Batman: Night Cries9 reviews Archie Goodwin DC Comics, 1998 Some crimes, not even the "world's greatest detective" can solve. + A unique storyline + The Children Cry + Incredibly powerful and haunting work...             Batman: Scar of the Bat Eduardo Barreto, Max Allan Collins DC Comics, 2000             Batman: The Dark Knight Returns330 reviews Frank Miller DC Comics, 1997 Very high-quality graphic novel. + Great book! + This is the stuff! + Best Batman Stories Ever Told             Batman: The Killing Joke173 reviews Alan Moore DC Comics, 1995 It's a killer joke! + Great update to a classic. + Essential to the Batman Canon This is one of the most intriguing origins that have been created for the Clown Prince of Crime. This, along with the Jack Napier origin, is definitely a strong one. The artwork is nicely done, and the dialogue is smart and witty. The dark nature of this graphic novel is not for kids, but it is for ...             Batman: No Man's Land (Batman)42 reviews Greg Rucka Atria, 2000 One of the Best Batman Tales + Batman: "I have to relearn how to get around in this town." + A True Epic + good Batman trade but I could use a little more Batman in the story + Great read             Batman: The Long Halloween130 reviews Jeph Loeb, Tim Sale DC Comics, 1999 One of the best Batman graphic novels! + Great story lines... + The Long Halloween + Really cool, great graphics. + Awesome suspenseful graphic novel             Kingdom Come177 reviews Mark Waid DC Comics, 1997 Possibly the Best In-Universe Comics Story Ever + For once a JLA that doesn't rehash a previous storyline + I Don't Think We Are In Kansas Anymore + Best Graphic Novel Ever + Superman Rocks!!!             Batman: Strange Apparitions18 reviews Steve Englehart, Len Wein, ... DC Comics, 1999 The Englehart/Rogers Batman: Batman Evolves + a 70's throwback to the Golden Age + Batman in the 70s If you have not read these stories, you should first be aware that you know them. Or rather - you know this Batman. From the time these stories debuted, this has been described as the "definitive" Batman. This is Batman as we knew him from the 1970s onward, in comics, in film, on TV. In 1977, ...             Batman: Dark Victory55 reviews Jeph Loeb, Tim Sale DC Comics, 2002 Another gem from Loeb & Sale + A Worthy Long Halloween Followup + Great Robin Origin + BATMAN: DARK VICTORY by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale + A review of Batman: Dark Victory             Batman & Dracula: Red Rain15 reviews Doug Moench DC Comics, 1997 Quite possibly one of the best Batman tales ever + Red Rain Delivers + Graphic SF Reader Sure, Killing Joke, Year One, Arkham Asylum and Dark Knight Returns are the best, but this book, an Elseworlds, deserves to be ranked up there with it. Kelley Jones is by far the best Batman artist and though the late Malcom Jones III inked it (vs. his usual inker John Beatty), the pencils and ...             Batman: Arkham Asylum50 reviews Grant Morrison DC Comics, 1997 Poetic + Cleaver comic noir, eerie poetic mystery. First founded in the 1920s following the death of his insane mother, Amadeus Arkham converted his late mother's house into a mental institution, knowing little that he had set in motion a chain of events of horrific consequence and bizarre circumstance. Years later, the asylum had become a living ...             Batman Archives, Vol. 1 (DC Archive Editions)10 reviews DC Comics DC Comics, 1997 Truly A Dark Knight! + Great book for any batman fan + The Dark and Stormy Knight + Invaluable. + Batman REALLY begins...             Batman: Year One100 reviews Frank Miller, David Mazzucchelli DC Comics, 1997 GREAT + Masterpiece + The Rise of Jim Gordon and Batman + Origin of Batman             Batman: The Dark Knight Returns330 reviews Frank Miller DC Comics, 1997 Very high-quality graphic novel. + Great book! + This is the stuff! + Best Batman Stories Ever Told             Batman: The Long Halloween130 reviews Jeph Loeb, Tim Sale DC Comics, 1999 One of the best Batman graphic novels! + Great story lines... + The Long Halloween + Really cool, great graphics. + Awesome suspenseful graphic novel             Batman: Year One100 reviews Frank Miller, David Mazzucchelli DC Comics, 1997 GREAT + Masterpiece + The Rise of Jim Gordon and Batman + Origin of Batman             Batman: The Killing Joke173 reviews Alan Moore DC Comics, 1995 It's a killer joke! + Great update to a classic. + Essential to the Batman Canon This is one of the most intriguing origins that have been created for the Clown Prince of Crime. This, along with the Jack Napier origin, is definitely a strong one. The artwork is nicely done, and the dialogue is smart and witty. The dark nature of this graphic novel is not for kids, but it is for ...             Batman: Dark Victory55 reviews Jeph Loeb, Tim Sale DC Comics, 2002 Another gem from Loeb & Sale + A Worthy Long Halloween Followup + Great Robin Origin + BATMAN: DARK VICTORY by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale + A review of Batman: Dark Victory             Batman & Dracula: Red Rain15 reviews Doug Moench DC Comics, 1997 Quite possibly one of the best Batman tales ever + Red Rain Delivers + Graphic SF Reader Sure, Killing Joke, Year One, Arkham Asylum and Dark Knight Returns are the best, but this book, an Elseworlds, deserves to be ranked up there with it. Kelley Jones is by far the best Batman artist and though the late Malcom Jones III inked it (vs. his usual inker John Beatty), the pencils and ...             Batman: Scar of the Bat Eduardo Barreto, Max Allan Collins DC Comics, 2000