Batman: Year 100 (2006) #1 (Batman - Year 100

Batman: Year 100 #1

by Paul Pope, José Villarrubia (Colorist)

In the year 2039, Gotham City is very nearly a police state, its citizens subject to unwarranted search and seizure. The Gotham Police clash almost daily with federal agents, who are pursuing the legendary "Batman." Captain Gordon, the grandson of the original Commissioner Gordon, is also trying to find Batman, and find out what he knows about the murder of a federal agent.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics

52 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 15, 2006

About the author

PAUL POPE is an American cartoonist living and working in New York City. Pope has made a name for himself internationally as an artist and designer. He has been working primarily in comics since the early '90s, but has also done a number of projects with Italian fashion label Diesel Industries and, in the US, with DKNY. His media clients include LucasArts, Paramount Pictures, Cartoon Network, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Conde-Naste, Kodansha (Japan), Sapporo (Japan), Marc Ecko, Dargaud Editions (France), EMI Canada, Warner Brothers, and The British Film Institute. His iconic Batman: Year 100, a science fiction take on the classic Batman origin tale, has won numerous awards, seen print in many languages, and appears frequently on many Top 10 Batman story lists. In 2010, Pope was recognized as a Master Artist by the American Council Of The Arts, and is currently sitting on the ACA advisory board. His 2010, short science fiction comic strip Strange Adventures (DC Comics)--an homage to the Flash Gordon serials of the '30s-- won the coveted National Cartoonist Society's Reuben Award for Best Comic Book of the year. He has won 5 Eisners to date.

Reviews

[Garth · Rating 3 out of 5]

2024 - Year of The Bat (366 Days of Batman)

Day 127: The artwork and the “futuristic” language are a bit of a turnoff and make this one hard to follow. But it is only four issues so I’ll stick with it.

[Noe · Rating 5 out of 5]

I remember when this came out. I thought the art was horrible and I steered clear away from it. Goes to show you how daft one can be at times and to never judge a (comic) book by its cover.

Kyle Higgins recommended this to me via Kevin Smith's Fatman on Batman podcast, episodes 42 Higgins' List and 43 Higgins' Pickings. I am so glad I listened to it again, and more importantly, that I gave this book a chance. The plot is great, of which I do not wish to give any away, but it stars off as a common Batman running away from the cops and it evolves from there. Pope's art is amazing, it's a shame I didn't recognize it for what it was back then, as I could have gotten the individual issues. Shame.

I'm looking forward to finding out the mystery behind 'the Bat-Man of Gotham City'.