Year One was written by Frank Miller and illustrated by David Mazzucchelli and is today regarded as one of the finest works in comic book history – noted for its unusual noir tone, street-level violence and a more realistic take on how multimillionaire orphan Bruce Wayne chose to put on tights and a cowl and became Batman.īoth Miller and Mazzucchelli have gone on to become revered characters in the comics industry, winning multiple awards and inspirin fanboy devotion. It was a tale that had been told many times throughout the character’s 48-year history, sometimes with slight factual tweaks, but always keeping the most salient details intact. The idea was to retell Batman’s origin story, how a young Bruce Wayne chose to become a crimefighter after seeing his parents gunned down on Gotham’s Crime Alley. Running across issues 404-407 it was titled Batman: Year One. In 1987, DC Comics, the publishers of Batman, released a four-issue story arc.
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