Artist's Edition #[77]

David Mazzucchelli's Batman: Year One Artist's Edition gives readers an extraordinary close look at the original artwork, and the cover makes that promise immediately. The front features a boldly painted Batman cowl rendered in sweeping black brushwork against a weathered, aged-paper background, while the back presents a full-figure ink study of Batman in his cape and utility belt — complete with the artist's own production notes and scaling marks still visible on the original board. Published by IDW in 2024, this oversized volume wears its craft openly, inviting you to appreciate Mazzucchelli's assured linework exactly as it existed on the drawing table.