Ok, taking into account the advice from Daniel and in the CBR thread AND the dates of publication, I’ve sketched up this order (don’t worry about the batman/final crisis thing. I’ll make a note about how they should be read together, but the RIP volume is technically the last one to be put down after the final page is read.)
- Batman: Batman and Son – Batman 655-658, 663-666 September – December 2006, April – July 2007
- Batman: Under The Cowl – Batman: Legends Of The Dark Knight 168, Batman 666, Batman Beyond 1, Batman 512, Detective Comics 665 and Teen Titans 18 1993, 1994, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007
- Batman: Resurrection of Ra’s Al Ghul – Batman 670-671, A26; Robin 168-169, A7; Nightwing 138-139; Detective 838-839 November 2007 – February 2008
- Batman: The Black Glove – Batman 667-669, 672-675 August – November 2007, February – May 2008
- Batman: The Heart of Hush – Detective 846-850 September 2008 – January 2009
- Batman: The Black Casebook – Batman 65, 86, 112-113, 134, 156, 162; Detective Comics 215, 235, 247, 267; World’s Finest Comics 89 June 1951 – March 1964
- Final Crisis – Final Crisis 1-7, Submit, Superman Beyond 1-2 July 2008 – March 2009
- Batman: Batman R.I.P. – Batman 676-683, DC Universe 0 June 2008 – January 2009
- Elseworlds: Batman: Whatever Happened To The Caped Crusader? – Batman 686, Batman Black and White 2, Detetive Comics 853, Secret Origins Special 1, Secret Origins 36 1989, 1996, April 2009
- Robin: Search for a Hero – Robin 175 – 183 August 2008 – April 2009
- Nightwing: The Great Leap – Nightwing 147-153 October 2008 – April 2009
- Batman: Battle for the Cowl – Batman: Battle For The Cowl 1-3, Gotham Gazette: Batman Alive?, Gotham Gazette: Batman Dead? May – July 2009
- Batman: Battle for the Cowl Companion – One Shots: Arkham Asylum, Comissioner Gordon, Man-Bat, The Network, The Underground May – July 2009
- Oracle: The Cure – Oracle: The Cure 1-3 (BFTC Crossover), Birds of Prey 126-127 May – July 2009
- Batman: Streets of Gotham: Hush Money – Batman: Streets Of Gotham 1-4; Detective Comics 852; Batman 685 March – November 2009
- Batman: Long Shadows – Batman 687-691 August – December 2009
- Red Robin: The Grail – Red Robin 1-5 August – December 2009
- Batman And Robin: Vol. 1: Batman Reborn – Batman And Robin 1-6 August 2009 – January 2010
- Batwoman: Elegy – Detective Comics 854-860 August 2009 – February 2010
- Gotham City Sirens: Vol. 1: Union – Gotham City Sirens 1-7 August 2009 – February 2010
- Blackest Night: Black Lantern Corps Vol. 1 – Blackest Night Batman 1-3; Blackest Night Superman 1-3; Blackest Night Titans 1-3;
- Batgirl: Vol. 1: Batgirl Rising – Batgirl 1-7 October 2009 – April 2010
- Batman: Life After Death – Batman 692-699 December 2009 – July 2010
Where does Arkham Reborn fit in? And I’m pretty sure that you should put Black Casebook before Batman an Son as there is many references to it in Batman and Son.
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this list was actually an early first draft. For where we’re at now, check out this link:
http://www.tradereadingorder.com/dc-series/batman-r-i-p-batman-reborn/
I’m not sure about the placement of Arkham Reborn though, I’m going to have to keep tweaking the dc books after we get the marvel list up. Let me know if you have any advice after looking at the newer list!
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Good job on the new list but were does batman and robin vol 2 and 3 fit as well the road home an the return of Bruce Wayne?
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