Batman: Earth One

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Batman is not a hero.
 
He is just a man.
 
Fallible, vulnerable, and angry.
 
In a Gotham City where friend and foe are indistinguishable, Bruce Wayne's path toward becoming the Dark Knight ...

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Overview

A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Batman is not a hero.
 
He is just a man.
 
Fallible, vulnerable, and angry.
 
In a Gotham City where friend and foe are indistinguishable, Bruce Wayne's path toward becoming the Dark Knight is riddled with more obstacles than ever before. Focused on punishing his parents’ true killers, and the corrupt police that allowed them to go free, Bruce Wayne's thirst for vengeance fuels his mad crusade and no one, not even Alfred, can stop him.

In the tradition of the #1 New York Times bestselling Superman: Earth One, writer Geoff Johns and artist Gary Frank re-imagine a new mythology for the Dark Knight, where the familiar is no longer the expected in this long-awaited original graphic novel from DC Comics.

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In this alternate Batman prehistory, Bruce Wayne is a fallible young man mourning his dead parents and contemplating his revenge. The addition to the DC: Earth One line places the hero's origins in an updated, modern setting. It arrives with true synchronicity: The Dark Knight Rises film lands in theatres on July 20th.

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Have you heard the one about the orphaned millionaire who dresses up like a bat? Of course you have. The irony of Batman is that he’s one of the most high-profile superheroes ever, despite his dark and mysterious demeanor in comics. Johns’s effort is sold as a reimagining, but it’s essentially the same story that’s been retold for the past 70 years. Bruce Wayne seeks revenge for his parents’ murders against the backdrop of a crime-ridden Gotham City, with a few cosmetic updates, such as Alfred the Butler being portrayed as a grizzled military veteran who trains Bruce Wayne with tough love, and the Penguin as the corrupt mayor of Gotham City. The trappings are gritty, but there’s not a lot of suspense surrounding them—you know who the villains are and you know they are going to be disposed of. Nor are there interesting character revelations about Batman, with Johns preferring to focus on other characters more closely. Frank’s art adds interesting realistic touches without verging too far from Batman’s comic book ambience. The book is definitely appropriate for newer fans who haven’t read or seen this origin story a thousand times already, or casual readers influenced by the Christopher Nolan movies who want to dip their toes in the comics. (July)
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781401232085
  • Publisher: DC Comics
  • Publication date: 7/10/2012
  • Pages: 144
  • Sales rank: 33,250
  • Product dimensions: 6.60 (w) x 10.00 (h) x 0.40 (d)

Meet the Author

Geoff Johns is Chief Creative Officer of DC Entertainment. He has written highly acclaimed stories starring Superman, Green Lantern, The Flash, Teen Titans and The Justice Society of America. He is the author of the New York Times bestselling graphic novels GREEN LANTERN: RAGE OF THE RED LANTERNS, GREEN LANTERN: SINESTRO CORPS WAR, JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA: THY KINGDOM COME and SUPERMAN: BRAINIAC, and is the author of DC Comics' biggest, most recent events, BLACKEST NIGHT and BRIGHTEST DAY. Johns has also written episodes of the TV series Smallville and Robot Chicken.

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  • Posted July 12, 2012

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    By Far My Favorite Batman Comic

    This is by far my favorite Batman comic I have ever read. It does what it says, it shows Batman in a new way. It shows a little more back story, which I always look for, and fail to find in many Batman comics.

    I like the variety and differences in how the characters are from the way that they are usually portrayed. It makes me see Batman as more of a regular person, more humane, more relatable. Batman isn’t perfect, he's not “super”, and that’s how he should be thought as. Imperfect. They also made Alfred a freaking bad ass, so obviously it’s a great comic. I’m definitely reading the next in this series. It’s on the top of my wish list.

    ARC reviewed by Kole for Book Sake.

    22 out of 24 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 5, 2012

    Rewrite

    This doesn't tell more of batman's back story, it changes it completely. Really, it's more of a backstory on Alfred than on batman. For batman, it creates a whole new story line about his childhood and transition to batman. If you're a fan of the batman story, you are going to be shaking your head like watching a movie based on a book that is nothing like the book.

    6 out of 18 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted July 13, 2012

    Fun read

    Jeoff Johns does it again. It's a really cool take on the batman world.

    5 out of 7 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted July 11, 2012

    Very cool

    Its very fast paced read, and a fresh take the Batman legend.

    4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted July 23, 2012

    Great preview.

    I loved this preview and am buying the graphic novel at my local comic book store this weekend.

    3 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted April 18, 2013

    Please ignore the negative reviews that were based on how differ

    Please ignore the negative reviews that were based on how different this Batman is and that it changes the origin. This is the story of Batman on Earth One, which is an alternate earth and that is why it's different. The Batman we all know is the Batman of Earth Zero. There is also a Batman on Earth 2 and on up to Earth 52. There are 52 alternate Earths in the DC Universe. This book was awesome and I highly recommend to any long time Batman fans. Just remember it's the Batman of Earth One not Earth Zero and you will be fine.

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 12, 2013

    Sad

    Such gloomy story that is messed up. I don't suggest getting it unless all you want is talking. Good art though.

    1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 7, 2013

    I liked it

    I like the preview and look like a good story

    1 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 5, 2013

    Connor

    That day that Connor died was truly forgiven.

    1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 4, 2013

    Me likey

    Top notch Batman story.

    1 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 30, 2012

    Great story to this Batman but...

    It felt kind of short and whether that was because I was engrossed and didn't notice the time fly...or it was just slightly smaller than regular hardcover I think people would like to be into a story a bit longer. Now it is well written and well drawn and Im sure many fans are much more likely to enjoy it than not so I still give it high marks.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted July 30, 2012

    Rick on July, 29 2012

    It is an awesome book

    1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 9, 2012

    A classic

    Johns does it again! A new take on the legend of batman. A must read.

    1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 24, 2013

    Expect

    Look forward to see carefully

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 16, 2013

    Great job

    Amazing

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 30, 2013

    Eyo

    This story is eyo$

    0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 29, 2013

    You

    Good

    0 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 23, 2013

    Tgh

    Hjjjjkjjjiiiiiiiii

    0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 17, 2013

    Whatever

    How do u installed this comic?

    0 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 17, 2013

    Good

    Okey

    0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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