Batman: Year One (2011)

Returning after twelve years of being abroad, Bruce Wayne has made his way back to his home town of Gotham. He has taken the years to prepare himself to become the main source of crime fighting within the city as he knows the police force is completely corrupted.

After a failed daylight attempt, Bruce is forced to find a way to strike fear into the hearts of the scum in Gotham, this is when he takes on the persona known as Batman.

Starring, Benjamin McKenzie, Bryan Cranston and Eliza Dushku.

It also follows the first year James Gordon works for the GCPD showing that no matter what they do, he will not stray from looking for justice for those who deserve it, such as what Batman is doing.

I've always been a fan of the 1987 story arc as it gave the reader a most in depth look at the history behind some of comics most popular characters and when I first heard it was being brought into animation I couldn't wait to see it. And when I did I absolutely loved every aspect of it.

It shows off how green Batman was in his first year, having been shot on multiple occasions, going out in public without a proper costume nor any real gadgets and how his martial arts training hasn't fully been put to the test until now.

The voice cast was perfect I found, although Benjamin McKenzie (who now ironically plays a young James Gordon on the Fox television series, Gotham) was a little bit hard to take in when he first started speaking at the start, but quickly it started to sound much more natural.

Bryan Cranston as James Gordon however was spot on through and through. It seems like no matter what the man does he can always nail a role whether it's comedic, serious or even a voice acting job, he seems to always come to the table fully prepared and ready to make things happen the right way.

Again, I loved it all and have to throw a 9 out of 10 out there for it. Almost perfect in my eyes!

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