Year One: Batman/Ra’s al Ghul

    (DC, 2005–2006)
™ and © 2005 DC Comics, Inc.

Published to coincide with the release of the summer blockbuster Batman Begins, this Prestige Format limited series focuses on the longstanding conflict between the Dark Knight and the Demon’s Head.

Eco-terrorist Ra’s al Ghul cheated death for hundreds of years, but eventually met his doom in Batman: Death and the Maidens. Narrated by letter from al Ghul that is delivered posthumously to Bruce Wayne, this tale is a warning to Batman of what could happen if the Lazarus Pits that revived al Ghul alive for centuries were destroyed. Let’s just say that having that many dead people walking around is not pretty at all, and the Caped Crusader may have more on his plate than he can handle.

Writer Devin Grayson and artist Paul Gulacy offer up an interesting spin on Batman’s relationship with Ra’s al Ghul, but very little is done to indoctrinate curious film-viewers who picked this up to learn more about the characters from Batman Begins.

— Thomas Moudry
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#1

August, 2005
Cover Price: $5.99
11 copies available from $1.99 		Devin GraysonPaul Gulacy
#2

September, 2005
Cover Price: $5.99
13 copies available from $2.75 		Devin GraysonPaul Gulacy