Batman: Year One

So maybe it was watching The Spirit last week that inspired me to buy and then immediately read an old Frank Miller story from 1986.  The Spirit was terrible, and it was made by Miller, I wanted to see him in his glory and not the waning of genius which was the movie.

So I ordered what is considered one of the great graphic novels, and I have been telling everyone.  This is a beautiful book, the art is amazing, and the story is well constructed.  The words flow, and have a purpose.  This is Frank Miller in his prime, and I only hope that he can recapture that initial genius of his youth and give all of his fans something more to cherish.

Just a short synopsis:  This graphic novel tells the story of Bruce Wayne returning to Gothan and becoming Batman.  This is the first year for the vigilante.  It also tells another story of Detective Gordon also arriving the same day and cleaning out the police.  These two are foils and complement each other.  IT shows how they come to work together.  In that respect it felt very renaissance drama.