Batman: Dark Victory Continuity Breakdown

Batman: Dark Victory, by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale, is a classic whodunit Batman story. It looks at the rise of a Gotham City serial killer at an interesting point in the City’s history. The storyline in this fourteen-issue comic book miniseries is a sequel but still remains somewhat independent.

This continuity breakdown is going to take a look at the references in Batman: Dark Victory to other comics in the franchise. We’re looking at Dark Victory‘s collected contents, what to read before reading Dark Victory, and what to read after reading Dark Victory.

What Comics Does Batman: Dark Victory Collect?

Batman: Dark Victory collects all fourteen issues of the Batman: Dark Victory series. It starts with issue #0 and proceeds all the way through to issue #13. This makes it a complete collection of the series and storyline.

What to Read Before Batman: Dark Victory?

Batman: Dark Victory is the sequel to Batman: The Long Halloween (Continuity). It directly continues the storyline from the previous miniseries. It also heavily references the preceding storyline in ways that have a large impact on the plot of this storyline. Because of this, we highly recommend reading The Long Halloween before reading Dark Victory.

What to Read After Batman: Dark Victory?

The main storyline in this run concludes in Batman: Dark Victory. However, Catwoman: When in Rome (Continuity) expands upon this storyline. Catwoman: When in Rome takes place during the events of Dark Victory but focuses on Catwoman’s exploits. This reveals some previously unknown information about the general narrative.

References in Batman: Dark Victory

• As mentioned above, Dark Victory heavily references the entirety of The Long Halloween (Continuity).
• This volume also references some elements of Batman: Year One. Specifically, it continues the storyline of the Gordon family.