Batman: A Death in the Family (2011) – “A Lonely Place of Dying” Reprints Batman #440-442 and New Titans #60-61 Written by Marv Wolfman Art by Jim Aparo, George Perez, and Tom Grummet Batman: The Caped Crusader Volume Three (2019) Reprints Batman #445-454, Detective Comics #615, and Batman Annual #14 Written by Marv Wolfman, Alan Grant, Andrew Helfer, and Peter Milligan Art by Jim Aparo, Norm Breyfogle, M.D. Bright, Chris Sprouse, and Kieron Dwyer In November 1988, Jason Todd, the second young person to hold the title of Robin, was murdered by the Joker in the pages of Batman. In March of tha ..read more

Batman: The Dark Knight Detective Volume Four (2021) Reprints Detective Comics #601-611 and Annual #2 Written by Alan Grant, Brian Augustyn, and Mark Waid Art by Norm Breyfogle and Val Semeiks Batman: The Caped Crusader Volume Two (2019) Reprints Batman #432-439, 443-444 and Annual #13 Written by Marv Wolfman, John Byrne, James Owsley (Christopher Priest), and Kevin Dooley Art by Jim Aparo, Pat Broderick, Michael Bair, and Malcolm Jones III Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle continued their run on Detective Comics with a series of multi-part stories. In The Dark Knight Detective Volume Four, we ge ..read more

Batman: The Dark Knight Detective Volume Two (2018) Reprints Detective Comics #583 – 591 and Annual #1 Written by John Wagner, Alan Grant, Lewis Klahr, Steve Piersall, and Denny O’Neill Art by Norm Breyfogle, Dean Haspiel, and Klaus Janson Batman: The Dark Knight Detective Volume Three (2020) Reprints Detective Comics #592 – 600 Written by John Wagner, Alan Grant, Sam Hamm Art by Norm Breyfogle, Irv Novick, Eduardo Barreto, Denys Cowan Unlike Superman, Batman didn’t have a hard reboot following the continuity shuffling Crisis on Infinite Earths. Superman got a stand-alone mini-series, Man of ..read more

Dark Knights of Steel (2023) Reprints Dark Knights of Steel #1-12 Written by Tom Taylor Art by Yasmine Putri, Bengal, and Nathan Gooden DC Comics has always loved a “What If?” story. The Silver Age, from the late 1950s to the end of the 1960s, was rife with covers that teased variations on your iconic superheroes. That trend revived itself in the Elseworlds imprint in the 1990s. The Silver Age stories often gave us alternate histories, while Elseworlds placed the heroes in new situations from space and time. Red Son saw Superman’s rocket landing in the USSR instead of Kansas. In Darkest Knigh ..read more

Batman by Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale Omnibus (2018) Reprints 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, Batman- The Long Halloween #1-13, Batman- Dark Victory #0-13, Catwoman- When in Rome #1-6 and a short story from Superman/Batman Secret Files & Origins 2003 Written by Jeph Loeb Art by Tim Sale There is no dearth of Batman comics at DC these days. Since his debut in Detective Comics #27, followed by a media push with his 1966 TV series and the cultural ..read more

Batman by Grant Morrison Omnibus Volume Three (2020) Reprints Batman: The Return #1, Batman Incorporated v1 #1-8, Batman Incorporated: Leviathan Strikes #1, Batman Incorporated Special #1, and Batman Incorporated v2 #0-13 Written by Grant Morrison (with Chris Burnham) Art by David Finch, Yanick Paquette, Chris Burnham, Scott Clark, Cameron Stewart, Frazer Irving Grant Morrison’s Batman run entered its third act with quite a significant speed bump. Eight issues into Batman Incorporated, the book was canceled along with every other DC Comics title to make way for the New 52. The New 52 was an a ..read more

Batman by Grant Morrison Omnibus Volume Two (2018) Reprints Batman #700-702, Batman and Robin #1-16, and Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #1-6 Written by Grant Morrison Art by Tony S. Daniel, Frank Quitely, Scott Kolins, Andy Kubert, David Finch, Philip Tan, Cameron Stewart, Andy Clarke, Frazer Irving, Chris Sprouse, Yanick Paquette, Georges Jeanty, Ryan Sook, Pere Pérez, and Lee Garbett The Grant Morrison run of Batman is not a perfect thing. The transition from the first chapter to this second has got to be one of the clunkiest, with desperate attempts to try and mesh Morrison’s intentions ..read more

If you enjoy the reviews, podcasts, and other content we make here at PopCult Reviews please consider sending a tip of appreciation through our Ko-Fi. Thanks! Batman Omnibus by Grant Morrison Volume One (2009) Reprints Batman #655-658, 663-683 with material from 52 #30,47 and DC Universe #0 Written by Grant Morrison Art by Andy Kubert, J.H. Williams III, Tony Daniel, Joe Bennett, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Ryan Benjamin, and John Van Fleet Batman has had a wildly varied history over his 80 years as a comic book character. The popular conception of Batman as The Dark Knight started in the 1970s and w ..read more

Batman: Killing Time (2022) Reprints Batman: Killing Time #1-6 Written by Tom King Art by David Marquez I don’t think this is a controversial opinion, but here goes: The most interesting thing about the Batman mythos is his villains. If you had to compare Batman to another superhero based on everything surrounding the character, Spider-Man is your best bet. Yet, Spider-Man is a character often more interesting than many of his rogues while still having some fascinating baddies in the mix. Batman, on the other hand, is a one-note character for me; of course, it all depends on who is writing. I ..read more

Catwoman: Lonely City (2022) Reprints Catwoman: Lonely City #1-4 Written & Illustrated by Cliff Chiang In 1986, Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns mini-series reconceptualized Batman by telling an out-of-canon story. An aging Bruce Wayne retired from being Batman years earlier, but now Gotham City is falling into a deeper cesspool than ever before. Mutant gangs run rampant, and The Joker has resurfaced. Wayne must become Batman again, this time with Carrie Kelly by his side as Robin. The Dark Knight Returns, while ground-breaking & compelling, is a politically questionable book. M ..read more