Batman: Year One” is a graphic novel by Frank Miller (from 1987), depicting the origin story of the Dark Knight. Miller's past projects overwhelmed him since he had to handle both writing and illustration duties simultaneously. His many works have not only redefined classic characters, but also, on a few occasions, revitalized the comics industry. This title rotated in creative teams and time placement, but several stories directly relate to the events of Year One, especially the first arc "Batman: Shaman".

Known chiefly for his collaborations - with Frank Miller on seminal Batman and Daredevil stories, and with Paul Karasik on an adaptation of Paul Auster's novel, City of Glass - he began publishing his own stories in 1991 in his anthology magazine, Rubber Blanket. I watched the animated movie first but now I'm going to be reading the comics first before watching the movies, I enjoyed the book of year one more than the movie. The story recounts Batman's first year as a crime-fighter as well as exploring the life of recently transferred Gotham police detective Jim Gordon – eventually building towards their first encounter and their eventual alliance against Gotham's criminal underworld. Batman uses a signal device to attract a swarm of bats from the Batcave as his only route to escape. The studio rejected the idea as they wanted a sequel, not a prequel, though Schumacher was able to include very brief events in Batman's past.In November 2014, to celebrate Batman's 75th anniversary, DC released a sample of Year One as a part of its DC Comics Essentials line of promotional comics.

Following The New 52 reboot, Batman: Zero Year replaced Year One as the official origin for Batman and Year One was relegated to the continuity of the other Frank Miller storylines. Skeevers gets bailed with the help of a hired lawyer but is attacked by Batman shortly after, who convinces him to testify against Flass.His creator-owned crime saga SIN CITY first hit the page in 1991, and then the silver screen in 2005, with Miller on board as co-director with Robert Rodriguez. Both Warner Books ( ISBN 0446389234) and Titan Books ( ISBN 1852860774) also published trade paperbacks in 1988. He surmises their intent to target Gordon's family, so he disguises himself as a motorcyclist to help Gordon.