Batman by Scott Snyder Reading Order

In the 2000s and 2010s Batman fans were blessed with a long run by Grant Morrison which followed immediately by Scott Snyder’s acclaimed run. Snyder has been writing Batman more or less constantly since he started in 2011 and there are cracking storylines involved. For those who have had a taste of Snyder and want to read everything he’s done (we recommend) then this article will have the reading order for Omnibus, Trades and even issue by issue for the hardcore.

His work started before Flashpoint then into Batman New 52 working a lot with James Tynion IV and beyond into Rebirth and Universe. He’s been around for a while now.

We’ve unearthed, 3 omnibuses, 29 trades and a whopping 426 issues in this reading order.

Batman by Scott Snyder Omnibus

The easiest and cheapest way to enjoy Snyder’s Batman work is with the omnibuses which cover the majority and the most important of his work.

Batman by Scott Snyder Omnibus Vol 1

Collects the start of his New 52 run which includes the Night of the Owls, Death of the Family and into Zero Year. Includes Batman #1 to #33.

Batman: Eternal Omnibus

Contains the full Eternal run, some issues not written by Snyder so perhaps more than you wanted. This is a hefty omnibus. Includes Batman Eternal #1 to #52 and Batman #28.

Batman by Scott Snyder Omnibus Vol 2

Continues from Zero Year and contains Endgame, Superheavy and the Epilogue. Also adds Last Knight on Earth which was written years after New 52. Includes Batman #34 to #52, Detective Comics #27, Batman Annual #3 to #4, Batman: Futures End #1, DC Sneak Peek: Batman #1; Detective Comics #1000 and Batman: Last Knight on Earth #1-3.

That’s it for the omnibuses for now, which is a shame because he’s done a lot more than what’s covered but they do cover the bulk of his work. Don’t be surprised if there was a Dark Nights: Metal/Dark Nights Death Metal omni one day.

Scott Snyder Trade Reading Order

These are the Snyder trades you can collect, for the New 52 stories and Eternal you should still get the omnibus as they contain the same issues. Everything else is in addition to the omnibus.

You may notice the issue numbers go forwards and then go backwards, this is because there was an interim period of one off stories between Death of the Family and Zero Year. We recommend reading them in the order they were released as below but you can always do something different to suit yourself.

Black Mirror

Black Mirror was his first taste of Batman and happens pre-flashpoint and technically unrelated to his New 52 run. This is the final storyline pre New 52. Collects Detective Comics #871-#881.

Gates of Gotham

A mini series not connected to pre-Flashpoint or New 52 and beyond. Collects Batman: Gates of Gotham #1 to #5.

Court of Owls

Collects the first 7 issues of Batman New 52 and included in the first omnibus.

City of Owls

Collects Batman #8 to #12.

Talon

An off shoot of Night of the Owls which was handled by Scott Snyder himself. How did he find the time?! Collects Talon #0-#7.

Death of the Family

The second major storyline in the New 52 Batman series. Collects Batman #13 to #17.

Zero Year – Secret City

This was written after Graveyard Shift but was published before, we recommend reading it in the order it was published. This is a great prequel of sorts set before Night of the Owls. Collects #21 to #24

Zero Year – Dark City

A continuation of the former. Collects Batman #25 to #27 and Batman #29-#33. Omnibus Vol 1 brings you up to this point. Issue #28 is in Graveyard Shift.

Graveyard Shift

A collection of short stories and a break between Zero Year and the next big arc, Endgame. Collects Collects Batman #0, #18-20, #28, #34, and Batman Annual #2.

Batman Eternal

This is the part where Eternal fits in best, even though it could be read sporadically. The Omnibus collects all 52 issues so there’s no point picking up the trades, here.

Endgame

The Joker returns (again) in Endgame. A pretty big and bold storyline with some major implications for the rest of Batman New 52 as well as the Bat-family in general. Collects Batman #35 to #40.

Superheavy

The beginning of DC You but not really the end of New 52. After the events on Endgame, Batman is…not in action. Instead it’s Commissioner Gordon! Collects Batman #41 to #46.

Bloom

Gordon is still at the helm as he takes on a dangerous new flow based foe – Mr. Bloom. Bruce Wayne is close to regaining his sense. Collects Batman #47 to #50.

Epilogue

Snyder and Capullo finish their 52 issue run in some style, before handing the reins to Tom King for Rebirth. But, their work on Batman is far from finished. Collects Batman #51 to #52. Batman Annual #4 and Detective Comics #27.

All-Star Batman: My Own Worst Enemy

Snyder moved from Batman to All-Star Batman with Rebirth. The first volume collects the first 5 issues.

All-Star Batman: Ends of the Earth

The story continues… collects All-Star Batman #6 to #9.

All-Star Batman: The First Ally

Collects Snyder’s final few issues from the series. #10 to #14.

Batman & The Signal

Tricky one here, Batman & The Signal spirals out of All-Star Batman, but the trade collects some issues from the above trades so there’s a lot of duplication. We’d skip this trade and just pick up the individual issues from Batman & The Signal. Collects Batman & The Signal #1 to #3 and All-Star Batman #1 to #4 and #6 to #9.

Batman/The Shadow: The Murder Geniuses

Snyder goes off the main series and writes a crossover event with cult classic character The Shadow. This is a one-shot. Collects Collects Batman Annual #1 and Batman/The Shadow #1-6.

Dark Nights: Metal

Just like his predecessor Grant Morrison, Dark Nights: Metal is Scott Snyder’s Final Crisis. This is a big event which the reading order can be found here, but Snyder’s issues are collected in a trade.

Justice League: No Justice

No more Rebirth, now it’s Universe. Snyder moves from Batman into Justice League with a mini series but he stays on for quite a while with some tying into Metal and then Death Metal. We’ve included it because it still contains the Dark Knight. Collects issue #1 to #4. Needs reading before The Totality.

Justice League: The Totality

Justice League series starts in earnest here. Collects Justice League #1 to #6.

Justice League: Graveyard of Gods

This is an important trade as it ties in to Metal/Death Metal. Collects Justice League #7 to #14.

Justice League: Hawkworld

The story continues…collects #13 to #18.

Justice League: The Sixth Dimension

Collects #19 to #28. Involves the Multiverse which is a huge element of Snyder’s later work.

Justice League: Justice/Doom War

A huge book and a huger conclusion to Snyder’s excellent Justice League run. Collects #29 to #39.

The Batman Who Laughs

A character created during Metal gets his own mini-series which sets up Death Metal. The full reading order for Batman Who Laughs can be found here. Snyder’s issues are the main series and included here. Collects Batman Who Laughs #1 to #6.

Batman: Last Knight on Earth

A DC Black Label series, and a good one at that. Collects Batman: Last Knight on Earth #1 to #3.

Dark Nights: Death Metal

The sequel to the hugely successful Metal series. This one involves the wider characters from the DC Universe a bit more. Dark Nights: Death Metal #1-#7.

Batman by Scott Snyder Issue by Issue Reading Order

1. Detective Comics #871
2. Detective Comics #872
3. Detective Comics #873
4. Detective Comics #873
5. Detective Comics #874
6. Detective Comics #875
7. Detective Comics #876
8. Detective Comics #877
9. Detective Comics #878
10. Detective Comics #879
11. Detective Comics #880
12. Detective Comics #881
13. Batman: Gates of Gotham #1
14. Batman: Gates of Gotham #2
15. Batman: Gates of Gotham #3
16. Batman: Gates of Gotham #4
17. Batman: Gates of Gotham #5
18. Batman #1
19. Batman #2
20. Batman #3
21. Batman #4
22. Batman #5
23. Batman #6
24. Batman #7
25. Batman #8
26. Batman #9
27. Batman #10
28. Batman #11
29. Batman #12
30. Talon #0
31. Talon #1
32. Talon #2
33. Talon #3
34. Talon #4
35. Talon #5
36. Talon #6
37. Talon #7
38. Batman #13
39. Batman #14
40. Batman #15
41. Batman #16
42. Batman #17
43. Batman #21
44. Batman #22
45. Batman #23
46. Batman #24
47. Batman #25
48. Batman #26
49. Batman #27
50. Batman #29
51. Batman #30
52. Batman #31
53. Batman #32
54. Batman #33
55. Batman #0
56. Batman #18
57. Batman #19
58. Batman #20
59. Batman #28
60. Batman #34
61. Batman Annual #2
62. Batman: Eternal #1
63. Batman: Eternal #2
64. Batman: Eternal #3
65. Batman: Eternal #4
66. Batman: Eternal #5
67. Batman: Eternal #6
68. Batman: Eternal #7
69. Batman: Eternal #8
70. Batman: Eternal #9
71. Batman: Eternal #10
72. Batman: Eternal #11
73. Batman: Eternal #12
74. Batman: Eternal #13
75. Batman: Eternal #14
76. Batman: Eternal #15
77. Batman: Eternal #16
78. Batman: Eternal #17
79. Batman: Eternal #18
80. Batman: Eternal #19
81. Batman: Eternal #20
82. Batman: Eternal #21
83. Batman: Eternal #22
84. Batman: Eternal #23
85. Batman: Eternal #24
86. Batman: Eternal #25
87. Batman: Eternal #26
88. Batman: Eternal #27
89. Batman: Eternal #28
90. Batman: Eternal #29
91. Batman: Eternal #30
92. Batman: Eternal #31
93. Batman: Eternal #32
94. Batman: Eternal #33
95. Batman: Eternal #34
96. Batman: Eternal #35
97. Batman: Eternal #36
98. Batman: Eternal #37
99. Batman: Eternal #38
100. Batman: Eternal #39
101. Batman: Eternal #40
102. Batman: Eternal #41
103. Batman: Eternal #42
104. Batman: Eternal #43
105. Batman: Eternal #44
106. Batman: Eternal #45
107. Batman: Eternal #46
108. Batman: Eternal #47
109. Batman: Eternal #48
110. Batman: Eternal #49
111. Batman: Eternal #50
112. Batman: Eternal #51
113. Batman: Eternal #52
114. Batman #35
115. Batman #35
116. Batman #36
117. Batman #37
118. Batman #38
119. Batman #40
120. Batman #41
121. Batman #42
122. Batman #43
123. Batman #44
124. Batman #45
125. Batman #46
126. Batman #47
127. Batman #48
128. Batman #49
129. Batman #50
130. Batman #51
131. Batman #52
132. All-Star Batman #1
133. All-Star Batman #2
134. All-Star Batman #3
135. All-Star Batman #4
136. All-Star Batman #5
137. All-Star Batman #6
138. All-Star Batman #7
139. All-Star Batman #8
140. All-Star Batman #9
141. All-Star Batman #10
142. All-Star Batman #11
143. All-Star Batman #12
144. All-Star Batman #13
145. All-Star Batman #14
146. The Signal #1
147. The Signal #2
148. The Signal #3
149. Batman/The Shadow #1
150. Batman/The Shadow #2
151. Batman/The Shadow #3
152. Batman/The Shadow #4
153. Batman/The Shadow #5
154. Batman/The Shadow #6
155. Dark Nights: Metal #1
156. Dark Nights: Metal #2
157. Dark Nights: Metal #3
158. Dark Nights: Metal #4
159. Dark Nights: Metal #5
160. Dark Nights: Metal #6
161. Dark Knights Rising: The Wild Hunt #1
162. Batman Lost #1
163. Justice League: No Justice #1
164. Justice League: No Justice #2
165. Justice League: No Justice #3
166. Justice League: No Justice #4
167. Justice League #1
168. Justice League #2
169. Justice League #3
170. Justice League #4
171. Justice League #5
172. Justice League #6
173. Justice League #7
174. Justice League #8
175. Justice League #9
176. Justice League #10
177. Justice League #11
178. Justice League #12
179. Justice League #13
180. Justice League #14
181. Justice League #15
182. Justice League #16
183. Justice League #17
184. Justice League #18
185. Justice League #19
186. Justice League #20
187. Justice League #21
188. Justice League #22
189. Justice League #23
190. Justice League #24
191. Justice League #25
192. Justice League #26
193. Justice League #27
194. Justice League #28
195. Justice League #29
196. Justice League #30
197. Justice League #31
198. Justice League #32
199. Justice League #33
200. Justice League #34
201. Justice League #35
202. Justice League #36
203. Justice League #37
204. Justice League #38
205. Justice League #39
206. Detective Comics #871
207. Detective Comics #872
208. Detective Comics #873
209. Detective Comics #873
210. Detective Comics #874
211. Detective Comics #875
212. Detective Comics #876
213. Detective Comics #877
214. Detective Comics #878
215. Detective Comics #879
216. Detective Comics #880
217. Detective Comics #881
218. Batman: Gates of Gotham #1
219. Batman: Gates of Gotham #2
220. Batman: Gates of Gotham #3
221. Batman: Gates of Gotham #4
222. Batman: Gates of Gotham #5
223. Batman #1
224. Batman #2
225. Batman #3
226. Batman #4
227. Batman #5
228. Batman #6
229. Batman #7
230. Batman #8
231. Batman #9
232. Batman #10
233. Batman #11
234. Batman #12
235. Talon #0
236. Talon #1
237. Talon #2
238. Talon #3
239. Talon #4
240. Talon #5
241. Talon #6
242. Talon #7
243. Batman #13
244. Batman #14
245. Batman #15
246. Batman #16
247. Batman #17
248. Batman #21
249. Batman #22
250. Batman #23
251. Batman #24
252. Batman #25
253. Batman #26
254. Batman #27
255. Batman #29
256. Batman #30
257. Batman #31
258. Batman #32
259. Batman #33
260. Batman #0
261. Batman #18
262. Batman #19
263. Batman #20
264. Batman #28
265. Batman #34
266. Batman Annual #2
267. Batman: Eternal #1
268. Batman: Eternal #2
269. Batman: Eternal #3
270. Batman: Eternal #4
271. Batman: Eternal #5
272. Batman: Eternal #6
273. Batman: Eternal #7
274. Batman: Eternal #8
275. Batman: Eternal #9
276. Batman: Eternal #10
277. Batman: Eternal #11
278. Batman: Eternal #12
279. Batman: Eternal #13
280. Batman: Eternal #14
281. Batman: Eternal #15
282. Batman: Eternal #16
283. Batman: Eternal #17
284. Batman: Eternal #18
285. Batman: Eternal #19
286. Batman: Eternal #20
287. Batman: Eternal #21
288. Batman: Eternal #22
289. Batman: Eternal #23
290. Batman: Eternal #24
291. Batman: Eternal #25
292. Batman: Eternal #26
293. Batman: Eternal #27
294. Batman: Eternal #28
295. Batman: Eternal #29
296. Batman: Eternal #30
297. Batman: Eternal #31
298. Batman: Eternal #32
299. Batman: Eternal #33
300. Batman: Eternal #34
301. Batman: Eternal #35
302. Batman: Eternal #36
303. Batman: Eternal #37
304. Batman: Eternal #38
305. Batman: Eternal #39
306. Batman: Eternal #40
307. Batman: Eternal #41
308. Batman: Eternal #42
309. Batman: Eternal #43
310. Batman: Eternal #44
311. Batman: Eternal #45
312. Batman: Eternal #46
313. Batman: Eternal #47
314. Batman: Eternal #48
315. Batman: Eternal #49
316. Batman: Eternal #50
317. Batman: Eternal #51
318. Batman: Eternal #52
319. Batman #35
320. Batman #35
321. Batman #36
322. Batman #37
323. Batman #38
324. Batman #40
325. Batman #41
326. Batman #42
327. Batman #43
328. Batman #44
329. Batman #45
330. Batman #46
331. Batman #47
332. Batman #48
333. Batman #49
334. Batman #50
335. Batman #51
336. Batman #52
337. All-Star Batman #1
338. All-Star Batman #2
339. All-Star Batman #3
340. All-Star Batman #4
341. All-Star Batman #5
342. All-Star Batman #6
343. All-Star Batman #7
344. All-Star Batman #8
345. All-Star Batman #9
346. All-Star Batman #10
347. All-Star Batman #11
348. All-Star Batman #12
349. All-Star Batman #13
350. All-Star Batman #14
351. The Signal #1
352. The Signal #2
353. The Signal #3
354. Batman/The Shadow #1
355. Batman/The Shadow #2
356. Batman/The Shadow #3
357. Batman/The Shadow #4
358. Batman/The Shadow #5
359. Batman/The Shadow #6
360. Dark Nights: Metal #1
361. Dark Nights: Metal #2
362. Dark Nights: Metal #3
363. Dark Nights: Metal #4
364. Dark Nights: Metal #5
365. Dark Nights: Metal #6
366. Dark Knights Rising: The Wild Hunt #1
367. Batman Lost #1
368. Justice League: No Justice #1
369. Justice League: No Justice #2
370. Justice League: No Justice #3
371. Justice League: No Justice #4
372. Justice League #1
373. Justice League #2
374. Justice League #3
375. Justice League #4
376. Justice League #5
377. Justice League #6
378. Justice League #7
379. Justice League #8
380. Justice League #9
381. Justice League #10
382. Justice League #11
383. Justice League #12
384. Justice League #13
385. Justice League #14
386. Justice League #15
387. Justice League #16
388. Justice League #17
389. Justice League #18
390. Justice League #19
391. Justice League #20
392. Justice League #21
393. Justice League #22
394. Justice League #23
395. Justice League #24
396. Justice League #25
397. Justice League #26
398. Justice League #27
399. Justice League #28
400. Justice League #29
401. Justice League #30
402. Justice League #31
403. Justice League #32
404. Justice League #33
405. Justice League #34
406. Justice League #35
407. Justice League #36
408. Justice League #37
409. Justice League #38
410. Justice League #39
411. Batman Who Laughs #1
412. Batman Who Laughs #2
413. Batman Who Laughs #3
414. Batman Who Laughs #4
415. Batman Who Laughs #5
416. Batman Who Laughs #6
417. Batman: Last Knight on Earth #1
418. Batman: Last Knight on Earth #2
419. Batman: Last Knight on Earth #3
420. Dark Nights: Death Metal #1
421. Dark Nights: Death Metal #2
422. Dark Nights: Death Metal #3
423. Dark Nights: Death Metal #4
424. Dark Nights: Death Metal #5
425. Dark Nights: Death Metal #6
426. Dark Nights: Death Metal #7

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