Batman Begins: The Movie & Other Tales of the Dark Knight #[nn]

In *Batman Begins: The Movie & Other Tales of the Dark Knight*, a young Bruce Wayne, shaped by the loss of his parents, journeys to the East to train under Henri Ducard. There, he grapples with the philosophy of Ducard and the shadow of Ra's al Ghul, ultimately choosing his own path before returning to Gotham to confront the city’s corruption, the madness of Dr. Crane, and the lingering presence of his former mentors.

In "The Man Who Falls," Batman stands poised on the edge of a rooftop, the city sprawled below—each moment a echo of the fall that shaped him. Through a quiet, reflective narration, the story traces how falling has defined his journey: the loss of his parents, the descent into training, and the deliberate creation of the myth that is Batman.

In "Air Time," Batman's pursuit of the Lucky Hand Triad takes a sudden, terrifying turn when an innocent family becomes trapped in a sinking car beneath the city's surface. With time running out and the weight of the water closing in, the desperate struggle for survival unfolds in silence and shadow.

In "Reasons," Batman tracks down remnants of the Joker’s past through Gotham’s East End, confronting shadows that blur the line between vengeance and identity. As the night wears on, he wrestles with a quiet doubt—whether the man beneath the cowl ever truly existed apart from the mask—only to find clarity in the enduring truth of who he’s always been.

In "Urban Legend," Batman—disoriented and with no memory of how he came to be injured—struggles to piece together his mission and find his way home, where the line between reality and deception grows dangerously thin. Written by a team behind the film’s universe and illustrated with sharp, atmospheric detail, this 22-page tale unfolds in the shadows of Gotham, where nothing is quite as it seems.