Post/Discuss your Bat-Trades...

[Kakihara]

Here's mine:

The Dark Knight Returns
The Dark Knight Strikes Again
Year One
Year One Hundred
The Long Halloween
Dark Victory
Hush I-II
War Drums
War Games I-III
War Crimes
The Killing Joke
Secrets
Batman and the Monster Men
Batman and the Mad Monk
Batman/Lobo
Spawn/Batman
Batman/Judge Dredd
The Chalice
Detective Comics: Paul Dini
Broken City
Arkham Asylum
Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told
Catwoman: When In Rome
Catwoman: Her Sister's Keeper
Robin/Batgirl
Batgirl: Silent Running
Batgirl: A Knight Alone
Batgirl: Death Wish
Batgirl: Fists of Fury
Batgirl: Kicking Assassins
Batgirl: Destruction's Daughter
Batgirl/Ghost
Trinity
Superman: Emperor Joker

 

[Mladen]

Stacked Deck: Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (Deluxe Leatherbound Series)
The Killing Joke
Batman Nosferatu
Dark Knight Returns
Batman Year One
Batman Black and White vols 1/2
Gotham Central vols 1/3/4
Harley and Ivy
Detective (Dini trade)
Blind Justice
Gotham by Gaslight
Dark Victory
Long Halloween
Hush vol 2
Batman Year 100
A Death in the family
Broken City
Arkham Asylum
Arkham Asylum: Living Hell
I'm counting Lex Luthor Man of Steel since Batman is in a large chunk of it.

And its not really a trade, but got to mention 'Batman Cover to Cover' as well... because its awesome.

 

[Kakihara]

Arkham Asylum: Living Hell

How is it? I was always curious, but never found a copy.

 

[BubbaGump]

oop

 

[Mladen]

How is it? I was always curious, but never found a copy.

A lot of people have mixed feelings about it, but for me its one of my favorite Bat books. Its one of the few which are fun to read, with a dark sense of humor. I should point out its not silly, its got more of a black humor (and is quite violent and deals with adult themes etc).

Its a very funny book, especially if you like your Bat villains, who all feature prominently and are very entertaining to watch as they mingle and annoy each other. I should point out that Batman is hardly in it, which may be why some fans don't like it...

it follows the story of a sleazy corporate 'shark' who embezzles a lot of money from not-wealthy families and then pleads insanity, thinking he'll get off scott free... the judge then sentences him to observation at Arkham, with a knowing smirk.
Its great to see him slowly break down and then transform at the hands of the other inmates.
Its entwined with the stories of some of the guards as well as the other inmates, and the final story part is very wierd.

I personally really recommend it if you have a sense of humor with your comics and enjoy Bat villains. If you like your Bat comics ultra-serious probably give it a miss.

 

[Joker]

Living Hell is the first appearance of The Great White Shark as well, who was important to the whole Batman One Year Later story

 

[CConn]

Living Hell is the first appearance of The Great White Shark as well, who was important to the whole Batman One Year Later story

But not really.

 

[Robin91939]

Batman: Year One
The Long Halloween
Dark Victory
Tales of the Demon
A Death in the Family
A Lonely Place of Dying
Knightfall
Knight's Quest
Knight's End
Legacy
As the Crow Flies
Broken City

-R

 

[Mr. Socko]

It's a shame that I have more trades than single issues

I don't have the kind of money to collect the early issues so I can only get them in paperback.

 

[Nepenthes]

I'm fortunate to have two great libraries here, I would have spent so much money if not. Also friendly comic shop guys.

Own:
Dark Knight Returns
Dark Knight Strikes Again
Dark Victory
Year One
Year One Hundred
Killing Joke
Batman/Judge Dredd
Arkham Asylum
Contagion
Under The Hood
Gotham Central: Soft Targets
Gotham Central: Line Of Duty
The Cult
Knightfall
No Mans Land vol3 (these r shiit)
Batman B&W vol1


Have borrowed from libraries!
Long Halloween
Broken City
Face the Face
Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told
Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told
Death in the Family
Thrillkiller
Hush 1 & 2
Catwoman: forget but it's Brubaker
Gotham County Line
KnightQuest


Major gaps in reading:
Strange Apparitions
Lonely Place of Dying
Son of the Demon
Gotham By Gaslight

 

[BubbaGump]

No Mans Land vol4 (these r shiit)

Teh shiit (good) or shiit (shiit)? I loved No Man's Land.

 

[Lazlo Panaflex]

Batman Year One c.1990
Batman Year One Deluxe Edition
Batman Year Two
The Dark Knight Returns c.1990
The Dark Knight Returns 10th anniversary edition
The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (1989)
The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told
Son Of The Demon (softcover)
Tales Of The Demon (1991)
Tales Of The Demon (2005)
The Killing Joke
The Long Halloween
Dark Victory
Batman Halloween Special 1993
Tales From The Batcave
Batman Full Circle
Batman A Death In The Family
Batman A Lonely Place Of Dying
Batman/Spawn
Spawn/Batman
Batman Chronicles vol.1
Batman Chronicles vol.2
Hush vol.1 (hardcover)
Hush vol.2 (hardcover)
Hush (absolute edition)
Strange Apparitions
Batman In The Seventies
Batman vs. Manbat (UK edition)
Neal Adams collection vol. 1-3

I also have the KnightFall, KnightQuest, KnightEnd saga as individual issues.

 

[Nepenthes]

Teh shiit (good) or shiit (shiit)? I loved No Man's Land.

hmm yeah 'shiit' is a bit harsh. it's a fun story and kind of important but they're not worth owning, not yet at least. I got the one with Ivy and that's enough, I've rushed through most of the others in the shop

I LOVE that my shop does not wrap their tpbs, and they've never hassled me once