I think both pre-reboot Snyder Batbook are collected in trade: Gates of Gotham as well as The Black Mirror. Both are during Dick-Bat times. The former has an AWESOME Damian/Cassie Cain exchange, and plays heavily into the series. The Black Mirror is amazing, and apparently may play a role in Batgirl later. But this is my first exposure to Snyder, outside of the 1st issue of American Vampire that I own, as well as Swamp Thing which I'm dying to buy in either trade or digitally.
As for the Batbooks, all I'm pulling is Batman/Batwoman. I dropped Batgirl 3 issues in, as it wasn't doing it for me. I think I'm only pulling 4 new DCU books in total (the other 2 being Animal Man & Demon Knights.) I started off with like 7, but most of them were dropped after 1 or 2 issues, either due to quality or cost. More so the later, as I really dug Action/Wonder Woman/Superboy, but couldnt spent all the $$$ per week/month.
I also have been enjoying Snyder Batman, that and the Flash are pretty much it for me and DC. I am surprised you never read The Dark Phoenix saga before. I have a ton of those essential books, they are great in terms of what you get for your money. I love the Spidey ones, I have all of the amazing Spider-man volumes lying around somewhere, and quite a few X-men. The problem with some of the X-men books is later on they get caught up in crossover story lines, which aren't all in the books.
Flash looks incredible, but this fuckery that's gone down with Wally West has kept me from reading it.
As for X-things, I was a Spidey kid growing up, until Grant came aboard w/ New X-Men, so I never picked it up. That and most of the major storyarch were explained in those convient trading cards from BACK IN THE DAY. I do like the Essentials though, and will probably buy a few of the other X-one.
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But this is my first exposure to Snyder, outside of the 1st issue of American Vampire that I own, as well as Swamp Thing which I'm dying to buy in either trade or digitally.
As for the Batbooks, all I'm pulling is Batman/Batwoman. I dropped Batgirl 3 issues in, as it wasn't doing it for me. I think I'm only pulling 4 new DCU books in total (the other 2 being Animal Man & Demon Knights.) I started off with like 7, but most of them were dropped after 1 or 2 issues, either due to quality or cost. More so the later, as I really dug Action/Wonder Woman/Superboy, but couldnt spent all the $$$ per week/month.
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As for X-things, I was a Spidey kid growing up, until Grant came aboard w/ New X-Men, so I never picked it up. That and most of the major storyarch were explained in those convient trading cards from BACK IN THE DAY. I do like the Essentials though, and will probably buy a few of the other X-one.
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