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A great origin story that flows from start to end. The art is great (the first page is mesmerizing in its simplicity, but tells the story of Gothom's state. I especially like the riddle sequence. The backup stories are all very good as well.

from kinwolf

*spoiler in the review* Finally a good Snyder story(to all the fanboys out there, shill out) In this one, we see a vulnerable Batman and a fun to read storyline, until the last 5 pages. Lots of rehash scenes we've seen in other "year-one" stories but still nicely done. The ending is pure DC(Marve...

from bensdad00

Following vol. 3, Death of the family, this is a whiplash change of pace. The Art and storyline are radically different and three issues of the comic - 18-20 - are skipped entirely.

from nike13

I think I'm just tired of seeing where Batman came from...

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A great origin story that flows from start to end. The art is great (the first page is mesmerizing in its simplicity, but tells the story of Gothom's state. I especially like the riddle sequence. The backup stories are all very good as well.