Thirty years after its debut, DC Comics is proud to present the
definitive Absolute Edition of this modern comics classic. Together with
a wealth of behind-the-scenes material from its creators--including the
complete scripts and pencil breakdowns for all four issues--ABSOLUTE
BATMAN: YEAR ONE offers two distinct versions of the legendary story:
Book One features the acclaimed single-volume graphic novel edition with
every page newly rescanned and remastered by Mazzucchelli and Lewis from
their original boards, while Book Two features the
never-before-collected process color edition of the original newsprint
comics, sourced from all-new scans made by Mazzucchelli and Lewis from
their personal copies of BATMAN #404-407.
Originally published over four issues of the monthly BATMAN title in
1986 and 1987, BATMAN: YEAR ONE has gone on to become one of the most
popular and influential graphic novels in the history of American
comics. Written by Frank Miller and illustrated by David Mazzucchelli
with colors by Richmond Lewis, this masterful reimagination of Bruce
Wayne's first year as the Dark Knight Detective has electrified
generations of readers with its unprecedented fusion of gritty realism
and elegance of form.
