Batman: Hush (New Edition) by Jeph Loeb

Batman: Hush (New Edition) by Jeph Loeb

Batman: Hush Saga #1-2, 352 pages

⭐⭐⭐⭐/5

Synopsis (from Goodreads)

Gotham City is infected by a crime epidemic and all of Batman's enemies have emerged to throw his life into utter chaos. But little do they know that they're all pawns of the villainous Hush in an elaborate game of revenge against Bruce Wayne. Pushed past his breaking point, Batman will need to use more than the world's greatest detective skills to uncover the true identity of this mysterious mastermind before it's too late.

Batman, Vol. 1: Daylight by Matt Fraction

Batman, Vol. 1: Daylight by Matt Fraction

Batman (2025) #1-6, 192 pages

⭐⭐⭐⭐/5

Synopsis (from DC)

A new day dawns in Gotham City as Eisner Award-winning writer Matt Fraction (Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen, Hawkeye) joins forces with superstar artist Jorge Jiménez (Justice League, Superman) for a timeless, superhero-forward take on the Caped Crusader loaded with a new costume, a new Batmobile, new gadgets, new allies, and brand-new threats. 

Between Killer Croc’s escape from Arkham Towers, the increasingly criminal machinations of Police Commissioner Vandal Savage, the assassin known as Lady Death Man on the prowl, and organized crime in Gotham reaching astonishing new heights of power, the status quo has never been more deadly for the Dark Knight. As the Minotaur—the masked man behind a massive criminal conspiracy—emerges from the shadows of his infernal labyrinth to claim Gotham as his prize, both Batman and Bruce Wayne will be tested like never before.

Absolute Batman, Vol 2: Abomination by Scott Snyder

Absolute Batman, Vol 2: Abomination by Scott Snyder

Absolute Batman (2024) #7-14, 224 pages

⭐⭐⭐.5/5

Synopsis (from Goodreads)

The story marks the debut of Mr. Freeze’s Absolute Universe version, focusing on Victor Fries, his connection to the Ark M experiment, and its mysterious link to the Joker. Batman faces a deadly battle against Mr. Freeze, uncovering chilling secrets about Ark M and the Joker’s involvement. Ark M is a facility meant to help society’s broken, but it has also played a role in creating evil. When Bruce Wayne infiltrates Ark M, he encounters Bane—an old foe with a brutal origin story and a terrifying plan to break Batman. The narrative reveals Bane’s background, motivations, and how he arrived in Gotham, all while Bruce and his friend Waylon Jones endure harrowing trials inside Ark M.

Absolute Batman, Vol. 1: The Zoo by Zach Snyder

Absolute Batman, Vol. 1: The Zoo by Zach Snyder

Absolute Batman (2024) #1-6, 192 pages

⭐⭐⭐⭐/5

Synopsis (from Goodreads)

Bruce Wayne comes from nothing. He’s not the scion of a wealthy empire in Gotham City, he’s the son of a public school teacher who he experienced the unimaginable horror of random gun violence as a child, changing the trajectory of his life forever. With no limitless resources, no billions to fund him, no mansion, and no butler to care for him, Bruce has shaped himself into an entirely different breed of Batman, one that is equal parts brain and brawn, who exists exclusively in the grittiest and most underserved parts of Gotham with no high society mask to fall back on.

Poison Ivy: Thorns by Kody Keplinger

Poison Ivy: Thorns by Kody Keplinger

208 pages

⭐⭐⭐/5

Synopsis (from Goodreads)

There's something unusual about Pamela Isley—the girl who hides behind her bright red hair. The girl who won't let anyone inside to see what's lurking behind the curtains. The girl who goes to extreme lengths to care for a few plants. Pamela Isley doesn't trust other people, especially men. They always want something from her. Something she's not willing to give.

When cute goth girl Alice Oh comes into Pamela's life after an accident at the local park, she makes her feel like pulling back the curtains and letting the sunshine in. But there are dark secrets deep within the Isley house. Secrets Pamela's father has warned must remain hidden. Secrets that could turn deadly and destroy the one person who ever cared about Pamela, or as her mom preferred to call her ... Ivy.

Will Pamela open herself up to the possibilities of love, or will she forever be transformed by the thorny vines of revenge?

Poison Ivy, Vol. 1: The Virtuous Cycle by G. Willow Wilson

Poison Ivy, Vol. 1: The Virtuous Cycle by G. Willow Wilson

Poison Ivy (2022-) #1, 160 pages

⭐⭐⭐⭐/5

Synopsis (from Goodreads)

Pamela Isley has been a lot of things in her life. A living god, a super-villain, an activist, a scientist, and dead. In a new body that she didn’t ask for and with a renewed sense of purpose, Ivy leaves Gotham and sets out to complete her greatest work—a gift to the world that will heal the damage dealt to it...by ending humanity.

Absolute Flash, Vol. 1: Of Two Worlds by Jeff Lemire

Absolute Flash, Vol. 1: Of Two Worlds by Jeff Lemire

Absolute Flash (2025) #1-6, 168 pages

⭐⭐⭐⭐/5

Synopsis (from Goodreads)

An astonishing new version of DC’s iconic characters is here! In the Absolute Universe, familiar heroes have been reinvented from the ground up with origin stories that completely reshape both their abilities and their circumstances but maintain the core characteristics that fans have known and loved for decades!

Wally West’s world has been turned upside down. Now quite literally on the run from the people he once trusted, he must navigate an impossible world full of dangers he never knew existed – and he must do so without the help and guidance of his former mentor.

Robin, Vol. 2: I am Robin by Joshua Williamson

Robin, Vol. 2: I am Robin by Joshua Williamson

Robin (2021) #7-12, 208 pages

⭐⭐⭐/5

Synopsis (from Goodreads)

Robin is deep within the Lazarus Tournament, a winner-take-all fight to the death run by mysterious Mother Soul. Many fighters have fallen, but Damian still stands strong on Lazarus Island. In order to survive, Robin will need to learn the secrets of his opponents and even make a friend or two in the process. However, Damian gets the sneaking feeling that Mother Soul is hiding something big. What Demons lie within the Lazarus Pit? Damian will need to team up with a few unlikely allies as he battles for the fate of his family.

Absolute Wonder Woman, Vol. 2: As My Mothers Made Me by Kelly Thompson

Absolute Wonder Woman, Vol. 2: As My Mothers Made Me by Kelly Thompson

Absolute Wonder Woman (2024) #8-14, 208 pages

⭐⭐⭐⭐.5/5

Synopsis (from Goodreads)

As My Mothers Made Me continues Kelly Thompson and Hayden Sherman’s bold new vision of Diana of Themyscira. Collecting issues #8–14, this volume finds Wonder Woman navigating the twisted corridors of Area 41’s Black Box Maze—a prison of temptation, trauma, and revelation. As Diana confronts the horrors of man’s world and the truth of her Amazonian legacy, she must choose between rage and compassion, isolation and connection. With supernatural threats erupting across the globe and Smallville under siege, Diana’s journey becomes a battle for identity, justice, and the soul of humanity.

Absolute Superman, Vol. 2: Son of the Demon by Jason Aaron

Absolute Superman, Vol. 2: Son of the Demon by Jason Aaron

Absolute Superman #7-14, 206 pages

⭐⭐⭐⭐.5/5

Synopsis (from Goodreads)

Absolute Superman Vol. 2: Son of the Demon continues Jason Aaron and Rafa Sandoval’s bold reimagining of the Man of Steel in a world that fears his power—and may soon feel its wrath. Collecting issues #7–14 of the hit series, this volume plunges Superman into a brutal conflict with the Lazarus Corporation, led by the immortal Ra’s al Ghul. As Kal-El is hunted, manipulated, and pushed to the edge, the mysterious Omega Men arrive with a terrifying proposition: unleash your full power, or watch the world burn. With Smallville under siege and his past haunting him, Superman must decide what kind of god he will become.

Far Sector by N. K. Jemison

Far Sector by N. K. Jemison
Far Sector #1-12, 305 pages

⭐⭐⭐/5

Synopsis (from Goodreads)
The first murder in 500 years. Twenty billion suspects. One hope.

For the past six months, newly chosen Green Lantern Sojourner “Jo” Mullein has been protecting the City Enduring, a massive metropolis of 20 billion people. The city has maintained peace for over 500 years by stripping its citizens of their ability to feel. As a result, violent crime is virtually unheard of, and murder is nonexistent. But that’s all about to change.

Robin, Vol. 1: The Lazarus Tournament by Joshua Williamson

Robin, Vol. 1: The Lazarus Tournament by Joshua Williamson

Robin (2021), 184 pages

⭐⭐⭐⭐/5

Synopsis (from Goodreads)

Damian Wayne will be forced to find his own path as Robin away from both sides of his family—his father, Bruce Wayne, the Dark Knight, and his mother, Talia al-Ghul, the daughter of Ra’s al Ghul, the ecoterrorist known as The Demon’s Head!

After learning of the deadly League of Lazarus tournament, Damian Wayne has a new mission: win the tournament and prove he is the greatest fighter in the DC Universe! But first he must find the secret island where it’s all going down!

Dark Knights of Steel, Vol. 1 by Tom Taylor

Dark Knights of Steel, Vol. 1 by Tom Taylor

Dark Knights of Steel #1, 176 pages

⭐⭐⭐.75/5

Synopsis (from Goodreads)

An entire medieval world will be forever changed when a spaceship crash-lands from a doomed planet. Years later the El Kingdom reins and Jefferson Pierce, the head of the Kingdom of Storms sees their family as a threat and gathers allies to challenge them. Monarchs will die, kingdoms will rise, and what seemed like the end of the world for many…was only the beginning! An epic high-fantasy story set in a DC Universe where nothing is what it seems…

Nightwing, Vol. 4: The Leap by Tom Taylor

Nightwing, Vol. 4: The Leap by Tom Taylor

Nightwing (2016) #97-100, 200 pages

⭐⭐⭐.75/5

Synopsis (from Goodreads)

Collecting the exciting tales from Nightwing's adventures, this volume includes Nightwing #97-100 and Nightwing 2022 Annual—these include an appearance from Nite-Mite—that's right, that meddling Nite-Mite booped himself over from the fifth dimension!

Also with Blockbuster off the table, the crime families all head to Bludhaven in an attempt to claim the city as their own...including Tony Zucco himself! Since his "daughter" Melinda Zucco is currently the mayor, and definitely not secretly working with Nightwing to take down crime bosses—it should be easy, right?!

Absolute Superman, Vol. 1: Last Dust of Krypton by Jason Aaron

Absolute Superman, Vol. 1: Last Dust of Krypton by Jason Aaron

Absolute Superman (2024) #1-6, 176 pages

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5

Synopsis (from Goodreads)

In a different, darker world, Kal-El landed in a remote Kansas field, the last survivor from an alien planet...but even before that moment, nothing unfolded as you'd expect. As he tries to survive in a world seemingly determined to repeat the mistakes of the demolished Krypton, he'll come into conflict with the globe-straddling Lazarus Corporation and its agenda of exploitation...and go fist-to-fist with its brutal army of Peacemakers!

Batgirl, Volume 1: Mother by Tate Brombal

Batgirl, Volume 1: Mother by Tate Brombal

Batgirl (2024) #1-6 136 pages

⭐⭐⭐/5

Synopsis (from Goodreads)

Hold on to your seats, clutch your pearls, and rejoice in celebration because Cassandra Cain is taking center stage as Batgirl—part of DC’s bestselling All In initiative! When the Unburied, a deadly group of assassins, shows u pto kill Cassandra, her mother Lady Shiva—the deadliest assassin in the DC Universe—comes to her aid, and they must put their complicated past aside and work together as mother and daughter to ensure they make it out alive. Unfortunately, things are never as easy as they seem, and Cass must embark on a jaw-dropping, martial-arts-filled adventure in her quest for truth, justice…and revenge?!

Absolute Wonder Woman, Vol. 1: The Last Amazon by Kelly Thompson

Absolute Wonder Woman, Vol. 1: The Last Amazon by Kelly Thompson

Absolute Wonder Woman #1-7, 176 pages

⭐⭐⭐⭐/5

Synopsis (from Goodreads)
In a different, darker world, Diana of Themyscira was not raised in paradise, but instead was exiled to the underworld as a baby and raised by an enemy. Darkness and exile did not destroy her; instead, they made her all the stronger—honed into an even greater weapon by tragedy, danger, and magic. Long denied her Amazonian heritage, Diana has finally reached the time for her to rejoin the surface world. Armed with new weapons forged in Hell, and a mission that looks a bit more like justice than peace, Diana will not be stopped on her quest to save the world and discover her place in it, even if that means carving it herself!

Batman, Volume 1: The Court of Owls by Scott Snyder

Batman, Volume 1: The Court of Owls by Scott Snyder

Batman (2011, #1-7), 176 pages

⭐⭐⭐⭐/5

Synopsis (from Goodreads)

After a series of brutal murders rocks Gotham City, Batman begins to realize that perhaps these crimes go far deeper than appearances suggest. As the Caped Crusader begins to unravel this deadly mystery, he discovers a conspiracy going back to his youth and beyond to the origins of the city he’s sworn to protect.

Batman has heard tales of Gotham City’s Court of Owls: that the members of this powerful cabal are the true rulers of Gotham. The Dark Knight dismissed the stories as rumors and old wives’ tales. Gotham was his city. Until now.

A brutal assassin is sinking his razor-sharp talons into the city’s best and brightest, as well as its most dangerous and deadly. If the dark legends are true, his masters are more powerful predators than the Batman could ever imagine.

Batman: Dark Victory by Jeph Loeb

Batman: Dark Victory by Jeph Loeb

Batman by Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale #2, 391 pages

⭐⭐⭐⭐.5/5

Synopsis (from Goodreads)

The sequel to the critically acclaimed BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN, DARK VICTORY continues the story of an early time in Batman's life when James Gordon, Harvey Dent, and the vigilante himself were all just beginning their roles as Gotham's protectors. Once a town controlled by organized crime, Gotham City suddenly finds itself being run by lawless freaks, such as Poison Ivy, Mr. Freeze, and the Joker. Witnessing his city's dark evolution, the Dark Knight completes his transformation into the city's greatest defender. He faces multiple threats, including the apparent return of a serial killer called Holiday. Batman's previous investigation of Holiday's killings revealed that more than one person was responsible for the murders. So the question remains: who is committing Holiday's crimes this time? And how many will die before Batman learns the truth?

Nightwing, Vol. 3: The Battle for Blüdhaven's Heart by Tom Taylor

Nightwing, Vol. 3: The Battle for Blüdhaven's Heart by Tom Taylor

Nightwing (2016), #92-96, 176 pages

⭐⭐⭐⭐/5

Synopsis (from Goodreads)

With Dick Grayson under the protection of Nightwing and the Titans, Blockbuster's finding it difficult for his hit men to get Grayson…until Heartless comes in to offer Blockbuster a deal. Meanwhile, Blockbuster discovers who Grayson's mole in his mob is, and it all ends with a secret identity revealed and heart taken…and you'll have to read this to find out whose!