Year One: Batman / Ra's Al Ghul

In 2006, DC Comics released this single-issue prestige format story by writer Devin K. Grayson and artist Paul Gulacy, exploring the first fateful encounter between Batman and the immortal eco-terrorist Ra's al Ghul. The tale reimagines their initial meeting as a tense, globe-trotting clash of ideologies, with Gulacy's sleek, cinematic art lending a shadowy, international espionage feel. As part of the "Year One" tradition, it offers a definitive, character-driven origin for one of Batman's most complex rivalries.