Question: What year was the first part of the two-part Batman series by Matt Wagner published ?

text: List of Batman comics
Collected editions -- Modern Batman
The following trade paperbacks are stories that run through the `` contemporary '' books of the Batman Family . The earliest trade paperback , chronologically speaking , is Frank Miller 's `` Batman : Year One '' storyline , which rebirthed the character in the Modern Age , re-telling the first year of his existence and how he came to be . These stories are from comic books still being published and are , in a sense , ongoing . They are listed here in the chronology of the storylines , rather than the publication dates of either the original comics or collections .
Batman has been featured in many ongoing series, limited series and graphic novels published by DC Comics. These titles have been handled or coordinated through a single editorial section at DC Comics. This section also generally handles titles that have spun off of the core Batman titles to feature related characters. This list presents these titles separated by general type of publication.
Title Material collected Publication date ISBN
Batman : Year One Batman # 404-407 2005 2007 HC : 978-1401206901 SC : 978-1401207526
Batman : Shaman Batman : Legends of the Dark Knight # 1-5 1998 SC : 978-1401207526
Dark Moon Rising : Batman and the Monster Men Dark Moon Rising : Batman and the Monster Men # 1-6 2006 SC : 978-1401210915
Dark Moon Rising : Batman and the Mad Monk Dark Moon Rising : Batman and the Mad Monk # 1-6 2007 SC : 978-1401212810
Batman : The Man Who Laughs Batman : The Man Who Laughs ; Detective Comics # 784-786 2008 2009 HC : 978-1401216221 SC : 978-1401216269
Batman : Dead to Rights Batman : Confidential # 22-25 , 29-30 2010 SC : 978-1401229252
Batman : Four of a Kind Detective Comics Annual # 8 ; Batman : Shadow of the Bat Annual # 3 ; Batman : Legends of the Dark Knight Annual # 5 ; Batman Annual # 19 1998 SC : 978-1563894138
Batman : Prey Batman : Legends of the Dark Knight # 11-15 , 137-141 2012 SC : 978-1401235154
Batman : Venom Legends of the Dark Knight # 16-20 2012 SC : 978-1401233839
Batman : Collected Legends of the Dark Knight Legends of the Dark Knight # 32-34 , 38 , 42-43 1994 SC : 978-1563891472
Batman : Other Realms Legends of the Dark Knight # 35-36 , 76-78 1998 SC : 978-1563894206
Batman : Gothic Legends of the Dark Knight # 6-10 2007 2015 SC : 978-1401215491 New SC : 978-1401255169
Batman : Going Sane Legends of the Dark Knight # 65-68 , 200 2008 SC : 978-1401218218
Batman : Haunted Knight Batman : Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Special ; Batman : Madness - A Legends Of The Dark Knight Halloween Special ; Batman : Ghosts - A Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Special 1996 1997 SC : 978-1563892738
Batman : The Long Halloween Batman : The Long Halloween # 1-13 1999 1999 HC : 978-1563894275 SC : 978-1563894695
Batman : Night Cries  1992 Hardcover : ISBN 978-1-56389-059-8
Batman : Dark Victory Batman : Dark Victory # 0-13 2001 2002 HC : 978-1563897382 SC : 978-1563898686
Batman : Fortunate Son Batman : Fortunate Son 1999 1999 HC : 978-1563895784 SC : 978-1563895906
Batman : Second Chances Batman # 402-403 , 408-416 ; Batman Annual # 11 2015 SC : 978-1401255183
Batman : Ten Nights of the Beast Batman # 417-420 1994 SC : 978-1563891557