DC Comics Reading Orders - Comic Book Treasury (2024)

Welcome to our DC Comic Reading Orders Guide, a page dedicated to helping you navigate into the DC Universe, primarily by exploring the history of your favorite characters, but also with crossover events and other specific DC periods. We’re specialized in reading orders by trade paperbacks, but you’ll also find issue-by-issue orders for events.

New guides are published on a regular basis, so come to check out Comic Book Treasury often!

Don’t know where to start? Check out our 25 Best DC Comic Books to Read to discover some of the best stories DC has to offer!

DC Comics History Notes

Exploring the behind-the-scenes and the history in the pages of DC Comics.

8 interesting facts about Lois Lane, the world-famous investigative journalist
Superman’s Deaths: Exploring the Multiple Deaths of the Man of Steel in the Comics
For more information about the backstories of your favorite characters, see our growing dedicated page on the subject.

DC Comics Timeline, Events & Eras

DC Comics Crossover Events & Crisis

The DC Comics Events and Crossovers List
From Crisis to Crisis: A DC Comics Reading Order

DC Comics era:

DC Comics Timeline: A Guide to each DC eras, from the Golden Age to Dawn of DC
- DC New 52 Reading Order
- DC Rebirth Reading Order: A Guide to the Best Comics of the Era
- DC Infinite Frontier Reading Order

You can also take a look at the Marvel Reading Orders.

DC Characters

Explore the DC Universe with reading guides covering a specific character (or a specific period in a character’s history).

The Bat-Family

Meet the Batman Family: An Introduction to the Members of the Gotham Knights
A Beginner’s Reading Guide to the Batfamily

Bruce Wayne/Batman

The Superman Family

Superman Reading Order, The Modern Age (Post-Crisis)
Superman/Action Comics New 52 Reading Order (with also Superman/Wonder Woman and Batman/Superman)
Superman/Action Comics Rebirth Reading Order (by Peter Tomasi, Patrick Gleason & Dan Jurgens)
Superman/Action Comics by Brian Michael Bendis Reading Order
Superman Infinite Frontier Reading Order
Supergirl Reading Order (Kara Zor-El, Matrix, Cir-El)
Jon Kent Reading Order (Superboy, Superman)
Conner Kent Reading Order (Kon-El, Superboy)
Power Girl (Coming Soon)

Green Lanterns

The Complete Green Lantern Reading Order
The following articles focus on a special era/run:
- Green Lantern by Geoff Johns
- Green Lantern New 52
- Green Lantern Rebirth
  - Also, focus on The Green Lantern by Grant Morrison

The Magical Side of DC

Deadman Reading Order
Doctor Fate Reading Order
Hellblazer: John Constantine Reading Order, from the Swamp Thing to the Justice League Dark
Swamp Thing Reading Order
Shazam Reading Order (aka DC Comics’ Captain Marvel)
Zatanna Reading Order, the magician of the DC Universe

Other Characters

Animal Man Reading Order
Aquaman Reading Order, the King of Atlantis
- Also, The Best Aquaman Comics to Read
Black Canary (Dinah Laurel Lance) Reading Order
Black Lightning Reading Order
Blue Beetle Reading Order (Ted Kord and Jaime Reyes)
Booster Gold Reading Order
Deathstroke Reading Order (Slade Wilson)
Emiko Queen Reading Order (Red Arrow)
The Flash Reading Order (Jay Garrick, Barry Allen, Wally West, Bart Allen)
- Wally West Reading Order
Green Arrow Reading Order, DC Comics’ Archer
Hawkman Reading Order
Mister Miracle Reading Order
Nubia Reading Order
Poison Ivy Reading Order
The Question Reading Order
Sandman (Wesley Dodds) Reading list, a pulp hero in the DC Universe
The Spectre Reading Order
Stargirl Reading Order (Courtney Whitmore)
Starman Reading Order, the celebrated James Robinson run
Wonder Woman Reading Order
- Focus on Wonder Woman by Greg Rucka

Group & Teams

Birds of Prey Reading Order
Doom Patrol Reading Order
Justice League Reading Order, DC Comics’ Greatest Team of Superheroes
- Justice League International Reading Order, by Keith Giffen and J. M. DeMatteis
- Grant Morrison’s JLA Reading Order
- Justice League (New 52) Reading Order, the Geoff John’s era
- Justice League Rebirth Reading Order (with Justice League of America, Justice League Odyssey and Justice League Dark)
Justice League Dark Reading Order
JSA Reading Order, The Justice Society of America!
Legion of Super-Heroes Reading Order, the team from the future
Metal Men Reading Order, DC’s robotic superhero team
Secret Six Reading Order
Suicide Squad Reading Order
Super Sons Reading Order, Damian Wayne and Jon Kent team-up
Teen Titans/Titans, the complete reading order
- focus on Teen Titans Reading Order, The Rebirth Era
Young Justice Reading Order

Alternate Realities, Elseworlds, and more!

Batman: Arkham Games and Comics in Order
Batman: White Knight Reading Order (Murphyverse)
Bombshells Reading Guide
The Dark Knight Universe, Frank Miller’s Batman Series Reading Order
DC Comics Black Label, The Reading List
DC Graphic Novels for Young Adults
DC Icons Series: The Complete list of the DC Young Adult novels
DCeased Reading Order: A DC zombie apocalypse by Tom Taylor
DC Vs. Vampires Reading Order, a DC Vampire Apocalypse by James Tynion IV and Matthew Rosenberg
Earth 2 New 52 Reading Order, home of the Eight Wonders of the World
Injustice Reading Order, an alternate universe where Superman is bad (Earth-22)
Scooby-Doo! Comics, Your Guide to All the Adventures of the Gang published by DC
Watchmen Reading Order

Vertigo Imprint & Other Imprints

The Best Vertigo Comics Series: 15 must-read comics books
American Vampire Reading Order
Books of Magic Reading Order, The Adventures of Tim Hunter
Fables Reading Order, Bill Willingham’s Vertigo Classic series
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Reading Order (Alan Moore & Kevin O’Neill)
The Sandman Reading Order, Neil Gaiman’s comic universe
- Dead Boy Detectives Reading Order, From the Sandman Universe
- The Sandman’s Death Reading Order
Sweet Tooth Comics, a Reading Guide for the Jeff Lemire series
Tom Strong, Alan Moore’s Golden Age Superhero
Y The Last Man Reading Order