Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gordon at War | 2016 | Greg Rucka | Buy |
| 2 | Rise of the Batmen | 2017 | Greg Rucka | Buy |
| 3 | The Victim Syndicate | 2017 | Greg Rucka | Buy |
| 4 | League of Shadows | 2017 | Greg Rucka | Buy |
| 5 | Deus Ex Machina | 2017 | Greg Rucka | Buy |
| 6 | A Lonely Place of Living | 2018 | Greg Rucka | Buy |
| 7 | Fall of the Batmen | 2018 | Greg Rucka | Buy |
| 8 | Batmen Eternal | 2018 | Greg Rucka | Buy |
| 9 | On the Outside | 2018 | Greg Rucka | Buy |
| 10 | Deface the Face | 2019 | Greg Rucka | Buy |
| 11 | Mythology | 2019 | Greg Rucka | Buy |
| 12 | Batman: Detective Comics, Vol. 2: Arkham Knight | 2019 | Greg Rucka | Buy |
| 13 | Greetings from Gotham | 2020 | Greg Rucka | Buy |
| 14 | 80 Years of the Bat Family | 2020 | Greg Rucka | Buy |
| 15 | Detective Comics #1027 | 2020 | Greg Rucka | Buy |
| 16 | Cold Vengeance | 2020 | Greg Rucka | Buy |
| 17 | The Joker War | 2021 | Greg Rucka | Buy |
| 18 | The Road to Ruin | 2021 | Greg Rucka | Buy |
| 19 | The Neighborhood | 2022 | Greg Rucka | Buy |
| 20 | Fear State | 2022 | Greg Rucka | Buy |
| 21 | Road to War | 2022 | Greg Rucka | Buy |
| 22 | Arkham Rising | 2022 | Greg Rucka | Buy |
| 23 | Shadows of the Bat: House of Gotham | 2022 | Greg Rucka | Buy |
| 24 | Shadows of the Bat: The Tower | 2022 | Greg Rucka | Buy |
| 25 | Riddle Me This | 2023 | Greg Rucka | Buy |
| 26 | Overture | 2023 | Greg Rucka | Buy |
| 27 | Act I | 2024 | Greg Rucka | Buy |
| 28 | Act II | 2024 | Greg Rucka | Buy |
| 29 | Gotham Nocturne Intermezzo: Batman, Outlaw | 2024 | Greg Rucka | Buy |
| 30 | Gotham Nocturne: Act III | 2025 | Greg Rucka | Buy |
| 31 | Mercy of the Father | 2025 | Greg Rucka | Buy |
| 32 | Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 2: Elixir | 2026 | Greg Rucka | Buy |
| 33 | Batman: City of Crime | 2006 | Greg Rucka | N/A |
| 34 | Batwoman: Elegy | 2010 | Greg Rucka | N/A |
The Batman Detective Comics collections compile DC’s flagship Batman title across decades of publication. With 34 volumes spanning from 2006 to 2026, the collection covers multiple creative teams and storylines. Rucka’s contributions emphasize the “detective” in Detective Comics, with stories that focus on investigation and deduction.
The scope of this collection reflects Detective Comics’ status as one of the longest-running American comic series. Rucka’s issues fit within a tradition that has included some of the most acclaimed Batman stories ever published.