You’re invited to the biggest comic book wedding of the year – the marriage of Batman and Catwoman. The pair have been on and off for decades, but are finally tying the knot in July’s massive Batman #50. But it appears that it won’t be your average wedding, with Gotham’s villains looking to gatecrash.
DC Comics is treating the wedding as a big event, with various tie-ins featuring the Bat-family as well as a brand-new Catwoman series spinning out of it. If you’re looking to read everything leading up to the wedding then the Batman & Catwoman Wedding Reading Order Checklist is here to help. It features a reading list of everything involved, background reading, release dates, and more.
Enjoy!
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Background Reading
If you’re looking to explore Batman and Catwoman’s relationship before attending the wedding, here are the issues you’ll want to read.
Batman #14-15
Written by Tom King. Art by Mitch Gerards.
Batman #24 (Proposal)
Written by Tom King. Art by David Finch.
Batman #33-35
Written by Tom King. Art by Joëlle Jones.
Batman Annual #2
Written by Tom King. Art by Lee Weeks.
Batman #36-40
Written by Tom King. Art by Clay Mann.
Batman #44
Written by Tom King. Art by Joëlle Jones and Mikel Janin.
Batwedding Reading Order
DC Nation #0
Written by Tom King. Art by Clay Mann.
Available from May 2nd.
Batman: Prelude to the Wedding – Robin Vs Ra’s Al Ghul
Written by Tim Seeley. Art by Brad Walker and Drew Hennessy.
Available from May 30th.
Batman: Prelude to the Wedding – Harley Quinn Vs The Joker
Written by Tim Seeley. Art by Sami Basri.
Available from June 27th.
Batman #48
Written by Tom King. Art by Mikel Janin.
Available from June 6th.
Batman: Prelude to the Wedding – Nightwing Vs Hush
Written by Tim Seeley. Art by Travis Moore.
Available from June 6th.
Batman: Prelude to the Wedding – Batgirl Vs The Riddler
Written by Tim Seeley. Art by Minkyu Jung.
Available from June 13th.
Batman: Prelude to the Wedding – Red Hood Vs Anarky
Written by Tim Seeley. Art by Javier Fernandez.
Available from June 20th.
Batman #49
Written by Tom King. Art by Mikel Janin.
Available from June 20th.
Batman #50
Written by Tom King. Art by Joëlle Jones, David Finch, Mikel Janin, Lee Bermejo, Frank Miller, José Luis García-López, Ty Templeton, Becky Cloonan, Andy Kubert, Neal Adams, Rafael Albuquerque, Mitch Gerads.
Available from July 4th.
Catwoman #1
Written by Joëlle Jones. Art by Joëlle Jones and Laura Allred.
Available from July 4th.
Have Your Say!
Will you be reading this Batman storyline? What do you think of Batman and Catwoman getting hitched? Let me know in the comments below or via Facebook or Twitter.
Can I read the wedding (vol 7 in the graphic novels) in isolation or do I need to read volumes 1-6 first?
Can I find the pdf anywhere? Sorry for my bad English…
Despite the release order, I have to say that 48 should be placed after Harley Quinn vs Joker. The entire issue happens after that tie-in. The tie-in fits more as a prequel, with no back and forth tricks.
My congratulations to both of them, I didn’t think that they would tie the knot, after all, he’s a hero, and she’s a thief
I look forward to wedding of dcs second power couple of batman and catwoman.
Me too!
I’m glad The War of Jokes and Riddles got me started reading Batman, because it looks like I got into it just in time for a huge comics moment. I’m really enjoying this Batman/Catwoman stuff right now. The double date they had with Superman and Lois was hilariously awesome, and The Gift right now is crazy and I can’t wait to see how it turns out.