Can someone help a noob?

Growing up, I always enjoyed “superhero movies” and whatnot. Especially ones like the Batman movies. Despite this, I never got into comics. A recently released Batman video game has reignited that fandom for me, and for the first time I’ve found myself seeking out the comics/graphic novels.

A friend of mine has given me a few of DC’s “compact comics” which I understand are made with accessibility/portability in mind. Outside of that, I have no idea what I’m doing and the sheer number of comics and all of their different versions can become quite confusing.

Could someone possibly help me to better understand what I should be looking for? Or point me in the direction of a tool of some sort that will help me sort through all of these options.

While I’m here, I might as well ask: What comics would you recommend I start with?