After reading through all of Grant Morrison's legendary run on the Caped Crusader, as well as checking out some reading orders, I've decided to create my own order to create a story as cohesive as possible for any new readers. This list does take a lot of inspiration from the reading order created by reddit user Gerry-Mandarin (here's the link to his)
Enjoy!
Pre-Reading
- Batman #47 - "The Origin of the Batman!"
- Batman #113 - "The Batman of Planet X"
- Batman #156 - "Robin Dies at Dawn"
- Batman #452-454 - "Dark Knight, Dark City"
- 52 #30 - "Dark Knight Down"
- 52 #47 - "Revelations"
Chapter 1: Batman and Son
- Batman #655 - "Building a Better Batmobile"
- Batman #656 - "Man-Bats of London"
- Batman #657 - "Wonderboys"
- Batman #658 - "Absent Fathers"
Chapter 2: The Black Glove
Three Ghosts of Batman (Part 1)

- Batman #664 - "Three Ghosts of Batman"
- Batman #665 - "The Black Casebook"
- Batman #666 - "Batman in Bethlehem"
- Batman #667 - "The Island of Mister Mayhew"
- Batman #668 - "Now We Are Dead!"
- Batman #669 - "The Dark Knight Must Die!"
Three Ghosts of Batman (Part 2)
- Batman #672 - "Space Medicine"
- Batman #673 - "Joe Chill in Hell"
- Batman #674 - "Batman Dies at Dawn"
- Batman #675 - "The Fiend With Nine Eyes"
Chapter 3: Batman RIP
- Batman #676 - "Midnight in the House of Hurt"
- Batman #677 - "Batman in the Underworld"
- Batman #678 - "Zur En Arrh"
- Batman #679 - "Miracle on Crime Alley"
- Batman #680 - "The Thin White Duke of Death"
- Batman #681 - "Hearts in Darkness"
Interlude: Final Crisis

- DC Universe #0 - "Let There Be Lightning"
- Final Crisis #1-5
- Batman #682 - "The Butler Did It"
- Batman #683 - "What the Butler Saw"
- Final Crisis 6-7
Chapter 4: Batman and Robin
Batman Reborn
- Batman and Robin #1 - "Domino Effect"
- Batman and Robin #2 - "The Circus of Strange"
- Batman and Robin #3 - "Mommy Made of Nails"
Revenge of the Red Hood

- Batman and Robin #4 - "Red Right Hand"
- Batman and Robin #5 - "Scarlet"
- Batman and Robin #6 - "Flamingo is Here"
Blackest Knight
- Batman and Robin #7 - "Pearly and the Pit"
- Batman and Robin #8 - "Batman vs Batman"
- Batman and Robin #9 - "Broken"
Batman vs Robin

- Batman and Robin #10 - "The Haunting of Wayne Manor"
- Batman and Robin #11 - "Boneyard"
- Batman and Robin #12 - "Mexican Train"
Chapter 5: Return of Bruce Wayne
- Return of Bruce Wayne #1 - "Shadow on Stone"
- Return of Bruce Wayne #2 - "Until the End of Time"
- Return of Bruce Wayne #3 - "The Bones of Bristol Bay"
- Return of Bruce Wayne #4 - "Dark Knight, Dark Rider"
- Return of Bruce Wayne #5 - "Masquerade"
- Batman #701 - "The Missing Chapter Part 1: The Hole in Things"
- Batman #702 - "The Missing Chapter Part 2: Batman's Last Case"
- Return of Bruce Wayne #6 - "The All-Over"
Batman and Robin Must Die!

- Batman and Robin #13 - "The Garden of Death"
- Batman and Robin #14 - "The Triumph of Death"
- Batman and Robin #15 - "The Knight, Death, and the Devil"
- Batman and Robin #16 - "Black Mass"
Chapter 6: Batman Incorporated
The Batman of Japan!
- Batman: The Return #1 - "Planet Gotham"
- Batman Incorporated (Vol 1) #1 - "Mr. Unknown is Dead!"
- Batman Incorporated (Vol 1) #2 - "Resurrector!"
The Spyder's Web
- Batman Incorporated (Vol 1) #3 - "Scorpion Tango"
- Batman Incorporated (Vol 1) #4 - "The Kane Affair"
- Batman Incorporated (Vol 1) #5 - "Masterspy"
- Batman Incorporated (Vol 1) #6 - "Nyktomorph"
- Batman Incorporated (Vol 1) #7 - "Medicine Soldiers"
- Batman Incorporated (Vol 1) #8 - "Nightmares in Numberland"
Leviathan Rises
- Batman Incorporated: Leviathan Strikes! #1 - "School of Night"
- Batman Incorporated: Leviathan Strikes! #1 - "Leviathan Strikes!"
- Batman Incorporated (Vol 2) #0 - "Brand Building"
Chapter 7: Leviathan
- Batman Incorporated (Vol 2) #1 - "Demon Star"
- Batman Incorporated (Vol 2) #2 - "Eye of the Gorgon"
- Batman Incorporated (Vol 2) #3 - "The Hanged Man"
Heir to the Gorgon
- Batman Incorporated (Vol 2) #4 - "Kill Box"
- Batman Incorporated (Vol 2) #5 - "Asylum"
- Batman incorporated (Vol 2) #6 - "Garland of Skulls"
Fearful Symmetry

- Batman Incorporated (Vol 2) #7 - "Belly of the Whale"
- Batman Incorporated (Vol 2) #8 - "The Boy Wonder Returns"
- Batman Incorporated (Vol 2) #9 - "Fallen Son"
Batman Forever
- Batman Incorporated (Vol 2) #10 - "Gotham's Most Wanted"
- Batman Incorporated (Vol 2) #12 - "Fatherless"
- Batman Incorporated (Vol 2) #13 - "The Dark Knight and the Devil's Daughter"
Epilogue
- Batman Incorporated (Vol 2) #11 - "A Bird in the Hand"
- Batman Incorporated (Vol 2) Special - "Never the End"
Post-Morrison Reading
Requiem for Damian
- Batman and Robin (Vol 2) #18 - "Undone"
- Batman and Robin (Vol 2) #19 - "Denial"
- Batman and Robin (Vol 2) #20 - "Rage"
- Batman and Robin (Vol 2) #21 - "The Bargain"
- Batman and Robin (Vol 2) #22 - "Despair"
- Batman and Robin (Vol 2) #23 - "Acceptance"

- Batman and Robin (Vol 2) #29 - "Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
- Batman and Robin (Vol 2) #30 - "Paradise and Wonder"
- Batman and Robin (Vol 2) #31 - "City of Cold"
- Batman and Robin (Vol 2) #32 - "Dark of the Son"
- Robin Rises: Omega - "Red Dawn Omega"
- Batman and Robin (Vol 2) #33 - "Cold Justice"
- Batman and Robin (Vol 2) #34 - "Ties That Bind

- Batman and Robin (Vol 2) #35 - "Hellbound"
- Batman and Robin (Vol 2) #36 - "Chaos"
- Batman and Robin (Vol 2) #37 - "Black Hole Son"
- Robin Rises: Alpha - "Red Dawn Alpha"
- Batman and Robin (Vol 2) #38 - "Superpower: Fly Robin Fly"
- Batman and Robin (Vol 2) #39 - "Superpower: Boy Wonder"
- Batman and Robin (Vol 2) #40 - "Superpower: Dynamic Duo"
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