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fishfish's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Violence and Gun violence
Minor: Death and Animal cruelty
briochebun's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
“To bring an innocent child to life, in a city without hope...”
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I’ve been wanting to get into comics for a little while now (specifically ones involving the batfam) and “Batman: Year One” was recommended to me as a beginning point — so it’s admittedly the first comic that I’ve ever read (which makes it a bit difficult to rate & review it). With that being said I will keep this review relatively simple & just say that it was nice getting some background information on the characters featured in this volume! :)
Graphic: Police brutality, Violence, and Gun violence
Moderate: Infidelity, Grief, Death, and Murder
Minor: Blood, Alcohol, and Adult/minor relationship
soumil_da_vinci's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Minor: Gore, Police brutality, Blood, Violence, Gun violence, Murder, and Death
august_18's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Infidelity, Police brutality, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Kidnapping, Car accident, Classism, Grief, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Death, and Pregnancy
Minor: Sexual harassment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pedophilia
pizzaisjesus98's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Murder, Violence, Pregnancy, Stalking, and Gun violence
Moderate: Car accident, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Animal cruelty, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical content, and Mental illness
Minor: Pedophilia, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Drug use, and Rape
proza's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Blood, Car accident, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Sexism, and Violence
Moderate: Drug use and Cursing
Minor: Cultural appropriation and Death
peso's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Drug use, Death of parent, Genocide, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Car accident, and Violence
Minor: Alcohol and Blood
etonmess's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Police brutality, Violence, and Death of parent
Moderate: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Infidelity, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Death, and Pregnancy
Minor: Child abuse
supeskenobi's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
What makes this retelling of Batman's origins unique is that not only is it told from Bruce's perspective, but from that of Detective James Gordon; newly of the GCPD. Gordon, who like Batman, rebels against the fetid and corrupt nature of Gotham society and of its police force; stands in the way of his fellow colleagues and his superiors. Despite cheating on his pregnant wife (a move which I am no fan of), Gordon remains good of heart, never once succumbing to the temptations of corruption or the pressures of his colleagues/superiors.
To say that Batman: Year One is an influential story in the grand and rich history of comic books; would be an understatement to say the least. Inspiring the hit 2005 movie 'Batman Begins' from Christopher Nolan, to an animated adaptation in 2011 with Bryan Cranston as Detective Gordon and Ben McKenzie as Bruce Wayne/Batman, to more recently 2022's 'The Batman' by Matt Reeves (especially with the usage of Bruce's internal monologue), Batman: Year One is a brilliant (albeit rather too short) telling of the origins of one of the greatest fictional characters of all time. It will be adapted, drawn inspiration from and celebrated for many years to come.
Graphic: Gun violence, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Police brutality, Kidnapping, and Pedophilia
marthadude's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Pregnancy, Drug use, Grief, Violence, Car accident, Death, Blood, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Police brutality
Moderate: Infidelity, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicidal thoughts