Which comic/graphic novel?

[ActuallyRobin]

So, i really like the whole gritty and realistic feel of the new Batman films, and was wondering which comic books people would recommend? Many thanks :]

 

[Bat-Mite]

Batman: Year One
The Long Halloween
Dark Victory
The Man Who Laughs

All of those go well with the new movies, and the first two I listed were actually inspirations for the new movies. It's possible that The Man Who Laughs is also an inspiration for TDK, though it hasn't officially been cited as a source yet.

 

[souloffire]

If your looking for "gritty and realistic" Year One is the only comic from that list that fits.

 

[Kakihara]

The Killing Joke was the only Joker book that they gave to Ledger to look at for the part, too.

 

[BubbaGump]

I highly reccommend Gotham Central if you're into that grim and realistic crap.

 

[Mladen]

Any of the 'Gotham Central' books (Unresolved Targets is probably my fav)
'Batman Year One'
'The Killing Joke'
ummm
'The Long Halloween'
'Batman: Blind Justice'

 

[SHADOWBAT69]

Read The Cult

 

[Eagle_23]

http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=158801

My recommendations:

Year One
Long Halloween (Absolute Edition)
Dark Victory
The Killing Joke
The Dark Knight Returns
Hush (Absolute Edition)
The Man Who Laughs (apparently there's a re-print coming out early next year....which I'm waiting for)

 

[ActuallyRobin]

I picked up Year One and Dark Victory and loved them both

 

[JTStarkiller]

On top of everything mentioned, I really enjoyed Broken City.

 

[The Empire Ape]

Batman in the 50s.

 

[Darkfly]

For me the essential ones to read are...

Batman Year One (highly)
Batman Year Two
Batman Year Three
The Dark Knight Returns (highly)
The Dark Knight Strikes Again
Batman: The Long Halloween (highly)
Batman Dark Victory (highly)
Batman Hush
Batman The Man Who Laughs
The Killing Joke (highly)