DC characters reading orders

5 reading orders

• CharacterDCBatmanThe modern Batman, from Year One and The Long Halloween as optional background through Morrison, Snyder, Tomasi, King and Zdarsky to the current series. New readers should start with Scott Snyder's 2011 run.370 issues, 294 essential. Start with Scott Snyder's Batman.
• CharacterDCNightwingDick Grayson's solo career from Chuck Dixon's Blüdhaven run, through Tom Taylor's run, to the current series. New readers should start with Taylor's first issue, Nightwing (2016) #78. Dixon's issues are there as background.142 issues, 129 essential. Start with Tom Taylor's run begins: Leaping into the Light.
• CharacterDCSupermanThe main modern Superman stories, from the post-1986 origins through to the current Superman and Action Comics series. New readers should start with the 2016 Rebirth run; the earlier phases are optional background or standalone classics.380 issues, 205 essential. Start with Rebirth: Superman and his family.
• CharacterDCThe FlashThis order follows Wally West through Mark Waid's and Geoff Johns' runs, then Barry Allen's return and the modern series up to today. Start with Waid's "Born to Run" in Flash (1987) #62.408 issues, 315 essential. Start with Mark Waid's Flash: the core years.
• CharacterDCWonder WomanDiana's modern story, from George Pérez's 1987 relaunch through the major runs to Tom King's run on the current series. Start with Pérez; later phases can be read in order or picked up at any run.274 issues, 246 essential. Start with George Pérez's Wonder Woman.

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