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Batman (1940-2011)
Batman: Year One, Part 4
Lt. Gordon has been learning his way on the streets of Gotham almost in-step with Batman and the two finally start to see eye-to-eye in part four of " YEAR ONE". Can Gordon and Batman work together for the greater good of Gotham City?
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Published May 1, 1987
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Frank Miller
1,360 books5,397 followersFrank Miller is an American writer, artist and film director best known for his film noir-style comic book stories. He is one of the most widely-recognized and popular creators in comics, and is one of the most influential comics creators of his generation. His most notable works include Sin City, The Dark Knight Returns, Batman Year One and 300.
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October 7, 2023
With this we finish Batman : Year one
Its a happy ending really at least for this four issue story
from this point i think its safe to just read batman 408 and maybe legends of the dark knight as well, with some graphic novels about important past stories that i have missed
in this issue we get the conclusion of James Gordon affair, also the conclusion of skeever's case which implicated detective flass and commissioner loeb who seems to have gotten away for now with no repercussions.
one moment i loved in this issue though is batman as usual saving cat-woman and turning a blind eye and letting her go, there is incredible chemistry between them, wherever i have seen or read about them together so far, and i just love it <3
Its a happy ending really at least for this four issue story
from this point i think its safe to just read batman 408 and maybe legends of the dark knight as well, with some graphic novels about important past stories that i have missed
in this issue we get the conclusion of James Gordon affair, also the conclusion of skeever's case which implicated detective flass and commissioner loeb who seems to have gotten away for now with no repercussions.
one moment i loved in this issue though is batman as usual saving cat-woman and turning a blind eye and letting her go, there is incredible chemistry between them, wherever i have seen or read about them together so far, and i just love it <3
March 6, 2025
Me parece que aún no se escribe la gran historia de todos los tiempos acerca de Batman, lo más cercano a la gran historia de Batman fue Batman Year One de Frank Miller y David Mazzucchelli.
Me hubiera gustado que el Comic The Dark Knight Returns a pura tintas de Miller como Sin City.
Las mejores versiones del Hombre Murciélago son cuándo demuestra su capacidad mental, la astucia para salirse con la suya.
La capacidad intelectual de Batman es su verdadero superpoder.
En el comic Red Son esta es la peor versión de Batman. El está en el mundo comunista donde no hay hambre y no hay esclavitud del sistema capitalista explotador que fue creado para el beneficio de privilegiados como las familias Rothschild, Soros o los Wayne qué son parásitos sin escrúpulos.
Superman pudo haber detenido fácil a Batman qué es el capitalista por excelencia y defensor de ese sistema no cambio ni el elseworld. Fue gracioso como Superman corría y Batman lo atacó por la espalda con un batarang.
A veces Batman parece el verdadero villano, como Bruce Wayne es un cerdo capitalista con su acapamiento de la riqueza que provoca que haya pobreza y con esto el crimen, como Batman es un facista que defiende este sistema capitalista y como buen hijo de millonario se divierte golpeando a estos enfermos mentales que quieren salirse del sistema como Joker o Two Face, etc, pero no los mata porque si no se queda sin sus juguetes.
Me hubiera gustado que el Comic The Dark Knight Returns a pura tintas de Miller como Sin City.
Las mejores versiones del Hombre Murciélago son cuándo demuestra su capacidad mental, la astucia para salirse con la suya.
La capacidad intelectual de Batman es su verdadero superpoder.
En el comic Red Son esta es la peor versión de Batman. El está en el mundo comunista donde no hay hambre y no hay esclavitud del sistema capitalista explotador que fue creado para el beneficio de privilegiados como las familias Rothschild, Soros o los Wayne qué son parásitos sin escrúpulos.
Superman pudo haber detenido fácil a Batman qué es el capitalista por excelencia y defensor de ese sistema no cambio ni el elseworld. Fue gracioso como Superman corría y Batman lo atacó por la espalda con un batarang.
A veces Batman parece el verdadero villano, como Bruce Wayne es un cerdo capitalista con su acapamiento de la riqueza que provoca que haya pobreza y con esto el crimen, como Batman es un facista que defiende este sistema capitalista y como buen hijo de millonario se divierte golpeando a estos enfermos mentales que quieren salirse del sistema como Joker o Two Face, etc, pero no los mata porque si no se queda sin sus juguetes.
August 24, 2022
You're Barbara Gordon. You are very, very pregnant, and you live in shit city, but at least you've got a decent husband, even if he does spend all his time at work and you're fighting about that. Still, he's honest, or so you think, until he starts being blackmailed because he's having an affair with a colleague and has to confess this to you, which is bad enough, but then you and your newborn are kidnapped. The baby is ripped from your arms and taken away, and you get him back eventually, but what is your reaction to this avalanche of horror that your husband is partially complicit in bringing down upon you?
Who the hell knows, you're not that important. You don't get to react to a single part of it. Not once.
If I'm supposed to feel sorry for Jim Gordon I don't. The potential for blackmail could have been seen a mile off. He's extremely stupid here, and reckless with other people's lives, and if there is anything designed to put me off a supposedly heroic protagonist it is stupidity and recklessness. What irritates me the most, though, is that the whole story is framed around him - and Batman of course, but then I'm not bitching about Bruce Wayne right now - as if he is the one that I'm supposed to empathise with. I doubt I'm Frank Miller's target audience here, but even so... I am not empathising.
Who the hell knows, you're not that important. You don't get to react to a single part of it. Not once.
If I'm supposed to feel sorry for Jim Gordon I don't. The potential for blackmail could have been seen a mile off. He's extremely stupid here, and reckless with other people's lives, and if there is anything designed to put me off a supposedly heroic protagonist it is stupidity and recklessness. What irritates me the most, though, is that the whole story is framed around him - and Batman of course, but then I'm not bitching about Bruce Wayne right now - as if he is the one that I'm supposed to empathise with. I doubt I'm Frank Miller's target audience here, but even so... I am not empathising.
January 15, 2026
Part four offers a satisfying, if a little underwhelming conclusion to Batman: Year One.
We have betrayal, intrigue, blackmail, adultery, car chases and a preposterous child falling off a bridge, only to be caught moment.
I like how things are set up for future stories but there's several story elements completely dismissed. My main issue being Barbara Gordon. She's so underwritten that she doesn't bother to question her husband's affair (to which he only confessed because he was being blackmailed) nor that her son was lobbed over the side of a bridge. She just carries on with life with barely a bat of an eyelid.
Having read all four issues, I'm not quite as enamoured as the numerous people that recommended Year One to me. Yes, the story was enjoyable and the art/colouring a joy. But it turned out to be a reasonably conveniently plotted tale created purely to introduce characters and establish some rules.
My main takeaway was that, affair aside, Gordon is my favourite character and I'm not sure that was the intention.
The Complete Batman: Year One 3.5*/5*
We have betrayal, intrigue, blackmail, adultery, car chases and a preposterous child falling off a bridge, only to be caught moment.
I like how things are set up for future stories but there's several story elements completely dismissed. My main issue being Barbara Gordon. She's so underwritten that she doesn't bother to question her husband's affair (to which he only confessed because he was being blackmailed) nor that her son was lobbed over the side of a bridge. She just carries on with life with barely a bat of an eyelid.
Having read all four issues, I'm not quite as enamoured as the numerous people that recommended Year One to me. Yes, the story was enjoyable and the art/colouring a joy. But it turned out to be a reasonably conveniently plotted tale created purely to introduce characters and establish some rules.
My main takeaway was that, affair aside, Gordon is my favourite character and I'm not sure that was the intention.
The Complete Batman: Year One 3.5*/5*
December 16, 2020
The weak link in this run. Wraps up the loose ends, but not as much excitement.
Gordon is being blackmailed by Loeb. Loeb knows about Gordon's infidelity. Gordon visits Bruce Wayne. Bruce plays up the playboy image. Gordon is not convinced. Skeevers is arrested. Batman convinces him to rat out Flass. Flass rats out Loeb. Gordon confesses to Barbara about his infidelity. Catwoman steals, but is called Batman's assistant.
In the end, Bruce saves Gordon's child. Gordon acts like he doesn't know Bruce is Batman.
All turns out all right in the end.
Gordon is being blackmailed by Loeb. Loeb knows about Gordon's infidelity. Gordon visits Bruce Wayne. Bruce plays up the playboy image. Gordon is not convinced. Skeevers is arrested. Batman convinces him to rat out Flass. Flass rats out Loeb. Gordon confesses to Barbara about his infidelity. Catwoman steals, but is called Batman's assistant.
In the end, Bruce saves Gordon's child. Gordon acts like he doesn't know Bruce is Batman.
All turns out all right in the end.
June 20, 2024
A purely 80s story (right down to the villain doing lines of coke off a table), but also somehow timeless, this comic book ends what is perhaps the best story in Batman history. The clean lines of the art are masterfully illustrated without being overly rendered and the writing is economical, too. Highly recommended for any Batman reader.
October 7, 2022
This final issue was so jam packed with action and excitement. Frank Miller did a great job of finishing up this story arc and leaving me feeling satisfied. Such a wonderful story overall and I throughly enjoyed the characters.
February 12, 2023
More like Batman year done because I finished reading it
June 14, 2024
This was good but it was the weakest part of the series. It felt like we were building up to an amazing conclusion but we don't get what we expect. Still, as part of Year One, it is still quite good.
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