The Dark Knight: a pre-screening syllabus

Stoked for C. Nolan's new Batman flick The Dark Knight? Here's a list of stories to whet your appetite. Some of these directly influenced the film while others are just some of the flat-out best Batman stories ever written.

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1	Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 205,811 ratings score: 2,380, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller 4.26 avg rating — 181,779 ratings score: 2,279, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Batman: Year One by Frank Miller (Writer) 4.23 avg rating — 239,730 ratings score: 1,965, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Batman: The Long Halloween by Jeph Loeb 4.32 avg rating — 95,971 ratings score: 1,877, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Batman: Dark Victory by Jeph Loeb 4.16 avg rating — 31,673 ratings score: 1,369, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Batman: Arkham Asylum - A Serious House on Serious Earth by Grant Morrison 4.10 avg rating — 69,000 ratings score: 960, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Batman: The Man Who Laughs by Ed Brubaker 4.09 avg rating — 24,166 ratings score: 762, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Joker by Brian Azzarello 4.03 avg rating — 33,806 ratings score: 475, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again by Frank Miller (Writer/Illustrator) 3.20 avg rating — 15,256 ratings score: 472, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Kingdom Come by Mark Waid 4.26 avg rating — 60,437 ratings score: 382, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 18,895 ratings score: 286, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Batman: Ego and Other Tails by Darwyn Cooke 3.95 avg rating — 3,461 ratings score: 279, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Batman: Hush, Vol. 1 by Jeph Loeb 4.10 avg rating — 43,306 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Batman: Hush, Vol. 2 by Jeph Loeb 4.27 avg rating — 15,355 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Batman: Knightfall, Vol. 1 by Chuck Dixon (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 6,178 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars