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You've got most of the goods, from what I can see.

I'd pick up The Man Who Laughs, A Death in the Family, Prodigal, The Dark Knight Strikes Again, Face the Face, War on Crime, and Broken City if I were you.

 

The 'Batman: Black & White' series are good reads. A collection of various artists and writers turning out short (10 page or so) stories. Some really inventive work in it. Volumes 1 and 3 were terrifiic, I thought, but I was a bit disappointed with Volume 2 - apart from the fantastic Dini/Ross Joker story.

I also enjoyed 'Nine Lives' which is an Elseworlds tale that sees Batman's universe in 50's (I think) noir. Some beautiful artwork by Michael Lark in that.

 

Get A Death In The Family and Under The Hood Vol. 1+2, all three are excellent reads, oh and Face The Face, that's a good-un as well! Try Venom also, thats a really good look at Batman's psyche.

 

Dark Knight Strikes Again for sure. is funny

 

That's true, it's worth having a look at.

 

For some good stories that have a Golden Age feel to it in a modern way, I'd go for Batman and the Monster Men, and it's sequel Batman and the Mad Monk. Both are written and illustrated by Matt Wagner and are very good, although the second one isn't as great as the first.

 

That's true, I have Mad Monk, it's a good read.

 

You have a decent collection. Start getting into single issues.

 

Batman Black and White volumes 1 & 2 (dunno bout three, haven't bought it yet).
otherwise, get into singles like some others said. There are so many excellent stand-alone Legends of the Dark Knight (1, 2, 3 or 4 parters), by a huge variety of artists/writers and variety of storytypes, that you're pretty likely to find SOMETHING that interests you out of those.

 

Singles are problematic to me, difficult to get together a good collection unless you know what you're looking for.

Any single issue suggestion this guy should look for? The Detective that had Joker kidnapping Robin on christmas eve was cool.

 

Catwoman: When in Rome, is a good read though not directly Batman. Haunted Knight is also good early Sale and Loeb. Looks like a good collection already!

 

i didn't really care for haunted night. if you have to get 1 loeb/sale book, make it TLH

 

Hmmm, not caught Haunted Knight, any good?

Agreed, When In Rome is good as a follow up to TLH.

 

It's enjoyable but has nothing to do with the TLH/DV ark, although it is promoted as if it does. The style is also different from TLH. But good in it's own right.

 

Haunted Knight was some of Sale and Loeb's best Batman stuff.

 

When in Rome is somewhat related to TLH and DV. Selina goes to Rome to find out if Falcone really is her father. The scene in DV where she's at Falcone's grave is the ending to When in Rome.

 

^I was refering to Haunted Knight. Should have been more clear. I definetly know that When in Rome is connected to the TLH/DV ark

Spoiler

it explains her abscense in the middle of DV

 

Confusion FTL.

 

When In Rome is connected to TLH and DV, it's like the Catwoman follow up basically.

Good book.

 

Um, yeah I think that's the order, but someone feel free to correct me.

Strange Apparitions is a great reccomendation, it has one of the all-time classic Joker stories in it.

 

No worries. For a great Joker story I reccomend Under The Hood, part 2 is basically my favourite Joker ever.

A Death In The Family also shows him in possibly the worst act ever...