Fan of batman movies but I want to start reading the Batman Comics. Need help on starting?

I'm a fan of the Batman movies %26amp; Animation but I can't be a real fan unless I read the comics. So I want start with the Graphic Novels then move on to the actual comic series. So what are the best graphic novels and which one should I start with. Then when it comes to the series. There have been so many changes I won't know which one to start with. So suggestions?Fan of batman movies but I want to start reading the Batman Comics. Need help on starting?
Batman: The Long Halloween
Hush
The Killing Joke
Arkham Asylum: Living Hell
The Dark Knight Returns
Knightfall series (I'm sure you can get it in a graphic novel. When I purchased it, it came in a whole back (part I))
Batman: The Man Who Laughs
JLA: Tower of Babel
Joker (Graphic Novel, you can find it at Barnes and Nobel)
A Death in the Family
I would suggest the following, they are some of the best Batman comics ever written,and they can be read stand alone, since they're graphics novels, so you won't be missing anything from story continuity.



Batman: Year One. A retelling of Batman's origin, sort of like the Batman Begins movie.

Batman: The Long Halloween

Batman: The Man Who Laughs: A retelling of Batman and the Joker's first encounter.

The Dark Knight Returns. Possibly the best super-hero comic book ever written. If you only read one, this has to be it.Fan of batman movies but I want to start reading the Batman Comics. Need help on starting?
To add to above post you should also read The Killing Joke.



Now as for the actual series, I suggest you wait until September to start reading that. DC is doing a massive relaunch releasing 52 new #1s



The new Batman series will be Detective Comics, Batman, Batman and Robin, and Batman The Dark Knight. Batman and Detective are the main books. I suspect Batman will be the best book of the bunch based on the writer.
Some other good trades are Face the Face, A Death in the Family, Batman and Son, or The Black Glove. Dark Victory is the follow up to The Long Halloween, which is great! Arkham Asylum A Serious House on Serious Earth is a fantastic graphic novel by Grant Morrison. Oh and Robin Year One is pretty good!Fan of batman movies but I want to start reading the Batman Comics. Need help on starting?
Batman: The Long Halloween
Batman: Dark Victory
Batman R.I.P.
The Black Glove
Batman: The Man Who Laughs
Knightfall
The Dark Knight Returns
Batman and Robin
Living Hell
The Killing Joke