Batman Reading Order Explained | Complete Collected Editions & Omnibus Guide

Want to read Batman in chronological order but don’t know where to start? 🦇 In this video, I break down the complete Batman reading order for collected editions — from DC Finest: Red Skies all the way through Mariko Tamaki’s Detective Comics Omnibus. This guide covers omnibus, trade paperbacks, deluxe editions, and Detective Comics runs so you can read the Dark Knight like a pro.

Whether you’re a longtime fan or new to Batman, this Batman Omnibus Reading Order will help you understand how all the stories fit together — from Bronze Age classics to modern Rebirth arcs.

📚 Chapters / Timeline:
0:00 – Intro / Happy Batman Day
0:30 – Where I Start: DC Finest: Red Skies
1:00 – Batman Year One & Year Two (Frank Miller & Todd McFarlane)
1:30 – Batman: The Killing Joke
2:00 – Batman: The Caped Crusader & Death in the Family
3:00 – Dark Knight Detective (Volumes 1–8, including Tim Drake)
4:00 – Batman Knightfall Saga (Bane & Nightfall)
5:00 – Cataclysm → Road to No Man’s Land → No Man’s Land Volumes 1–2
6:00 – Batman Hush & War Games
7:00 – Batman Under the Red Hood
8:00 – Grant Morrison Batman Run: Volumes 1–3, RIP, Battle for the Cowl, Life After Death
9:00 – New 52 Batman & Detective Comics (Scott Snyder, Peter Tomasi)
10:00 – Batman Eternal & Batman and Robin Eternal
11:00 – Rebirth Era: Batman by Tom King & Detective Comics by James Tynion
12:00 – Mariko Tamaki Detective Comics Omnibus & Modern Batman

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🦇 Thanks for watching my Batman Reading Order Guide!
This video covers the full Batman collected editions, from Red Skies through the Mariko Tamaki Detective Comics Omnibus in chronological order.

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What’s your favorite Batman run — and which omnibus or collected edition do you think is the best starting point?

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0:00 – Intro / Happy Batman Day
0:30 – Where I Start (DC Finest: Red Skies)
1:00 – Batman Year One & Year Two
1:30 – Batman: The Killing Joke
2:00 – Caped Crusader & Death in the Family
3:00 – Dark Knight Detective (Volumes 1–8)
4:00 – Batman Knightfall Saga (Bane & Beyond)
5:00 – Cataclysm → No Man’s Land
6:00 – Hush & War Games
7:00 – Under the Red Hood
8:00 – Grant Morrison Batman Run
9:00 – New 52 Batman & Detective Comics
10:00 – Rebirth (Tom King & Detective Comics by Tynion)
11:00 – Tamaki Detective Comics & Modern Batman