The Riddler: Year One

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SDCC: More Big News from Jim Lee and His Friends!". DC Comics.com. July 22, 2022 . Retrieved August 13, 2022. Speaking of which, the art is a thing of beauty here! A common trap with artists who are adapting live-action works is that some characters feel too photo-realistic to their actors, as opposed to what fits for their respective style. There’s not really much of that here. While there’s the occasional panel that looks a little too close to a promotional photo of Dano, most of the issue shows how Subic is more than happy to illustrate Eddie in all sorts of positions, whether they be unassuming or sinister.

Believing Gotham to be unsalvageable, Edward begins create a grand plan to expose and assassinate Falcone and his allies, as well as flood it and assassinate political figures to ensure they do not fall under his Syndicate's influence. Create a costumed persona of "the Riddler", he begins to recruit a community of followers to help plan and carry out his schemes. Edward also plans to bring Batman into his operations, believing he has been helping him investigate these discretely. In the days approaching his plans, Edward enlists Ana's help to expose New Beginnings' involvement in Drops, arranging for her to leave Gotham as she and her father planned. On Halloween, he arranges Higgins death and sends Stone a recording he made of his crime, threatening to send it to his family. Stone commits suicide whilst Edward prepares for his first crimes as the Riddler. A few little things are unresolved, though. Who was the person speaking to Eddie in the shadows outside of his apartment? Who was the person who got Eddie into his company’s files? These are interesting questions, and I honestly don’t mind that they’re not answered; it’s little things like these that might keep you speculating on the book following its conclusion. They help make the world of Gotham from The Batman feel fleshed-out! It makes one feel like there’s something new to be afraid of around every corner. Artist Stevan Subic makes his American comics debut, collaborating with Dano to deliver a shadowy and gritty tale of a society’s forgotten man who refuses to go unnoticed any longer. Subic’s recent Conan the Cimmerian for French publisher Glénat has brought him great acclaim in Europe, and he’s about to break out globally with a Batman series unlike any you’ve seen before.Dano said in July that he had not yet finished writing the series, an experience which he described as being "totally incredible". [2] He described his experience working with Subic as being "super collaborative". Dano had written treatments of the overall story and sent them to Subic, to which they collaborated in developing the story together. They had held Zoom meetings, in which Subic shared his screen and showed Dano his layouts. While they discussed the storytelling and eventually continued working, Subic pencilled and Dano continued to write. [9] They would then discuss the story that same month when Dano attended DC's panel at San Diego Comic-Con, where he promoted the series. [10] [11] Publication [ edit ] Cover image for 1022DC051 Riddler: Year One #2 Bill Sienkiewicz Cover, by (W) Paul Dano (A) Stevan Subic (CA) Bill Sienkiewicz, in stores Tuesday, December 27, 2022 from DC Comics Let’s get my criticism right out of the way, because it’s a small complaint in the face of all the praises I have for this book. Maybe part of the reason I bring this up is because I’ve been subject to the critique myself, but I feel narration is used as something of a crutch here. Dano is obviously very excited to tell everyone what’s going on in the mind of the Riddler, so there’s a lot of Eddie’s internal monologue going on throughout this book. It’s not especially cluttered, so the art has plenty of space to breathe – but it is there, and occasionally seems somewhat redundant.

Actor and writer Paul Dano understands the Riddler’s every motivation… come see Edward Nashton evolve into the menace known as the Riddler. But that’s just it, isn’t it? While it’s decent on it’s own, the book mostly makes me want to rewatch something else.Outlaw, Kofi (March 18, 2022). "The Batman Director Announces Paul Dano's Riddler Year One Spinoff Comic". ComicBook.com . Retrieved August 14, 2022. Frankly, if you waited this long, you should wait a little longer to buy it as a graphic novel. But there’s nothing wrong with collecting each issue – I know Subic’s alternate covers create a large image when stitched together, which is a lot of fun. The time has come. Edward Nashton’s long, painful psychological journey and downward spiral have finally brought him to the point where he is ready to take direct action against the corrupt of Gotham. Embittered and abandoned and believing the world is aligned against him, he’s reached the time to lash out. His extensive research and clandestine operations have left him with a deeper knowledge of the city’s web of criminality than anyone in Gotham. And now he knows exactly which targets to strike and when.