Batman: Haunted Knight Continuity Breakdown

Batman: Haunted Knight, by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale, is a series of independent comics that connect thematically. Each follows Batman on the night of Halloween, as he takes on one of Gotham City’s criminals. Each encounter examines an aspect of Batman’s personality and calls into question what he is doing.

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

What Comics Does Batman: Haunted Knight Collect?

Batman: Haunted Knight collects Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Special, Batman: Madness – A Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Special, and Batman: Ghosts – A Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Special. These three issues are the only issues in this series, making this a complete collection of these stories.

What to Read Before Batman: Haunted Knight?

Batman: Haunted Knight is an independent collection of stories. Because of this, fans can easily read this volume without having read anything else first. However, it does help to be somewhat familiar with Batman’s general history before starting this book.

What to Read After Batman: Haunted Knight?

Batman: Haunted Knight is independent and doesn’t directly start any specific stories. Because of this, there is nothing that should be read directly after reading this volume.

However, Haunted Knight is notable for being the collaboration between Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale that inspired them to work on other Batman books in the future. Specifically, it inspired them to create Batman: The Long Halloween (Continuity), their most famous and critically acclaimed work. The Long Halloween also connects thematically to the stories in this volume, making it a good follow-up read for anyone who enjoyed this book.

References in Batman: The Long Halloween

• There are a few vague references to Batman: Year One within this book. This includes Batman’s updated origin story and the existence of James Gordon Jr. However, these references are very general and not very direct.