SuperHeroBooks - Batman: Year One Hundred
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Manufacturer: DC Comics
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9781401211929
ISBN: 1401211925
Label: DC Comics
Manufacturer: DC Comics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 232
Publication Date: 2007-01-17
Publisher: DC Comics
Release Date: 2007-01-17
Studio: DC Comics
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Summary: Gripping near-future Batman story
Comment: Set in 2039, a century after Batman first appeared this story pits Batman against a government that is out of control eager to shred every last bit of privacy. Including the true identity of certain vigilante.
Creator Paul Pope lavishes attention on Batman's costume and equipment putting real thought into what he might wear and how it might work. The sketchbook pages are a real treat and should be required reading for future Batman artists.
The story itself is fairly linear, but the storytelling is excellent. You really feel that Batman is in danger throughout.
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Summary: A Hundred Years and Running
Comment: In "batman year 100", we find batman set in the future. 40 years after "the dark knight returns" perhaps. The reason why i refer to "the dark knight returns" is because "batman year 100" is just as iconic and remarkable as "the dark knight returns." I would much rather consider this a sequel more than "the dark knight strikes again." Its gritty and the artwork is outstanding. i love how batman looks grimey and old. The addition of fangs to instill fear in his enemies was a great concept that made him even more satisfyingly morbid. i like the whole concept of a future police state where privacy is outlawed and the government is always watching you. this made batman the only unknown in the country. WE MUST FIND WHO IS BATMAN! this was a brilliant story that felt down to earth and massive at the same time. its not too futuristic as well. the best way i can describe is like this: take "batman year one" and mix it with "the dark knight returns" and you got this. the only thing is that there is no iconic villians but rather a looming doomsday plot veiled by a murder mystery. its batman back to his detective work. i love the way the author ponders over the batman mythology. is he 100? how so? is it a title that is passed down? none of these get answered but its obvious that it was to fuel the wonder and awe about the whole spectacle. maybe he is one of the bat soldiers from the end of "the dark knight returns!!" the author does acknowledge "the dark knight returns" too in one scene. If you didnt like the sequel to "the dark knight returns" check this out, its a excellent read if you want to see batman get banged up real good. i love the bike chase with the new "robin" too. he doesn't wear the corny red and green tights, he wears a batman costume also. Two batman's!!!
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Summary: Fabulous Artwork
Comment: Paul Pope really brings Batman alive in his depiction of Batman 100 years after his origin. Pope's artwork almost jumps off the page as he has a way of depicting a stunning sense of energy even in still shots with his ink brush. The feel is raw and gritty, just as Batman should be. In fact, you'll see about the coolest idea for the batmobile ever. The artwork isn't the only great thing about this graphic novel though. The story takes Batman back to his roots as a detective, which is how Batman should be portrayed--a man who also happens to be a hero. In this two-fisted story, Batman gets shot, chased by dogs and dragged through the mud as he is trying to get to the bottom of a mysterious exchange between federal agents and a known terrorist organization. If you're a real Batman fan, I definitely recommend that you give this a try.
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Summary: it's ok
Comment: I don't know what I was expecting when I bought this book. I'm not sure if I was expecting a serious story or a parody of Batman--it is a serious story. Basically, in the near future, a police state exists (at least in Gotham, though I suspect it is all of the US if not the world) and Batman still exists. I don't know, the title makes one believe we have a story of a very, very old Batman, but he seems to be in his 50s or something like that. It is a good story, but not quite what I was expecting.
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Summary: Brilliant. The negative reviews don't "get it"
Comment: This is not a book about a millionaire's exploits as a masked vigilante. Anyone who begins this book expecting something like Dark Knight Returns or your typical Batman story is looking at the book from the wrong perspective.
What we have here is an amazing portrayal of the Batman as an ideal. A force that can't be stopped by age or oppression. It is not a story about a superhero in the public spotlight, but about a rebel operating in the shadows, trying to obtain justice without being noticed.
All these unanswered questions that people are complaining about - "who is batman?" "is it bruce wayne? how is he alive?" "where are the other super heroes?" - NONE of them matter. You're all missing the point; the "who" doesn't matter - its the idea of the Batman that is important. Did you all have this much of an issue when Mark Millar made Superman a communist?
Paul Pope's art is, as usual, amazing. Jose Villarubia's colors are perfectly suited to the environments. The writing is top-shelf - creating a true sense of realism on the part of the Batman, while still creating a fantastic futuristic setting. Pope's sketches and notes in the back show just how much thought he put into his design of the famous Batman.
This is an amazing take on the Bat-mythos from an amazingly talented creator with a true understanding of the character. Unique, visually stunning, and pure in execution. There is no reason not to own this book.
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Visionary writer/artist Paul Pope presents a futuristic mystery of epic proportions set in a dark, dystopian world devoid of privacy and filled with government conspiracies, psychic police, holographic caller ID and absolutely no room for "secret identities." In Gotham City, 2039, a federal agent is murdered and a contingent of Washington's top agents is hot on the suspect's trail. The Batman, a forgotten icon from the past, is wanted for the murder. Amid the chaos Gotham City Police Detective Gordon, grandson of the former commissioner, discovers that the man they are chasing shouldn't exist at all.
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