Batman Reading Order 1987-2011 (Modern Era)

Hello, I have recently come into the hobby of collecting comic books. Out of all comic book characters however, Batman has always and will always be my favorite. There has however been many eras and timelines where the caped crusader has donned his cape. So it can be quite difficult and intimidating to get into reading pretty much any  DC or Marvel character (it was for me at least). The one era of DC comics that did catch my eye was the ‘modern era’. This time in DC ran from the event ‘Crisis on Infinite Earth’ until the ‘Flashpoint’ story arch, which brought in the new 52. Finding a reading order for Batman during this time was a very daunting and time consuming task as DC hasn’t released an official timeline unlike they have for their other timelines. So, I have taken it upon myself to bring to you a solid batman timeline for the ‘Modern Era’. Some of the timeline could be wrong and if I’m missing anything it would be a massive help if you could leave a comment. :)

(If the story has slashes next to it (/) then it is a cross over event with the justice league)

Two main sources:

UBC – Home (weebly.com)

A comprehensive look at the reading order of Batman Part 1! – YouTube

Batman: year one
Batman: Shaman
Batman and the Monster men
Batman and the Mad Monk
Batman: The Man Who Laughs
Batman: Dark Knight Detective vol. 1
Batman: Four of a Kind
Batman: Venom
Batman: Tenses
Batman: Prey
Batman Collected Legends of the Dark Knight
Batman: Other Realms
Batman: Gothic
Batman: Going Sane
Batman: Night Cries
Batman: Monsters
Batman: Terror
Batman: Dark Legends
Batman: Snow
Batman: Mr Freeze
Batman: Year Two
Batman: Haunted Knight
Batman: The Long Halloween
Batman: Dark Victory
Batman: Arkham: A serious house on a serious earth
Batman: Fortunate Son
Batman: Tales of the Demon
Batman: Faces
Batman: Batgirl
Batman: Ten Nights of the Beast
Batman: Second Chances
Batman: The Caped Crusader vol. 1
Batman: The Cult
Batman: The Killing Joke
Batman: A Death In The Family
Batman: A Lonely Place Of Dying
Batman: The Caped Crusader vol. 2
Batman: The Dark Knight Detective vol. 2
Batman: The Caped Crusader vol. 3
Batman: The Dark Knight Detective vol. 3
Batman: The Caped Crusader Vol. 4
Batman: The Caped Crusader vol. 5
Batman: The Many Deaths of Batman
Batman: Blind Justice
Batman: The Last Arkham
Penguin: Triumphant
Azrael: Fallen Angel
Batman: Prelude to Knightfall
Batman: Knightfall vol. 1
Batman: Knightfall vol. 2
Batman: Knightquest vol. 1
Batman: Knightquest vol. 2
Batman: Knightquest: the Search
Batman: Knightsend
Batman: Prodigal
Batman Troika
Batman: Zero Hour
Batman: Mitefall
The Joker: Devil’s Advocate
Batman: By Doug Moench and Kelly Jones vol. 1
Tails of the Batman: J.H. Williams III
Batman: Contagion
Batman: Legacy vol. 1
Batman: Legacy vol .2
Batman: By Doug Moench and Kelly Jones vol. 2
Batman: Riddler
Batman: Two-Face
Batman: Bane
Batman: Poison Ivy
Batman: The Abduction
Batman: Dreamland
Batman: The Scottish Connection
Batman: Anarchy
Batman: The Dark Knight Detective vol. 4
Grant Morrison: DC 1,000,000////////////////////
Batman Road to no Man’s Land Omnibus (collects ‘Cataclysm’, ‘Road to no Mans Land’ parts 1 and 2)
Batman No Mans Land Omnibus vol. 1 (collects ‘No Mans Land’ parts 1 and 2)
Batman No Mans Land Omnibus vol. 2 (collects ‘No Mans Land’ parts 3 and 4)
Batman: Harley Quinn
Batman: By Ed Brubaker vol. 1
Our Worlds At War / // // ////// /////////
Batman: The Dark Knight Detective vol. 5
Batman: Evolution
Batman: Turning Points
Batman/Scarface: A Psychodrama
Harley Quinn: Preludes and Knock Knock Jokes
Batman: New Gotham vol. 1
Batman: Officer down
Batman: False Faces
Batman: New Gotham vol. 2
Batman: Gotham County Line
Batman: The Joker’s Last Laugh
Batman: By Ed Brubaker vol. 2
Batman: Bruce Wayne Murderer
Batman: Bruce Wayne Fugitive
Batman/Nightwing: Bloodborne
Gotham Central: In the Line of Duty
Gotham Central: Half a Life
Gotham Central: Unresolved Targets
Gotham Central: The Quick and Dead
Gotham Central: Dead Robin
Batman in Barcelona: Dragons Knight
Arkham Asylum: Living Hell
Batman: Deaths and the Maidens
Batman: Hush
Batman/Poison Ivy: Cast Shadows
Batman: Broken City
Batman: as the Crow Flies
Batman: War Drums
Batman: War Games: Outbreak
Batman War Games: Tides
Batman War Games: Endgame
Batman War Games: Epilogue
Batman: Hush Returns
Identity Crisis/////////
Batman: War Crimes
Batman: Under the Red Hood
Batman: City of Crime
Infinite Crisis/////////////////////
52////////////////////
Batman/Two-Face: Face The Face
Crisis Aftermath: The Specter//////////////
Batman: Detective
Batman: Death and the City
Batman: Jokers Asylum
Batman: Gotham Underground
Batman: Imposters
Batman: Batman And Son
Batman: Son of the Demon
Batman: Bride of the Demon
Batman: Birth of the Demon
Batman: The Resurrection of Ra’s Al Ghul
Batman: Private Casebook
Batman: The Black Glove
Batman: Heart of Hush
Batman: Black Casebook
Batman R.I.P
Final Crisis//////////////////////
Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader
Batman: Battle for the Cowl
Batman: Battle for the Cowl Companion
Batman: Long Shadows
Batman: Streets of Gotham: Hush Money
Batman: Streets of Gotham: Leviathan
Batman: Life after Death
Blackest Night////////////////////////////
Batman: The Streets of Gotham: The House of Hush
Batman: Arkham Reborn
Batman and Robin: Batman Reborn
Batman and Robin: Batman vs Robin
Batman: Time and the Batman
Batman: The Black Mirror
Batman: Eye of the Beholder
Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne
Batman: Bruce Wayne: The Road Home
Batman And Robin: Batman Must Die
Batman: Gotham Shall be Judged
Batman and Robin: Dark Knight vs White Knight
Batman: Knight and Squire
Batman: Gates of Gotham
Batman: The Dark Knight: Golden Dawn
Batman: Incorporated
Batman: Leviathan Strikes
FlashPoint///////////////

I will also Be making reading orders for other members of the ‘Bat Family’.