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Batman Comics
Batman has been featured in many ongoing series, miniseries, maxiseries, one-shot issues, graphic novels, trade paperbacks and intercompany crossovers published by DC Comics. These titles have been handled or coordinated through a single editorial section at DC Comics. This section also generally handles titles that have spun off of the core Batman titles to feature related characters. This list presents these titles separated by general type of publication. Ongoing series ''Annual''s Miniseries One-shot issues and graphic novels Intercompany crossover stories Collected editions Numerous Batman stories have been reprinted as collected editions. This section lists only reprints from ongoing series, miniseries, etc. All of these stories have been issued in trade paperback format unless noted otherwise. ''DC Archive Edition''s All ''DC Archive Editions'' are hardcover only and printed on high quality archival paper. ''The Batman Chronicles'' ''The Batman Chronicles' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Joker (comic Book)
''The Joker'' is a comic book series published by DC Comics starring the supervillain the Joker. It ran for nine issues from May–June 1975 to September–October 1976, with a tenth previously unpublished issue released in October 2019. In 2021, it was relaunched as part of DC's ''Infinite Frontier'' relaunch following '' Dark Nights: Death Metal'' conclusion. Publication history Dennis O'Neil, who wrote the first issue of the series, recounted that "I stopped by Julie chwartz, ''Batman'' editors office, and he said, 'We're going to do a Joker book'. I know that alarms went off, I could sense the problems that such a thing would entail...but it was a job". The series was launched in May 1975 by O'Neil and artist Irv Novick. In order to have him work as a protagonist, writers on the series toned down the Joker's insanity and to adhere to the Comics Code Authority, each issue would end with the Joker being apprehended, only to have escaped at the beginning of the next issue (t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nightwing
Nightwing is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character has appeared in various incarnations; the identity was adopted by Dick Grayson when he left his role as Batman's vigilante partner Robin. Although Nightwing is commonly associated with Batman, the title and concept have origins in classic Superman stories. The original Nightwing in DC Comics was an identity assumed by alien superhero Superman when stranded on the Kryptonian city of Kandor with his friend Jimmy Olsen. Drawing inspiration from Batman and Robin, the two protect Kandor as the superheroes Nightwing and Flamebird. Following the ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' continuity reboot in 1985, Nightwing was re-imagined as a legendary vigilante from Krypton whose story inspires Dick Grayson's choice of name when he leaves behind his Robin identity. Other stories set among the ''Batman'' family of characters have seen acquaintances and friends of Grayson briefly assume the title, inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventures Of Batman & Robin
''Batman: The Animated Series'' (often shortened as ''Batman TAS'' or ''BTAS'') is an American superhero animated television series based on the DC Comics superhero Batman. Developed by Bruce Timm and Eric Radomski, and produced by Warner Bros. Animation, it originally aired on Fox Kids from September 5, 1992 to September 15, 1995 with a total of 85 episodes. After the series ended its original run, a follow-up titled '' The New Batman Adventures'' began airing on Kids' WB in 1997 as a continuation of the series, featuring a revamped animation style. Lasting 24 episodes, it has often been included in the same syndicated re-run packages and home media releases. ''Batman: The Animated Series'' received critical acclaim for its darker tone, mature writing, thematic complexity, artistic presentation, voice acting, orchestrated soundtrack, and modernization of its title character's source material. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Batman Chronicles
''The Batman Chronicles'' is a series of comics published by DC Comics DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ... from 1995 to 2001, which lasted 23 quarterly issues. Publication history With a larger page count than typical comics of the time, most issues contained three separate stories, with Batman usually featuring in at least one of them, and others featuring Batman's friends and foes. The additional four issues of a quarterly title allowed DC to, along with the four existent monthly titles, publish a Batman comic every week of the year. Collected editions * ''Batman: Anarky'' (''The Batman Chronicles'' #1) * ''Batman: Contagion'' (''The Batman Chronicles'' #4) * ''Batman: Arkham - Two-Face'' (''The Batman Chronicles'' #8) * ''Batgirl: The Greatest Stories Ever Tol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azrael (comic Book)
''Azrael'' was an American comic book ongoing series, published by DC Comics based on the character Azrael. The name, inspired by the Judaic Angel of Death, is primarily associated with two characters: Jean-Paul Valley and Michael Lane. Valley was primarily featured between 1992 and 2003, while Lane was the star of a comics series which ran from 2009 to 2011. Publication history ''Batman: Sword of Azrael'' Azrael made his debut in a limited series called ''Batman: Sword of Azrael'', in which he was introduced as a mild-mannered college student named Jean-Paul Valley, who becomes an assassin and acts on the will of a religious cult known as the Order of St. Dumas. His father, Ludovic Valley, had carried out the duties of the role until suffering severe gunshot wounds at the hands of a weapons-dealer named Carlton LeHah, at which point he was able to contact Jean-Paul and on his deathbed reveal that he had been brainwashing his son in preparation for the role since birth, unbeknown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catwoman
Catwoman is a fictional character created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Debuting as "the Cat" in ''Batman'' #1 (spring 1940), she is one of the Dark Knight's most enduring enemies and belongs to the collective of adversaries that make up his rogues' gallery. However, the character has also been depicted as an antiheroine and become Batman's best known love interest, with many stories depicting their complex love–hate relationship. Catwoman is the alter ego of Selina Kyle, a Gotham City burglar who usually wears a tight, one-piece outfit and uses a bullwhip for a weapon. She was originally characterized as a supervillain and adversary of Batman, but has been featured in an eponymous series since the 1990s that portrays her as an antiheroine, often with a utilitarian moral philosophy. The character thrived in her earliest appearances, but she took an extended hia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
