I wanna read up on when he was killed by darkseid and how he came back.

Is there a certain trade paperback i should be looking for? or is it still in single issue format?

Final Crisis culminated with the Darkseid and Batman encounter. I honestly can't help you with what happened after that as it really wasn't for me.

-Final Crisis
-Batman: the Return of Bruce Wayne
-Time Masters: Vanishing Point

The last one involves the grouping of Rip Hunter, Booster Gold, Superman, and Green Lantern going through time to look for Batman.

Double post

Time Masters was related only in terms of marketing.

If you want the big picture, read these: (In this order)

Batman and Son
Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul
The Black Glove
R.I.P.
Batman and Robin vol 1 Batman Reborn
Batman and Robin vol 2 Batman vs. Robin
The Return of Bruce Wayne 1-5
Batman and Robin vol 3
Return of Bruce Wayne 6 (happens at the same time as B&R vol 3)
Batman, Inc. vol 1

was Time Masters any good at all? can someone give me a spoilerful summary of good moments?