Batman is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics superhero batman as its main protagonist. Shop batman comics and graphic novels online, including batman vs superman series. I think the list is pretty complete, but i occasionally stumble across a book here and there i. Family with a colon separating the two words, which was published in 2002. One of the most iconic fictional characters in the world, batman has dedicated his life to an endless crusade, a war. This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Batman is forced to agree, and after he is handcuffed, the joker pushes both of them in. Sothebys how dc ignited the golden age of comic books. Howard the duck artist joe quinones has revealed the art for a failed comic book pitch that would have revisited tim burtons classic 1989 batman movie. Instead, well focus on the comics that make batman so great, and how you can enjoy them in a chronological order. The dark knight strikes again his many works have not only redefined classic characters, but also, on a few occasions. Rocker chris daughtry geeks out over drawing batman.
All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. Motion picture 1989 in 1989, batman was everywhere. The original press run for the comic in 1940 was thought to be about 500,000 but today fewer than 300 copies are. In the name of his murdered parents, bruce wayne wages eternal war on the criminals of gotham city. By no means an official list of batman novels, ive tried to organize all the batman novels, novelizations and dc universe novels under one roof. Frank miller began his career in comics in the late 1970s and rose to fame while first drawing, and then writing, daredevil for marvel comics.
Thinking fast, batman is actually able to subdue the shark using only his handcuffs, and to break the glass of the tank by bashing it with the wheelchair, saving the mans life and escaping in barely enough time to pursue the joker. The water show at gothams country club is interupted by the nefarious frogman. The official comic book adaptation of the warner bros. His most notable works include sin city, the dark knight returns, batman year one and 300. Batman, a history of heroics, batman history, batman legacy, batman 80, batman 80th anniversary, comic book history, comic book legacy, jason todd.
Theres some sort of advertisement cw ad on basically every other page of each comic. Dc comics launches two surprising batman new 52 series in october. Tom king and mikel janin have created the perfect kick off issue for the war of jokes and riddles and it is a must buy for any fan of batman or just great comics in general. The subscription is really the smartest way you can buy this book too.
All 25 of mine came from a limited series called batman eternal. This looks like a job for the dynamic duo, batman and robin. See more ideas about comic books, retro kids and comic covers. He is one of the most widelyrecognized and popular creators in comics, and is one of the most influential comics creators of his generation. I mean, weve already had the dearly missed batman 66.
The definitive guide to collecting batman comics crushing krisis. Tim burtons batman film hit like a pop culture bomb in the summer of that year. This includes the regular comics dc, and batman as well as the spin off comics ie. Complete batman comic book collection batman comic vine. In 1939, dc comics was looking for a new superheroa character who could build on the wild success of their earlier comic book. This continues tom kings young, but great line of great batman issues so far. Behold the batman 89 comic that dc rejected because they. In 1986, with the publication of the fourissue miniseries the dark. Batman, american comic book superhero created for dc comics by writer bill finger.
My first exposure to comic books would have had been a little comic book that came with the super powers action figure in 1984. If you have some sort of very rare and sought after collectors item such as a misprint that was recalled then it m. As you can see below via bleeding cool, they didnt hold back when it came to taking a hard to miss shot at the divisive batman v superman. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format.
The character was created by artist bob kane and writer bill. Batman year 100 is a comic book miniseries by paul pope that came out in 2006. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. Frank miller is an american writer, artist and film director best known for his film noirstyle comic book stories. It is a particular favorite of batman writer scott snyder who has homaged it a couple times in his run on the character. Then i found cousins that had comic books lying around. If you are a really big fan of the show then this might be right up your alley.
Fine is the lower end of the midrange comic book grading is sometimes considered a reading grade not a collector grade. This is probably the best comic book that dc comics puts out monthly. That cartoon, and mostly the toy line, got me obsessed with comics. Captain atom dc comic books near full run jla batman blue beetle superman apps. Why not homage another classic batman adaptation with its own comic book series. Please fill out the following form to report an issue missing from the database. Adventures of batman coloring book 1966 is a whitman book distributed by western publishing company. The batman 89 series that never was comic book news, tv. Hobbizine comic book value guides list prices in all conditions from good to mint. Furthermore, i intend to examine many other comics from that same year, each of them important and memorable, to depict the creative ferment in the comics, both mainstream and alternative, in that year, and to identify the themes and.