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MUST reads in dc to be disgustingly educated in
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items Your friendly neighbourhood geek’s guide to dc comics and where to start (trust me I am a professional yapping twat when it comes to ANYTHING hero or comic related!!)
*More will be added as I go, lmk what comics you like as well!! :))
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The bat🦇
Supes🫀
Villains🃏
Bat-kids
Constantine✨
The bat🦇
Dressing up as a big gloomy bat in a super tight spandex is lowkey goofy but you do you boo
Personally a good starting point to learning Batman and just an OG comic and OH you can tell this thing went through ww2 with how old the drawings look
Batman: Year One
bro thinks he’s tuff in this one 💔🥀.
Love the art AND THE BAT FEATURES ARE SO COOL!!! LIKE HIS BAT EARS ARE KNIVES?? AND HE CAN WALK ON HIS WINGED LIKE HAND THINGIES LIKE ACTUAL BATS??
Love the art AND THE BAT FEATURES ARE SO COOL!!! LIKE HIS BAT EARS ARE KNIVES?? AND HE CAN WALK ON HIS WINGED LIKE HAND THINGIES LIKE ACTUAL BATS??
ABSOLUTE BATMAN #1
Before the bat became the bat. Once again the art on the cover??? Obsesseddd
BATMAN : THE KNIGHT
Supes🫀
If you are like Clark Kent and look like young Tom welling hmu (jokes, kinda. Maybe…cough cough)
12 issues, goes through ALL of superman’s origins in a modern retelling basically so great to start off with!!
Superman: Birthright
ONE OF MY FAVE DC CHARACTERS!! Conner Kent has such a cool style in his comics I swear I get gender envy THE SUNGLASSESS AND THE LEATHER JACKET?!?! Sold.
Superboy: The Man of Tomorrow
The art here is beautiful I could not stop staring and analysing it as an artist lmao BUT SUPERGIRL IS SO GOODD I can’t wait for the movie!!
Supergirl: woman of tomorrow
Villains🃏
Ah I remember when goons meant hired criminals and not…brainrot
Introduction to main villain of Batman…JOKER OFFC!! Not exactly my fave dc villain but close on the leaderboard he’s popular for a reasonnnn
Batman: The Man Who Laughs - Brubaker, Ed
Dude??? The court of owls are sick and one of my faves AND in my opinion literally so important to understanding the Batman comics
Court of Owls | Batman
Spy thriller and ACTION Story is absolutely solid for understanding his character
Deathstroke Vol. 1
Bat-kids
ALLL of batmans ol kids
Introduces one of the robins aka Damian. Trust knowing the whole bat family is a must they got some crazy lore
Batman and Son | DC Database | Fandom
Already knew from the cover art that ts was gonna be fire (spoiler: duh. It was). Pretty much Nightwing as batman YAYAYA NIGHTWING!!
Batman: Black Mirror!
Dick Grayson, one of the robins, becomes his own vigilante called Nightwing. Def my fave robin
Nightwing: Year One | DC Database - Fandom
My guy, if you want an angst emo robin then red hood is all yours. Introduction of red hood ugh his story is so MESSED UP please watch the fanmade film red hood ressurection on youtube
Batman: Under the Red Hood
When you love making yourself suffer 🫶 the death of Jason…kinda and introduction to TIM DRAKE!! (ANOTHER robin) Ik there’s a lot and dw that’s why I’m here to help
Batman: A Death in the Family
Constantine✨
I want to marry the movie vers of John Constantine. Actually I’d like to marry all magic users in dc INCLUDING YOU MARTIAN MAN!!!
Good old John here, before he got his own little hellblazer series. A good start before you read his ACTUAL stuff
Saga of the swamp thing