Batman Year One Original Coloring

This is because Richmond Lewis, the original colorist (and David Mazzucchelli's wife), did the recoloring herself. Lewis is a painter first, and was brought in to do the coloring by Mazzucchelli. In the recoloring, Lewis is able to take advantage of a wider range of colors than were possible with the original printing process.

To date, the only way to enjoy the original coloring was to get the original issues (Batman #404-407). Finally, in 2016, DC published an Absolute edition of Batman: Year One, containing two books; one with the original coloring and one with the recoloring. The first volume remasters the recolored version of the story from previous collected editions.

The second volume reprints the original. From Frank Miller (Batman: The Dark Knight Returns) and David Mazzucchelli (Daredevil) comes one of the most revered storylines in the Batman mythos, "Year One," presented in these facsimile re. ABSOLUTE BATMAN: YEAR ONE presents one of DC Comics' most lauded tales in two hardcover volumes contained by a slipcase.

The first volume will reprint the recolored version of the story from previous collected editions, remastered with new, high. Let's look at page three from Batman #406 (April 1987), which was part three of the "Batman: Year One" storyline (it was originally serialized in four parts in the ongoing Batman series), as it appeared in the standard newsprint comics of the day. The line art is by David Mazzucchelli, and the color art is by Richmond Lewis.

Here are a few pages from the Absolute edition which had a version with original coloring and a Recolored version. For reference this is the original comic, the original coloring Absolute and the re-colored Absolute. For what it's worth I tend to favor original coloring but the Deluxe edition is really great, the larger format is worth it.

I definitely read it with the new coloring for the first time. Sometimes older elements of comics stand out more after you revisit them. I don't think I would have enjoyed Year One as much (when I first read it) if it was the original coloring.

But now, I LOVE that original coloring. I can appreciate it more now, for sure. Batman: Year One is an American comic book story arc written by Frank Miller and illustrated by David Mazzucchelli.

Year One was originally published by DC Comics in Batman #404-407 monthly issues format in 1987. The story recounts Batman 's first year as a crime-fighter as well as exploring the life of recently transferred Gotham police detective Jim Gordon, building towards their first.