Batman



Batman is published by DC Comics. Current price per issue is $3.99.

Last Issue

 * Batman #685: 28 Jan 2009

Current Issue

 * Batman #686: 11 Feb 2009

Next Issue

 * Batman #687: 10 Jun 2009

Status
Monthly on-going. On hiatus Mar - May.

Main Characters

 * Batman

Batman #686
This is the current issue, and therefore no story information will be posted about this issue. Please check your local comic shop for copies of this issue.

Batman #645
"Show Me Yesterday, For I Can't Find Today" - Batman dismantles Jason Todd's coffin to try to determine what happened, while Alfred remembers Jason in a series of flashbacks. Finally Batman comes to the conclusion that Jason was never in his coffin.

Archive Editions (Hardcover)

 * Batman: The Dark Knight Archives, vol. 1 - Collects #1-4. - WorldCat - ISBN 1401203752


 * Batman: The Dark Knight Archives, vol. 2 - Collects #5-8. - WorldCat - ISBN 1563891832


 * Batman: The Dark Knight Archives, vol. 3 - Collects #9-12. - WorldCat - ISBN 156389615X


 * Batman: The Dark Knight Archives, vol. 4 - Collects #13-16. - WorldCat - ISBN 1563899833


 * Batman: The Dark Knight Archives, vol. 5 - Collects #17-20. - WorldCat - ISBN 1401207782


 * Batman: The Dark Knight Archives, vol. 6 - Collects #21-25. "The Dynamic Duo face the evil of villains including The Penguin, The Ghost Gang, The Joker, Tweedle-Dee and Tweedle-Dum and others, with the help of would-be detective Alfred." - WorldCat - ISBN 1401225470 - (forthcoming, December 2009)


 * Batman: The Dynamic Duo Archives, vol. 1 - Collects #164-167 plus Detective Comics #327-333. - WorldCat - ISBN 1563899329


 * Batman: The Dynamic Duo Archives, vol. 2 - Collects #168-171 plus Detective Comics #334-339. - WorldCat - ISBN 1401207723

Hardcovers

 * DC Comics Classics Library: Batman — The Annuals - Collects Annuals #1-3. "Reveals the secrets of the Batcave, the Bat-Signal and more." - WorldCat - ISBN 1401221920


 * DC Comics Classics Library: Batman — A Death in the Family - Collects #426-429 & 440-442, plus The New Titans #60-61. - WorldCat - ISBN 1401225160 - (forthcoming, September 2009)


 * Batman: False Faces - Collects #588-590, plus Wonder Woman vol. 2 #160-161, Detective Comics #787, and a story from Batman: Gotham City Secret Files. " Batman faces the ventriloquist's dummy-come-to-life known as Scarface in this exciting graphic novel. Things get a little strange along the way as Batman also fights the hoodlum known as Matches Malone -- who was seen previously as one of Batman's own aliases. Another of Gotham's villains, Clayface, battles Wonder Woman in a related story that features appearances by Batman foes Man-Bat and the Mad Hatter, with the help of the Teen Titans' own Donna Troy." - WorldCat - ISBN 1401216404


 * Absolute Batman: Hush - Collects #608-619 (oversized). - WorldCat - ISBN 1401204260


 * Batman: Hush, vol. 1 - Collects #608-612. "Featuring the introduction of Hush! This best-selling tale includes guest appearances by Superman, Catwoman, Poison Ivy, Killer Croc, Huntress, and more." - WorldCat - ISBN 1401200613


 * Batman: Hush, vol. 2 - Collects #613-619. "Concluding the story arc that introduced Hush! This volume features the Dark Knight's shocking showdown with the Joker, the debut of a brand-new Batmobile, a catfight among Catwoman, Talia and Lady Shiva, and more." - WorldCat - ISBN 1401200842


 * Batman: Batman and Son - Collects #655-658, 663-666. "Batman receives the greatest shock of his life when he discovers that he may have a son. And sparks fly when the new addition to the Bat-family is introduced to Robin, the Boy Wonder. Which one will be chosen to carry on the legacy as Gotham’s protector?" - WorldCat - ISBN 1401212409


 * Batman: The Black Glove - Collects #667-669, 672-675. "Brings Batman and a group of global heroes to a mysterious island to face a killer. Then, Batman relives a defining adventure in the life of young Bruce Wayne: the hunt for his parents’ killer." - WorldCat - ISBN 1401219098


 * Batman: R.I.P. - Collects #676-683. "While Bruce Wayne drops out of sight, The Club of Villains begins a crime spree through the streets of Gotham City, while Batman’s allies attempt to keep order in the city and find The Dark Knight." - WorldCat - ISBN 1401220908

Trade Paperbacks

 * Showcase Presents: Batman, vol. 1 - Collects #164-174, plus Batman stories from Detective Comics #327-342 (in B&W). - WorldCat - ISBN 1401210864


 * Showcase Presents: Batman, vol. 2 - Collects #175-188, plus Batman stories from Detective Comics #343-358 (in B&W). - WorldCat - ISBN 1401213626


 * Showcase Presents: Batman, vol. 3 - Collects #189-192, 194-197, 199-201, plus Batman stories from Detective Comics #359-375 (in B&W). - WorldCat - ISBN 1401217192


 * Showcase Presents: Batman, vol. 4 - Collects #202-215, plus Batman stories from Detective Comics #376-390 (in B&W). - WorldCat - ISBN 1401223141 - (forthcoming, July 2009)


 * Batman: Tales of the Demon - Collects #232, 235, 240, 242-244, plus Detective Comics #411, 485, 489-490 & DC Special Series, vol. 2 #15. "With an intellect that rivals Batman's and a willingness to justify any means by the ends, Ra's al Ghul has become the Dark Knight's most formidable foe. Able to continually rejuvenate himself in his Lazarus Pit, the near immortal Ra's has spent lifetimes trying to save the human race from itself. His extreme methods have always brought him into conflict with the Dark Knight, but through years of fighting against each other as well as side by side, these two passionately driven men have formed a bond of mutual respect." - WorldCat - ISBN 0930289943


 * Batman: Year One - Collects #404-407. "A young Bruce Wayne has spent his adolescence and early adulthood, traveling the world so he could hone his body and mind into the perfect fighting and investigative machine. But now as he returns to Gotham City, he must find a way to focus his passion and bring justice to his city. Retracing Batman's first attempts to fight injustice as a costumed vigilante, we watch as he chooses a guise of a giant bat, creates an early bond with a young Lieutenant James Gordon, inadvertently plays a role in the birth of Catwoman, and helps to bring down a corrupt political system that infests Gotham." - WorldCat - ISBN 0930289331


 * Batman: False Faces - Collects #588-590, plus Wonder Woman vol. 2 #160-161, Detective Comics #787, and a story from Batman: Gotham City Secret Files. - WorldCat - ISBN 1401222285


 * Batman: Hush, vol. 1 - Collects #608-612. "Featuring the introduction of Hush! This best-selling tale includes guest appearances by Superman, Catwoman, Poison Ivy, Killer Croc, Huntress, and more." - WorldCat - ISBN 1401200605


 * Batman: Hush, vol. 2 - Collects #613-619. "Concluding the story arc that introduced Hush! This volume features the Dark Knight's shocking showdown with the Joker, the debut of a brand-new Batmobile, a catfight among Catwoman, Talia and Lady Shiva, and more." - WorldCat - ISBN 1401200923


 * Batman: Hush - Collects #608-619. "In this story of murder, mystery and romance, Batman sets out on a simple mission to discover the identity of the mysterious villain wreaking havoc in his life known as Hush. But Batman ends up facing possibly the most intense case of his life as secrets from his past flood into the present, and the most notorious villains to ever haunt Gotham City’s street attack simultaneously." - WorldCat - ISBN 1401223176 - (forthcoming, August 2009)


 * Batman: Broken City - Collects #620-625. "Batman investigates the discovery of a girl's body in the Gotham landfill." - WorldCat - ISBN 1401202144


 * Batman: As the Crow Flies - Collects #626-630. "Gotham City's underworld is thrown into turmoil as its crimelords slip into a rabid — and murderous — frenzy. Is it a coincidence, or part of an elaborate and sinister power play? One thing's for sure: The machinations of the Scarecrow and the Penguin will have Batman hard-pressed to restore order. Worse, Batman may have met his match in the vicious Scarebeast." - WorldCat - ISBN 1401203442


 * Batman: Under the Hood - Collects #635-641. - WorldCat - ISBN 1401207561


 * Batman: War Crimes - Collects #643-644, plus Detective Comics #809-810. - WorldCat - ISBN 1401209033


 * Batman: Under the Hood, vol. 2 - Collects #645-649 & Annual #25. - WorldCat - ISBN 1401209017


 * Batman: Face the Face - Collects #651-654, plus Detective Comics #817-820. - WorldCat - ISBN 1401209106


 * Batman: Batman and Son - Collects #655-658, 663-666. "Batman receives the greatest shock of his life when he discovers that he may have a son. And sparks fly when the new addition to the Bat-family is introduced to Robin, the Boy Wonder. Which one will be chosen to carry on the legacy as Gotham’s protector?" - WorldCat - ISBN 1401212409

Creative Team
Writer: Judd Winick. Artists: Ed Benes & Rob Hunter. Covers: Tony Daniel & Sandu Florea.

Order Codes
These are the order codes and prices as provided by Diamond Distribution. Your local comic shop should be able to order these for you.


 * JAN05 0262	BATMAN #638	$2.25
 * FEB05 0244	BATMAN #639	$2.25
 * MAR05 0364	BATMAN #640	$2.25
 * APR05 0302	BATMAN #641	$2.25
 * MAY05 0195	BATMAN #642	$2.25
 * JUN05 0327	BATMAN #643	$2.50
 * JUN05 0329	BATMAN #644	$2.50
 * JUL05 0190	BATMAN #645	$2.50
 * AUG05 0183	BATMAN #646	$2.50
 * SEP05 0206	BATMAN #647	$2.50
 * OCT05 0215	BATMAN #648	$2.50

Future Publication Dates
Dates subject to change at the whims of the publisher or distributor. Please see the Diamond Shipping Lists for current information.


 * Batman #687: 10 Jun 2009
 * Batman #688: 09 Jul 2009
 * Showcase Presents: Batman, vol. 4 TP: 22 Jul 2009
 * Batman: Hush TPB: 12 Aug 2009
 * DC Comics Classics Library: Batman — A Death in the Family HC: 23 Sep 2009
 * Batman: The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 6 HC: 16 Dec 2009

News & Features

 * 27 Mar 2009 - Under the Hood with Judd Winick, Part II
 * 26 Mar 2009 - Under the Hood with Judd Winick, Part I
 * 13 Jan 2009 - Grant Morrison, Batman and the Superhero Genre
 * 11 Dec 2008 - DC Flashback: Batman III
 * 10 Dec 2008 - DC Flashback: Batman II
 * 09 Dec 2008 - DC Flashback: Batman I
 * 26 Nov 2008 - Batman R.I.P.?
 * 26 Nov 2008 - Batman R.I.P.? A Dozen Dark Knight Deaths
 * 22 Sep 2008 - Chuck Dixon Interview podcast at comiXology
 * 27 Jul 2008 - SDCC '08 - More on Gaiman-Batman with Dan DiDio
 * 27 Jul 2008 - CCI: DC One Weekend Later - Gaiman on Batman
 * 12 May 2008 - Talking "Batman R.I.P." with Tony Daniel
 * 16 Apr 2008 - All Star Grant Morrison II: Batman
 * 31 Mar 2008 - Dan Didio on "Batman: R.I.P."
 * 22 Feb 2008 - Talking Batman with Grant Morrison
 * 13 Nov 2007 - The Wizard Conversation: Grant Morrison & Neal Adams
 * 10 Aug 2007 - WW Chicago: Mike Marts on the Return of Ra's to Batman's World
 * 26 Jul 2007 - Talking Batman with Tony Daniel
 * 07 Mar 2007 - John Van Fleet on Batman

Links

 * DC Comics