Batman: Earth One Vol. 1 (Batman:Earth One series) Kindle & comiXology

At the end of a campaign to win election as Mayor of Gotham, Thomas Wayne and his wife are gunned down in alley way. A distraught Bruce is raised by an Army comrade of his father's, Alfred Pennyworth. Years later, a vigilante stalks the streets of Gotham City, bringing justice back to all.Geoff Johns has created an amazing origin for the Caped Crusader and the artwork brings the characters vividly to life. This is a great introduction to the Batman in comic form.

googling and amazon searches that you have a huge amount of Batman types from standard and dark knight through to incorporated and so on. Whilst these pretty much all link together in the same universe, earth one doesn't. Like the earth 2 this is an alternative universe imagining of the general story so expect some similar and some huge differences to the standard. So, is it good? definitely. Is it printed/bound well? Yes, standard DC strong glossy interior with a hard cover, the design is actually printed onto the hard cover so which is different but nice. I would strongly recommend not just this book but all the other Batman ones which I can vouch for.As to writing, it is very well produced. Rather than being split into issues it is just one big story which flows from start to finish in such an enthralling way that you can't put it down. I read volumes 1-2 in the same afternoon as I just wanted to know what was going to happen. I am not sure when volume 3 and on wards will come out, or if there will be but fingers crossed.

Interesting new take on Batman's origins. This was the darkest take on the penguin,that I have ever seen in the comics, which is a good thing because normally he does not have to much going for him and seeing this version of him definitely makes him more interesting. Alfred is not the same as he normally is, he is similar to how he is portrayed in Gotham, with a military history but still this version is tougher and just has more of a impact. All in all I would recommend this if you want to see a slightly darker and different version of Batman's origin. 8/10

"Earth One" puts Batman in a parallel universe where his well-known story is flipped around so different aspects of it read differently to the Batman canon. This is "Year One" written another way and Geoff Johns does a fine job with it.Bruce Wayne's parents were killed by an unknown murderer and Bruce was raised by his parents' faithful friend Alfred. When he becomes a man he decides to hunt down his parents' killer and bring him to justice while wearing a suit designed to terrify. He will become - the Batman. Sound familiar? Well that's where the similarities end and where "Earth One" takes off.Bruce Wayne is figuring out how to be Batman but he's having a lot of problems. He's finding out how to manoeuver in the suit, he has troubles with the grappling hook, his footing on Gotham's rooftops is clumsy, and he's amateurish in all the ways Batman is perfect in other books such as fighting, subterfuge, and detective work. It's refreshing to see he's not so good at being Batman as he is in other books.There are lots of other changes too with less focus on the gentle butler aspect of Alfred and more on the retired SAS/hard man side, Bullock is a complete 180 from who you'd expect, and Gordon's legendary bravery and dedication to the job is entirely absent here.In short, the Gotham presented in "Earth One" is a scarier, more uncertain place because so much of what makes it appear safer in other Batman books is missing - GCPD are corrupt and Batman is useless. But that's what makes this book stand out, because it's a fresh take on Batman and reads like a more exciting book because of it.Gary Frank does a fantastic job as always with the artwork, all of his books - most of them with Geoff Johns - look amazing and he does no less than his usual stellar job with this book. His Batman Earth One suit design is particularly good but every page looks gorgeous.Johns does a fine job of setting up this new world and putting this new Batman on track to discovering all of the famous villains in his rogues gallery all over again with the added possibility that they will be different because this isn't regular Batman, this is "Earth One" Batman. I for one found this to be one of the best Batman books I've read in ages and am thrilled at the prospect of reading future books in this series.

If you love batman, you’ll love this darker alternative take on batman. Scrappy and unpolished batman seems more hopeless than Gotham’s future. But this is just the beginning of a new origin of the dark knight and I’m all for it!

I reviewed volume 2 just a few minutes ago and I am not typing out my total love for this version of Batman again.Just note, amazing in every way and needs to be continued well beyond the 2 volumes.

Wasn't sure what to expect, but was not disappointed. Sat down and intended to have a casual flip through to see what I'd bought, but ended reading the whole thing in one hit as I couldn't put it down. Very satisfying story, good twists on accepted origin story, different enough to Year One, though it draws upon that heavily in places (no bad thing) and really nice art. Also, this is a *very* nice hardcover to handle, feels very solid and high quality and the contents warrant it. This one will get re-read. It's not Year One or The Killing Joke or TDKR, but it stands up pretty well in their company.

A new Batman origin story for a new generation.We must all admit that the definitive Batman origin book is 1985's Year One by Frank Miller but almost 30 years written now, a new version was needed and couldn't have been an easy task.Written by the legend that is Geoff Johns and with beautiful art by Gary Frank, the book tweaks the origin enough just to make it their own.An excellent jumping off point for any new Batman reader