When DC Comics rebooted much of its continuity in 1986, it became a priority to re-establish the origins and early days of several characters. Various story arcs and miniseries came out these revised, older takes on character histories, making them fresh for a new audience and surprising for older fans. The most successful of these revised origins was a story called “Batman: Year One” by “Sin City” creator Frank Miller.
Since then, the term “Year One” has been used for many other DC characters and the phrase is now synonymous with the term “secret origin.” With Jack Black and Michael Cera having their own “Year One” adventure in theaters this weekend, here’s a list of several “year one”-type comic book stories that we recommend for your reading pleasure.
“Jla: Year One” (DC): For years, DC fans had known how the original Justice League of America had first
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