According to DC Comics, itâs Batman Day today. So letâs talk about your favorite stories featuring the Dark Knight.
For me, like loads of other fans, itâs really hard to pin it down from just one Batman story. Iâm already on the record as a big fan of Venom, the 1991 story from the Legends of the Dark Knight anthology series. Also, this scene from Batman: Year One is a great example of just how much the Dark Knightâs appearance upends the corrupt nature of Gotham City so thatâs up there in my personal favorites list.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCmwZAhHCo4
But the Robinâs Reckoning episode from the mid-1990s Batman: The Animated Series also make my best Batman list, too. Itâs a good illustration of how adding Robin to the mythos makes Batman better, by giving him someone to help and a way to connect back with emotional ties that were deadened after his own parents died.
Batmanâs celebrating his 75th anniversary this year. Thatâs a lot of stories. Surely you have some that you think other people should know about. The Dark Knight Returns? The Laughing Fish? Return of the Joker? Damien Wayneâs first appearance? A random issue from the old Brave and Bold comics? What are your favorite stories featuring the Dark Knight?
