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"Chapter One: Who I Am How I Came to Be" from Batman: Year One – The Deluxe Edition (2017) captures the raw, grounded genesis of Gotham’s Dark Knight and a cop determined to clean the city from within. Written by Frank Miller and illustrated with gritty precision by David Mazzucchelli—whose pencils and inks define the cover—this landmark story follows Bruce Wayne’s first steps into vigilantism and Jim Gordon’s brutal initiation into a corrupt police force. A single bat’s flight becomes a turning point, igniting a transformation that will shape two destinies.
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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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