Zero Year: Part 1

DC Comics - Legenda o Batmanovi #1

by Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo (Artist), Rafael Albuquerque (Artist)

Five years after he disappeared Bruce Wayne has returned to Gotham City, determined to wage a secret war on crime. The city is in the merciless grip of the Red Hood gang, many of whose members have been blackmailed into a life of crime by the mysterious Red Hood Number One. Before long Bruce is forced out into the open and his return becomes public. In order to continue his fight he decides that he must become something more - the Batman!

Contents: Batman #21-26

Genres: Comics, Batman, Graphic Novels, Superheroes, Dc Comics, Graphic Novels Comics, Crime

184 pages, Hardcover

Published December 1, 2017

About the author

Scott Snyder is the Eisner and Harvey Award winning writer on DC Comics Batman, Swamp Thing, and his original series for Vertigo, American Vampire. He is also the author of the short story collection, Voodoo Heart, published by the Dial Press in 2006. The paperback version was published in the summer of 2007.

Reviews

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

Now I will admit that I thought I recognised this title (and its sequel) Oh how wrong I was.

As usual I try and read the introductions and preface to understand more (and the surrounding story) and I will admit that it is almost as intriguing as the story itself. The reason for this the Scott Snyder decided to not only reset the story of Batman but to approach it in a totally different way.

Now as usual I try and avoid spoilers so I will try not to give too much away but to say that although I have seen it done too many times here we have a new story which has all the familiar feel to it and yet still keep my attention and interest.

I will have to say also that the artwork is great - I know that over such an illustrious career there have been many who have drawn and inked the caped crusader but this book for me really captures the feel.

This is the first of two books but after reading both I will be looking for more of Scott Snyders work I really enjoyed it.

[Victoria Ellis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Have you been looking for a cool new Batman origin story? Then Zero Year is the book for you. I really enjoyed Zero Year a hell of a lot more than I thought I was going to . I bought both parts of Zero Year earlier this year and have been avoiding it ever since, but that was a big mistake on my part because this was great. We get a younger, cooler, Bruce Wayne returning to a Gotham that is overrun by the Red Hood gang, and action and mystery ensues. I will say that some of the colouring was rather grating on me, but other than that I can't wait to read Pt.2.

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[Trish · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

Interesting take on the beginnings of Batman. We meet some well known villains soon to be villains, and a newer one, for me.

Bruce returns to Gotham to find the city overrun by Red Hood and his gang. The art was pleasing and the story intriguing enough to keep me reading. Alfred is by his side with some tension.

[Callum Furness · Rating 4 out of 5]

First time in a while I've done a "book" in a day

[Chris Orme · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great take on Batman’s origin story which has been retold (perhaps more than is really necessary) over a variety of media. The start of a new collection would be only fitting to start with one of them. It is well written, so much so that read all of the first half in one sitting & the art style is great, with some nice callbacks to early Batman. There is a guest artist for a few pages whose art style by no means bad does kinda break the visual flow but perhaps that is just a sign of how well the comic flows and reads. Have part two sitting to be read, probably next Sunday morning.

[William Bainbridge · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5
Solid read and would definitely recommend for any entry level/ casual batman fan. The suit was nicely drawn and I enjoyed the art, the inclusion of the red hood gang was a nice thing to see as well as it tying into the joker origin story (was slightly anti climatic for me as I knew that it was coming). All in all nothing special but definitely solid, objectively I can see nothing wrong with it at all.

[Docgastro · Rating 4 out of 5]

Schön gezeichnet, ganz nett zu lesen......

[Scarlet · Rating 2 out of 5]

Quite boring. Zero memory of reading the arc.

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[Ian · Rating 2 out of 5]

Part of the Legend of Batman collection, retelling Batman's early days as a vigilante in the rebooted New 52 canon.
Determined to bring justice to Gotham, 25 year old Bruce Wayne, long thought dead, undertakes the task of confronting and defeating the Red Hood Gang which holds the city hostage. As he creates a fearsome new avatar for himself, he is then forced to confront deranged enemies such as The Riddler and Doctor Death.

Despite being opposed to the whole New 52 reboot on principle, I have to say that Scott Snyder largely impressed me with his take on the Bat mythos. Here, however, is where his run of success ends for me.
We've all seen Batman's origins done a dozen different times in comics, movies and TV shows so any story trying to reinvent that particular wheel will always have an uphill struggle (and no, I'm not ashamed to mix metaphors). In this instance, the only thing that this book does which impressed me was to NOT rehash Bruce's parents getting shot. Everything else here is either derivative or simply less interesting than other versions seen before.

If you want the best versions of Bruce Wayne's early days as a crimefighter, then either read the iconic 'Batman: Year One' by Frank Miller or watch the movie 'Batman Begins'.

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[bbouquineur · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ich bin immer noch ein relativer Neueinsteiger in die Superheldenwelt und da bietet sich eine Origin natürlich an, um einen Einstieg zu bekommen. Und das funktioniert in diesem Comic gut: Es wird wenig Vorwissen vorausgesetzt, man ist live dabei bei Bruce Waynes Start ins Batman-Dasein.
Erzählt wird eine spannende Geschichte, es gibt mehrere sich überlappende Handlungsstränge um verschiedene Bösewichte, das ist - für mich - etwas zu viel, mehr Fokus wäre da interessanter gewesen. Andererseits werden so viele verschiedene Antagonisten eingeführt, so bekommt man einen schnelleren Einstieg in Gothams Unterwelt.
Optisch gefällt mir der Comic sehr gut, es gibt viele herausragende Seiten und Panels, der Look ist sehr einheitlich und schön. Einzig die Darstellung von Bruce Wayne gefällt mir nicht wirklich - er sieht mir zu sehr nach dem Klischee eines amerikanischen Soldaten oder Haudraufs aus.
Und der Comic endet mit einem fiesen Cliffhanger, der zweite Band muss sehr schnell her...

[Xen · Rating 4 out of 5]

every time i read a batman comic, and especially if it's a reboot of any kind that touches on the existence and origin of the batman persona, i wonder about its purpose. like why is batman a beloved character? is he of need? why is every single villain, every other member of the bat family, even alfred of more substance?

[Adriana Siciliano · Rating 4 out of 5]

Okay pero el arte?? Me encanta cómo los colores han sido usados en este cómic
Sobre la historia, sigo aprendiendo del origen de Batman, aunque en este caso me introduje más a los villanos de Gotham, como The Riddler
Creo que una de las cosas que más me gustaron fue ver las mini historias de Bruce entrenando antes de regresar a la ciudad y ser Batman ✨

[Al Capwned · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some interesting parts in this take of Batman's origin but nothing really special.

[Luca Mendes · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such a great Batman story

[Charlie · Rating 5 out of 5]

As somebody who is starting to get into the comic side of batman it was a good starting point, very enjoyable

[PsionOverlord · Rating 1 out of 5]

Good art, very boring story. Villains are boring, events are boring. I would struggle to name anything I like about it. Not as bad as year one, but very close. 1/10.

[Autumn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mostly neat but I still prefer other origins

[Andrew Ives · Rating 5 out of 5]

I never expected there would be much mileage in yet another retelling of Batman's origin story and 'reimagining' of a modern, more colourful Gotham, but all credit to Snyder who has managed to change Batman and related characters without stepping too far into the wilderness, and thankfully reversing the cold, dark ninja trend back to something more akin to the detective's original roots. The glossy printing and artwork here is very decent and somewhat reminiscent of Killing Joke. I was enjoying Zero Year very much up until around 70% when it turned a bit yucky and some of the panels' more artistic angles made it a little unclear as to what exactly was happening. Red Hood One's dialogue was particularly well-written, so when he leaves the action, I missed him. As is all too common with Batman books, this one ends on a cliffhanger, so although I would like to read the second part, I'm somewhat annoyed at the cut-off point too. I'd rather this was just a thicker single-volume book. 4.5/5

[David · Rating 2 out of 5]

The first in a new series of hard-back editions of famous Batman stories to be sold fortnightly, but with 60 planned issues at (roughly) £10 each I doubt I'll be picking them all up!

However, as always, the first edition is sold at an introductory price, which is the reason I picked this up.

The story contained in this is from the 'New 52' series, 'resetting' the Bat, as it were, to his early days back in Gotham. As such, we've no Joker (yet) - although The Riddler does make an appearance - with the villains of this piece actually being the Red Hood Gang.

I'm also not entirely sold on this version of Batman yet: angry and prone to mistakes, this is not (quite) the cool ready-for-anything version that we are perhaps more familiar with.

[Linda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Anytime an origin story is written or a retelling, or like in Zero Year a retold origin, there are going to be critics; no one likes their lovely thing touched/changed/altered/destroyed. Scott Snyder did not in any way hurt the integrity of the Batman's story. The illustrations were amazing, the story fast-paced and impactful, funny and meaningful; I just love every single thing about this story. It was an amazing way to start off the collection, for sure going to follow Synder's DC collection.

Five out of five would recommend to any other superhero nerds.

[Clare · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 out of 5 stars.

An interesting new take on an old formula.

The artwork weirded me out a little from time to time, Bruce Wayne still needs to go into therapy, the Riddler pissed me off by existing, and as always Alfred deserved better.

I'm paying a bunch for these special editions on subscription so I'll keep going but damn was this book a tad annoying.

[Dave Tindall · Rating 4 out of 5]

A pretty seminal novel of Batman's life. Good story, artwork not particularly to my liking but good nonetheless.