Your Top 3 WORST Batman Comics/Graphic Novels

[The Guard]

That Neal Adams story where Batman sings the whole christmas night with cops.

You can't be serious.

 

[Finlandman]

I am serious. There really is story like that.

 

[Lazlo Panaflex]

That Neal Adams story where Batman sings the whole christmas night with cops.

Dude it was the 70's what else would you expect?

But the most horrible story I've read is the Batman/Spawn crossover with art by Klaus Jansen, and it took three writers to conjure up that mess.

 

[The Guard]

I am serious. There really is story like that.

Right. I know. I'm saying you can't be serious that that is the worse Batman story you've ever read. That's a classic.

"Come on, Batman, lend us that baritone".

Agree on the BATMAN/SPAWN abomination.

Personally I thought BATMAN: SNOW was pretty lousy.

 

[batman_gr]

there's no such thing as "worst" batman story. some are just better than others. i like all of them. i hate mostly all the batman/superman crossovers if it counts anyway.

 

[theMan-Bat]

Right. I know. I'm saying you can't be serious that that is the worse Batman story you've ever read. That's a classic.

Right and that story has heart. It's touching.

 

[The Guard]

That's what I'm saying. Next we'll be peeing all over "There is No Hope in Crime Alley".

 

[theMan-Bat]

That's what I'm saying. Next we'll be peeing all over "There is No Hope in Crime Alley".

They'd better not. That's truly one of the greatest and my personal favorite.

 

[The Navigator]

Batman: Digital Justice
Batman: Year Two
Batman and Robin Movie Adaptation

 

[Majik1387]

there's no such thing as "worst" batman story. some are just better than others. i like all of them. i hate mostly all the batman/superman crossovers if it counts anyway.

That's a bit redundant. In order for something to be better, there has to be something worse.

 

[BubbaGump]

That's what I'm saying. Next we'll be peeing all over "There is No Hope in Crime Alley".

OMG, t3h writing is t00 70's!1

 

[batman_gr]

That's a bit redundant. In order for something to be better, there has to be something worse.

Ahh! You have framed me!

Well, you know what I mean. They're all good but some are just better than others. That doesn't mean that others are bad or worse. They're not AS good as others..Oh f**k it..

 

[Jackasscoley15]

Batman: Year Two. Anybody remember when we thought that Batman Begins was going to be partially based on this? t:

 

[The Navigator]

Batman: Year Two. Anybody remember when we thought that Batman Begins was going to be partially based on this? t:

With the Reaper, and Batman using a gun? Eesh.

 

[Jackasscoley15]

With the Reaper, and Batman using a gun? Eesh.

You're telling me. There must have been a million threads discussing this, only to find out a few weeks after the rumor broke that it was false. Whew.

 

[Darknightnomis]

Batman: Year Two
Batman: Digital Justice
BAtman: Blind Justice

And a unhonorabley mention for Arkham Asylumn

 

[Zacky]

The Dark Knight Strikes Again, Batman: Year Two and Hush Returns

 

[Mr. Socko]

Dark Knight Strikes Again, Hush Returns, and any 60s comic featuring Batman and Robin facing robots on Mars.

 

[blaberskite]

Apart from year one,anything by Frank Miller i just don't like his interpretation of batman he just comes across as cruel and not very heroic just a sadist

 

[Finlandman]

Truer words were never spoken IMO. I hate his All Star-comic.

 

[deadgoon697]

I liked the story of TDK Returns but the artwork makes me nauseous, ugh can't stand it. TDK Strikes again was awful all around.

 

[sclabguy]

i hated the tv art that was on every page, that most of all made me dizzy but i still liked the book... TDKSA SUCKED!!!!

 

[Paste Pot Pete]

Definitely Batman/Spawn. I read it at the time where I (and I'm sure many of us) was Spawn-crazy, so what could be better?

Ugh.

I've never read Spawn/Batman. Was that any better?

 

[Go God Go!]

Apart from year one,anything by Frank Miller i just don't like his interpretation of batman he just comes across as cruel and not very heroic just a sadist

That's the point. Certain interpretations of Batman have never been heroic. While I personally prefer a very heroic, 70s, walking-down-the-street-in-broad-daylight-saying-hello-to-a-passing-pimp Batman, I've always enjoyed one or two "alternative" interpretations of the character.


Miller's interpretation of Batman made total sense given the circumstances in DKR, and All Star Batman is actually an outright spoof on Miller`s extreme, sadistic Batman. In a sense, Miller is almost agreeing with you in ASB&R; yes, outside of DKR's world, a sadistic Batman IS ridiculous, and ASB&R is a written example of that.

Anyway,

Hush Returns
City of Crime
Grotesque (or however you spell it )

 

[Mandalore464]

I haven't read ALL the comics but from what I've read so far (easily 70& of all that's been written since the end of the 80s) I would say that The Long Halloween and Dark Victory are in my top 3 for featuring artwork which I find so ugly I'd have a very hard time going through those stories again.

Pity though, cause I like the stories alright. It's just this horrible, horrible artwork. Just a matter of tastes.

Other than that, I've never liked Superman so all the stories he's in are a pain apart from the Hush storyline which is so great you couldn't even hold the presence of Superman against it.