Batman year 100 is a comic book miniseries by paul pope that came out in 2006. Year 100 and other tales includes such stories as batman of berlin, broken nose, and teenage sidekick, along with the eisner awardwinning fourissue miniseries batman. He has been working primarily in comics since the early 90s, but has also done a. I was immediately drawn into the story and the authorities chase to capture the batman. You can change your mind at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in the footer of any email you receive from us, or by contacting us. In gotham city, 2039, a federal agent is murdered, and a contingent of washingtons top agents is hot on the trail of the batman, long thought gone, but now the suspect in the murder. The scene is visceral, the dogs are slobbering as they splash through puddles, sweat drips off batman s face. The storyline was written and illustrated by paul pope. Year 100 is a fourissue american comic book miniseries starring batman, published in 2006 by dc comics. Paul popes epic about a batman in a world that has forgotten, but still needs him this book is a total must read. Batman reading order full chronological comics timeline. Read year 100 ages ago, and very good it was too, the solid, shabby look of anything pope draws being perfect for a dystopian future and for the original, nofrills version of batman. Year 100 reinvents the comic book legend for a new age, says david thompson.
In this regard, year 100 might owe something to the watchmen or dark knight returns. The gotham police clash almost daily with federal agents, who are pursuing the legendary batman. It is the year 2039 one hundred years since batman was. Year 100 which features the art of paul pope and the batman.
Year 100, the superhero is a centenarian hunted by big brother and gangs of thugs. In gotham city, 2039, a federal agent is murdered, leaving the batman, a forgotten icon from the past, wanted for the murder. Pope has made a name for himself internationally as an artist and designer. Batman always works well fighting cops, and in this respect, year 100 is as successful as frank millers seminal year one from whence its title derives.
Both screenprint on a black 100 % cotton heavyweight shirt. Time magazine listed heavy liquid among the 100 most important science fiction graphic novels of the decade when it originally debuted in the 2000s, and. Year 100 deluxe edition hardcover paul pope dc comics gotham hc ebay. Open to deals, just really trying to move these books right now. Okay, i know most of us are nt even going to look in this thread, but for the 5 of us that do follow intresting projects this is one to check out.
But the other stories added here include one thats even better, based on one of those obviousbutnobodythoughtofit questions. Captain gordon, the grandson of the original commissioner gordon, is also trying to find batman, and find out what he knows about the murder of a federal agent. Which is why, despite hearing good things, i put off reading paul popes batman. Buy batman year one hundred tp 01 by paul pope isbn. Year one is the 1986 graphic novel from frank miller and david mazzucchelli. I expected it to be a story of a new batman, some disgruntled. So far in this four part series, artistwriter paul pope and colourist jose villarubia have placed batman 33 years in the future, while stylistically.
Year 100 is a fantastic peek into a potential future for our titular hero. Paul pope 191 followers paul pope is an american cartoonist living and working in new york city. It was originally published in its own fourpart comic book miniseries batman. Year 100 comic art by paul pope art batman about 6 years ago by joey paur back in 2006 there was a batman mini comic book series called batman. When paul pope was asked to reimagine batman, the artist and writer said it was like being handed the keys to a really. Year 100 eisnernominated scificyberpunk classic with this new edition. Year 100 was a fourissue miniseries published in 2006 written and illustrated by creator paul pope. Paul pope s attention to detail and future technology is great. The world presented in batman year 100 is no exception to this rule, but darn it that i did not get drawn in. It is the year 2039 one hundred years since batman was created, wink wink nudge nudge, and technology is so pervasive that nothing is unknown by the government.
The dark knights all over the place this month with three new shirt designs. Paul pope is an american cartoonist living and working in new york city pope has made a name for himself internationally as an artist and designer he has been working primarily in comics since the early 90s, but has also done a number of projects with italian fashion label diesel industries and, in the us, with dkny his media clients include. Find great deals on ebay for batman year 100 and batman year 100 tpb. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. By the time he gets his hands on what he thinks is the intel on batman, he grabs at it like a crack addict. Year 100 storyline, which takes place in 2039, captain jim gordon, grandson of commissioner gordon, finds an old laptop in the attic of a country home.
Batman year 100 deluxe edition by paul pope is a collection of the 4issue series published in 2005. Dc comics later published a trade paperback collecting batman. God, i love paul pope s art, its weird but splendid, hes at the top of my list. In gotham city, 2039, a federal agent is murdered and a contingent of washingtons top agents is. Scenes from multiple eisner awardwinning batman year 100. We will use the information you provide on this form to be in touch with you and to provide updates and marketing via email. Toronto star in 2007, pope won two additional eisners, best writerartist and best limited series, for his batman miniseries, batman. Now, a federal agent is dead, and this batman is wanted for the crime. Year 100 that featured a very unique style for the dark knight. It is an elseworlds title, and focuses on a descendant of bruce wayne taking up the mantle of batman in the future. If this is batman in year 100 of his service, one wonders if hell ever be able to finally retire from his crusade against crime and relax. Paul pope 2005 the caped crusader takes down a squad of dirty cops.
I expected it to be a story of a new batman, some disgruntled future man taking his inspiration from. Its a world thats quite different yet still enough like the present that someone like batman is needed. This is a series i have wanted to get as a deluxe edition and finally here it is. Paul pope is doing a long form batman mini set in the year 2039. Hush ii tshirt featuring the art of dustine nguyen imprinted in fullcolor on a white 100. Pope reimagines batmans mask as the ultimate rebellion in a world devoid of privacy. Celebrate the 20th anniversary of paul pope s battling boy, batman. Between then and now, the memory of the dark knight has faded from the public consciousness, and he has since become little more than an urban myth. When i first saw paul pope s version of batman back in 2002, in batman. His work is translated into a number of languages on three continents. Writerartist paul popes take on a futuristic gotham thats run like a surveillance state by totalitarian. The year is 2039 100 years after batmans official debut and its been decades since his last documented appearance.
Click the image or title below to view the artwork. Paul pope is an acclaimed, eisner awardwinning writer and artist whose works include thb, the onetrick ripoff, and, for dc comics, heavy liquid and batman. Some of the process work created toward my 200708 capsule line for dknyjeans, called 2089. A federal agent is murdered and a contingent of washingtons top agents is hot on the suspects trail. Given his track record thus far, it is a safe bet that paul pope will satisfy his audience with his final explanation behind the mystery of the batman of gotham.
In 2007, pope won two additional eisners, best writerartist and best limited series, for his batman miniseries, batman. Batman year 100 visionary writerartist paul pope presents a futuristic mystery of epic proportions set in a dark, dystopian world devoid of privacy and filled with government conspiracies, psychic police, holographic caller id and absolutely no room for secret identities. Collecting the acclaimed 4issue miniseries by visionary creator paul pope solo. We did two seasons of mens clothes, something in the range of one hundred items for international markets, including waxed canvas jackets, sneakers, jeans, t shirts, and hoodies.
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