"Questions Multiply the Mystery"
"Zero Year"
"The Riddleless Robberies of the Riddler"
"A New Dawn"
"Dark Knight, Dark City"
Paul Dinis Detective Comics run
"Badd Girls/Lethal Pursuits/Riddled"
"Riddler on the Move"
You can buy or rent "Batman: Arkham - The Riddler". It compiles all his classic stories from the early ages and a few modern ones as well. You can't go wrong with this one.
Also, I'd highly recommend the Batman One Bad Day series book of the Riddler. It's a one-off self-contained story with a slightly different Riddler that you're used to.
Zero Year from the Snyder/Capullo run. Riddler: One Bad Day is another one. I didn't think it was all that great, but "War of Jokes and Riddles" from Tom King's run.
The Batman arc "Their Dark Design" (issues 85-94), which itself is kind of the prelude to the Joker War, involved the Riddler quite a bit. He's not the focus of the arc, but I still really liked it.
There's also the Detective Comics arc "Riddle me this" (issues 1059-1061) with him as the main antagonist, but I thought it lacking somehow, way too short.
The Paul Dini run of Batman has the Riddler as an excellent supporting character. There’s also a fun B&W Batman story by Judd Winnick and Whilce Portacio. The best Riddler story I know of even though it’s not a comic is the Batman:TAS episode “If You’re So Smart, Why Aren’t You Rich?”
The thing about the riddler that writers find so tough is that you kinda only write him in two ways.
Either Batman is so dumb that he can't understand a childrens nursery rhyme. Like, I enjoyed The Batman 2022, but cmon.... "Geez I wonder who the rat with wings is. Is it the police? The catburglar? Or the mafioso who is literally named Falcon. HMMMM"
Or you make the Riddles so impossible the audience feels cheated cuz batman was only able to solve it thanks to super computers and such.
So writing him is really tough, which is why he was not in many eps of TAS.
I like the recent turn that he is a canonical C-lister in gotham. Like, he is not respected by the other rogues at all.
For this reason I recommend Year Zero and Dark Knigh: Dark City.
Year zero is great, and I feel the riddler is a good villian because he is the first one. or rather, he shows up before anyone more relvant has popped up. Making him a scary "What's to come" tyoe of character.
Whereas Dark City is an entertaining comic about how Riddler gives into the Occult, so desprate to finally get some progress.
"Questions Multiply the Mystery" "Zero Year" "The Riddleless Robberies of the Riddler" "A New Dawn" "Dark Knight, Dark City" Paul Dinis Detective Comics run "Badd Girls/Lethal Pursuits/Riddled" "Riddler on the Move"
Zero year
You can buy or rent "Batman: Arkham - The Riddler". It compiles all his classic stories from the early ages and a few modern ones as well. You can't go wrong with this one. Also, I'd highly recommend the Batman One Bad Day series book of the Riddler. It's a one-off self-contained story with a slightly different Riddler that you're used to.
the batman annual from 1995
Zero Year from the Snyder/Capullo run. Riddler: One Bad Day is another one. I didn't think it was all that great, but "War of Jokes and Riddles" from Tom King's run.
One Bad Day - The Riddler is among the most evil I’ve ever seen him.
Its not about the Riddler but I really think you would enjoy hush.
I was hoping someone had this comment. While barely in it, such an important character. Brilliant.
https://youtu.be/Pvv_r1MB8lc?si=yhgWQm2XM4wdN-yp
Honestly unfathomably based
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Zero Year, Dark Knight, Dark City, Earth One volume 2, Riddler Year One.
I'm really genuinely light his one bad day one-shot And I thought the war of jokes and riddles had some really cool stuff in it
The Batman arc "Their Dark Design" (issues 85-94), which itself is kind of the prelude to the Joker War, involved the Riddler quite a bit. He's not the focus of the arc, but I still really liked it. There's also the Detective Comics arc "Riddle me this" (issues 1059-1061) with him as the main antagonist, but I thought it lacking somehow, way too short.
War of Jokes and Riddles
Batman black and white issue 5 it’s a incredible and unique story idea and I definitely recommend 10/10
MY READING RECOMMENDATIONS: <> "Batman: Riddler" (August 1995) / Subtitle: "Riddler and the Riddle Factory" / Total Issues: 1 / Written by: Matt Wagner / Illustrated by: Dave Taylor / Inked by: Matt Wagner / Colored by: Linda Medley. <> "Batman: Featuring Two-Face and the Riddler" (August 1995) / Total Volumes: 1 / Format: Collected Edition; Trade Paperback. <> "Detective Comics" (January -- March 1997) #705 -- 707 / Total Issues: 3 / Subtitles: (1) "Badd Girls"; (2) "Lethal Pursuits"; & (3) "Riddled" / Written by: Chuck Dixon / Illustrated by: Graham Nolan / Inked by: David Roach / Colored by: Gloria Vasquez & Android Images. <> "Detective Comics" (October 2006) #822 / Subtitle: "E. Nygma, Consulting Detective" / Total Issues: 1 / Written by: Paul Dini / Illustrated by: Don Kramer / Inked by: Wayne Faucher / Colored by: John Kalisz. <> "Batman: Hush -- Vol. 1" (May 2003) / Format: Collected Edition; Trade Paperback / Written by: Jeph Loeb / Illustrated by: Jim Lee / Inked by: Scott Williams / Colored by: Alex Sinclair. <> "Batman: Hush -- Vol. 2" (December 2003) / Format: Collected Edition; Trade Paperback / Written by: Jeph Loeb / Illustrated by: Jim Lee / Inked by: Scott Williams / Colored by: Alex Sinclair. = = = For more information... go to the DC Database (DC.Fandom.com).
E. Nigma, Consulting Detective and Hush.
Riddler year one was pretty good. It's a bit darker, but it characterizes him fairly well.
Batman Forever
The Paul Dini run of Batman has the Riddler as an excellent supporting character. There’s also a fun B&W Batman story by Judd Winnick and Whilce Portacio. The best Riddler story I know of even though it’s not a comic is the Batman:TAS episode “If You’re So Smart, Why Aren’t You Rich?”
Detective Comics, 1995 Annual.
Hush
The thing about the riddler that writers find so tough is that you kinda only write him in two ways. Either Batman is so dumb that he can't understand a childrens nursery rhyme. Like, I enjoyed The Batman 2022, but cmon.... "Geez I wonder who the rat with wings is. Is it the police? The catburglar? Or the mafioso who is literally named Falcon. HMMMM" Or you make the Riddles so impossible the audience feels cheated cuz batman was only able to solve it thanks to super computers and such. So writing him is really tough, which is why he was not in many eps of TAS. I like the recent turn that he is a canonical C-lister in gotham. Like, he is not respected by the other rogues at all. For this reason I recommend Year Zero and Dark Knigh: Dark City. Year zero is great, and I feel the riddler is a good villian because he is the first one. or rather, he shows up before anyone more relvant has popped up. Making him a scary "What's to come" tyoe of character. Whereas Dark City is an entertaining comic about how Riddler gives into the Occult, so desprate to finally get some progress.
The Riddler's Gambit
Batman 23.2 from the month of villains storyline is my favorite riddler story ever And is in contention of being my favorite single issue of all time.