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Critique de ReadinginRheims
Batman: Year One is an American comic book story published by DC Comics. I'm going to give you a very short summary because I think the majority of you already know Batman's story. The books tells the first year of the of the exercise of Batman's work. This is not Genesis although there is some flashback on the creation of Batman (the discovery of his extraordinary abilities) that allows to understand his actions and the missions he undertakes on this first year. The story takes place in the fictional city of Gotham city inspired by American cities. Batman's goal is to restore and fight crime in his city, just like the police who are substituted for his actions, although he is more efficient thanks to his super powers. The story is particularly prevalent in the city's hottest district where there are prostitutes, drugs and alcohol. The people as well as the police (who would have any interest in rallying to Batman) have a hard time trimming against the outlaws, moreover Batman scared them and the population because they had no idea if he's good or bad and they think that he is a criminal more. But their goal turns out to be the same, living in peace in Gotham city.
I particularly enjoyed this comic book because I love the world of superheroes created by Marvel and DC Comics since my childhood. I decided to take this book for the project because it was the first volume and I was going to understand the story more easily. And also, I appreciate comics when I read in a foreign language because the images allows me to have a support other than the text to follow the unfolding of the story. Here, the drawings are simple clean, in relief and alive because each tone of color is in connection with the action and the characters (their character for example). The dialogues in the bubbles are therefore rather short but there are still indications (in yellow) other than dialogues. I do appreciate that the final scene of a chapter are only a drawing without text, in my opinion it's a good way to sum up and close a chapter. Overall, I understood everything: the vocabulary is accessible and the story is rather simple, so I will recommend this book to any type of reader. I think it can be a good idea to start reading in a foreign language to start reading a comic to prepare for reading a novel and for me this comic is a very good start. The story is really captivating the characters are interesting because of their duplicity, their characters and at some point the misunderstanding of their real face. What makes the story even richer is that it's interested in several characters and follows their different points of view. The emotions of the characters are easier to understand thanks to the drawings, it makes them even stronger. I will also alert future readers (and especially the youngest) of the fact that there are some violent scenes that could be hurting. Indeed, there is often fight scene in the stories of superheroes but here it's reinforced by the vivid images. Other themes not suitable for all audiences are discussed here as those of prostitution for example.
To conclude, I would say that this is a story to know because it became very famous and it is an American creation.
Diane.
I particularly enjoyed this comic book because I love the world of superheroes created by Marvel and DC Comics since my childhood. I decided to take this book for the project because it was the first volume and I was going to understand the story more easily. And also, I appreciate comics when I read in a foreign language because the images allows me to have a support other than the text to follow the unfolding of the story. Here, the drawings are simple clean, in relief and alive because each tone of color is in connection with the action and the characters (their character for example). The dialogues in the bubbles are therefore rather short but there are still indications (in yellow) other than dialogues. I do appreciate that the final scene of a chapter are only a drawing without text, in my opinion it's a good way to sum up and close a chapter. Overall, I understood everything: the vocabulary is accessible and the story is rather simple, so I will recommend this book to any type of reader. I think it can be a good idea to start reading in a foreign language to start reading a comic to prepare for reading a novel and for me this comic is a very good start. The story is really captivating the characters are interesting because of their duplicity, their characters and at some point the misunderstanding of their real face. What makes the story even richer is that it's interested in several characters and follows their different points of view. The emotions of the characters are easier to understand thanks to the drawings, it makes them even stronger. I will also alert future readers (and especially the youngest) of the fact that there are some violent scenes that could be hurting. Indeed, there is often fight scene in the stories of superheroes but here it's reinforced by the vivid images. Other themes not suitable for all audiences are discussed here as those of prostitution for example.
To conclude, I would say that this is a story to know because it became very famous and it is an American creation.
Diane.
