Title: Batman: Year One
Series: Batman
Author: Frank Miller, David Mazzucchelli
(Illustrator), Richmond Lewis (Colorist)
Publisher: DC Comics (January 10, 2007)
Format: eBook Graphic Novel
Source: Purchased from Amazon
Genre: Superhero Fantasy
Description: 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. But now as he
returns to Gotham City, he must find a way to focus his passion and bring
justice to his city. Retracing Batman's first attempts to fight injustice as a
costumed vigilante, we watch as he chooses a guise of a giant bat, creates an
early bond with a young Lieutenant James Gordon, inadvertently plays a role in
the birth of Catwoman, and helps to bring down a corrupt political system that
infests Gotham.
Review: Batman: Year One by Frank Miller intrigues and excites in
this thrilling graphic novel.
A young Bruce
Wayne sees the decay of Gotham City as his personal challenge. He must discover
how to keep his identity secret while cleaning up the streets of Gotham. While
Batman strikes fear in criminals, Lieutenant James Gordon juggles his ethics
and the police corruption and a new villainess is born: Catwoman.
As a
long-time Batman fan, Batman: Year One
is the perfect entrance into reading graphic novels. David Mazzucchelli’s
illustrations are an added dimension to the storyline. Each picture makes the
characters come to life. Miller’s dialogue gives just enough information that
the reader can follow the story. It’s reminiscent of a cross between the old
Batman show with Adam West and the newer Batman movies directed by Christopher
Nolan. It’s gritty, dark, sometimes funny and sarcastic. It’s everything a
Batman lover would want to read and a good introduction to Batman for those who
haven’t followed Gotham’s Dark Knight.
Frank Miller’s
Batman: Year One is a must-read for
Batman fans. Also, if you’ve never picked up a graphic novel before, like me,
then it’s a great one to read.
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