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Back in 2022, Konami officially revealed that the Silent Hill franchise was making a big comeback. Not only we're we getting four new games (and whatever Ascension was), but also a new movie. With the recent release of Townfall, the revival has officially been completed. What are your thoughts on each project and how would you rank them? For me:

06.) Ascension

This is, without question, the single worst thing to ever come out of this franchise. The story was nonsensical, the acting was poor, the dialogue was terrible, the microtransactions were insulting and the fact that the only people's decisions that mattered were the ones who paid the most money was just the cherry on top of this crap sundae. Ascenison was the absolute worst way Konami could have brought this franchise back and it needs to be forgotten about as quickly as possible.

1/10

05.) Return to Silent Hill

The trailers didn't look encouraging at all, but the final film turned out to be even worse than I expected. This is a complete bastardization of Silent Hill 2's incredible narrative and a horrible adaptation, but also just a really dull, poorly made horror movie in its own right. Maybe someday we'll get a good Silent Hill film but Return to Silent Hill is anything but.

1.5/10

04.) The Short Message

I appreciate that this game is completely free to play, but that's where my praise for it ends. The story is well-intentioned with its approach to serious topics, but the execution is silly, over the top and too ham-fisted to take seriously or get engaged with. The gameplay mostly consists of walking around empty environments solving dull puzzles and then there's the chase sequences. Oh lord, the chase sequences. These are either boring with little tension, or frustrating and tedious with no in between. The final chase sequence in particular is so poorly and maddeningly designed that I never want to play The Short Message again.

3/10

03.) Townfall

This was a really solid game with an engaging story, terrific atmosphere, fun exploration and some good monster designs. The stealth unfortunately can get pretty tedious as it's extremely basic in its design and grows stale pretty fast. Some of the puzzles, while creative, are also too vague for their own good and can be annoyingly unclear as a result. Despite these shortcomings, Townfall is still a worthy addition to this franchise.

8/10

02.) Silent Hill f

The first great original entry this franchise has had in a long time. The story is really trippy and interesting, the atmosphere is excellent, the puzzles are creative, the monsters are unsettling, the boss battles are really well done, and the environments are all really memorable. There's also a lot of replay value here as New Game Plus mixes up the game in some really unique ways. The only real downside is how excessive the combat can be, as it really starts to wear out its welcome by the end, despite being well designed. Still, Silent Hill f proves that this franchise is still capable of producing strong original material.

9/10

01.) Silent Hill 2 Remake

I didn't think Bloober Team could possibly improve upon perfection, but in some ways (not all), they did. Nearly everything I loved about the OG is here but has been expanded on and remixed in some really clever ways. The monsters are all great, the combat is the best of the series imo, the puzzles are excellent, the atmosphere is superb and this is just an all-around fantastic recreation of one of gaming's greatest masterpieces. Silent Hill 2 is easily one of the greatest remakes of all time as far as I'm concerned.

10/10

When I was facilitating the Top 100 Batman Stories countdown on this subreddit (Top 100 Batman Stories! (FINAL) : r/batman_comics), there were two stories that a select few people kept nominating, but never came close to winning:

White Knight by Sean Murphy

Three Jokers by Geoff Johns and Jason Fabok

Despite never coming close, these Redditors were determined and kept trying. They were so persistent that people began making jokes about them, with one or two people even sarcastically suggesting that the final round of the countdown should be between White Knight and Three Jokers.

While this was obviously said in jest, I thought it would be fun to host a mini-competition and discussion surrounding these two comics. That and because I wanted to show some respect to the participants who kept trying.

So which of these stories do you think is better and why? Sound off below!

Hush Money by Paul Dini and Dustin Nguyen has come in at #91! How will the police feel about this new Batman - and can he control the crime in Gotham the way the old Batman did? Commissioner Gordon's about to find out as teams with the new Batman to combat the fiery threat that Firefly has spread across Gotham City. Then, Bruce Wayne has seemingly returned, promising to lead his city into a new golden age. But while this phony devotes his fortune to rebuilding Gotham City, he fights violent opposition from Batman, Robin and a host of DC Universe heroes!

Now which Batman story will make 92nd place? Comment and vote down below!

1.) Batman: Year One

2.) The Long Halloween

3.) Dark Victory

4.) The Dark Knight Returns

5.) Knightfall

6.) The Court of Owls

7.) No Man's Land

8.) R.I.P.

9.) The Killing Joke

10.) Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth

11.) The Cult

12.) Dark Patterns

13.) Gothic

14.) The Black Mirror

15.) Strange Apparitions

16.) Batman & Robin: Year One

17.) Ego

18.) Under the Red Hood

19.) Prey

20.) Shaman

21.) Birth of the Demon

22.) Venom

23.) The Joker's Five-Way Revenge

24.) A Lonely Place of Dying

25.) Night Cries

26.) Mad Love

27.) Batman: Zero Year

28.) Tales of the Demon

29.) A Death in the Family

30.) War on Crime

31.) The Last Arkham

32.) The Man Who Laughs

33.) Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader

34.) The Monster Men

35.) Dark Knight, Dark City

36.) There is No Hope in Crime Alley

37.) Batman Reborn

38.) Night of the Stalker

39.) Going Sane

40.) Heart of Hush

41.) The Mud Pack

42.) Blades

43.) Batman & Robin Must Die

44.) Haunted Knight

45.) Abomination

46.) The Eye of the Beholder

47.) Gotham Nocturne

48.) Leviathan

49.) Death of the Family

50.) Hush

51.) Son of the Demon

52.) Mortal Clay

53.) Bruce Wayne - Murderer Turned Fugitive

54.) Long Shadows

55.) Batman: Vampire

56.) Batman: Year 100

57.) Kings of Fear

58.) Gates of Gotham

59.) Blind Justice

60.) Gotham by Gaslight

61.) Ten Nights of the Beast

62.) Hothouse

63.) The Man Who Falls

64.) Tower of Babel

65.) Death & the Maidens

66.) The Case of the Chemical Syndicate

67.) City of Crime

68.) The Island of Mister Mayhew

69.) Four of a Kind

70.) Pain and Prejudice

71.) Born to Kill

72.) To Kill a Legend

73.) Slayride

74.) Endgame

75.) Batgirl/Robin: Year One

76.) A Bullet for Bullock

77.) The Nobody

78.) Requiem for a Killer

79.) New Gotham

80.) Rise of the Batmen

81.) Made of Wood

82.) Challenge of the Man-Bat

83.) Noel

84.) Batman/Scarface: A Psychodrama

85.) The Secret of the Waiting Graves

86.) Faith

87.) Batman vs. Predator

88.) The Misfits

89.) Super Friends

90.) Prodigal

91.) Hush Money

Playing as Richard was probably the highlight of Townfall for me. I liked the game overall, but the stealth definitely got tedious at times. Here though, you're given a shotgun and a pistol with an abundance of ammo, along with a new enemy (the Widows) that stalks and ambushes you from around corners. Despite never being low on ammo in this section, I was still constantly on edge as a Widow could rush me at any time, quickly depleting my health bar. I got some serious Condemned: Criminal Origins vibes from this.

The atmosphere of the office building is also top notch, being large enough to make for rewarding exploration and being littered with the corpses of your own character. The projector puzzle is also one of the strongest puzzles in the game imo, not being too easy or confusing.

To clarify, I enjoyed the game as a whole, but Richard's chapter was the best balance of all the elements that make Silent Hill so awesome for me.

Batman vs Predator by Dave Gibbons has come in at #87! When a Yautja arrives in Gotham City and begins hunting the criminal element, it's up to Batman to stop the alien. However, the Caped Crusader soon finds himself outmatched by the Predator and may need to resort to more drastic methods.

Now which Batman story will make 88th place? Comment and vote down below!

1.) Batman: Year One

2.) The Long Halloween

3.) Dark Victory

4.) The Dark Knight Returns

5.) Knightfall

6.) The Court of Owls

7.) No Man's Land

8.) R.I.P.

9.) The Killing Joke

10.) Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth

11.) The Cult

12.) Dark Patterns

13.) Gothic

14.) The Black Mirror

15.) Strange Apparitions

16.) Batman & Robin: Year One

17.) Ego

18.) Under the Red Hood

19.) Prey

20.) Shaman

21.) Birth of the Demon

22.) Venom

23.) The Joker's Five-Way Revenge

24.) A Lonely Place of Dying

25.) Night Cries

26.) Mad Love

27.) Batman: Zero Year

28.) Tales of the Demon

29.) A Death in the Family

30.) War on Crime

31.) The Last Arkham

32.) The Man Who Laughs

33.) Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader

34.) The Monster Men

35.) Dark Knight, Dark City

36.) There is No Hope in Crime Alley

37.) Batman Reborn

38.) Night of the Stalker

39.) Going Sane

40.) Heart of Hush

41.) The Mud Pack

42.) Blades

43.) Batman & Robin Must Die

44.) Haunted Knight

45.) Abomination

46.) The Eye of the Beholder

47.) Gotham Nocturne

48.) Leviathan

49.) Death of the Family

50.) Hush

51.) Son of the Demon

52.) Mortal Clay

53.) Bruce Wayne - Murderer Turned Fugitive

54.) Long Shadows

55.) Batman: Vampire

56.) Batman: Year 100

57.) Kings of Fear

58.) Gates of Gotham

59.) Blind Justice

60.) Gotham by Gaslight

61.) Ten Nights of the Beast

62.) Hothouse

63.) The Man Who Falls

64.) Tower of Babel

65.) Death & the Maidens

66.) The Case of the Chemical Syndicate

67.) City of Crime

68.) The Island of Mister Mayhew

69.) Four of a Kind

70.) Pain and Prejudice

71.) Born to Kill

72.) To Kill a Legend

73.) Slayride

74.) Endgame

75.) Batgirl/Robin: Year One

76.) A Bullet for Bullock

77.) The Nobody

78.) Requiem for a Killer

79.) New Gotham

80.) Rise of the Batmen

81.) Made of Wood

82.) Challenge of the Man-Bat

83.) Noel

84.) Batman/Scarface: A Psychodrama

85.) The Secret of the Waiting Graves

86.) Faith

87.) Batman vs. Predator

Requiem for a Killer by Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle has come in at #78! A bizarre series of robberies in the shopping district eventually lead Batman and Robin to discover the culprit is none other than Killer Croc. However, Croc is not stealing for personal gain, but instead to feed his newfound family of vagrants who are all living in an abandoned fallout shelter.

Now which Batman story will make 79th place? Comment and vote down below!

1.) Batman: Year One

2.) The Long Halloween

3.) Dark Victory

4.) The Dark Knight Returns

5.) Knightfall

6.) The Court of Owls

7.) No Man's Land

8.) R.I.P.

9.) The Killing Joke

10.) Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth

11.) The Cult

12.) Dark Patterns

13.) Gothic

14.) The Black Mirror

15.) Strange Apparitions

16.) Batman & Robin: Year One

17.) Ego

18.) Under the Red Hood

19.) Prey

20.) Shaman

21.) Birth of the Demon

22.) Venom

23.) The Joker's Five-Way Revenge

24.) A Lonely Place of Dying

25.) Night Cries

26.) Mad Love

27.) Batman: Zero Year

28.) Tales of the Demon

29.) A Death in the Family

30.) War on Crime

31.) The Last Arkham

32.) The Man Who Laughs

33.) Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader

34.) The Monster Men

35.) Dark Knight, Dark City

36.) There is No Hope in Crime Alley

37.) Batman Reborn

38.) Night of the Stalker

39.) Going Sane

40.) Heart of Hush

41.) The Mud Pack

42.) Blades

43.) Batman & Robin Must Die

44.) Haunted Knight

45.) Abomination

46.) The Eye of the Beholder

47.) Gotham Nocturne

48.) Leviathan

49.) Death of the Family

50.) Hush

51.) Son of the Demon

52.) Mortal Clay

53.) Bruce Wayne - Murderer Turned Fugitive

54.) Long Shadows

55.) Batman: Vampire

56.) Batman: Year 100

57.) Kings of Fear

58.) Gates of Gotham

59.) Blind Justice

60.) Gotham by Gaslight

61.) Ten Nights of the Beast

62.) Hothouse

63.) The Man Who Falls

64.) Tower of Babel

65.) Death & the Maidens

66.) The Case of the Chemical Syndicate

67.) City of Crime

68.) The Island of Mister Mayhew

69.) Four of a Kind

70.) Pain and Prejudice

71.) Born to Kill

72.) To Kill a Legend

73.) Slayride

74.) Endgame

75.) Batgirl/Robin: Year One

76.) A Bullet for Bullock

77.) The Nobody

78.) Requiem for a Killer

Born to Kill by Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick Gleason has come in at #71! As Batman and Robin (Damian Wayne) try to adjust to their new partnership, a figure emerges from Bruce Wayne's past: His name is NoBody, and he's not happy that Batman Incorporated is shining a light on his own shadowy war against evil...

Now which Batman story will make 72nd place? Comment and vote down below!

1.) Batman: Year One

2.) The Long Halloween

3.) Dark Victory

4.) The Dark Knight Returns

5.) Knightfall

6.) The Court of Owls

7.) No Man's Land

8.) R.I.P.

9.) The Killing Joke

10.) Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth

11.) The Cult

12.) Dark Patterns

13.) Gothic

14.) The Black Mirror

15.) Strange Apparitions

16.) Batman & Robin: Year One

17.) Ego

18.) Under the Red Hood

19.) Prey

20.) Shaman

21.) Birth of the Demon

22.) Venom

23.) The Joker's Five-Way Revenge

24.) A Lonely Place of Dying

25.) Night Cries

26.) Mad Love

27.) Batman: Zero Year

28.) Tales of the Demon

29.) A Death in the Family

30.) War on Crime

31.) The Last Arkham

32.) The Man Who Laughs

33.) Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader

34.) The Monster Men

35.) Dark Knight, Dark City

36.) There is No Hope in Crime Alley

37.) Batman Reborn

38.) Night of the Stalker

39.) Going Sane

40.) Heart of Hush

41.) The Mud Pack

42.) Blades

43.) Batman & Robin Must Die

44.) Haunted Knight

45.) Abomination

46.) The Eye of the Beholder

47.) Gotham Nocturne

48.) Leviathan

49.) Death of the Family

50.) Hush

51.) Son of the Demon

52.) Mortal Clay

53.) Bruce Wayne - Murderer Turned Fugitive

54.) Long Shadows

55.) Batman: Vampire

56.) Batman: Year 100

57.) Kings of Fear

58.) Gates of Gotham

59.) Blind Justice

60.) Gotham by Gaslight

61.) Ten Nights of the Beast

62.) Hothouse

63.) The Man Who Falls

64.) Tower of Babel

65.) Death & the Maidens

66.) The Case of the Chemical Syndicate

67.) City of Crime

68.) The Island of Mister Mayhew

69.) Four of a Kind

70.) Pain and Prejudice

71.) Born to Kill

Ten Nights of the Beast by Jim Starlin and Jim Aparo has come in at #61! A new Soviet assassin known only as the KG-Beast has come to Gotham City and begins eliminating a list of political figures one by one. Batman and Robin are on the case, but the Beast proves to be far more formidable than anyone could have guessed.

Now which Batman story will make 62nd place? Comment and vote down below!

1.) Batman: Year One

2.) The Long Halloween

3.) Dark Victory

4.) The Dark Knight Returns

5.) Knightfall

6.) The Court of Owls

7.) No Man's Land

8.) R.I.P.

9.) The Killing Joke

10.) Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth

11.) The Cult

12.) Dark Patterns

13.) Gothic

14.) The Black Mirror

15.) Strange Apparitions

16.) Batman & Robin: Year One

17.) Ego

18.) Under the Red Hood

19.) Prey

20.) Shaman

21.) Birth of the Demon

22.) Venom

23.) The Joker's Five-Way Revenge

24.) A Lonely Place of Dying

25.) Night Cries

26.) Mad Love

27.) Batman: Zero Year

28.) Tales of the Demon

29.) A Death in the Family

30.) War on Crime

31.) The Last Arkham

32.) The Man Who Laughs

33.) Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader

34.) The Monster Men

35.) Dark Knight, Dark City

36.) There is No Hope in Crime Alley

37.) Batman Reborn

38.) Night of the Stalker

39.) Going Sane

40.) Heart of Hush

41.) The Mud Pack

42.) Blades

43.) Batman & Robin Must Die

44.) Haunted Knight

45.) Abomination

46.) The Eye of the Beholder

47.) Gotham Nocturne

48.) Leviathan

49.) Death of the Family

50.) Hush

51.) Son of the Demon

52.) Mortal Clay

53.) Bruce Wayne - Murderer Turned Fugitive

54.) Long Shadows

55.) Batman: Vampire

56.) Batman: Year 100

57.) Kings of Fear

58.) Gates of Gotham

59.) Blind Justice

60.) Gotham by Gaslight

61.) Ten Nights of the Beast

Gates of Gotham by Scott Snyder, Kyle Higgins and Trevor McCarthy has come in at #58! At the turn of the century, three prominent families shaped the construction of modern-day Gotham City. Now, a madman with three-hundred pounds of explosives and a century-old grudge is threatening to bring it all crashing down. Beginning with the simultaneous destruction of some of Gotham's oldest bridges, the mysterious villain is targeting the holdings and legacies of Gotham's most notable families--including the Waynes. 

Now which Batman story will make 59th place? Comment and vote down below!

1.) Batman: Year One

2.) The Long Halloween

3.) Dark Victory

4.) The Dark Knight Returns

5.) Knightfall

6.) The Court of Owls

7.) No Man's Land

8.) R.I.P.

9.) The Killing Joke

10.) Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth

11.) The Cult

12.) Dark Patterns

13.) Gothic

14.) The Black Mirror

15.) Strange Apparitions

16.) Batman & Robin: Year One

17.) Ego

18.) Under the Red Hood

19.) Prey

20.) Shaman

21.) Birth of the Demon

22.) Venom

23.) The Joker's Five-Way Revenge

24.) A Lonely Place of Dying

25.) Night Cries

26.) Mad Love

27.) Batman: Zero Year

28.) Tales of the Demon

29.) A Death in the Family

30.) War on Crime

31.) The Last Arkham

32.) The Man Who Laughs

33.) Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader

34.) The Monster Men

35.) Dark Knight, Dark City

36.) There is No Hope in Crime Alley

37.) Batman Reborn

38.) Night of the Stalker

39.) Going Sane

40.) Heart of Hush

41.) The Mud Pack

42.) Blades

43.) Batman & Robin Must Die

44.) Haunted Knight

45.) Abomination

46.) The Eye of the Beholder

47.) Gotham Nocturne

48.) Leviathan

49.) Death of the Family

50.) Hush

51.) Son of the Demon

52.) Mortal Clay

53.) Bruce Wayne - Murderer Turned Fugitive

54.) Long Shadows

55.) Batman: Vampire

56.) Batman: Year 100

57.) Kings of Fear

58.) Gates of Gotham

Bane is the embodiment of the saying "monsters aren't born, they're made". He is ruthless, brutal and cruel, but you completely understand why and how he ended up that way while reading this. The recent animated movie only reinforced this notion for me.

Kings of Fear by Scott Peterson and Kelley Jones has come in at #57! The Scarecrow has once again escaped from Arkham Asylum and has taken a hostage. His demands are simple but unexpected: the Batman must allow the Master of Fear to psychoanalyze him and answer any personal questions he asks, or the hostage will die. The Caped Crusader soon finds himself in the toughest therapy session of his life, as Crane forces him to confront some harsh possibilities about himself. 

Now which Batman story will make it to 58th place? Comment and vote down below!

1.) Batman: Year One

2.) The Long Halloween

3.) Dark Victory

4.) The Dark Knight Returns

5.) Knightfall

6.) The Court of Owls

7.) No Man's Land

8.) R.I.P.

9.) The Killing Joke

10.) Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth

11.) The Cult

12.) Dark Patterns

13.) Gothic

14.) The Black Mirror

15.) Strange Apparitions

16.) Batman & Robin: Year One

17.) Ego

18.) Under the Red Hood

19.) Prey

20.) Shaman

21.) Birth of the Demon

22.) Venom

23.) The Joker's Five-Way Revenge

24.) A Lonely Place of Dying

25.) Night Cries

26.) Mad Love

27.) Batman: Zero Year

28.) Tales of the Demon

29.) A Death in the Family

30.) War on Crime

31.) The Last Arkham

32.) The Man Who Laughs

33.) Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader

34.) The Monster Men

35.) Dark Knight, Dark City

36.) There is No Hope in Crime Alley

37.) Batman Reborn

38.) Night of the Stalker

39.) Going Sane

40.) Heart of Hush

41.) The Mud Pack

42.) Blades

43.) Batman & Robin Must Die

44.) Haunted Knight

45.) Abomination

46.) The Eye of the Beholder

47.) Gotham Nocturne

48.) Leviathan

49.) Death of the Family

50.) Hush

51.) Son of the Demon

52.) Mortal Clay

53.) Bruce Wayne - Murderer Turned Fugitive

54.) Long Shadows

55.) Batman: Vampire

56.) Batman: Year 100

57.) Kings of Fear

Batman: Year 100 by Paul Pope has come in at #56! In Gotham City, 2039, a federal agent is murdered and a contingent of Washington's top agents is hot on the suspect's trail. The Batman, a forgotten icon from the past, is wanted for the murder. Amid the chaos Gotham City Police Detective Gordon, grandson of the former commissioner, discovers that the man they are chasing shouldn't exist at all.

Now which Batman story will make 57th place? Comment and vote down below!

1.) Batman: Year One

2.) The Long Halloween

3.) Dark Victory

4.) The Dark Knight Returns

5.) Knightfall

6.) The Court of Owls

7.) No Man's Land

8.) R.I.P.

9.) The Killing Joke

10.) Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth

11.) The Cult

12.) Dark Patterns

13.) Gothic

14.) The Black Mirror

15.) Strange Apparitions

16.) Batman & Robin: Year One

17.) Ego

18.) Under the Red Hood

19.) Prey

20.) Shaman

21.) Birth of the Demon

22.) Venom

23.) The Joker's Five-Way Revenge

24.) A Lonely Place of Dying

25.) Night Cries

26.) Mad Love

27.) Batman: Zero Year

28.) Tales of the Demon

29.) A Death in the Family

30.) War on Crime

31.) The Last Arkham

32.) The Man Who Laughs

33.) Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader

34.) The Monster Men

35.) Dark Knight, Dark City

36.) There is No Hope in Crime Alley

37.) Batman Reborn

38.) Night of the Stalker

39.) Going Sane

40.) Heart of Hush

41.) The Mud Pack

42.) Blades

43.) Batman & Robin Must Die

44.) Haunted Knight

45.) Abomination

46.) The Eye of the Beholder

47.) Gotham Nocturne

48.) Leviathan

49.) Death of the Family

50.) Hush

51.) Son of the Demon

52.) Mortal Clay

53.) Bruce Wayne - Murderer Turned Fugitive

54.) Long Shadows

55.) Batman: Vampire

56.) Batman: Year 100

Now we're diving into the best stories of Batman's most underrated rogue, Professor Hugo Strange! Here is the link to my blog:

Top 10 Hugo Strange Stories!

If you're interested in checking out my top ten lists for Batman's other villains, please click here:

Joshua's Jottings

Since there are still a lot of Batman stories that people want to see added to this list and because people keep commenting and voting, I've decided to extend this list to 70! If people are still interested and active by the time we reach 70, I might even extend it to 100 as some have requested! Thank you so much to everyone for participating for so long in this series; I never expected this to go on for as long as it has!

Hush by Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee has come in at #50! This story sees Batman being stalked by a new enemy known only as "Hush" who has discovered the vigilante's secret identity! In order to break the Dark Knight once and for all, Hush has enlisted aid from some of Batman's deadliest enemies!

Now which Batman story will come in 51st place? Comment and vote down below!

1.) Batman: Year One

2.) The Long Halloween

3.) Dark Victory

4.) The Dark Knight Returns

5.) Knightfall

6.) The Court of Owls

7.) No Man's Land

8.) R.I.P.

9.) The Killing Joke

10.) Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth

11.) The Cult

12.) Dark Patterns

13.) Gothic

14.) The Black Mirror

15.) Strange Apparitions

16.) Batman & Robin: Year One

17.) Ego

18.) Under the Red Hood

19.) Prey

20.) Shaman

21.) Birth of the Demon

22.) Venom

23.) The Joker's Five-Way Revenge

24.) A Lonely Place of Dying

25.) Night Cries

26.) Mad Love

27.) Batman: Zero Year

28.) Tales of the Demon

29.) A Death in the Family

30.) War on Crime

31.) The Last Arkham

32.) The Man Who Laughs

33.) Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader

34.) The Monster Men

35.) Dark Knight, Dark City

36.) There is No Hope in Crime Alley

37.) Batman Reborn

38.) Night of the Stalker

39.) Going Sane

40.) Heart of Hush

41.) The Mud Pack

42.) Blades

43.) Batman & Robin Must Die

44.) Haunted Knight

45.) Abomination

46.) The Eye of the Beholder

47.) Gotham Nocturne

48.) Leviathan

49.) Death of the Family

50.) Hush

Batman & Robin Must Die by Grant Morrison and Frank Quietly has come in at #43!

I don't like this story enough to write a description of it, especially after having to make this entire list all over again due to technical errors, so my apologies.

Which Batman story will come in 44th place? Comment and vote down below!

1.) Batman: Year One

2.) The Long Halloween

3.) Dark Victory

4.) The Dark Knight Returns

5.) Knightfall

6.) The Court of Owls

7.) No Man's Land

8.) R.I.P.

9.) The Killing Joke

10.) Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth

11.) The Cult

12.) Dark Patterns

13.) Gothic

14.) The Black Mirror

15.) Strange Apparitions

16.) Batman & Robin: Year One

17.) Ego

18.) Under the Red Hood

19.) Prey

20.) Shaman

21.) Birth of the Demon

22.) Venom

23.) The Joker's Five-Way Revenge

24.) A Lonely Place of Dying

25.) Night Cries

26.) Mad Love

27.) Batman: Zero Year

28.) Tales of the Demon

29.) A Death in the Family

30.) War on Crime

31.) The Last Arkham

32.) The Man Who Laughs

33.) Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader

34.) The Monster Men

35.) Dark Knight, Dark City

36.) There is No Hope in Crime Alley

37.) Batman Reborn

38.) Night of the Stalker

39.) Going Sane

40.) Heart of Hush

41.) The Mud Pack

42.) Blades

43.) Batman & Robin Must Die

Now we take a look at the very best stories of arguably Batman's most sadistic foe, Victor Zsasz!

Top 10 Victor Zsasz Stories!

If you would like to see my lists for other Batman villains, please feel free to check out the rest of my blog here:

Joshua's Jottings

Heart of Hush by Paul Dini and Dustin Nguyen has come in at #40! After being abducted by the villain Hush, Selina Kyle has her heart surgically removed and her body is hooked up to a stasis machine that will only keep her alive for a short while longer. Enraged and desperate, Batman heads out to find Hush and Selina's heart, but Bruce Wayne's former friend has a big surprise in store for him...

Now which Batman story will come in 41st place? Comment and vote down below!

1.) Batman: Year One

2.) The Long Halloween

3.) Dark Victory

4.) The Dark Knight Returns

5.) Knightfall

6.) The Court of Owls

7.) No Man's Land

8.) R.I.P.

9.) The Killing Joke

10.) Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth

11.) The Cult

12.) Dark Patterns

13.) Gothic

14.) The Black Mirror

15.) Strange Apparitions

16.) Batman & Robin: Year One

17.) Ego

18.) Under the Red Hood

19.) Prey

20.) Shaman

21.) Birth of the Demon

22.) Venom

23.) The Joker's Five-Way Revenge

24.) A Lonely Place of Dying

25.) Night Cries

26.) Mad Love

27.) Batman: Zero Year

28.) Tales of the Demon

29.) A Death in the Family

30.) War on Crime

31.) The Last Arkham

32.) The Man Who Laughs

33.) Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader

34.) The Monster Men

35.) Dark Knight, Dark City

36.) There is No Hope in Crime Alley

37.) Batman Reborn

38.) Night of the Stalker

39.) Going Sane

40.) Heart of Hush

Batman Reborn by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely has come in at #37! After Bruce Wayne's apparent death, Richard Grayson dons the mantle of the Batman to keep Gotham City safe. Paired with Damian Wayne as Robin, the two face their first challenge in the form of the psychotic Professor Pyg and the return of the lethal vigilante, Red Hood... who has gotten himself his own sidekick/partner!

1.) Batman: Year One

2.) The Long Halloween

3.) Dark Victory

4.) The Dark Knight Returns

5.) Knightfall

6.) The Court of Owls

7.) No Man's Land

8.) R.I.P.

9.) The Killing Joke

10.) Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth

11.) The Cult

12.) Dark Patterns

13.) Gothic

14.) The Black Mirror

15.) Strange Apparitions

16.) Batman & Robin: Year One

17.) Ego

18.) Under the Red Hood

19.) Prey

20.) Shaman

21.) Birth of the Demon

22.) Venom

23.) The Joker's Five-Way Revenge

24.) A Lonely Place of Dying

25.) Night Cries

26.) Mad Love

27.) Batman: Zero Year

28.) Tales of the Demon

29.) A Death in the Family

30.) War on Crime

31.) The Last Arkham

32.) The Man Who Laughs

33.) Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader

34.) The Monster Men

35.) Dark Knight, Dark City

36.) There is No Hope in Crime Alley

37.) Batman Reborn

Now which Batman story will make 38th place? Comment and vote down below!

I remember reading this book in the fourth grade for a project, expecting absolutely nothing from it. I just wanted to get it over with like most school assignments so I could get back to doing what I wanted to do. Much to my shock, Edward Tulane ended up touching my heart, becoming one of the best experiences I've ever had reading a book. Never before had a novel affected me emotionally and psychologically.

The story is about a sentient toy rabbit named Edward Tulane who is taken in by a little girl named Abeline. Abeline loves Edward immensely, but Edward is selfish, entitled and takes her, as well as everything around him, for granted. One day, while on a cruise vacation, Edward ends up falling overboard and is separated from Abeline. From there, the story becomes an emotional journey for Edward as he is found, taken in, then lost again by numerous people. Slowly but surely, Edward learns what it means to love, experiencing all of the joy and sorrow that comes with it.

Twenty years later, I remembered this book and decided to read it again. I'm amazed at how well this story holds up, with some of the themes and sequences actually becoming even sadder and more hard-hitting as an adult. It's a very mature story with deep themes that I didn't fully understand as a child but do now. Edward Tulane is a story about the importance of love and how it keeps people going, but unlike a lot of other kids' books, love is not always a happy feeling. Love can sometimes be very painful and difficult, especially when loss becomes inevitable. Despite this unavoidable pain, love is always worth it as it is what makes life worth living. One cannot know true happiness or sorrow without love and it's important to keep your heart open to others, no matter how difficult it might become.

And without spoiling anything, the ending to Edward Tulane's journey is absolutely perfect. The climax made all of the pain and sadness Edward and the readers felt along the way worth it and is a huge light at the end of a surprisingly dark tunnel. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane is a book that every parent should read with their children at some point.