Two depictions of two of the deadliest and dreadful villains in the Batman-rogue’s gallery; Scarecrow and Two-Face, both in their earlier days of criminal rampages, that is, their first encounters with both, Batman and Robin. Essentially, as the title suggest, both writers (Bruce Jones and Mark Sable) attempt at crafting the depths, psychology and motivations of these two characters, managing to expose the presented narrative with the respective artist in turn, being Sean Murphy and Jesus Saiz,

Batman: Two-Face/Scarecrow: Year One is a bind-up of two comic book limited series: Two-Face: Year One and Year One: Batman/Scarecrow. It describes Bruce Wayne as Batman's interactions with these villains during their first year of the criminal careers. Batman: Two-Face/Scarecrow: Year One collects both issues of the 2008 limited series Two Face: Year One and both issues of the 2005 limited series Year One: Batman/Scarecrow.Two Face: Year One (★★★☆☆) is penned by Mark Sable and penciled by Jesús...

(3.5 stars) Really liked the first part with Scarecrow, but the second part with Two-Face was kind of all over the place. The timeline was off (how did Scarecrow show up in Two-Face’s origin story when he clearly came after Two-Face chronologically?) and the plot was really just a knock off of The Long Halloween/Dark Victory. However, these are two fascinating villains, and their origins were somewhat compelling. Overall, meh. I did love the art in both stories though!

With a Batman film, there must be a focus on the popular villains making cinematic appearances. This tome looks at the early days of Professor Jonathan Crane and District Attorney Harvey Dent. Bruce Jones handles the writing act of the Scarecrow origin. Set early in the Batman/Robin partnership, the Dynamic Duo finds themselves chasing a killer who preys on fear. As they hunt down the elusive "Ichabod" terrorizing Gotham, Professor Crane opens up about his early years to his selected victims. St...

I was honestly surprised at how much I loved Harvey Dent in this. I've never really found him compelling before, but I can't say I've ever seen him outside of Cristopher Nolan's The Dark Knight, or the occasional Batman comic. I love the idea of the split personality and just the way the flash backs were handled was so cool. I don't know if this is how the character is usually handled, but if so he may become a favorite. The art style was amazing; however, the progression of him becoming Two-Fac...

I only give this book five stars for the Scarecrow origin story. The Two Face origin is unoriginal( a copy of Loeb and Sale's The Long Halloween, but not done as well, and the art just doesn't cut it for me). On the other hand, the Scarecrow origin story is handled very well and makes total sense considering the character's drives and actions in other comics. Instead of liking birds, something that never really clicked for me, he was terrorized into submission with them by his tyrannical great-g...

I liked the Scarecrow's origin, but how many retelling's of Two-Face's do we need?

These "Year One" books have plenty of material to work with but most them time they veer of course and try to get to cutesy. I feel like that exactly what happened here. Both stories added too much without actually adding anything substantial to the characters. The Scarecrow story was fine but his history was bananas and Batman acting totally out of character. The Two-Face story trying to involve Holiday in the background was pointless. The art was the shining star here though. Overall, the stor...

4.5/5 StarsThis comic book is actually 2 separate origin stories. The first half of the comic is an origin story for Scarecrow and the second is on for Two-Face. Each story takes a closer look into the past of these famous villains. Scarecrow’s story takes us back to when he was just a young kid and the traumatizing events that lead to his life of crime. Two-Face’s story doesn’t go back quite as far, but instead focusses on the story that anyone who is a fan most-likely already knows.I’m really

Batman: Year One was amazing. This is not.This volume contains origin stories for Scarecrow and Two-Face. (And in the opposite order of the book's title because why not?) Scarecrow's story is similar to Batman's, with family trauma being the main driver in his life. Bruce Wayne struggles with the similarity, which I get, but I felt like he struggled more than he should have.Two-Face's story is a retelling of events from Batman: The Long Halloween. Do yourself a favor and read that and the follow...

Two well-told two-part stories to add to the "Year One" mythos. The Scarecrow begins a chain of revenge against those who have wronged Jonathan Crane, and Harvey Dent's life unravels and he descends into the role of Two-Face. A good exploration -- although not the best that I have seen -- of the psychological issues, anger, and villainy of these two super-criminals, with some. The Scarecrow tale has an interesting take on Robin that I really liked.

This is the story of how a skinny and uncoordinated youth became a homicidal murderer and how a regular good looking grade-A walking business suit became a modern day Jekyll and Hyde. In one story, we learn the mysterious mystery behind Jonathan Crane's twisted past and how he was tortured daily by the ruffians at his school and endlessly ravaged upon by an overly religious grandmother, eventually culminating to a breakdown of mass proportions and that triggered the creation of ... The Scarecrow...

São boas histórias, mas há problemas de continuidade em ambas.Two-Face: Year OneEsta versão da origem do Two-Face é boa, mas tem algumas inconsistências na cronologia do Batman, como o surgimento precoce do Harvey Bullock, e não tem como comparar com The Long Haloween, que é a versão mais aceita da origem do Two-Face. De qualquer forma, mesmo com algumas inconsistências na cronologia, ele pode ser um bom complemento para The Long Halloween.Scarecrow: Year OneEssa história é totalmente não canôni...

Scarecrow's tale is a better one - possibly because he rarely gets a long arc for himself so it's fresher - but both are entertaining.

There's two stories here by two different teams. The first is Scarecrow's origin. And I was really looking forward to this one, but it just wasn't very well-written. While I liked that it had Batman and Robin trying to solve a mystery, the writing was sloppy. There are long sections where Jonathan Craine is explaining away his mental problems. It's terribly slow moving. The art was ok, a little different, but always too dark, even if the scene didn't call for darkness.The other is Two-Face, and

I read this back when it came out and I definitely remembered it being better than it is. It's OK. It's a terrifying portrait of child abuse and what mental and physical torture can turn someone into as an adult. The actual Scarecrow stuff was strong and the story itself was solid albeit far from spectacular. But a BIG problem I had with this was the characterization of Batman/Bruce Wayne. It was all over the place. Seriously, his personality changed every few pages like he was being written by

This whole "Year One" stuff is getting really old, and quite frankly, who cares what Two-Face and Scarecrow did their first year? I sure don't.

The Scarecrow story and art was not very good. Two-Face story and art are excellent.

Conceived during the release of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight respectively, these two miniseries were obviously cash grabs. Scarecrow’s origin had been told at least a few times, and aren’t we familiar with how Harvey Dent became Two-Face by now?That said, both stories are surprisingly good. The Scarecrow one has some striking imagery, courtesy of Sean Murphy (his first work for DC, I believe). The story is very dark - I ended up feeling for Crane more than I ever have. It’s also a showcase

Two decent origin stories for Bat-villains! Sean Murphy's art is the star in the Scarecrow half of this book. Batman's voice seems a little off in this one, though it could be forgiven as "early days" Batman in the first years of his career. The Scarecrow origin here is moody and spooky.The Two-Face origin is part Batman: The Long Halloween, with greater emphasis on Harvey Dent's psychology and campaigns for the DA office. It retreads a lot of familiar ground, but the presentation is interesting...