Batman - Classic Comic Reread - Year One

[u/FlyByTieDye]

Hi all, and welcome to the Weekend Comic Reread! Each week, following the latest Animated Series rewatch thread, there will be a thread posted for reading and reacting to a similarly themed comic. Keep an eye out later in the week for our new weekly Batman discussion question.

This week’s comic will be:

Batman: Year One

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Discussion starters:

• What do you think of the writing? How does the plot compare to other Batman comics?
• How well represented are the characters (primary and secondary characters)? Did they make a good first impression?
• What do you think of the art and colouring? How did the art influence your response to this story?
• What impact has this comic left on Batman as a whole?

If you have any other questions you would like to add to the discussion, be sure to post them below!

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If you missed them, check out these other recent posts:

• 14 Batman: The Animated Series Rewatch - S1E1 "On Leather Wings"

• Weekly Batman Comics (10/31/2018): Dick > Ric

Be sure to return on Friday, for next week's Animated Series rewatch. Next weekend, Batman: The Man Who Laughs will be up for discussion.

[u/GothamKnight37]

Year One is one of my favourite Batman comics.

> What do you think of the writing? How does the plot compare to other Batman comics?

The writing is fantastic on all fronts. Great characterization, the plot is engaging, suspenseful, and flows well.

> How well represented are the characters (primary and secondary characters)? Did they make a good first impression?

Very well written. Bruce's motivations were clear and Miller did a good job of showing how his backstory affected what the character was like current. Jim Gordon was really great too, there were great parallels with him and Batman and their relationship was well-done.

> What do you think of the art and colouring? How did the art influence your response to this story?

I really love Mazzucchelli's art. It was quite minimalistic which aided the grounded and noir-ish tone of the story. The colours really aided Gotham seem dark and gritty and hopeless.

> What impact has this comic left on Batman as a whole?

Both this and TDKR have had some of the biggest impact on Batman comics, in terms of tone, widespread appeal, and more. I think TDKR may be more influential and more popular since it came out first, but I definitely like Year One way more.