Newer and breifer version of elder post
Have new link of recomended titles
If you don’t know much about DC
Watch Secret Origins Siory of DC Comics. it covers DC Comics up to the the big three British Authors Neil Gaiman, Alan Moore and Grant Morrison
It only takes an hour and a half and gives you a solid background in the History of DC Comics
If you have favorite characters go to
in Comic Books
Browse
Get To Know
Sort Alphabetically
There are start Reading Guides
for
Batman
Dick Grayson
Supergirl
Superman
The Flash
The Teen Titans
Wonder Woman
Storylines in Browse can also be sorted
alphabetically
that makes it easier to find great Batman storylines among other characters.
The Encyclopedia may give you important titles and issues for the character you are interested in.
You can join.a Book.Club
A good link for Batman is
In general
Crisis events comics are the worst to start with
Too many unfamilar characters with little character development
My two lists of best DC stories, 13 historic and 52 comprehensive are found at
This is my
Batman for new readers
Just try to read first arc in a title
Then go to next title
Either by the timeline
Or by characters you are interested in
Emphsis was for coverage of most major characters and teams, while giving enough on these characters so could understand their basics.
The idea was that there are probably more than great ten Superman Origin Titles, so just pick one.
Coverage of Titles
Aquaman 2
Batman 3
Blue Beetle Jamie 1
‘Dark’ Solo characters 4
‘Dark’ Teams 3
Earth 2 2
Flash JLA Earth 2 Beginnings 1
Gail Simone 2
Hawkman 3
Jessica Cruz 2
Justce League 3
Justice Society 3
Legion of Super Heroes 1
Solo Female Super Heroes 5
Suicide Squad 1
Superman 2
Titans/ Young Justice 4
Vertigo Sandman Death 1
Wonder Woman 2
Warren Ellls 2
Other Titles
Legends by John Bryne
DC New Frontier
DC Universe Rebirth
Flintstones
Doomsday Clock
My Super Hero Genre History lists significant DC Titles and issues
It is by year
Look.at the start of each post for starting year to
Find issue or titles that might interest you
After Crisis on Infinite Earth is year 1986