We've built a chronological timeline of core Batman events in DC’s main continuity, tracing Bruce Wayne’s evolution from his first year as the Dark Knight to his most recent battles. Ideal for beginners, but don't feel you need to read it all - why not start at the beginning and see where it takes you?
Set shortly after Year One, this story depicts Batman’s first encounter with the Joker, bridging the gap between Batman’s debut and the villain’s debut.
A year-long mystery early in Batman’s career in which a serial killer strikes on holidays, featuring young Harvey Dent’s fall from grace and a coalition of Gotham’s mobsters and rogues.
A look at Dick Grayson’s first year as Robin, as Batman trains him and they take on foes like the Mad Hatter and Two-Face; solidifying Robin’s role as Batman’s partner.
A tense international mission pushes Batman and Robin to their emotional limits as they confront the Joker on a deadly path of destruction.
As Batman spirals after a devastating loss, a determined teenager sets out to restore hope and balance to Gotham’s vigilante legacy.
A calculated assault on Gotham pushes Batman to his physical and mental breaking point, forcing him to confront the limits of his endurance and legacy.
After Gotham City is devastated by a cataclysmic earthquake and abandoned by the government, Batman and his allies struggle to reclaim lawless Gotham from warring gangs and supervillains in a year-long saga.
Batman founds “Batman Incorporated,” a global network of Bat-agents. Bruce travels the world recruiting and training like-minded heroes, giving them resources to fight crime – expanding Batman’s war on crime globally.
The Court of Owls is a chilling Batman saga that uncovers a secret society controlling Gotham from the shadows, forcing Bruce Wayne to confront the city’s dark, hidden history and his own place within it.
The Joker launches his most devastating attack yet by stealing the entire Wayne fortune and Batman’s arsenal, effectively turning Gotham into his playground.
A deadly assassination ignites a brutal conflict between Batman, Robin, and Deathstroke, as secrets from the League of Shadows unravel and war erupts across the DC Universe.
Batman: Gotham Nocturne plunges the Dark Knight into a supernatural conspiracy as ancient powers rise beneath Gotham, blurring the line between myth and madness.
Gotham War pits Batman against Catwoman in a fierce ideological clash over how best to save Gotham, as the Bat-Family fractures and the city’s criminals face a new kind of order.
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