Gotham City: Year One #[nn]

In "Chapter One," Tom King and Phil Hester launch a gripping tale set in the early days of Gotham City, where Slam uncovers a web of secrets tied to Richard Wayne’s past. With help from his mother’s Tarot readings, he traces a dangerous connection between Wayne’s affair with Queenie and a long-buried kidnapping scheme—though Queenie still holds firm on the truth about Helen’s death. The story unfolds with quiet intensity, its atmosphere shaped by Hester’s evocative art and Gapstur’s sharp inks, while Bellaire’s colors and Cowles’ lettering lend the narrative a haunting, grounded realism.