A review by magnetgrrl
Batman Archives, Vol. 1 by Bill Finger, Bob Kane

4.0

It's so humblng and amazing to see where the Dark Knight started. Not so dark, really. Kind of rough around the edges. Some pretty embarrassing artwork, and more of a Sherlock Holmes character mixed with a little Roger Moore James Bond than the tough as nails and complicated (aka crazy) guy we know today. This might be the perfect place to start for some who are interested in getting into Batman... but it's not exactly the Batman you would be expecting. And really, there's no reason to get into Batman by starting *at the beginning* by any means. This is probably more of interest to Batman fans who have forgotten or have never seen his origins. DC Archive editions are nice, though expensive - but this one is priced at an introductory $19.99. After that they're all $49.95 a piece. Whew.