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tamzinlittle's review against another edition
Not sure how to rate comics yet, but this was a good time!
brett's review against another edition
4.0
My first batman graphic novel. I do enjoy the darker grittier side of this.
publius's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
skybalon's review against another edition
5.0
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 certainly be in the running.
anastasiaadamov's review against another edition
4.0
A bit different but a good begining!
[ai:Geoff Johns|10305|Geoff Johns|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1403679910p2/10305.jpg] knows how to make a good story!
[ai:Geoff Johns|10305|Geoff Johns|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1403679910p2/10305.jpg] knows how to make a good story!
spiffysarahruby's review against another edition
5.0
I really dig this alternate telling of Batman! :)
bbboeken's review against another edition
3.0
Mja. Wat ik het minst interessant vind aan Batman, is wanneer de personage al te karikaturaal worden voorgesteld, zoals The Penguin e.d. Helaas duikt deze laatste hier opnieuw op.
Eén van de beste Batmanverhalen blijft overigens Arkham Asylum.
Eén van de beste Batmanverhalen blijft overigens Arkham Asylum.
jexjthomas's review against another edition
4.0
Not the total rewrite of Batman's history I was expecting, but I liked that the changes made were original and unforeseen. It's not as gritty or dark as [b:Batman: Year One|59980|Batman Year One|Frank Miller|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1327940389s/59980.jpg|2501570], which is by this point probably the definitive Batman origin story, but it also feels a little more human, a little more relatable. In Miller's famous work, Bruce Wayne often comes off as totally single-minded, a sort of more cunning Travis Bickle; here his quest to find his parents' killer seems more natural, almost like something any of us would do. In both works, Bruce Wayne is fallible, but Earth One finds him a little more down to earth, a little more likable.
Probably the biggest changes here would be
In all, the book is a lot of fun, and a fresh look at an origin story that has been done to death in every medium. Batman: Earth One may not strictly need to exist, and it isn't likely to become anyone's definitive version of Batman (since the Earth One line doesn't run in perpetuity like Marvel's Ultimate imprint), but I highly recommend that any Batman fan pick this up, if only for a breathtakingly fresh look at a character with nearly a century of history and continuity, often tangled and contradictory. Here Batman is presented clutter-free, free of history, free of baggage, free of ties to the rest of the DC Universe that place him in a context that makes him only an outsider among heroes, rather than an outsider among men.
Probably the biggest changes here would be
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Thomas seen running for political office before being gunned down, against a less Penguin-y Oswald Cobblepot (who is still Gotham's Mayor by the time Bruce dons the cowl), Martha Wayne is an Arkham (an interesting development indeed, with interesting consequences), and, possibly my favorite change: Alfred Pennyworth is now a fairly bad ass ex-military guy who served with Thomas Wayne in Afghanistan (interesting parallel to Sherlock and Watson here?) and was originally hired not as the family's butler, but as head of security. This creates both a deep sense of responsibility for the Waynes' murder, and a dedication to Bruce--both raising him, and later helping the Batman--that isn't based simply on Alfred being a longstanding and faithful servant of the Waynes.In all, the book is a lot of fun, and a fresh look at an origin story that has been done to death in every medium. Batman: Earth One may not strictly need to exist, and it isn't likely to become anyone's definitive version of Batman (since the Earth One line doesn't run in perpetuity like Marvel's Ultimate imprint), but I highly recommend that any Batman fan pick this up, if only for a breathtakingly fresh look at a character with nearly a century of history and continuity, often tangled and contradictory. Here Batman is presented clutter-free, free of history, free of baggage, free of ties to the rest of the DC Universe that place him in a context that makes him only an outsider among heroes, rather than an outsider among men.