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The Riddler: Year One by Paul Dano
4.0

A surprisingly dark and twisted view into the mind of the Riddler prior to the events of The Batman movie.

We get the inner workings of Riddler before he becomes the twisted monster he is in the movies. No riddles here, except for every single thing he does and thinks feels like a riddle for himself to crack. Paul Dano gives realistic dialogue and the art plays in service of the dark and twisted story by giving us a weird, kind of haze like feel to it.

The only negative is this all takes place before the movie so we know how it ends. However, it's still very well written and fun to travel through. A 4 out of 5.