Best Batman comics

[Dark Knight Detective]

There's a lot for me. To name a few, I love the pre-Robin Finger/Kane comics, the O'Neil/Adams run, most of the graphic novels, the B:TAS comics, & the Alan Grant/Norm Breyfogle run.

[Batmoney]

Dark Victory, Haunted Night, Long Halloween and all those that may be tied in, they're very good. I think they are a good read if you enjoy the new Nolan series especially. Still good regardless, but I saw a lot of stuff in TDK that reminded me of those.

[gordonblu]

My faves are The Long Halloween, Dark Victory, Arkham Asylum, Year One and The Dark Knight Returns.

I forgot about Year One! For me that is Frank Miller's best. Love David Mazzucchelli's artwork too. I had a harder time getting into the Dark Knight Returns, but I found it to be interesting, and hey if Batman could beats Supes, He can beat anybody from either DC or Marvel hands down!

[zDBZ]

Batman: Year One, The Long Halloween, and Dark Victory can go together fairly well as a trilogy, though the first chain in that link is a bit loose (especially when it comes to Catwoman).

The Killing Joke

Arkham Asylum

Any sort of collection/anthology you can get your hands on, be it Batman of the 40s, The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told, Batman: Haunted Knight, Batman by Tim Sale, or the Knightfall collections. With the monthlies often a complete mess to follow (IMO), this is your best bet to find some classic one-shots from yesteryear.

[GothamAlleys]

"Identity Crisis" from 1990, by Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle. I know its a unique choice but this story was like reading a Hitchcock book. I loved its mystery and turned the pages as fast as I could. Its still my favorite. The second place belong to "The Killing Joke"

[The Dark Knight]

Revised list:

Year One
The Monster Men
Mad Monk
The Man Who Laughs
Long Hallowen/Dark Victory
Haunted Knight
The Dark Knight Returns
The Killing Joke

[Gotham Knight]

the long halloween/dark victory
batman: the cult (a personal favorite)
batman: gothic
batman: two-face (the BEST harvey story ever written, even beyond long halloween)
batman: the riddler
detective comics no. 27-37 (the genesis)

[Dark Knight Detective]

Some to name:
Batman Knightfall (Knightquest & Knightsend included)
Batman: Strange Apparitions
Batman: Year One
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Batman: The Last Arkham
Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on a Serious Earth
The Killing Joke
Birth of the Demon

[Paul (ral)]

I'm suprised noone has mentioned Hush in their lists.

It's definitely one of my favourites.

At the moment I am finishing Heart of Hush and will start Englehart's Batman: Dark Detective next.

[The Dark Knight]

I forgot to add Arkham Asylum to my revised list!