Batman 404 (Facsimile Edition) #[nn]
A landmark return to Gotham’s origins, *Batman: Year One Chapter One: Who I Am How I Came to Be* reimagines the birth of the Dark Knight with Frank Miller’s sharp storytelling and David Mazzucchelli’s iconic art, capturing Bruce Wayne’s first steps into vigilantism and Jim Gordon’s arrival in a city drowning in corruption. As both men face their first trials in a broken system, a single bat’s flight becomes a turning point in a journey that will define them both.
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Bruce and Gordon both arrive in Gotham on missions that are sure to put their paths on a collision course. Gordon joins the GCPD which is rife with corruption and he is taught a savage lesson when he tries to buck this new system. Bruce tries out his years of training in a simple street brawl that does not go as planned. Wounded and searching for inspiration, Bruce finds it as a bat flies through the window.
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