Reading Guides for DC Comics

I made this zine ages ago but completely forgot to upload it here until I was Hellblazer thirst posting tonight and suddenly remembered.

I had a super fun time putting it together so I hope there are some nerds on here who enjoy it!! Feel free to leave recs as well

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It’s me, tumblr user Millie Milfzatannaz, and I’ve been promising everyone a Hellblazer reading guide for months now. It’s my absolute favorite comic! I’m very passionate about it.

To keep this guide short and approachable, I’m framing it through the lens of essential writers’ runs, rather than individual arcs. With 300 issues and multiple spinoffs, Hellblazer is a lot to get through. This way, I can dole out what I consider the most important for new readers.

We made you a warrior. You made yourself a hero.

Cassandra Cain is the daughter of assassins David Cain and Lady Shiva, and was raised by Cain. Her childhood training made her an expert martial artist and gave her the ability to read body language to the point she can interpret complex thoughts, but also left her mute, illiterate, and with limited social skills. Cassandra experienced her first kill when she was eight, and seeing the pain and fear the man felt as he died made her realize what she had done and run away from her father. Years later, Cassandra came to Gotham, and during the events of No Man's Land became Batgirl with Bruce Wayne and Barbara Gordon's approval.

Basic Reading

Batgirl (2000)

Batman: Gates of Gotham (2011)

Detective Comics (2016)

Batman and the Outsiders (2019)

Batgirls (2022)

Cassandra's major appearances are listed in chronological order (mostly) under the cut. My favorites are bolded.

The current Head Archivist/Librarian of DC Comics, Benjamin LeClear, is wildly unqualified. He has not only never been to library school but had never worked in an archival/information specialist capacity before being named Archivist.

He has no MLIS or Certificate in Archival Science/Archival Administration/Public History, with only a B.A. in History; despite being an Archivist for seven years, he’s neglected to obtain such credentials or educational certification.

If he does have some sort of additional qualification, it’s not publicly available on either his LinkedIn page or any officially published DC material, and isn’t obvious from his professional conduct.

He had no prior library, archival, or information specialist experience or training. He was a customer service manager for decades before becoming an Executive Assistant at DC in 2012; in 2015 he went directly from being an Executive Assistant to “Manager of the DC Library Archives.” He’s since been promoted to Senior Manager.

Multiple library and archival professionals, after viewing the few public videos of him/the archives that exist, have noticed several issues regarding archival storage and preservation practices (potential lack of UV-protected glass, disorganized and un-sorted materials, shelving issues, etc.)

LeClear's lack of qualifications and competency are leading to a marked institutional-level inability to carry out work competently: DC Comics has a clear lack of writing/artistic style guides, required reading lists for writers, established continuity and lore-keeping best practices, cross-office information sharing guidelines, etc.

It’s also leading to an obvious institutional disengagement with both the academic community and the general public. Archive access appears to be exclusive to DC Comics insiders and specific comics journalists, and there’s zero official presence (on or offline) for the Archives. This is extremely odd for one of the largest media companies in the world, and has had a notable impact in the academic space (the lack of a DC-focused equivalent for Marvel Comics: The Untold Story, for example).

Not sure how to solve this problem at this juncture, but I think it's an issue comics fans and professionals in the library/archival space absolutely need to know about.

Relevant Links:

LeClear's LinkedIn

Two DC Universe Infinite Q&As, one from May 2020 and the other from Jan 2021, where he discusses his experience (or lack thereof), how he got the job, and how he approaches his work

A "behind the scenes" video interview with Syfy that shows the DC Archives and showcases LeClear's professional conduct

It's my personal opinion that you honestly don't need an MLIS for most library jobs (even if they're theoretically required), and even most Librarian-level work can realistically be learned on the job. But archivists should always have special training, and to give someone that job who not only hasn't been trained but has never worked in a remotely similar job before showcases mindboggling levels of disrespect for the profession and a fundamental misunderstanding of what archivists do. It also says a lot that they haven't required him to obtain any further education or credentials despite being in that position for seven years.

Apart from the potential preservation impact of allowing an unqualified person to handle fragile and rare materials on a daily basis, if you want one of the (many) reasons putting an unqualified person in a position like this is so damaging, take a look at one of his responses from the Q&As:

"We're also pretty insular. Always happy to help the academic community if we can, but the collection is really for DC and its fans."

LeClear is showcasing a very specific type of gatekeeping fan and information-hoarding historian mentality vs. a traditional librarian/archivist approach to his work (which would be to curate collections for the purpose of sharing information with other people) and it damages the archive's practical functionality. After all, what's the point of being an information specialist and the curator of one of the largest media archives in the world if you don't intend to share that information with other people?

First of all, all the above. All of it. Including the part about not necessarily needing schooling or a degree to do the job IF AND ONLY IF you have relevant experience.

Second, I’m just gonna define, loosely, what an archive is, because most people don’t know. - A library is a public building that holds, for the most part, published works of all kinds (unless it’s a Special Library (yes that is the name) in which case they are collected around a certain focus). You can touch them, you can hold them, and usually take them home. - A museum is a public building that holds, for the most part, rare documents/objects/photographs that are collected around a certain focus. You cannot touch them, you cannot hold them, and you cannot take them home. - An archive is a public building that holds, for the most part, unpublished or rare documents/photographs(/sometimes objects) that are collected around a certain focus. You can usually touch them, you can usually hold them, but you cannot take them home.

Third, I want to emphasize that comics *are* academic. (Spoiler. Most things are.) They are incredibly valuable resources for social anthropology, and I’ve seen metas on this site about how Batman (for example) has changed over time and what that means/represents about the culture that created those stories. And this means both the content AND the physical comics themselves. The material that the comics are made out of, throughout the publication history, can tell us a lot about standards of the time. For example examining what ink/paper/printers were used can tell us a lot about when certain technological advancements became widespread enough to be used in a comic setting, aka created en masse.

But fourth: “Apart from the potential preservation impact of allowing an unqualified person to handle fragile and rare materials on a daily basis,” lemme just unpack this real quick. From the perspective of someone who can tell you in excruciating detail what physical preservation means.

1) Potential lack of UV-protected glass. This is only a possibility, so I don’t want to get too alarmist or angry here, but UV protection is BASIC. THE FIRST THING you learn about physical preservation is the physical environment of the archive. Temperature, humidity, and light exposure. Temperature should be somewhere between 55-65 degrees Fahrenheit and humidity should be between 45-55% for paper materials. Light (aka UV) exposure should be ZERO. NONE. FUCKING NONE. BLOCK THAT SHIT OUT.

Temperature and humidity need to be controlled because high humidity can create an ideal environment for mold and pests while low humidity can cause cracking and shriveling of materials. High temperature can also invite pests and mold as well as hasten acidic deterioration by drying out materials too much. Low temperature is actually mostly fine, but dropping temperature too quickly can result in damage to materials.

Light exposure fades materials. Oh, that’s not that bad you say WELL YOU’RE WRONG. Mold and pests can be frozen out and cleaned (though some pest damage aka eating away at paper is irreversable). Paper can be rehumidified and possibly in some cases deacidified or at least stabilized. FADING DUE TO UV EXPOSURE IS PERMANENT. CANNOT BE UNDONE. EVER.

Do you know what materials are most susceptible to light damage? Materials with high acidity and high ink/color. GUESS WHAT COMICS ARE MADE OUT OF. Especially early comics printed on cheap wood pulp paper that was high in lignin (acidic) before we figured out how to make paper again. Anyway, if you want a quick demonstration of what I’m talking about, have you ever seen colored construction paper that’s been out in the sun? Yeah, that takes DAYS. DAYS, AND THAT DAMAGE IS IRREVERSIBLE.

2) Disorganized and un-sorted materials. Ok let me explain something, because this is actually a bigger deal than you would think. (This is also why the MAJORITY of archives are closed-stacks, because this is super important.) Imagine a library. Imagine, instead of covers and bindings, all the book pages were kept in boxes, loose, divided by chapter into folders. Now imagine that there are no page numbers, and no chapter numbers on the pages. Just the text. All the labeling is on the outside of the box or the folder. The only reason you know what book you are looking at is because the title is on the outside of the box. This is, in a very basic way, what most archive stacks are like.

Now imagine that you dropped a box. The pages of the book would go everywhere (trust me, I’ve done it) and now you have no way to put them back together. Now, functionally, the narrative of the book you were reading is scrambled if you’re lucky, and utter nonsense if you’re not.

That is why organization in an archive is crucial. If something is misfiled, it is GONE. Lost to existence unless and until someone finds it again by complete chance. This is a TRUE STORY, the original patent for the Wright Flyer (the very first successful heavier-than-air aircraft invented by the Wright Brothers in 1903) was lost, presumed stolen, because it was MISFILED in storage for DECADES (source).

In an archive, if there isn’t an organization system in place it is very easy for either materials to get lost in the stacks the same way the patent was, OR for people to walk off with them without anyone noticing.

3) Shelving issues. This...could mean a lot of different things. It could mean not enough shelving, improper use of available shelf space, or over-burdening. This could, at minimum, be actively causing physical damage to the materials or, at maximum, be causing a very real and serious hazard for anyone walking around the stacks.

If it’s not enough shelving, it could mean that materials are piled on top of each other which puts physical strain on them, and/or that the materials are sitting on the floor. This is bad in case of potential flooding, all archival materials should be stored at least 6 inches off the floor at any given time. (For at home storage if the floor is necessary, store your materials in sealed plastic bins.)

“Improper use” of available shelf space can and does result in either space being underutilized and boxes ending up on the floor (see above) or boxes being forced into a space where they don’t fit, resulting in bending or possible tearing of the materials in them. (Both are ultimately fixable by either a humidity chamber or Japanese tissue paper, but it’s better to Not have to fix them in the first place.)

Over-burdening shelves, by either shoving boxes where they don’t fit (see above) or stacking an extra row on the top is extremely dangerous, and could result in either falling boxes or a complete shelf collapse. Both of which could seriously injure someone in the wrong place at the wrong time. Both falling boxes and a shelf collapse would also just be a disaster for the physical well-being of the materials and for their organization, see point 2 above.

AND ONE MORE THING.

“We’re also pretty insular. Always happy to help the academic community if we can, but the collection is really for DC and its fans.” 

Define “fans” for me please. What, pray tell, does that *mean*. What is The Right Kind Of Fan here? Is it “really” for “DC and its fans” and less for the “academic community” because you know if literally anyone who knew better stepped foot into the fucking shambles I guarantee you’ve made of that archive over SEVEN YEARS they would FUCKING CALL YOU ON IT YOU PATHETIC EXCUSE FOR A CORPORATE CRONY??????

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I do have a comic recs tag, but I don’t think there’s much about Dick in it. Let’s fix that! (Edit: Dick&Dami recs)

I don’t think reccing golden age stuff is crucial, given that Dick’s story has been retold tons of times it’s not strictly necessary to get a grasp on the character. Plus, if your friend isn’t an avid comic reader, they might have a bit of trouble getting into the older stuff. Keep it for when they’re a total stan ;) that being said Robin the Boy Wonder : A Celebration of 75 Years has a selection of Robin!Dick issues, some of which may interest you.

I feel Dixon, although far from perfect, did write some good stuff where Dick is concerned, but I aim to please so I’ll spare you his work in this list.

My personal "This is Dick Grayson" selection (as far as I remember):

Batman: Dark Victory — a retelling of how Dick comes into Bruce’s life. good shit here. Dick appears at #7 or #8 if I remember right, but I’d highly recommend to read the whole thing.

The New Teen Titans (1980 & 1984) — pretty important as far as Dick’s character growth is concerned. I know you asked for no ship-centered stories, and I feel you, but the Dick/Kory was actually a nice surprise for me here: Kory plays a big part in helping Dick mature emotionally speaking. There’s a lot of issues & not all of them may be super relevant to your interests tho, so feel free to shoot another ask if you want me to thin them a bit.

Tales of the Teen Titans #44 — Dick becomes Nightwing.

The Outsiders (2003) — team-book so Dick shares the spotlight ofc, but Winick has a great grasp on his character and it shows. It’s very action-driven, which may not be what you’re strictly looking for, but whenever Dick intervenes it tends to say a lot about him.

Nightwing (1996) #140-153 — Tomasi’s one of my favorite writers, and he delivers on this one.

Batman: The Black Mirror

Batman (1940) #684-691 — Dick struggles with his new role as Batman. Crucial for the understanding of the character imo.

Batman & Robin (2009) #17-22

Gates of Gotham — more of a batbook; everyone here is great including Dick. Also one of the best batsiblings arc we’ve got.

Sure! I couldn’t tell if you were asking for all the comics that have Dick as Batman or comics specifically where Dick and Damian are both present, so I just did a list for both. The ones in bold have both Dick and Damian present. This list is in my best attempt at an in-universe chronological order...it was hard but I tried (cries). Here we go: 

BATMAN DICK GRAYSON COMIC LIST

Nightwing (1996) #138: Dick and Damian first meet. This is part two of seven in “The Resurrection of Ra’s al Ghul” arc. You can read the whole thing for context, but this one is the only one with significant interaction between Dick and Damian. 

Nightwing (1996) #152-153: Dick tries to reconcile with the fact that Bruce is gone, and that he will have to continue his legacy. These comics have Dick going head to head with Ra’s al Ghul, and also show him moving back to Gotham. 

Battle for the Cowl #1-3: Gotham City is in trouble, and Dick is forced to take on the mantle of Batman. 

Batman (1940) #687-688: A lot of this is about Dick learning to be Batman, but you also see a lot of him talking about how he is planning to approach Damian. You also see some of the beginning of Dick training Damian as well. Technically an epilogue to Battle for the Cowl.

Batman (1940) #689-692: Dick continues to adjust to his role as Batman. Two-Face manages to sneak into the Batcave, and tests Dick’s conviction. 

Batman and Robin (2009) #1-3: Dick and Damian’s first time working together as Batman and Robin. 

Batman (1940) #693-696: While Batman takes to the streets, Damian is mostly delegated to training, in order to improve his detective work. Unfortunately, Damian doesn’t take the work seriously, leaving Dick vulnerable to Black Mask’s and Penguin’s plots…

Batman (1940) #697-699: Batman finishes dealing with Black Mask, and goes on to face the Riddler. 

Batman: Streets of Gotham #1-16: A collection of stories showing how Robin and Batman are adjusting to their new roles; the duo doesn’t have a lot of trust yet. Interestingly, these comics show more of how Hush was handled. They are also where Damian’s friend Colin is introduced for the first time. 

Batman and Robin (2009) #4-6: Batman and Robin versus a (somewhat out of character) Red Hood. 

Batman and Robin (2009) #7-9: Dick tries to resurrect Batman. Warning: this arc is extremely out of character for Dick and I hate everything about it. But this isn’t a comic rec list so I’ll include it, ugh. Here’s where you’d read this monstrosity. If you want to skip it, here’s all you’d need to know: 1) Damian went to his mother to heal his spine after Red Hood shot him, and 2) Dick and Damian now have reason to believe Bruce is alive. Bam, now you don’t even have to read it. 

Batman and Robin (2009) #10-12: Damian and Dick uncover clues that reveal that Bruce is alive. Meanwhile, Talia attempts to kill Dick...using her own son to do it. 

Batman (1940) #700: A special event that has sections where Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, and a future Damian Wayne are Batman. A weird comic overall, but the parts with Damian and Dick are really pretty good. 

Batman (1940) #703: Dick and Damian have developed a solid partnership, though Damian is continuing to learn more about being Robin and about his father. The comic acts as a prelude to Bruce Wayne: The Road Home. 

Bruce Wayne: The Road Home: Bruce evaluates how things have been going in his absence, and gives his thoughts on the new dynamic duo. 

Batman and Robin (2009) #13-16: Dick and Damian struggle to deal with Professor Pyg, Joker, and Dr. Hurt. Bruce returns! 

Batman (1940) #704-712: Batman leaves Gotham to Dick while he puts Batman Incorporated into place. Damian, Tim, Azrael, and Selina all make appearances in this stretch of comics. 

Batman and Robin (2009) #17-22: Dick and Damian work together as Batman and Robin to stop Una Nemo, and then White Knight in the following arc. 

Batman and Robin (2009) #23-25: Dick and Damian team up with Jason to save his former sidekick, Scarlet. (Jason’s still acting a bit more extreme than you’d typically expect.) 

Batman: Black Mirror: This is a collection of Detective Comics #871-881. I’d say these are my favorite Dick!Batman stories ever. All the cases are very good (really chilling), and the characterizations are top notch stuff. Lots of Gordon, Barbara, and some Tim also. 

Batman (1940) #713: Damian tells the story of Batman and Robin. Very heartwarming. 

Batman: Gates of Gotham #1-5: A good story, it’s interesting to see how Dick interacts with his siblings (ie Cass, Tim, and Damian) as Batman. 

There’s definitely a bit of hopping back and forth required if you’re going to read it this way lmao. Also, here are some more comics with Dick as Batman that I was too lazy to try to put into the timeline here: 

Superman/Batman #76: Superman’s reaction to Dick taking up the Batman mantle following Bruce’s death. Happens towards the beginning of Dick’s time as Batman. 

Blackest Night: Batman #1-3: Dick, Tim, and Damian deal with an army of Black Lanterns, composed of once-dead friends and enemies. Bruce’s body is stolen, and Dick and Tim have to face their parents’ reanimated corpses. 

Red Robin (2009): Mostly focused on Tim Drake. Dick and Damian appear in minor cameos throughout as well though. It’s interesting to look at Dick and Damian as they are in issue #1, with Damian being really rude and not listening to Dick at all, and then jumping to issue #12 and seeing just how much Damian now follows Dick’s lead and has changed while Tim was away. Idk, it’s just kind of cool. Issues #13-14 also have Tim working with the new dynamic duo as well. 

Batgirl (2009): This one is mostly focused on Stephanie Brown taking up the Batgirl mantle in the wake of Bruce’s death. Dick and Damian first meet Stephanie in issue #5...and they get off to a very rough start with her lmao. The team features heavily in #6-7 also. 

Titans (2008): This series starts off with Dick as Nightwing, but then he leaves the team to become Batman at the end of #10. He appears as Batman in: #15 with Garth, #21 with Starfire (really thought this one was interesting), #23 with Wally and Donna, and #28-30 with Slade. 

Justice League of America (2006) #41-60: Dick’s time on the Justice League with Donna. Likely takes place towards the middle and end of Dick’s time as Batman. 

green lantern (1990) #82 - 85, #111 - 112, #131 - 132, #141 - 142, #156, #177 - 178

green lantern corps (2006) #30

green lantern (2005) #36, #38, #40 - 41, #44

green lantern: new guardians #1 - 10

red lanterns #11 - 12

green lantern: new guardians #11 - 12, #0

green lantern corps (2012) #14 - 16, annual #1 

wrath of the first lantern

Where to start reading for Cassie Sandsmark

Her first appearance is is in Wonder Woman vol. 2 #105

From there she’s in Wonder Woman vol. 2 all the way up to #226. Some recommended specific issues are #105-113, 140 153, 156-158, and 171. 

Cassie is in all 100 issues of Teen Titans vol. 3  but specific plot relevant issues are #1, 7, 49, 55, 71, 75-76, 94

She’s in most of Young Justice (1998) and is even leader of the team for a short time. It’s one of my favorite comic runs and I recommend reading all of it tbh.

Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day

Wonder Girl #1-6 is her solo run

Wonder Woman: Secret Files and Origins

Young Justice: Sins of Youth

Wonder Woman vol. 3 #1-4, 11-13, 17, 26-29

Teen Titans vol. 4 #11-14

Teen Titans vol. 5 #17-19

Robin #145-147

Not comics but she appears in the animated show Young Justice in Season 2

Cassie Sandsmark Complete Reading Guide

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*bolded = recommended readings

Early Post Crisis (1996-2003)

Wonder Woman (1987) #105 (Debut), 106-107, 109-113, 119-137, 139-144,  156-158, 166, 167, 171, 172, 174-176, 178-183, 186-188 + Wonder Woman Secret Files and Origins #1, 3 Young Justice (1998) #4-55 (detailed reading) + Wonder Woman #153 Titans/ Young Justice: Graduation Day #1-3

Late Post Crisis (2003-2011)

She appeared in all 100 issues of Teen Titans (2003-2011) Teen Titans/ Outsiders Secret Files (2003) #1 Teen Titans (2003) #1-6, ½ , 7-26,  29-33 + Annual #1 + Teen Titans/ Legion Special #1 -Outsiders/ Teen Titans Crossover: TT #23, Outsiders #24, TT #24,   Outsiders#25, TT #25 Wonder Woman (1987) #196, 200, 210, 211, 215-218, 224, 226 DC Special: The Return of Donna Troy (2005) #1-3 Teen Titans and Outsiders Secret Files and Origins (2005) #1 Infinite Crisis (2005) #1,4,6,7 52 (2006) #1,2,4,8, 11, 12, 13,19, 22, 31, 47, 51 Teen Titans (2003) #34-47, 48,49, 50 Wonder Woman (2006) #1-4 + Annual #1, 26-29, 600 Wonder Girl (2006) #1-6 Supergirl (2005) #9,10,13, 17, 19-, 43, 50 Blue Beetle (2006) #18, 33 DC Special: Cyborg (2008) #1-5 Teen Titans (2003) #55, 56-68 Deathtrap Crossover: Titans (2008) #12-13, Teen Titans v3 #69-70, Vigilante #5-6 Teen Titans 2003) #71, 72-87 (not recommended) Adventure Comics (2009) #2, 6 Blackest Night: Titans (2009) #1-3 Wonder Girl: Champion (2011) #1 Teen Titans (2003) #88-91 Red Robin (2009) #20 Teen Titans (2003) #92-100 Teen Titans Cold Case (2011) #1 (not recommended)

New 52 (not recommended):

Teen Titans (2011) #1-30 + annual #1-3 [#1, 11-14] Teen Titans (2014) #1-24 +annual #1 [#17-19] New Talent Showcase (2016) #1 (it’s rebirth but takes place in new 52 era)

Out of Main Continuity

Tiny Titans (2008) #1-50 (her appearances) Injustice Year 3 annual #1 (2015) Earth One: Teen Titans Volume 2 (2016) (you need to read v1 first) Bombshells United (2017) #1-10, 12, ongoing

Artemis of Bana Mighdall Complete Reading Guide

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*bolded = recommended readings  

Post Crisis (1987-2011)

Wonder Woman (1987) #90 [debut], 0, 91-100 (not recommended) note: if you decide to read these issues be prepared for one of the most graphic and hypersexualized death scenes in comics Artemis: Requiem (1996) #1-6 (same team as above, not recommended either) Wonder Woman (1987) #120-136 [121-129], 139- 142, 144, 145, 153, 156-158, 164- 169, 172-173, 174 - 177, 178, 186, 188,198-201, 203, 208, 218, 221-224 + Annual #6,8 Wonder Woman: Secret Files and Origins (1998) #1-3 Batman / Superman / Wonder Woman: Trinity (2003) #1-3 Secret Six (2008) #10-14 note: there’s a lot of violence in these issues Wonder Woman (2006) #22, 37-39, 44, 600, 606-612, 61 Flashpoint: Wonder Woman and the Furies (2011) #1-3 Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance (2011) #1-3

Rebirth:

Red Hood and the Outlaws (2016) #1-16,  ongoing Trinity (2016) Annual #1, #12-15

Hey, guys! I created a couple of Microsoft Excel workbooks to help you keep track of all the new post-New 52 and post-Marvel NOW! titles that you may or may not want to read using information from Wikipedia. Using this regularly updated guide, you can keep track of titles from Thor to Spider-Gwen and Grayson to Starfire.

—title launches organized in sheets

—descriptions and headings

—organization by publication dates

—categories to mark the titles you want to read