| Editor | Ben Robinson |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Fortnightly |
| Format | Hardback book format |
| First issue | 2017 |
| Company | Eaglemoss Collections |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Website | Official Website |
| ISSN | 2514-9822 |
DC Comics - The Legend of Batman[1] is a fortnightly partwork magazine published by Eaglemoss Collections and DC Comics. The series is a collection of special edition hardback graphic novels, that tells Batman’s life story from beginning to end. The series follows the success of the DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection, which itself began in 2015 with the Batman story Hush.
The collection started in countries like France,[2] but with a different order and contents. The debut issue, Batman: Zero Year Part 1, was released in the UK on 27 December 2017 at the special price of £2.99, before gradually rising to £9.99 per issue. 60 issues of the partwork were planned but have been already extended to at least 80 issues (see list below).
List of books[]
Below is a list of the books which have been released as part of the collection.
| Issue | Volume | Title | Pt | Collecting | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Batman: Zero Year | 1 | Batman (2011) #21-26 | December 27, 2017 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Batman (2011) #27, 29-33 | January 10, 2018 | |
| 3 | 57 | Born to Kill | Batman & Robin (2011) #1-8 | January 24, 2018 | |
| 4 | 55 | Faces of Death | Detective Comics (2011) #1-7 | February 7, 2018 | |
| 5 | 79 | The Dark Knight Returns | The Dark Knight Returns #1-4 | February 21, 2018 | |
| 6 | 53 | The Court of Owls | Batman (2011) #1-7 | March 7, 2018 | |
| 7 | 54 | The City of Owls | Batman (2011) #8-12 | March 21, 2018 | |
| 8 | 40 | Batman Reborn | Batman & Robin (2009) #1-6 | April 4, 2018 | |
| 9 | 48 | Golden Dawn | Batman: The Dark Knight (2009) #1-5 | April 18, 2018 | |
| 10 | 28 | Joker | Joker OGN | May 2, 2018 | |
| 11 | 75 | Endgame | Batman (2011) #35-40 | May 16, 2018 | |
| 12 | 31 | Detective | Detective Comics (1937) #821-824, 826 | May 30, 2018 | |
| 13 | 59 | Knight Terrors | Batman: The Dark Knight (2011) #1-8 | June 13, 2018 | |
| 14 | 58 | Pearl | Batman & Robin (2011) #0, 9-14 | June 27, 2018 | |
| 15 | 5 | Haunted Knight | Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Special #1 (1993), Batman: Madness - A Legends Of The Dark Knight Halloween Special (1994), Batman: Ghosts - A Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Special (1995) | July 11, 2018 | |
| 16 | 37 | Private Casebook | Detective Comics (1937) #841-845 | July 25, 2018 | |
| 17 | 39 | R.I.P. | Batman (1940) #676-681 | August 8, 2018 | |
| 18 | 4 | Prey | Legends of the Dark Knight (1989) #11-15 | August 22, 2018 | |
| 19 | 67 | Graveyard Shift | Batman (2011) #18-20, 34, Batman Annual (2011) #2 and a story from Detective Comics (2011) #27 | September 5, 2018 | |
| 20 | 41 | Batman vs. Robin | Batman & Robin (2009) #7-12 | September 19, 2018 | |
| 21 | 6 | Dark Victory | 1 | Batman: Dark Victory #0-6 | October 3, 2018 |
| 22 | 7 | 2 | Batman: Dark Victory #7-13 | October 17, 2018 | |
| 23 | 61 | Death of the Family | 1 | Batman (2011) #13-15, Catwoman (2011) #13-14, Nightwing (2011) #15 | October 31, 2018 |
| 24 | 62 | 2 | Nightwing (2011) #16, Batman (2011) #16-17, Batman and Robin (2011) #15-17 | November 14, 2018 | |
| 25 | 45 | Batman and Robin Must Die | Batman & Robin (2009) #13-16, Batman: The Return #1 | November 28, 2018 | |
| 26 | 10 | Batman Neal Adams | 1 | Batman: World's Finest Comics #175-176, The Brave and the Bold #79-84 | December 12, 2018 |
| 27 | 52 | Gates of Gotham | Batman: Gates of Gotham #1-5, Detective Comics Annual #12, Batman Annual #28 | December 26, 2018 | |
| 28 | 60 | Cycle of Violence | Batman: The Dark Knight (2011) #0, 10-15 | January 9, 2019 | |
| 29 | 76 | Superheavy | Batman (2011) #41-46, FCBD 2015, DC Comics Divergence, Batman Annual (2011) #4 | January 23, 2019 | |
| 30 | 77 | Bloom | Batman (2011) #47-52 | February 6, 2019 | |
| 31 | 50 | Black Mirror | 1 | Detective Comics (1937) #871-875 | February 20, 2019 |
| 32 | 66 | Requiem for Damien | Batman and Robin (2011) #18-23 | March 6, 2019 | |
| 33 | 11 | Batman Neal Adams | 2 | The Brave and the Bold #85-86, #93 Detective Comics #395, #397, #400, #402, #404, #408 Batman #219 | March 20, 2019 |
| 34 | 08 | The Man Who Laughs and The Killing Joke | The Man Who Laughs OGN, The Killing Joke OGN | April 3, 2019 | |
| 35 | 26 | Officer Down | Batman #587, Robin #86, Birds Of Prey #27, Catwoman #90, Nightwing #53, Detective Comics #754, Batman: Gotham Knights #13 | April 17, 2019 | |
| 36 | 51 | Black Mirror | 2 | Detetctive Comics 876-881 | May 1, 2019 |
| 37 | 43 | Time and the Batman | May 15, 2019 | ||
| 38 | 44 | The Return of Bruce Wayne | May 29, 2019 | ||
| 39 | Knightfall | 1 | June 16, 2019 | ||
| 40 | Knightfall | 2 | June 30, 2019 | ||
| 41 | Knightfall | 3 | July 14, 2019 | ||
| 42 | Knightfall | 4 | July 28, 2019 | ||
Special issues[]
The following 'special' books are due to be released as part of the collection with a UK retail price of £19.99. Subscribers get the Special issues at a discounted price of £18.99.
| Issue Number | Title | Pt | Collecting | Release Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special 1 | Batman Eternal | 1 | Batman Eternal #1-13 | May 5, 2018 | [3] |
| Special 2 | 2 | Batman Eternal #14-26 | July 25, 2018 | [4] | |
| Special 3 | 3 | Batman Eternal #27-39 | September 19, 2018 | [5] | |
| Special 4 | 4 | Batman Eternal #40-52, Batman (2011) #28 | December 16, 2018 | [6] | |
| Special 5 | Batman and Robin Eternal | 1 | Batman and Robin Eternal #1-12 Batman Endgame Special Edition #1 | March 10, 2019 | [7] |
Subscriber exclusive issues[]
The collection offers subscribers the opportunity to receive additional gifts throughout the collection by paying £1 extra per volume. The exclusive Legends of Batman books are issued every 20 issues over the course of the collection.
| Issue Number | Title | Part | Collecting | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upsell 1 | Bruce Wayne: Murderer | 1 | Detective Comics (1937) #742-753, Batman: Turning Points #1-5 | September 19, 2018 |
References[]
- ↑ "DC Comics - The Legend of Batman". Eaglemoss.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "DC Comics - La Legende de Batman". Eaglemoss . Retrieved 21 August 2018.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Legend of Batman Special 1: Eternal 1". Eaglemoss.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Legend of Batman Special 2: Eternal 2". Eaglemoss.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Legends Of Batman: DC Graphic Novel Collection Special: Volume 3: Batman Eternal Part 3". Forbidden Planet. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Legends Of Batman: DC Graphic Novel Collection Special: Volume 4: Batman Eternal: Part 4". Forbidden Planet. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Legends Of Batman: DC Graphic Novel Collection Special: Volume 5: Batman & Robin Eternal Part 1". Forbidden Planet. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
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| Batman publications and storylines | |
|---|---|
| Current series | Batgirl • Batman • Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight • Batman: The Dark Knight • Batman and Robin • Batman Beyond Unlimited • Batman Incorporated • Batwing • Batwoman • Birds of Prey • Catwoman • Detective Comics • Nightwing • Red Hood and the Outlaws |
| Former ongoing series | Azrael • Batman: Gotham Knights • Batman: Shadow of the Bat • Batman: Streets of Gotham • The Batman Adventures • The Batman Chronicles • Batman Confidential • Batman Family • The Brave and the Bold • Gotham Central • Gotham City Sirens • Red Robin • Robin • Superman/Batman • World's Finest Comics |
| Completed limited series | Anarky • Batgirl: Year One • Batman: Battle for the Cowl • Batman: Cacophony • Batman: The Cult • Batman: The Dark Knight Returns • Batman: Dark Victory • Batman: Gates of Gotham • Batman: GCPD • Batman: Gotham County Line • Batman: The Long Halloween • Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne • Batman: Turning Points • Batman: The Widening Gyre • Batman: Year 100 • Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman: Trinity • Batman and the Mad Monk • Batman and the Monster Men • Batman Black and White • The Dark Knight Strikes Again • First Wave • Gotham Underground • Robin: Year One • Superman & Batman: Generations • Trinity • The Untold Legend of the Batman |
| One-shots | Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth • The 12 Cent Adventure • Castle of the Bat • Dark Knight Dynasty • Digital Justice • Batman: Earth One • Holy Terror • In Darkest Knight • The Killing Joke • Knight Gallery • The Man Who Laughs • Nine Lives • Noël • Son of the Demon • Two Faces • Batman/Houdini: The Devil's Workshop • The Batman Adventures: Mad Love • Batman & Dracula: Red Rain • Gotham by Gaslight • Joker |
| Storylines | "The Case of the Chemical Syndicate" • "The Man Behind the Red Hood!" • "Joker's Millions" • "Year One" • "Year Two" • "A Death in the Family" • "Year Three" • "The Man Who Falls" • "Anarky in Gotham City" • "Gothic" • "The Return of the Joker" • "Prey" • "The Last Arkham" • "Knightfall" • "Leatherwing" • "Contagion" • "Legacy" • "Cataclysm" • "The Berlin Batman" • "No Man's Land" • "Bruce Wayne: Fugitive" • "Hush" • "Broken City" • "As the Crow Flies" • "War Games" • "Under the Hood" • "War Crimes" • "Face the Face" • "Batman & Son" • "Dark Moon Rising" • "The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul" • "Batman R.I.P." • "Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?" • "Batwoman: Elegy" • "Bruce Wayne: The Road Home" • "Night of the Owls" • "Death of the Family" |
| Intercompany crossovers | Batman/Aliens • Batman/Hellboy/Starman • Batman/Daredevil: King of New York • Batman/Judge Dredd: Judgment on Gotham • Batman & Spider-Man: New Age Dawning • Batman/Tarzan: Claws of the Cat-woman • Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles • Batman/The Spirit • Batman versus Predator • Daredevil/Batman: Eye for an Eye • Spawn/Batman • Batman-Spawn: War Devil • Superman and Batman versus Aliens and Predator • Spider-Man and Batman: Disordered Minds • Joker/Mask |
| Incomplete or planned | All Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder |
| Related topics | Batman: Anarky | Batman: Child of Dreams | Batman: Haunted Knight | The Batman Chronicles | Batman Legends |