 [ just readable] 

Also 

Judgement on Gotham : Batman/Judge Dredd (a must for Bisley fans)

>GOTHAM NIGHTS

>RUN, RIDDLER, RUN
Also
	Catwoman Defiant
	Catwoman mini-series by Mindy Newell
	Penguin Triumphant

Catwoman also stars in the first arc in Showcase 93. 
	
>SWORD OF AZRAEL
	[ O'Neil/Quesada]

Also, 
	Batman : Seduction of the gun
	Batman : Venegeance of Bane

Also, all the Batman film adaptations for both Batman and Batman Returns. 

>ROBIN
>
>ROBIN II: THE JOKER'S WILD
>
>ROBIN III: CRY OF THE HUNTRESS
>
>ROBIN 3000
>1 Book One
>2 Book Two


In addition, there are lots and lots of other reprints. Some examples are

Batman : Lonely Place of Dying
Batman : Death in the family
Batman : Blind Justice
Batman : Gothic
Many Deaths of the Batman
Robin and Catwoman mini-series reprints. 

Stuff promised for next year includes a Man bat series, some more Elseworlds and
a rumored Batman/Lobo team-up. 

Abhijit