Batman: Earth One (Paperback)

from RoeschLeisure

Trying to restart the Batman storyline just as Christopher Nolan is ending his Dark Knight film trilogy is a tough task. Geoff Johns, to his credit, does an able job. A rethinking of Alfred's role is very creative and the backstory for Bullock is even better. Much is missing, however, from the Ba...

from burnit99

A re-telling of the Batman's beginning, with quite a few twists on the familiar story, and quite an energetic and capable Alfred. Very interesting as a one-shot, but this may be the basis for a re-set of the Batman legend, and I really hope that's not the case. There are aspects of this telling t...

from rodhilton

I enjoyed Batman: Earth One just as much as Superman: Earth One. The Earth One series retells classic superhero stories in a more realistic, modern-day version of Earth. As with Superman, I think a great job was done making the ideas of the staple character work within a modern context.Lots of ch...

from Skybalon

You'd think I'd get tired of the "origin" stories. Especially one that has been re-told in so many ways as Batman. This one was really good though, art and story both wonderful. At this point there's no point in calling any particular Batman story as the definitive one, but this one would certain...

from vonze

Never read or bought a Batman comic before, but I thought it would make a good gift. To make sure, I sat down and started reading it and couldn't put it down. It's as good as any Batman movie you've seen.