answer:When I was a kid in the 80’s I collected comic books. I remember how big a hit The Dark Knight was in ‘86—‘87…it essentially reintroduced Batman to the current generation of readers, and spawned all of these Batman movies that have come out since 1989. I would consider it a must read. Generally speaking I was into the more underground side of things, so I was never a big fan of Marvel or DC stuff. For non-comic book people, Marvel and DC are the two largest comic book publishers. Superman, Batman, Green Lantern are DC creations, while X-men, The Avengers, Spiderman and The Fantastic Four are all Marvel titles.