Friday, September 17, 2010

Moment of the Day - Batman: Year One - I'm Practically Blind Without My Glasses

Batman, sans costume, saves Jim Gordon's Infant Son

While Batman: Year One has countless great moments to draw upon, I think this is probably my favourite from that story primarily due to the ambiguity of whether or not Gordon knows who Batman is.  Personally, I like to believe he recognizes Bruce Wayne and puts together it is Batman and love the dynamic it adds to their relationship.


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4 comments:

collectededitions said... 1

Entirely I believe Gordon knows who Batman is. It certainly seems clear he does in Batman RIP, and there's another moment I can't remember right now -- later than No Man's Land but before now, to be vague about it -- that suggested such to me. It changes depending on the writer, I guess, but I agree with you that I like the dynamic it adds to their relationship.

Ivan said... 2

I'm of the opinion that Gordon knows about Bruce and Babs and just chooses to keep to himself. Of course, this theory relies on Jim having near-Budha levels of patience and temperance for not lashing out at Batman during The Killing Joke, but still...

Well, on a second thought, it's not like Joker shot her because she was the Batgirl...but I digress.

Great moment. I recently read Born Again, and man, Miller + Mazzucchelli are such a strong duo.

hoylus said... 3

Yeah, the commissioner knows who Batman is. Of course. Great moment.

Lucho said... 4

I´ve always loved this moment.

It was great also in Gordon´s retirement party when he said to Sasha Bourdeax "Ís he giving you a hard time?". Gordon knows but it´s us who aren´t sure sometimes.

Miller rocked with this moment.

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