I would wholeheartedly agree with your list and comments, and would then add . . .
1. Mitchell Reddish, ‘Revelation’ (Smyth & Helwys). I teach an undergrad on Revelation and am trying out this book for the first time. It is quite a good textbook for such a purpose (well-written and engaging; sidebars filled with background, culture, maps, and pithy quotes; application sections for each chapter; and a solid evangelical approach to Revelation). Also, it comes with the entire text (and a few extras) in pdf format with a CDROM included in the book.
2. Craig Koester, ‘Revelation and the End of All Things’ (Eerdmans). A great introduction to Revelation which has some unique approaches to some of the theology. One of the strengths of the book is its sensitivities to the impact of the hermeneutical task and the role of the church.
3. Richard Bauckham, ‘The Theology of the Book of Revelation’ (Cambridge). While technically not a commentary, it is simply brilliant and should be required reading.

Thank you so much for putting together this list. It has been extremely helpful to gain perspective on good commentaries from outside my immediate circle of friends and co-workers.

G.B. Caird and The Revelation of St. John the Divine was really insightful and helpful.

Scot:
I have read several of these commentaries and have put a lot of time in on Revelation. Osborne’s is pretty solid. But it suffers from a problem that most others suffer from as well: not seeing Israel in Revelation.
I have written some articles about the theme of Israel in Revelation and how the promises to Israel are understood to be in the background as Revelation largely expands the OT promises to include the nations (the church). Interpreting Revelation in context means seeing that the kingdom promises to Israel are understood to be in the background. Osborne doesn’t do this well. The commentaries that take Israel’s place in Rev seriously tend to be dispensationalist and that brings its own problems.
The subject of Israel in Revelation is, I think, fascinating and would really open a lot of people’s minds if they considered the issue. I believe the whole turning point occurs in 11:13 when Jerusalem turns to God in crisis. There is a lot more I could say. But to not see the 144,000 as being about Israel and not to see the multitude with palm branches as Gentiles keeping Tabernacles a la Zech 14:16-17 is tragic.
Derek Leman

I actually just purchased Bauckham’s, “The Theology of the Book of Revelation” (Cambridge) this morning. It looks great.

I definitely echo the Bauckham recommendation. I love that book!

I’ve been doing a lot of work out of Revelation this fall for my church and I have several commentaries I’ve worked from. I have been very pleasantly surprised by the number of helpful commentaries available.
The Bauckham book (Theology) is great. I also really have appreciated the Beale commentary, it has tremendous insights and the Old Testament background for it is very helpful. Another commentary that hasn’t been mentioned yet is Craig Koester’s “Revelation and the End of All Things.” It’s very insightful and accessible.

I didn’t see that the first comment mentioned Koester – making my list completely unoriginal. They’re great books though.

For those who might be a little timid in trying to step into the world Revelation study I recommend Discipleship On the Edge by Darrell Johnson out of Regent (Vancouver).
It’s a great walk through a potentially daunting piece of scripture.

REVERSED THUNDER by Eugene Peterson . . . one of the best things I’ve ever read on Revelations (though not a formal commentary)

Probably my favorite is Darrell Johnson’s Discipleship on the Edge

Gearing up right now to do a Sunday School class on the Revelation.
I’m a big fan of Craig Keener’s commentary… and even though I’m not a reformed guy, I thought Riddlebarger’s A Case for Amillenealism was really good. Marva Dawn also has a wonderful book that examines some of the themes in the Revelation from the standpoint of those who suffer.

As a related work, perhaps it would be best for this generation of interpreters to read Barbara Rossing’s ‘The Rapture Exposed’ (Basic Books) when dealing in this area.

William Hendriksen’s “More Than Conquerors” is quite dated, quirky, and opinionated; but if you can manage to overlook those qualities (!), it provides a nice introduction to an amillennial interpretation of Revelation. I also appreciated Rossing’s correction to some of the weird stuff one comes across, and especially liked her comments on “Lamb power.”

Hey Derek,
I think you are right about finding Israel in Revelation.
Maybe you can call your work the New Perspective on Revelation.

Barbara Rossing- Raptured Exposed: The Message of Hope in the book of Revelation
Craig Koester- Revelation and the End of All Things
Both of these are out…stand…ing!
Tim

How about Mitchell Reddish’s commentary? It is quite good and comes with a CD with the text in pdf you can search. It is in the Smith and Helwys series.

Aaaaaaaand . . . one that hit my desk a couple of weeks ago but which I just read today (10/30):
James L. Resseguie, ‘The Revelation of John: A Narrative Commentary’ (Baker, 2009) was quite outstanding in reading through the book. He has good insights and interacts with a good amount of scholarship on Revelation but doesn’t get distracted by the details. (In other words, helps reveal the forest from among the trees.)