The Complete Frank Miller Batman #1
In "Who I Am and How I Came to Be," Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli deliver a stark, character-driven origin that redefines Gotham’s dark heart. As Bruce Wayne and Jim Gordon arrive in the city with their own burdens, one finds his training tested in a brutal street fight, the other learns the cost of integrity in a corrupt police force—until a single bat, cutting through a window, becomes a silent promise. The story’s moody art and sharp storytelling, with cover art by Frank Miller, capture the birth of two legends in a city that shapes them.
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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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