A week or two ago I saw a post on this subreddit that said "DC Comics is a Batman comics company." It made me realise that there are way too many Batman stories out there. Could you please recommend some main line DC Comics that are not related to Batman. I am a fairly new reader so please recommend whatever you guys think would immerse me more into the DC stories. Thank you very much.

I wanted to start getting into reading dc comics, so I made a kind of reading list for batman, superman and wonder woman and was wondering if anyone could just look over it for me!

Comic reading stuff

★= 1st Priority 

☆= Second Priority

No mark= Low Priority 

Batman 

• Batman: Year One ★
• Batman: 0 Year ☆
• Batman #1 (2025)  ☆
• Batman and the Monster Men 1-6 ☆
• Batman and the Mad Monk 1-6 ☆
• Batman: The Man Who Laughs ★
• Batman: Year Two ☆
• Penguin: Pain and Prejudice 1-5
• Batman: Journey Into the Knight 1-6
• Batman Confidential ☆
• Batman: The Long Halloween ★
• Batman: Dark Victory ★
• Batman: Second Chances ★
• Batman: A lonely place of dying★
• Robin: Year One 1-4 ★
• Batgirl: Year One ★
• Arkham Asylum ★
• The Killing Joke ★
• A Death In the Family ★
• A Lonely Place of Dying ★
• Sword of Azrael ★
• Vengeance of Bane ☆
• Knightfall Saga ★ 
• Nightwing by Chuck Dixon ☆
• Birds of Prey by Chuck Dixon ☆
• Cataclysm or No Man’s Land ☆
• Batman Hush ★
• Under the Red Hood ★
• Batman And Son ☆
• The Court of Owls Saga  ★
• The Grant Morrision Run ★
• The Scott Snyder run ☆
• The Tom King run☆
• Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns ★
• Absolute Batman ★

Superman 

• The Man of Steel (1986) 1-6 ★
• Superman Secret Origin ★
• Superman: Birthright ★
• Superman: Up in the sky ★
• Superman For all Seasons ★
• Whatever Happened to the man of tomorrow? ★
• For the Man who was Everything? ★
• Death of Superman ★
• Up, up and Away ★
• Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow ☆
• Superman: The untold tale of Argos city ★
• Superman All Star ★
• Superman by Peter J Tomasi & Patrick Gleason ☆
• Luthor: The Man Of Steel 
• Superman Reborn  ☆
• Superman Lost Son ☆
• Return of Superman ☆ 
• Brainiac ☆
• Funeral For a Friend ☆
• Lois and Clark ☆
• Superman Rebirth ☆

Wonder Woman

• Wonder Woman by George Perez ★
• Wonder Woman Year 1 ★
• Amazon’s Attack! ☆
• Wonder Woman The Circle/ Wonder Woman Origins and Omens ★
• Who is Wonder Woman? ★
• Wonder Woman: Gods and Mortals ★
• Wonder Woman Book 1: The Last True Hero by William Messner-Loebs ☆
• The Legend of Wonder Woman ☆
• Absolute Wonder Woman ★

Late to the party, I know. I just started reading the latest Supergirl from #1, since it eventually rosses with Superman. I mostly left superhero comics for a long while, so coming back, I'm a bit confused, and have a few questions.

1.- Kandor. So kryptonians can just leave Kandor at will and become supermen, but just choose not to? When is this covered, and isn't this super dangerous?

2.- Is this the same Kara that first appeared in Turner' Batman/Superman? There's hints that this seems to be the pre-Crisis Kara.

- She says Kal sent her to an orphanage, but he sent her to Kansas, right?

- She calls the Danvers mom and dad, but didn't she land already at around 16-17 years of age? How old is she now?

- She tries out different outfits, including a pre-Crisis costume, which could just be an Easter egg/joke, but also, she apparently remembers dying in the Crisis.

I should realize this is a very care-free series. Still.

The joker has been shown to own a variety of suits and outfits that both fit his clown motif and fit his body type as well. He doesn’t seem like the type of person to practice tailoring have any thugs who do either, so where is he getting these clothes that manage to make him look good both theme wise and body wise?

I’ve never read comics before and want to start. Is the app DC universe infinite worth it? Is it something I should get? Or should I just go get physical copies from my local store?

https://www.deviantart.com/wolfblade111/art/A-Good-Dog-Knows-When-to-BEG-1359538108

After hesitating for a long time, I finally gave up and decided to get it. I read it way back in time, but it didn't impress me as I was a kid back then (I was around 10 years old, I believe) since I did not understand much of what was happening.

Today I fully comprehend what it was and the consequences of this event.

However, the question just popped in my head recently: in modern comics and with the actual state of DC Universe, how really relevant COIE is today?

The argument for his question is simple: COIE intended to end the multiverse and consolidate all characters in a single (and overcrowded) Earth. But this idea kind of backfired, culminating with Infinite Crisis in mid 2000s literally undoing it and recreating all the multiverse back.

I know it is a classic that reshaped DC and definitively changed many status quo (I still hate the fact that JSA coexists in the same Earth with JLA [don't even get me started on Power Girl!] ), but to me it feels like it's of obsolete since its goal was proven unrealistic.

Your opinions?

Ive been reading the green lanterns comics recently and one theres one thing I keep wondering. do the green lanterns get paid for their work? I would think so personally I mean firstly the process of becoming a green lantern is basically kidnapping. Imagine you wake middle of the night in a green orb asking if your scared and let’s pretend you say no without warning you are brought across space and made into a space cop “voluntarily”. I’m also gonna guess being a space cop is like being a cop on earth meaning your constantly putting your life in danger and probably not well liked around your sector. Im a be honest if I got chosen to be a green lantern but was told I’m not getting paid id drop the ring and ask to be taken home like I’m very sorry but they aren’t volunteer fire fighters putting out small kitchens fires they are legit space cops stoping galactic civil wars

Genuinely Dinah, how was THAT the kick. And Hellhound where the fuck were you even aiming? Maybe he's supposed to have hit her in the face, and that's why she's swirling around like a wind sock?!

Puppies remain confused.

Hey guys, have you ever played a LEGO DC game? What are your opinions on these games (LEGO Batman, LEGO DC Super-Villains)? If you have, which one is the worst and which is the best in your opinion? Also, who do you think was the best and worst character in each game?

Feels like the type of episode the could just start with Laterns defeating the tattoo man (abel ) and then have a character focus piece just focusing on the character.

I’m reading green lantern rebirth as someone who has read very little green lantern and I am very confused as to who this modok looking dude is

Do you think it’s possible that there might be an event or crisis that causes the Absolute Universe to merge with the mainline continuity? A reboot like the new 52? Or do you think they’ve learned not to mess with the main continuity anymore?

I have a pretty decent knowledge of Hal Jordan and most other major GLs and other Lanterns’ like Sinestro and Atrocitus, and I was reading Blackest Night back when it was releasing as a kid with that kind of sparse knowledge.

But now, I want to read it (The Blackest Night event and everything that built up to it) all properly in order and efficiently. Scrolling through here I’ve seen people recommend starting with GL Rebirth but starting the first issue seems bizarre. Like with the 4 Corpsmen being already GLs/Vuldurian while Hal is the spectre and such (I know the context behind it, but I don’t think it makes for a smooth read?).

So basically, what’s the best issues to read to build up to the Blackest Night?

Hey Fam,

If you are easily triggered by discussions of bigotry and politics as it relates to comic books and associated media, I would skip this post and this essay, which is a review of the excellent Mr. Terrific: Year One limited series via the history of portrayals of marginalized characters, particularly Black characters, in comic books.

If not, enjoy!

LINK: https://robertjonesjr.substack.com/p/terrific

I've been curious about giving this series a try. I've always heard bad things about the New 52 but I've also heard about diamonds in the rough like this one. Does the series fall off when Grant leaves? Or is it worth it to keep reading. Let me know what you guys think or if there are better alternatives to this series.

(I've read all-star, birthright, and four seasons. I'm still new to Superman.)

Edit: thanks guys for the comments and recommendations. My last question is this: is the New 52 Superman series worth reading alongside Action comics? Is New 52 Superman just as good or worse?

I recently read Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong, and it raised an interesting question for me about Kong.

And admittedly i do not know anything about green lanterns or lanterns in general. More then an average person but obviously less then anyone whos read a dedicated GL comic. I've only dabbled indirectly in justice league content.

But my question. Theres this extra badass panel where KONG gets his hand on the green lantern ring. (Which was an epic panel) but made me think. Does it actually make sense in any way shape or form that a green lantern ring WOULD actually pick kong? Would kong be an actual rings choice?

I dont know alot about the terms and conditions on this one but would a ring legitimately choose kong if kong was more then a nearby immediate choice which is kind of also how i read it. The ring chose him in that moment for the battle (which idk if rings do that) and then it left him right after.

But again my serious question does a nig giant sized titan gorilla called kong would it be a real choice for a ring? Would he actually meet the T and Cs for a ring? Outside of the coolness of a crossover content in a serious odd circumstance if there was a lantern core i guess in a universe where this Kong was from.

I'm trying to get better at drawing, and I decided to draw one of my favorite dc characters. Hope you enjoy :)

There's a good amount of DC material that was published without U.S. copyright requirements before 1989 or was made for the U.S. government and is therefore in the public domain.

Comic Books

Standard Issues and Annuals

• A Date with Judy - No.2, 4-7, 18-79
• Adventures of Rex, the Wonder Dog - No.1, 31
• All-Star Comics - No.1-4
• Big Book of Fun Comics - No.1
• Flash Comics - No.15-16
• Gang Busters - No.13
• Girls' Love Stories - No.9, 13-14
• Girls' Romances - No.7, 11-12
• Jimmy Wakely - No.10-16
• Leave it to Binky - No.45
• More Fun Comics - No.7-30, 42-44
• Movie Comics - No.1-6
• Movietown's Animal Antics - No.24-31
• Mutt & Jeff - No.1-54, 56, (Series was continued by Harvey Comics, here most issues were renewed except for: 104-109)
• New Adventure Comics - No.1-27
• New Book of Comics - No.1
• New Comics - No.1-11
• New Fun Comics - No.1-6
• Pat Boone - No.4
• Real Screen Comics - No.22-24
• Rip Hunter... Time Master - No.1-18
• Superman's Christmas Adventure - No.1-2
• Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane - Annual No.1
• The Brand New Adventures of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Annual No.1
• The Flash - No.106, Annual No.1
• Wonder Woman - No.30-32
• World's Finest Comics - No.6-8, 35-38

Promotional Issues, Ashcans, Novelties, and Giveaways (list not complete)

• Action Comics Free Souvenir Edition - (1947)
• All-American Comics - Ashcan, No.1-11, 24-25
• All-American Men of War - Ashcan
• Double Action Comics - No.2
• Double Action Comics - Ashcan, No.2
• Comic Cavalcade "Tomorrow the World!" - No.1
• Flash Comics Miniature Edition - No.1
• Make Way for Youth - No.1
• New York World's Fair Comics - No.1-2
• Star Spangled War Stories - Ashcan
• Superman and the Great Cleveland Fire - No.1
• Superman Special Edition (Kellog's) - 1954, 1955 1A, 1B, 1C
• The Adventures of Superman (Py-Co-Pay) - No.1

Comic Strips

• Batman and Robin (1953)
• Wonder Woman (1943-1944)
• Superman (1939-?) (various strips lack renewal and notice, see National Comics vs Fawcett)

Literature

• Superman Novel (1942)

Animation

• Superman shorts 1-17 (Fleischer Studios, later Famous Studios)

Television

• Stamp Day for Superman (1954)
• Batman for U.S. Savings Bonds (1966)

Radio

• The Adventures of Superman, (scripts were registered but not renewed, entering the public domain)

This means the following are also public domain:

https://pdsh.fandom.com/wiki/Justice_Society_of_America

https://pdsh.fandom.com/wiki/Sandman

https://pdsh.fandom.com/wiki/Ma_Hunkel

https://pdsh.fandom.com/wiki/Nyola

https://pdsh.fandom.com/wiki/Oom_the_Mighty

https://pdsh.fandom.com/wiki/Moon_Dragon

https://pdsh.fandom.com/wiki/Nightshade_(DC))

https://pdsh.fandom.com/wiki/Metalo

https://pdsh.fandom.com/wiki/Rex_the_Wonder_Dog

https://pdsh.fandom.com/wiki/Dr._Occult

https://pdsh.fandom.com/wiki/Rose_Psychic

https://pdsh.fandom.com/wiki/Jor-El

https://pdsh.fandom.com/wiki/Lara

https://us-public-domain.fandom.com/wiki/Kal-El

Name: Nora Fries.

Image 4 is fan-art & not her real design. I'm not 100% positive but I think the Artist is @nishantt_art.

I love how strong her villain design is, she looks like a badass espionage agent. The red goggles, blonde hair, blue skin & Ice augmentations really work together to make her visually striking/dynamic

It would've also been cool to see a classic version like OG Mr. Freeze similar to the one in image 4.

This design is from Detective Comics #1014–1016 (2019).