Title: Batman: Earth One preview
Author: Geoff Johns and Gary Frank
Publisher: DC Comics 2012
Genre: Graphic Novel; Superheroes
Pages: 27
Rating: 4 / 5 stars
Reading Challenges: Fall into Reading; Mount TBR
How I Got It: iBooks free download
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.
After reading this little preview of the longer Batman: Earth One volume, I might actually read some of the superhero comics. So far, I've stayed away. But I really enjoyed the idea of The Dark Knight. While I love Adam West's slightly zany Batman, the darker side of Batman has held much more pull with me. Plus this volume is beautifully drawn. Everything is a bit dark, but very clear and readable. Enjoyable few moments.
