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Gotham City: Year One (2022-) #1

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One fine day, a fast-talking dame walks into his office and hires him to personally deliver a letter to Richard Wayne and his wife, Constance. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. And, who better for him to take on than Slam Bradley, one of the first DC Comics characters ever (and possibly the oldest, older than Batman and maybe Superman).

Richard's overt racism and disinterest in the effect his building would have gives South Gotham reason to force his hand. Or why not include "mature language" in the title page disclaimer also and be done with the ridiculous symbols? Sam later confronts Constance's private security, Lodar, and claims he waited at Wayne Manor for news the night Richard and Sam met the kidnapper. I freely admit part of the would be nostalgic as I grew up on PI shows like Mike Hammer and (the original) Magnum PI. Featuring weekly comic release discussions, creator AMAs, a friendly and helpful userbase, and much more!

This early clue suggests that a Wayne wrote the letters and that Batman's bat symbol was in his family long before his birth. This is all wonderfully mixed in with Slam fighting his way into the heart of the city and pillar of what Gotham supposedly stood for. Still, it's a Black Label book and probably not a part of continuity, although it's DC so does that really matter? I was expecting it to be set during the establishment of Gotham and probably have some more mystical aspects mixed in, like Dark Knight, Dark City. It’s an effective use of visual storytelling to convey to the reader without words what the protagonist learns.

Gripping noir tale, drenched in rain, starring a beaten down guy just trying to find some reason in this world. Please note that Gabe's opinions are his own and don't always reflect the opinions of Weird Science as a whole. Una historia sobre el pasado de la familia Wayne donde un joven Bradley, se enfrenta al secuestro del bebé de Richard y Constantine Wayne en un ambiente clásico de novela negra policíaca. It makes sense whenever stories are issue-based, and I think I'm just too used to movie pacing and getting to get a feel for the world and the characters and the tone before jumping into the meat of the story since I've been watching a lot of movies lately, but it still bothered me. Any story which can put this much drama and excitement into what is ultimately just a conversation between all the principle players should be celebrated.Hester goes more Tothian than usual in this and Jordie Bellaire's stark, minimalist color palette is prefect for the tale. I really enjoyed the first 5 issues of the book, with King crafting a great noir set in Gotham with everything you would want: hard boiled crime, damsels, smoking guns, and double and triple crossings. The noir aspect isn't as good as Sandman Mystery Theatre (which I'm aware I always cite when talking about noir and I will talk about it until I die) but it's still great.

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