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    Character » Batman appears in 23648 issues.

    Bruce Wayne, who witnessed the murder of his billionaire parents as a child, swore to avenge their deaths. He trained extensively to achieve mental and physical perfection, mastering martial arts, detective skills, and criminal psychology. Costumed as a bat to prey on the fears of criminals, and utilizing a high-tech arsenal, he became the legendary Batman.

    Best and Worst Current Bat-Family Titles

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    #1  Edited By SupBatz

    There are several ongoing Bat-Family titles at the moment but the only one that people really seem to talk about is Snyder's "Batman".

    What're everyone's opinions of some other titles?

    I personally am very fond of "Batman and Robin".

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    #2  Edited By NewKid

    batman and robin def the best alongside snyders.

    i also really enjoy batwing, - it doesn't get enough love.

    then prob nightwing, but it's had highs and lows.

    i read most of them though, apart from dark knight, which sucks, and catwoman, which i want to enjoy but isn't doing it for me.

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    #3  Edited By TheOptimist

    Pre-emptive routine reminder that Batman: The Dark Knight is receiving a new (IMO stellar) writer.

    Clearly Batman is fantastic. Batman & Robin, Batwoman, Batgirl... I'm a Catwoman fan... really starting to dig BoP and Red Hood has hit its stride for me... Batwing is probably the weakest link above (considering the above disclaimer) and I'm still rather fond of it, so on the whole I'd say Bat-family=strong.

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    #4  Edited By Deranged Midget

    Best is Batman by Scott Snyder

    Worst is Detective Comics

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    #5  Edited By Twentyfive

    Batwing is up there. Maybe the best after Batman.

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    #6  Edited By sinestro_GL

    Dark Knight and Detective Comics have been pretty dreadful...

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    #7  Edited By SupBatz

    I've been reading Batgirl on a not-so-committed basis (a issue here and there) and have felt that it started out strong (particularly with Mirror) but as time went by it's seemed, to me at least, less interesting.

    Nice to hear the Dark Knight is getting a new writer. It's disappointed me every time I've bought it thus far.

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    #8  Edited By MadRooster81

    Batman is amazing! Batman and Robin is my next fav. I wish Nightwing would pick up, always been a fan of that character. Detective Comics started out nice, but has since declined.

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    #9  Edited By Katie24

    Batman and Batman & Robin are good, Detective Comics and The Dark Knight, ummm.....not so much :( Glad to hear The Dark Knight is getting a new writer, I don't understand how this title has been selling so well, it really is dreadful.

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    Grayson and Batman have been stellar but they seem to be the only solid ones. That's all gonna change at rebirth though mark my words. The teams and books are on point IMO.

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    #11  Edited By jb681131

    @supbatz: Well here are my sugestions

    Must read

    1. Batman and Robin - Must also read Batman Incorporated before tpb 3
    2. Li'l Gotham
    3. Batman - The owl arc only (tpb 1 and 2)
    4. Grayson - It is good to have read Nightwing and Forever Evil before
    5. Batwoman - At least I heard
    6. Batman earth-2 - I liked what was done
    7. Batman, the dark knight - tpb 2: Cycle of violance

    Should read

    1. Batman Eternal followed by the even beter Batman & Robin Eternal

    Must skip

    1. Batman - appart from what I recommended
    2. Catwoman
    3. Harley Quinn - any title
    4. Futures End

    Don't know (because haven't read)

    1. Red Hood and the outlaws follow by Red Hood / Arsenal - not so good reviews
    2. Batgirl - has good reviews
    3. Batman/Superman
    4. Batman, legends of the dark knigt - digital only title, haven't heard much from it, has any one read it ?
    5. New suicide squad - not so good reviews
    6. Gotham by Midnight - has bad reviews
    7. Batman Beyond
    8. We are ... Robin
    9. Robin son of Batman - has bad reviews
    10. Earth-2 - heard it's good
    11. Robin war
    12. Bat-mite
    13. Poison Ivy
    14. Gotham academy - has good reviews
    15. Detective comics - I heard the first writer was bad, then it got better
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    #12  Edited By Serddar

    Besides Batman I enjoyed Batman: Eternal, Valentine's run on Catwoman and Robin: Son of Batman (getting a bit boring, good time to end it). Didn't read anything besides those.

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    Best

    Batman

    Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

    Batman and Robin Eternal

    Worst

    Detective Comics

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    The top Batfamily books have been Batman, Grayson, and Valentine's Catwoman. The worst of the worst would easily be Lobdell's Red Hood, everything else from Catwoman, Andreyenko's Batwoman, and Batman: The Dark Knight. Robin War, Batman and Robin Eternal, and Batman Eternal range from decent to mediocre.

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