My top 7 Batman comics

Continuing my favourite comics of comic book heroes lists, here I'm turning to DC and counting down my top 7 Batman comics. Like the other ones, these aren't what everyone considers the best, these are just my personal favourites. And the reason it's 7 is because that's how many I've read so far. So, here we go.
7. Batman: Hush:

Starting us off is the Batman story that introduced us to one of Batman's most personal enemies, Hush. One of Bruce's oldest friends, when he finds out that Bruce is Batman, he's determined to kill him. Through the story we get to meet other Batman characters and other DC characters like Poison Ivy, Joker, Two-Face and Superman. Batman also teams up with Catwoman they become romantically evolved with each other.
6. Batman: Knightfall:

Bane is not only one of Batman's strongest enemies, but also one of the smartest. In this story he gets an idea on how to beat him. He causes Batman to deal with every single one of his enemies in a single evening and when he returns, Bane is there. While Batman tries to fight him, he's too exhausted and beat down. Bane quickly gets the upper hand and beats Batman to almost near death. He then grabs him and breaks his back. Easily one of the most famous Batman panels ever.

5. Batman: A Death In The Family:

While the death of his parents is what caused Bruce to become Batman, it's the death of Jason Todd, the second Robin, that haunts Batman's career. In this story, Joker is at his most evil as he beats up Robin with a crowbar in a warehouse and leaves him there and then blows the place up as Batman arrives too late to save him. But while dead, Jason comes back to life as the Red Hood. And while he forgives Batman for not saving him, he can't forgive him for letting Joker live. Being a controversial character, Jason's death was actually voted by fans and this is one of the most haunting Batman stories ever.
4. Batman: Arkham Asylum: A Serious House On Serious Earth:

The inspiration for the 2009 video game, Batman: Arkham Asylum. In this story we see Batman venture into the heart of Arkham to stop a riot caused by the Joker. We get some very interesting background for the Batman villains. As well as some backstory on the asylum itself and it's founder, Amadeus Arkham, which shows the asylum's super dark secrets.
3. Batman: The Killing Joke:

The Joker is Batman's greatest nemesis. And the Killing Joke is the best Joker story. Here we see the Joker attempt to prove to Batman that any average person can go insane like him. He shoots and paralyses Barbra Gordon and kidnaps Commissioner Jim Gordon to make him go nuts. While this is happening, we also get a definitive look into the Joker's past about how he became the way he did. Apparently he was a regular guy who had a wife and offered two guys some help to steal stuff in return for money to help his wife. But after his wife died, he still went along with it and got knocked into the vat of chemicals that turned him into the way he is. We also see Batman trying to turn Joker good. And there's the ending with that iconic joke. Coming out in 1988, writer Alan Moore brings us one of the most disturbing Batman stories ever told. And this year DC adapted this graphic novel into an animated feature and while it may have been very divisive, like all the DC.E.U movies, at least there were some good things in it. But, and I'm not copying BHL Hudson here because I thought of this too. While I feel like Mark Hamill was definitely fantastic as Joker like always, I feel like he said that last iconic joke really weird and poorly. This is the final joke in the graphic novel. Read this "See, there were these two guys in a lunatic asylum... and one night, one night they decided they didn't like living in an asylum any more. They decided to escape. So, like, they get up to the roof, and there, just across this narrow gap, they see rooftops of the town, stretching away in the moonlight... stretching to freedom. Now the first guy, he jumps right across no problem. But his friend, his friend daredn't make the leap. Y'see... y'see he's afraid of falling. So then the first guy has an idea... he says "Hey. I have this flashlight with me. I'll shine it across the buildings and you can walk along the beam and join me." B-but the second guy just shakes his head. He says... he says "Wh-what do you think I am? CRAZY? You'd just turn it off when I'm half way across."" Now watch to how it's delivered in the movie.

I don't know but to me and BHL, Joker messes up the punchline. Did you guys get that? Cause I did. But even still the graphic novel is a great Batman story and one you should check out.
2. Batman: Year One:

One of the best moves DC ever made was to have Frank Miller come in to do work on retelling the origin of Batman. Removing everything he has including his gadgets and villains and instead, in this story we see Bruce's early attempt to fight crime and be a vigilantly. Coincidently, Batman arrives the same time Jim Gordon arrives in Gotham and the two of them form a partnership that has had them trusting each other on missions ever since.
And my number 1 favourite Batman comic is... Batman: The Dark Knight Returns:

Again, was there any doubt? Of course the most popular Batman comic and story ever is at my number 1. In the Dark Knight Returns, Bruce Wayne is in his late 50's and is retired from Batman. But ever since then, crime in Gotham has gotten out of hand and there are criminals called Mutants all over the place. You get to see a whole bunch of classic Batman villains. But the best part is definitely Batman vs Superman. One of the biggest inspirations for this year's Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice. Especially the Mech Suit part. This fight answered  the question everyone has been asking for years. In a fight between Batman and Superman, who's win? And everyone those are my top 7 Batman comics. Thank you for reading and please comment below to tell me your favourites.