No Man’s Land was a Bat-family crossover event which covered the entirety of 1999 across multiple titles. It was and still is one of the most significant events (Knightfall being the other one – Knightfall reading order) to have happened in Gotham City and is still referred to even today, despite the Batman New 52 reboot and Rebirth.
No Man’s Land was penned by a stellar cast across the titles, it might be long and complex but due to its popularity it has been collected and then re-collected several times as recent as 2022 making it quite east to read and consume.
In this article we’ll be covering the best trade collections to get to save money but still get all of the issues. The second reading order for No Man’s Land is the issue by issue to offer a way to read it in the chronological order intended AKA reading it as the events unfold.
Road to No Man’s Land issues WILL be included in the issue by issue reading order but Cataclysm won’t. You can search that separately if you wanted but “Road To” will be more than enough to set the scene.
If you are confused about the difference between titles in the Batman Universe at this time, we have written a guide here.
Batman: No Man’s Land Trade Reading Order Checklist
Contents
New readers who may be following the modern age Batman reading order rejoice! It’s never been easier to make a trade reading order for No Man’s Land. There are now two omnibuses which cover the entire event. I am slightly bitter as in my bookshelf I have the old school 4 volume books which don’t look as good as these!
But, they do not cover Road to No Man’s Land, which is quite important. They have collected Road To NML in a new omnibus as well.
Road to No Man’s Land Omnibus
Collects Azrael: Agent of the Bat #40, Azrael: Agent of the Bat #47-#50, Batman #554-#562, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #73-#82, Detective Comics #719-#722, Detective Comics #724-#729, Catwoman #56-#57, Robin #52-#54, The Batman Chronicles #12, The Batman Chronicles #14-#15, Nightwing #19-#20, Batman: Arkham Asylum – Tales of Madness #1, Batman: Blackgate – Isle of Men #1, Batman: Huntress/Spoiler – Blunt Trauma #1
Total issues: 46
- Hardcover Book
- Dixon, Chuck (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
Batman: No Man’s Land Omnibus I
Collects Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #116-#121, Azrael: Agent of the Bat #51-#57, Batman #563-#568, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #83-#88, Detective Comics #730-#735, Catwoman #72-#74, Robin #67, The Batman Chronicles #16-#17, Nightwing #35-#37, Batman: No Man’s Land (Collector’s) #1, Batman: No Man’s Land Gallery #1, and Young Justice In No Man’s Land #1.
Total issues: 43
- Hardcover Book
- O'Neil, Dennis (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
Batman: No Man’s Land Omnibus II
This book takes over immediately from the first omnibus and goes all the way to the end. It is a complete set and the issues are in the intended order within the book.
Collects Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #122-#126; Azrael: Agent of the Bat #58-#61; Batman #569-#574; Batman: Shadow of the Bat #89-#94; Detective Comics #736-#741; Catwoman #75-#77; Robin #68-#73; The Batman Chronicles #18; Nightwing #38-#39; Batman No Man’s Land #0; and Batman: No Man’s Land Secret Files #1.
Total issues: 41
- Hardcover Book
- O'Neil, Dennis (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
All three Omnibuses will get you 130 issues from No Man’s Land. The issue by issue reading order has #131 so it is very much complete. The only one missing from the trades is Batman: Day of Judgment #1.
Batman No Man’s Land Issue by Issue Reading Order
Here is it, the Batman No Man’s Land issue by issue reading order from “Road To” to the event itself. This is in the chronological order with the issues happening in ‘real time’. Enjoy!
- Detective Comics #719
- Batman: Shadow of the Bat #73
- Nightwing #19
- Azrael: Agent of the Bat #40
- Detective Comics #720
- Catwoman #56
- Batman: Arkham Asylum – Tales of Madness #1
- Batman: Blackgate – Isle of Men #1
- Batman: Shadow of the Bat #74
- Nightwing #20
- Batman #554
- Batman: Huntress/Spoiler – Blunt Trauma #1
- Detective Comics #721
- Robin #53
- Catwoman #57
- Batman: Shadow of the Bat #75
- Batman #555
- Batman #556
- Batman: Shadow of the Bat #76
- Detective Comics #722
- Robin #54
- Batman: Shadow of the Bat #77
- Batman Chronicles #14
- Detective Comics #724
- Batman #557
- Batman: Shadow of the Bat #78
- Batman: Shadow of the Bat #79
- Batman #558
- Batman #559
- Detective Comics #725
- Batman Chronicles #15
- Azrael: Agent of the Bat #47
- Azrael: Agent of the Bat #48
- Batman: Shadow of the Bat #80
- Batman #560
- Detective Comics #727
- Batman #561
- Detective Comics #728
- Batman: Shadow of the Bat #81
- Batman: Shadow of the Bat #82
- Azrael: Agent of the Bat #49
- Batman #562
- Detective Comics #729
- Batman: No Man’s Land #1
- Shadow of the Bat #83
- Batman #563
- Detective Comics #730
- Azrael: Agent of the Bat #50
- Azrael: Agent of the Bat #51
- Legends of the Dark Knight #116
- Shadow of the Bat #84
- Batman #564
- Detective Comics #731
- Legends of the Dark Knight #117
- Shadow of the Bat #85
- Batman #565
- Detective Comics #732
- Legends of the Dark Knight #118
- Shadow of the Bat #86
- Detective Comics #733
- Azrael: Agent of the Bat #52
- Azrael: Agent of the Bat #53
- Batman Chronicles #16
- Legends of the Dark Knight #119
- Shadow of the Bat #87
- Batman #566
- Azrael: Agent of the Bat #54
- Azrael: Agent of the Bat #55
- Young Justice Special #1
- Batman Chronicles #17
- Batman #567
- Detective Comics #734
- Robin #67
- Legends of the Dark Knight #120
- Azrael: Agent of the Bat #56
- Azrael: Agent of the Bat #57
- Shadow of the Bat #88
- Batman #568
- Detective Comics #735
- JLA #32
- Legends of the Dark Knight #121
- Batman: Harley Quinn #1
- Nightwing Vol. 2 #35
- Nightwing: Secret Files and Origins #1
- Nightwing Vol. 2 #36
- Nightwing Vol. 2 #37
- Batman Chronicles #18
- Catwoman #72
- Catwoman #73
- Catwoman #74
- Robin #68
- Robin #69
- Robin #70
- Shadow of the Bat #89
- Batman #569
- Detective Comics #736
- Legends of the Dark Knight #122
- Shadow of the Bat #90
- Batman #570
- Detective Comics #737
- Azrael: Agent of the Bat #58
- Batman #571
- Detective Comics #738
- Legends of the Dark Knight #123
- Shadow of the Bat #91
- Nightwing #38
- Nightwing #39
- Legends of the Dark Knight #124
- Shadow of the Bat #92
- Batman #572
- Detective Comics #739
- Legends of the Dark Knight #125
- Robin #71
- Robin #72
- Batman: Day of Judgment #1
- Robin #73
- Batman: No Man’s Land Secret Files & Origins #1
- Catwoman #75
- Azrael: Agent of the Bat #59
- Shadow of the Bat #93
- Azrael: Agent of the Bat #60
- Batman: No Man’s Land #0
- Batman #573
- Detective Comics #740
- Catwoman #76
- Catwoman #77
- Legends of the Dark Knight #126
- Batman #574
- Detective Comics #741
- Azrael: Agent of the Bat #61
- Shadow of the Bat #94
Batman No Man’s Land Reading Order FAQs
The road to No Man’s land started with Detective Comics #719 which was published March 1998, labelled as a Cataclysm prelude. Batman: No Man’s Land #1 which was released March, 1999 as the official start of NML following the annexing by the US Government.
Shadow of the Bat #94 was the last No Man’s Land issue, which was released February, 2000 with the title Endgame Epilogue: Days of Auld Lang Syne”.
There are a 131 issues covering the road to and actually No Man’s Land.
After No Man’s Land, all the titles involved went back to deal with the aftermath and a new series was launched called “New Gotham”.
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