A review by caitcoy
Batman: Earth One Vol. 1 by Geoff Johns

5.0

This is easily one of my top five favorite Batman stories ever. I just finished it and still can't get over how much I loved it. Geoff Johns has really played with facets of Batman lore here and there were quite a few things that surprised the hell out of me reading it. I'm not going to spoil anything because the surprise is half the fun of reading it. But small nerdy things aside, what makes this story one of my absolute favorites is how very human it makes Batman. In the flashback scenes, he's kind of a spoiled, rich little jackass, and it's not a side that is often shown but really makes sense given his upbringing. Once his parents are dead, it's clear that Bruce's mission of vengeance to find who killed his parents and get justice has made him too emotional and too hasty. He gets himself in trouble a number of times and without Alfred would be totally lost. Alfred is one of the best surprises in the whole story and even knowing he was supposed to be badass in this comic didn't prepare me for just how awesome he would be. Alfred has always been one of my favorite side characters and seeing him as an ex-military all-around take-no-shit kind of guy was amazing. And Barbara Gordon was absolutely perfect, she's another favorite of mine and they really did her justice for as small a role as she plays. The artwork was gorgeous and there's honestly no part of this story that I didn't one hundred percent love. HIGHLY recommend it to any comic book fans and it's an absolute must-read for Batman fans!