Detective Comics Rebirth by James Tynion IV Reading Order

This reading order is designed to give an outline of James Tynion IV’s time writing the Detective Comics Rebirth series for DC Comics. It attempts to find the best way to showcase the narrative that stretches through this author’s time with the series. It may not encompass every one of the author’s works but is an outline of the major ones and the stories that affect them.

The continuity details relating to each specific storyline are explained in the “Review” of each storyline. Every “Review” link will provide a detailed continuity breakdown of that story and will explain any reference the story makes to other aspects of the DC Universe. All of this can be found under the “Continuity” section of each link.

Rebirth

James Tynion IV’s run on Batman starts with the relaunch of the Detective Comics series at the beginning of the Rebirth era. This relaunch returned the series to its original numbering, which was present before the series was renumbered in the New 52 era. The relaunch also shifted the focus of the series by widening its scope, choosing to focus on Batman and many members of the Bat-family, rather than just Batman. Thematically, this focus on members of the Bat-family continued the trend present in the Batman Eternal and Batman & Robin Eternal comics, which Tynion IV was also involved in writing.

The actual narrative stretching through this Detective Comics series is relatively straightforward and mostly follows a group that went on to be known as the Gotham Knights. It starts with Detective Comics #934 and proceeds to Detective Comics #981 relatively uninterrupted. The only significant interruption comes from the Night of the Monster Men (Reading Order) crossover event.

Notes

1. James Tynion IV co-wrote the two Detective Comics issues involved in the Night of the Monster Men (Reading Order). However, the crossover as a whole is more focused on Batman as an individual and less focused on the team present in the rest of the Detective Comics series.
2. This issue is essentially a flashback that explains aspects of Clayface's history. It helps inform what is taking place in the rest of the issues but is not completely essential to understanding the overall narrative.

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