Batman: Year One Deluxe Edition (Batman (1940-2011))

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Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli produced this groundbreaking reinterpretation of the origin of Batman who he is and how he came to be. Mazzucchelli personally supplies the artworks for scanning with Chip Kidd serving as the designer of the book. I didn't feel that fleshing out an unknown part of Batman's history justified wiping out 50 years of [adventures]. Batman interrupts a dinner party held at the mansion of Gotham's mayor and announces that everyone in the party will be brought to justice for their crimes.

In May 2023, IDW Publishing announced that Year One will be getting the Artist's Edition ( ISBN 9798887240039) treatment, the publishing date will be in July 2024.The film's end scene, with Gordon revealing the Joker's arrival in Gotham, mirrors the end of Year One. Frank Miller is one of the seminal creative talents who sparked the current gigantic sub-industry of motion pictures featuring comic book- initiated product.

DC's post- Crisis on Infinite Earths revamp was a major success, raising sales 22% in the first year, and DC beat Marvel in direct market sales for the first time in August and September 1987. Near fine/very good condition, slight over all wear to book and dustjacket, small scratches to front of dustjacket, top edge of dustjacket spine faded. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Joel Schumacher's Batman Forever, although set during another timespan, adopts some elements directly from the graphic novel. By styling Bruce Wayne after Gregory Peck, he anchors the story in the golden age of cinema, where men were good or bad with no shades of grey and the hero could be depended on to save the day.The story's depiction of Gotham and darker, realistic, mature and more grittier tone and direction, compared to other contemporary Batman comics at the time, has also been acclaimed. In 1986, Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli produced this groundbreaking reinterpretation of the origin of Batman--who he is and how he came to be.

Film critic Michael Dodd argued that with each major motion picture focused on the Dark Knight's origins, the odes and references to the Year One comic increased. He left the core elements, such as the murder of Bruce's parents, intact, but reduced them to brief flashbacks. Known chiefly for his collaborations - with Frank Miller on seminal Batman and Daredevil stories, and with Paul Karasik on an adaptation of Paul Auster's novel, City of Glass - he began publishing his own stories in 1991 in his anthology magazine, Rubber Blanket. Having been sent a copy of the book by DC, Mazzucchelli was unhappy with the quality and opined that "Anybody who's already paid for [the book] should send it back to DC and demand a refund.Batman Begins and its sequel The Dark Knight are set during the same timespan and adopt several elements directly from the graphic novel. Year One was followed by Batman: Year Two, but the 1994 Zero Hour: Crisis in Time crossover erased Year Two from continuity. Unfortunately, the villains get evidence that Gordon has had an affair – and they seek to use this against him. Batman uses a signal device to attract a swarm of bats from the Batcave as his only route to escape. Mazzucchelli's art was noted as a standout by many, praising the minimalistic, noir-influenced and realistic art-work.