Welcome to Reading Orders
This site is set out to help people new to comics, as well as people who are struggling through the more complciated story arcs.
If you are completely new to DC Comics then I'd suggest the Justice League comics, which will introduce favorites such as Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman.
If you looking for particular reading orders, have a look at Green Lantern (which includes Blackest Night and Brightest Day), Flashpoint or the New 52 Crossovers page, which includes reading orders for Batman's Night of the Owls & Death of the Family, Superman's H'el On Earth and Trinity War (which involves all of the main characters from the DC Universe!).
Finally, if you are interested in comics in general, I'd suggest having a look at the Geoff Johns Comicography, the New 52 Comicographies or the brand new Marvel Now! Comicographies.
Latest Reading Orders
DC Comics
Marvel
DC Comics' The New 52
Group Solicits
Superman Waves 1 & 2 Waves 3 to 5 Waves 6+ Full solicit list
Batman Waves 1 & 2 Waves 3 to 5 Waves 6+ Full solicit list
Green Lantern Waves 1 & 2 Waves 3 to 5 Waves 6+ Full solicit list
Justice League Waves 1 & 2 Waves 3 to 5 Waves 6+ Full solicit list
The Dark Waves 1 & 2 Waves 3 to 5 Waves 6+ Full solicit list
The Edge Waves 1 & 2 Waves 3 to 5 Waves 6+ Full solicit list
Young Justice Waves 1 & 2 Waves 3 to 5 Waves 6+ Full solicit list
ALL THE NEW 52 TITLES! All Waves
Marvel's Marvel Now!
Group Solicits
Avengers Marvel Now! All-New Marvel Now! Full solicit list
X-Men Marvel Now! All-New Marvel Now! Full solicit list
Spider-Man Marvel Now! All-New Marvel Now! Full solicit list
Fantastic Four Marvel Now! All-New Marvel Now! Full solicit list
Cosmic Marvel Now! All-New Marvel Now! Full solicit list
ALL THE MARVEL NOW TITLES! All Waves
Green Lantern Reading Order
The Complete Reading Order (from Rebirth): Full formatThe Full List
The Sinestro Corps War and Blackest Night build up: Full format
The Blackest Night: Full formatList format
The Brightest Day: Full formatList format
The War of the Green Lanterns: Full format
The New 52 (incl Third Army & First Lantern): Full format
Lights Out & beyond (post Geoff Johns): NEW Full format
Green Lantern Collections: The Essential List
Grant Morrison's Batman Reading Order
Baman R.I.P. Final Crisis: Full
Batman Post Final Crisis: Full
Batman The New 52: NEW Full
Batman R.I.P. Final Crisis/Post Final Crisis List: List
Grant Morrison's Batman Collections: List
The Complete Geoff Johns Comicography
Flashpoint Reading Order
Flashpoint Collections: List
NEW! The Complete Superman Comicography (A work in progress)
Each reading order and comicography lists individual titles
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Latest DC and Marvel Trades/Collections
(See all 2013 or 2014 collections, all New 52 collections or all Marvel Now! collections)Newly Available:
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Teen Titans: Volume 4: Light and Dark Released on: 22 July 2014
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Birds of Prey: Volume 4: The Cruelest Cut Buy in print Released on: 22 July 2014
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Supergirl: Volume 4: Out of the Past Buy in print Released on: 22 July 2014
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Justice League of America: Volume 1: World's Most Famous Buy in print or for Kindle Buy for Apple iOS Released on: 15 July 2014
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Nightwing: Volume 4: Second City Buy in print Released on: 15 July 2014
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Talon: Volume 2: The Fall of the Owls Buy in print Released on: 15 July 2014
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Available For Pre-order:
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Justice League of America's Vibe: Volume 1: Pre-order on Amazon Released on: 29 July 2014
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Superman: Action Comics: Volume 3: At The End of Days Pre-order on Amazon Released on: 29 July 2014
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Thunderbolts: Volume 4: No Mercy Pre-order on Amazon Released on: 29 July 2014
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Black Widow: Volume 1: The Finely Woven Thread Pre-order on Amazon Released on: 29 July 2014
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Batwing: Volume 4: Welcome to the Family Pre-order on Amazon Released on: 31 July 2014
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Justice League of America: Volume 2: Survivors of Evil Pre-order on Amazon Released on: 31 July 2014
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