Books Like Batman: Year One

Loved Batman: Year One by Frank Miller? If its graphic novel & manga, superheroes and male lead hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Watchmen, King of Ashes and The Boys Omnibus Vol. 2. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside Batman: Year One: Graphic Novel & Manga · Superheroes · Male Lead · Crime · Series

Watchmen
Alan Moore

Superheroes · Graphic Novel & Manga · Noir · Crime · Anti-Hero

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King of Ashes
S.A. Cosby

Organized Crime · Noir · Anti-Hero · Crime · Male Lead

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The Boys Omnibus Vol. 2
Garth Ennis

Superheroes · Graphic Novel & Manga · Intense · Anti-Hero · Big City

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E-Pack El cártel septiembre 2023
Don Winslow

Corrupt Police · Crime · Anti-Hero · Male Lead · Dark

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The Coffin Maker’s Garden
Stuart MacBride

Corrupt Police · Crime · Anti-Hero · Male Lead · Violent

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The Girl Who Played with Fire
Stieg Larsson

Corrupt Police · Crime · Intense · Anti-Hero · Dark

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MPD Psycho, Vol. 1
Eiji Otsuka, Sho-u Tajima

Graphic Novel & Manga · Crime · Intense · Male Lead · Dark

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Neuromancer
William Gibson

Noir · Big City · Anti-Hero · Male Lead · Crime

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The Lies of Locke Lamora
Scott Lynch

Crime · Big City · Anti-Hero · Male Lead · Violent

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The Enemy
Lee Child

Crime · Corrupt Police · Male Lead · Anti-Hero · Violent

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Civil War: A Marvel Comics Event
Mark Millar

Superheroes · Graphic Novel & Manga · Intense · Big City · Violent

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Dream Town
David Baldacci

Noir · Crime · Corrupt Police · Male Lead · Atmospheric

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Blood & Roses Volume 1
Callie Hart

Organized Crime · Anti-Hero · Intense · Big City · Violent

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Vicious
V.E. Schwab, Victoria Schwab

Superheroes · Male Lead · Crime · Dark · Violent

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The Maltese Falcon
Dashiell Hammett

Noir · Crime · Big City · Anti-Hero · Male Lead

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The Water Knife
Paolo Bacigalupi

Noir · Anti-Hero · Crime · Intense · Violent

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Carl's Doomsday Scenario
Matt Dinniman

Big City · Male Lead · Anti-Hero · Violent · Series

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The Perfect Run III
Maxime J. Durand

Superheroes · Anti-Hero · Male Lead · Violent · Series

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The Alienist
Caleb Carr

Corrupt Police · Big City · Crime · Dark · Violent

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Kiss the Girls
James Patterson

Crime · Intense · Male Lead · Dark · Violent

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