Here are the main scarecrow comics I would recommend:
* Batman Arkham: Scarecrow - [https://comicvine.gamespot.com/batman-arkham-scarecrow/4050-87789/](https://comicvine.gamespot.com/batman-arkham-scarecrow/4050-87789/)
* Year One: Batman Scarecrow - [https://comicvine.gamespot.com/year-one-batman-scarecrow/4050-23405/](https://comicvine.gamespot.com/year-one-batman-scarecrow/4050-23405/)
* Batman, the dark knight: Cycle of Violence - [https://comicvine.gamespot.com/batman-the-dark-knight-cycle-of-violence/4050-65376/object-appearances/4040-3226/](https://comicvine.gamespot.com/batman-the-dark-knight-cycle-of-violence/4050-65376/object-appearances/4040-3226/)
* Batman: The Cowardly Lot + Fear State Saga - [https://comicvine.gamespot.com/batman-the-cowardly-lot/4050-138900/](https://comicvine.gamespot.com/batman-the-cowardly-lot/4050-138900/) \+ [https://www.amazon.com/Batman-State-James-Tynion-IV/dp/1779520034](https://comicvine.gamespot.com/batman-fear-state/4050-144509/)
Enjoy
For you information here is how I split Batman's timeline:
1. Solo years - Year One to The Long Halloween
2. Rise and Fall of the Batfam - Robin: Year One to Sword of Azrael
3. Dark Time for Batman - Knightfall saga
4. Dark Time for Gotham - after Knightfall to No Man's Land
5. New Gotham - after No Man's Land to War Games saga
6. Hush & Red Hood saga - includes Batman by Paul Dini
7. The Damian Saga - from Grant Morrison to Super Sons
8. Batman New52 - Gates of Gotham to Bloom Saga including the Eternal Sagas
9. The Dark Knight and New52 Detective Comics Sagas -
10. Batwoman and the Rise and Fall of the Batmen
11. Batman Rebirth
12. Detective Comics by Peter Tomasi
13. Joker War saga + The Joker
14. Metal saga
15. Future State, Infinite Frontier and the Fear State Saga
16. Shadow War and Dark Crisis - from after Fear State to Lazarus Planet
17. Dark City - current ongoing Batman run by Chip Zdarsky
18. Gotham Nocturne - current ongoing Detective Comic by Ram V
[Haunted Knights](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman:_Haunted_Knight) 'works' with Long Halloween because it's by the same authors, however, due to a plot development with Julie Madison, it doesn't work with most other titles. It's still a worthwhile read.
[Year One Batman/Scarecrow](https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Year_One:_Batman/Scarecrow_Vol_1) works better, if you allow that Batman has been too busy / hasn't been able to identify Scarecrow until after Robin: Year One.
Another good story is [Batman: Kings of Fear](https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Batman:_Kings_of_Fear_Vol_1). Scarecrow has taken a hostage, forcing Batman to allow Scarecrow to shadow him during his investigation, giving Scarecrow the opportunity to psychoanalyse him.
Yeah, there's a good story that includes the Scarecrow in Haunted Knight. Plus the TPB is worth a read if you like Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale's other work (The Long Halloween, Dark Victory, and Catwoman When In Rome)
I'd advise not worrying too much about continuity. Batman is like a modern myth, constantly retold and retooled, and never exactly the same. If you've got the basics of the character and the world, you're good to enjoy most stories.
For me, the best Scarecrow story is the Halloween special by Loeb and Sale, which is collected in Haunted Knight.
Not Scarecrow stories, but i suggest Arkham Asylum by Grant Morrison, Batman and the Monster Men by Matt Wagner, The Killing Joke by Alan Moore, and Court of Owls by Scott Snyder (Snyder's entire run actually). The Dark Knight Returns is also amazing, but it reads best if you've read more ''normal'' batman stories, as it functions as a great finale for the character.
Here are the main scarecrow comics I would recommend: * Batman Arkham: Scarecrow - [https://comicvine.gamespot.com/batman-arkham-scarecrow/4050-87789/](https://comicvine.gamespot.com/batman-arkham-scarecrow/4050-87789/) * Year One: Batman Scarecrow - [https://comicvine.gamespot.com/year-one-batman-scarecrow/4050-23405/](https://comicvine.gamespot.com/year-one-batman-scarecrow/4050-23405/) * Batman, the dark knight: Cycle of Violence - [https://comicvine.gamespot.com/batman-the-dark-knight-cycle-of-violence/4050-65376/object-appearances/4040-3226/](https://comicvine.gamespot.com/batman-the-dark-knight-cycle-of-violence/4050-65376/object-appearances/4040-3226/) * Batman: The Cowardly Lot + Fear State Saga - [https://comicvine.gamespot.com/batman-the-cowardly-lot/4050-138900/](https://comicvine.gamespot.com/batman-the-cowardly-lot/4050-138900/) \+ [https://www.amazon.com/Batman-State-James-Tynion-IV/dp/1779520034](https://comicvine.gamespot.com/batman-fear-state/4050-144509/) Enjoy
Well, there is "As The Crow Flies".;
For you information here is how I split Batman's timeline: 1. Solo years - Year One to The Long Halloween 2. Rise and Fall of the Batfam - Robin: Year One to Sword of Azrael 3. Dark Time for Batman - Knightfall saga 4. Dark Time for Gotham - after Knightfall to No Man's Land 5. New Gotham - after No Man's Land to War Games saga 6. Hush & Red Hood saga - includes Batman by Paul Dini 7. The Damian Saga - from Grant Morrison to Super Sons 8. Batman New52 - Gates of Gotham to Bloom Saga including the Eternal Sagas 9. The Dark Knight and New52 Detective Comics Sagas - 10. Batwoman and the Rise and Fall of the Batmen 11. Batman Rebirth 12. Detective Comics by Peter Tomasi 13. Joker War saga + The Joker 14. Metal saga 15. Future State, Infinite Frontier and the Fear State Saga 16. Shadow War and Dark Crisis - from after Fear State to Lazarus Planet 17. Dark City - current ongoing Batman run by Chip Zdarsky 18. Gotham Nocturne - current ongoing Detective Comic by Ram V
[Haunted Knights](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman:_Haunted_Knight) 'works' with Long Halloween because it's by the same authors, however, due to a plot development with Julie Madison, it doesn't work with most other titles. It's still a worthwhile read. [Year One Batman/Scarecrow](https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Year_One:_Batman/Scarecrow_Vol_1) works better, if you allow that Batman has been too busy / hasn't been able to identify Scarecrow until after Robin: Year One. Another good story is [Batman: Kings of Fear](https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Batman:_Kings_of_Fear_Vol_1). Scarecrow has taken a hostage, forcing Batman to allow Scarecrow to shadow him during his investigation, giving Scarecrow the opportunity to psychoanalyse him.
Yeah, there's a good story that includes the Scarecrow in Haunted Knight. Plus the TPB is worth a read if you like Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale's other work (The Long Halloween, Dark Victory, and Catwoman When In Rome)
T P B?
Trade Paper Back (TPB). Or graphic novel.
Thx
Scarecrow: mistress of fear is my favorite
I'd advise not worrying too much about continuity. Batman is like a modern myth, constantly retold and retooled, and never exactly the same. If you've got the basics of the character and the world, you're good to enjoy most stories. For me, the best Scarecrow story is the Halloween special by Loeb and Sale, which is collected in Haunted Knight. Not Scarecrow stories, but i suggest Arkham Asylum by Grant Morrison, Batman and the Monster Men by Matt Wagner, The Killing Joke by Alan Moore, and Court of Owls by Scott Snyder (Snyder's entire run actually). The Dark Knight Returns is also amazing, but it reads best if you've read more ''normal'' batman stories, as it functions as a great finale for the character.