How do I catch up on Batman?

[Rocketman]

I'm so behind now.

What I've read is:

1. Batman and Son
2. The Black Glove
3. R.I.P.
4. Final Crisis
5. Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?
6. Battle for the Cowl

Where do I go from here? Is it even worth it?

 

[spiderbob]

http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Batman_(Bruce_Wayne)

And yeah. I'd say it's worth it.

Just keep reading Morrison's run until you get to Snyder.
Batman and Robin
Batman Inc
Black Mirror

 

[Rocketman]

http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Batman_(Bruce_Wayne)

And yeah. I'd say it's worth it.

Just keep reading Morrison's run until you get to Snyder.
Batman and Robin
Batman Inc
Black Mirror

So it would be:

Batman and Robin, Vol. 1: Batman Reborn
Batman and Robin, Vol. 2: Batman vs. Robin
Batman and Robin, Vol. 3: Batman & Robin Must Die!
Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne
Batman, Incorporated
The Black Mirror

In that order?

 

[bored]

One only catches up with Batman if he allows it

 

[Hyden]

So it would be:

Batman and Robin, Vol. 1: Batman Reborn
Batman and Robin, Vol. 2: Batman vs. Robin
Batman and Robin, Vol. 3: Batman & Robin Must Die!
Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne
Batman, Incorporated
The Black Mirror

In that order?

There's a really excellent one-off Morrison did with David Finch called Batman: The Return which really sets up Batman, Inc. perfectly and ties together the threads of Batman and Robin and Return of Bruce Wayne quite well.
Batman #700-#702 are also worth checking out (I'd say around the time you start Return of Bruce Wayne.) 700 revisits a lot of the Dr. Hurt stuff along with the future #666 timeline while 701 and 702 are the untold last chapter of Batman RIP.
And Black Mirror doesn't really tie in to the Morrison run beyond the whole Dick is Batman premise, so don't worry about when you read that... just read it!

I'm not quite sure where/if Batman: the return and #700-702 are reprinted, I think there was a collection called "Time and the Bat" that might have collected those, but don't take my word for it.

 

[RoughNTumble]

the return is collected in batman and robin volume 3

 

[Hyden]

the return is collected in batman and robin volume 3

And I just checked, Time and the Batman does indeed collect 700-702, so if you're reading these as collections and not as issues, that's all there.

And as far as whether it's worth it, I think the Morrison stories are absolutely worth it if you enjoy him/what he's done so far (I'm a fan, but he's certainly not for everybody) and the Snyder stuff is just plain classic and, for my money, hard to disagree with.
I also think the Tomasi Batman and Robin run has also been pretty great so far.

 

[Rocketman]

ComicBookResources has a list that goes in this order:

1. Batman & Robin: Vol. 1 – Batman Reborn
2. Batman & Robin: Vol. 2 – Batman vs. Robin
3. Batman: Time and the Batman
4. Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne
5. Batman & Robin: Vol. 3 – Batman & Robin Must Die!
6. Batman Incorporated: Vol. 1 (Not released until April)

http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?t=337852

Where does The Black Mirror go into that list, or does it at all? Is it actually needed? I only ask because I'm trying to be as financially responsible as I can with this.

 

[spiderbob]

ComicBookResources has a list that goes in this order:

1. Batman & Robin: Vol. 1 – Batman Reborn
2. Batman & Robin: Vol. 2 – Batman vs. Robin
3. Batman: Time and the Batman
4. Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne
5. Batman & Robin: Vol. 3 – Batman & Robin Must Die!
6. Batman Incorporated: Vol. 1 (Not released until April)

http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?t=337852

Where does The Black Mirror go into that list, or does it at all? Is it actually needed? I only ask because I'm trying to be as financially responsible as I can with this.

It's needed in that it is awesome, and paints Dick Grayson as truly his own Batman, and not just a place filler.
And Snyder's take on the Gordon's and Gotham and the supporting cast is done very well.
So highly recommended.

 

[Rocketman]

It's needed in that it is awesome, and paints Dick Grayson as truly his own Batman, and not just a place filler.
And Snyder's take on the Gordon's and Gotham and the supporting cast is done very well.
So highly recommended.

Where would The Black Mirror fit into the list?

 

[spiderbob]

Where would The Black Mirror fit into the list?

After Return of Bruce Wayne/Batman and Robin 3 and during Batman Inc.

 

[Hyden]

It's needed in that it is awesome, and paints Dick Grayson as truly his own Batman, and not just a place filler.
And Snyder's take on the Gordon's and Gotham and the supporting cast is done very well.
So highly recommended.

I concur. It's truly excellent. This book is quickly making its way in to the "required reading canon" for Batman comics and for very good reason. It's just really, really great.