User blog comment:Dryankee17/New to DC comics/@comment-3361105-20140508222959/@comment-1639863-20140508231024

The normal "Batman" series on the shelves right now might be hard for a newbie to really appreciate. The current storyline, which has been going on for, like, a year, is called "Zero Year". It's all about Bruce Wayne's first year as Batman.

I could be completely mixed up about this but I think it would be difficult for a Marvel fan to transition to DC with a prequel about Batman. Everyone has their ideas of Batman from just watching him on TV or at the movies or even just hearing friends talk about him. In Zero Year, he hasn't quite become that awe-inspiring, amazing character yet. His suit is made out of anything he can get his hands on, he makes dumb mistakes, and he isn't as skilled as he will be a few years later in the present. I feel like it's a good read for Batman fans to get a new spin on his first year, but, for a Marvel fan, it would just uproot the initial conceptions you could have about him.

The "Batman" series is amazing, don't get me wrong. It's my regular book. However, I would suggest you start with one of the past storylines like "The Court of Owls" (which is about a secret society of aristocrats who rule Gotham from the shadows) or "Death of the Family" (which is about the Joker and his attempt to eradicate all of Batman's close allies).