Written by Miller and illustrated by David Mazzucchelli, the four-issue miniseries, published in 1987, recounted the beginnings of Bruce Wayne’s crime fighting career. After training and studying abroad, Wayne returns home to Gotham City and begins to venture out in disguise on surveillance missions. One night, Wayne is attacked by a gang of prostitutes, including Selina Kyle (a.k.a Catwoman), but a bleeding Bruce escapes the melee and police capture and drags himself to Wayne Manor where a timely bat appearance inspires his alter-ego. But the story is as much about the rise of local hero Gordon to police captain amidst rampant political corruption and organized crime.
“The source material is surprisingly cinematic; it’s a pretty straight forward literal retelling,” said executive producer Bruce Timm.“Mazzucchelli‘s artwork is beautifully composed and we were able to refer to the comic for about 80 percent of the camera setups.”
According to theHollywood Reporter, the PG-13Batman: Year Oneis scheduled to celebrate its world premiere at Comic-Con in July before being released to home video in the fall. Miller’s influential series was once the basis for a feature film reboot in 2000 to be directed by Darren Aronofsky, but the concept was eventually shelved. Of course, Christopher Nolan would eventually reboot the franchise in 2005 withBatman Begins.
Frankly, I’m surprised Warner Bros and their subsidiary, DC Comics, would use Miller’s version as a basis for an animated feature, rather than saving and adapting the beloved series for the inevitable, already-announcedBatman rebootNolan will produce sometime after 2012’sThe Dark Knight Rises. Not that I’m complaining. I cannot wait to see this.
Here are two stills from the movie:
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