Batman year one book

David mazzucchelli lieutenant james gordon takes up a new post in the crimeridden and corrupt city of gotham, while billionaire bruce wayne returns to the scene of his parents deaths, intent on punishing the criminal. It is a particular favorite of batman writer scott snyder who has homaged it a couple times in his run on the character. It is notable in that the editor for the best american comics wanted to include it for the 2008 edition, a rarity for a mainstream super hero comic, but dc comics declined the offer. Year one worked as a fine piece of urban crime fictionit was just a bonus that the arc also brought new depth to iconic characters that had been around for nearly 50 years. Vulture you know that saying, if you read just one book, this is the one to read. Year one offers two distinct versions of the legendary story. Longtime butler of the wayne family and bruces legal guardian after the.

In the premiere episode, host ryan lower welcomes guest peter verra to break down the classic comic book story batman. Its not only one of the best batman stories, but also my favorite origin story of any superhero. The main characters of this sequential art, graphic novels story are joe. Year one is an american comic book story arc published by dc comics which recounts the superhero batman s first year as a crimefighter. A young bruce wayne has spent his adolescence and early adulthood, traveling the world so he could hone his body and mind into the perfect fighting and investigative machine.

Other than that in the comics the man who laughs takes place right after year one and is about the first time batman fought joker. Year one is entirely faithful to frank millers original comic book story to the point that differences are almost negligible. This is one of many postcrisis reboots, year one is a batman storyline written by frank miller with illustrations by dave mazzucchelli. Year one is a look at bruce waynes first year of being batman. Year one is a fourissue story arc, by frank miller and david mazzucchelli, of the regular batman title issues 404 through 407, published in 1987 by dc comics. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Batman serves notice to the corrupt leaders of gotham city. This is pricey but batman year one deserves the absolute treatment. The comic follows batman early in his crimefighting career as he strikes up a wary partnership with. Year one, was a fourissue arc running through the batman ongoing title. The first edition of the novel was published in 1987, and was written by frank miller.

Whether you grew up reading batman comics, watched the campy television show, or eagerly await each new movie, this is the book for you. In this panel, it is clear that jim gordon has many things on his mind, including his relationship with his wife, his duty as a police officer, and the mysterious character of batman. Batman year one collects batman issues 404407 into one remastered collection, complete with bonus features of extra artwork, preludes, afterwords, etc. There are some familiar faces in the book jim gordan as a lieutenant, selina kyle cat woman, falcone the mobster. This is one of many postcrisis reboots, year one is a batman storyline written by frank miller with. A new deluxe trade paperback edition of one of the most important and critically acclaimed batman adventures ever, written by frank miller, author of the dark knight returns. The storyline follows the first year batman begins to operate in gotham. It was published in 1987 through the batman series, as a new origin story for the character. But the main problem is that, at only 64 minutes, its too short. The main characters of this sequential art, graphic novels story are joe chill, james gordon. Year one is a directtovideo animated film adapted from the graphic novel written by frank miller and illustrated by david mazzucchelli with richmond lewis. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 144 pages and is available in paperback format. I did a bit about frank millers first choice to draw batman.

Year one stories are united in name and content only. Basically frank miller wrote year one and dark knight returns which are both amazing. This offers two distinct versions of the legendary batman story book one. He learns the ins and outs, what works and what doesnt, and how to be more discrete. It was published in 1987 through the batman series, as a new origin. Bruce wayne, who witnessed the murder of his billionaire parents as a child, swore to avenge their deaths. Batman quotes by frank miller meet your next favorite book. They have no official venue, or format holding them together. Batman year 100 is a comic book miniseries by paul pope that came out in 2006. Join frankie, dennis, and johnny as they discuss the seminal comic book by writer frank miller and artist david mazzucchelli. In that issue, writer frank miller and artists david mazzucchelli and richmond lewis kicked off their historic storyline, year one. Please do not spoil content of next issues report spoiler. But the 2nd halfpart 2 of the dark knight returns film does have joker in it and it is awesome. Unlike his previous batman tale, the dark knight returns, frank millers year one is composed of unambiguous dialogue, internal thoughts, and narration.

In addition to telling the entire dramatic story of batmans first year fighting crime, this collection includes reproductions of original. Take this journey with this tough underdog with this volume 53 from our legend of batman graphic novel collection. In 1986, frank miller and david mazzucchelli produced this groundbreaking reinterpretation of the origin of batmanwho he is, and how he came to be. In the mid80s, batman required changes following the success of bleaker and grittier storytelling in batman.

Gordons story feels fully fleshedout, but batmans story is surprisingly truncated. Together with a wealth of behindthescenes material from its creatorsincluding the complete scripts and pencil breakdowns for all four issuesabsolute batman. This was a dark vision of a complex and troubled soul driven to fight crime to avenge his parents senseless. Year one book brings bruce wayne back to gotham, the city.

Year one is a batman storyline written by frank miller with illustrations by dave mazzucchelli. David mazzucchelli he will become the greatest crimefighter the world has ever known. It was written by frank miller, illustrated by david mazzucchelli, colored by richmond lewis, and lettered by todd klein. Book one features the acclaimed singlevolume graphic novel edition with every page newly rescanned and remastered by. We kick off our third season of graphic novel explorers club with batman. Year one batman 19402011 and over 8 million other books are available for amazon kindle. The foremost reason for this opinion is because of the way frank miller weaved the story together. A 25yearold bruce wayne returns to gotham after 12 years abroad, while lieutenant james gordon joins the gotham police force. Club one of the most influential batman stories ever told. He has trained and planned and waited for eighteen years. Not every origin story is a year one, but every year one is an origin. Year one book takes the dark knight in a new direction. Year one is only truly surpassed by millers dark knight returns, and even still, this is a saga in the dark knights life true fans should never be able to resist. Batman year one by frank miller, 9781401207526, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.