This one made me waffle.Is it 4 stars or 5 stars?It didn't quite punch me in the gut like Batman, Vol. 3: Death of the Family, but I still loved it.So.4.5 stars, it is.Zero Year is the New 52 origin story for Batman, and Snyder does not disappoint.Gather round Nocenti DC writers, cuz this is how it's done...The idea behind it (according to the afterword) was to lean away from Miller's Batman: Year One. He praises Miller's work for changing the tone of the Dark Knight, while explaining that his g...

(B+) 79% | GoodNotes: It's a yet unbroken, adolescent Gotham, casting warm, nostalgic sunrise hues on a brash, unfiltered daylight Batman.

Before The Batman… there was Bruce Wayne! This collected edition features #21-24 from the comic book “Batman”, including “Batman: Zero Year – Director’s Cut #1”.Creative Team:Writers: Scott Snyder & James Tynion IVIllustrators: Greg Capullo, Danny Miki & Rafael Albuquerque WHERE ARE THOSE MISSING ISSUES? First of all, if you care to read the explanation of what comic book issues are collected in this edition, you may found odd that it’s beginning on #21, when previous TPB ended on #17. Th

Let me start by saying, I thought this was a good story. Still, do we really need another Batman origin story? Every time we turn around there is another take on the origin story. I guess that just goes to show just how powerful that origin story is that every writer wants to put their own spin on it. Red Hood is also rehashed here. I actually thought this was better than the 1988 origin of Joker here. It was less crazy in some ways. We do ping rather quickly from finishing of the Red Hood(joker...

7.8/10At first i was a bit sceptical, thinking do we really need another "Year one" type of story? I have to say all the clouds of doubt disappeared. Snyder and Capullo deliver a great story about the early days of the Dark Knight.

★★★★1/2This year I wanted to jump back into reading about some of the superheroes that I loved when I was a kid, one of my favorites being Batman. Cause he's awesome. At first I was totally confused with where to jump in again, because there are so many damn comics. But after some research, I ultimately decided on reading the books from DC's New 52 relaunch as well as their recent relaunch, Rebirth. And the New 52 books had a well-received origin story arc so I decided to start there. Why not, r...

I, like many other aging batfans, grew up in an era when Frank Miller revitalized the Dark Knight with Year One and The Dark Knight Returns. His vision has been scripture for me. Well, one side Frank, there’s a new innovator in town. Scott Snyder came along and had the balls to risk the wrath of Miller’s fervid disciples and accomplished what I thought wouldn’t be done.I, for one, am glad he did. Snyder continues his hot streak with this 4th collected volume. He has created a believable twenty-s...

Read reviews by the True Batman aficionados such as Sam Quixote, Lono and Kee for details, and probably greater (but still appropriate) enthusiasm and insight. (I'm in the Junior Batman Club, a real fan, less informed). I'll just say I wasn't looking forward to yet another Batman origin story. Batman Year One is a great book, maybe the very best Batman story, in a way. But this doesn't deny that origin, it kind of works alongside it. And it is also great, revealing Snyder is (of course) much mor...

Origin stories are hard; they’re even harder when you’re redoing the origin story for a character whose origin has been tackled numerous times and in the form of stories considered landmark classics of the genre. Granted, they’re not as hard as, say, gracefully and quietly (sans slurping) eating a slice of watermelon, but they’re pretty tough. So, how do you evaluate yet another Batman origin story? It might be endearing to watch some heroes stumble and bumble around as they learn on the job (se...

This is essentially a new exploration of Batman's origin story. It has a few what I would consider right turns, but I suppose if you're going to re-imagine a character, that's poetic license. I think Snyder is a strong writer and the artwork is also appealing. I would say this is a good quality graphic novel. It has all the things that a Batman fan would like. Portraying Bruce Wayne as the strong character he is; the important and foundational relationship he has with Alfred Pennyworth, who is a...

I read vol.5 before this one but now vol. 5 flows better for me as a result.This is the 52 reboot's inception of Batman with some notable focuses on what Batman does and does not stand for. Overall, well written with the usual illustrious artwork.Purists of the old graphic novels may be disgruntled with some of the changes but what were you expecting? It's a new world order or so I hear. OVERALL GRADE: B plus.

Hey, I liked this collection. Picked it up at my library and I certainly plan to check other Batman collections in this series. Volume 4 is Zero Year (Part 1). But while my digital library has several volumes from Batman (2011), they do not have Vol 5 (Part 2). I did recommend the title, so they might pick it up one of these days. Think I will go back and read the Death in the Family volume.

Good but not exciting - at least not at first. You know how some books just sit on the bedside table, taunting you - making fun of you because you just aren't strong enough to scale them? Yeah, this book, for more than a week. Don't know why either - Snyder and Capullo are definitely talented motherfuckers, doing some top-notch work. Why did I carry this book around for a week and a half? Partly its stress at work - massive year-long project about to go live - but there's more to it than that. I...

rating: 5 starsafter reading, one question came to mind:• do we even really know who red hood one really is in any future issues?like the last 3 volumes, i love this.who was batman before he became batman? what events triggered him to wear the cowl and fight for Gotham? you'll get those answered here.

When I saw that there was going to be an origin retelling of Batman I had the same kind of disappointed feeling you get when you’ve been eating the same leftovers. Sure that meatloaf was tasty the first night and it reheated well for dinner the following day, but when you pull it out of the fridge the next time it’s not looking very appetizing.Fortunately, Scott Snyder shows up and takes that cold brown lump of blah with its congealed sauce, reheats it perfectly, slices it, adds a few secret spi...