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===Collected editions=== Following the completion of the 404β407 monthly issues run, Year One received several reprints over the years: collected edition in [[hardcover]] and [[Trade paperback (comics)|trade paperbacks]], several deluxe editions in hardcover and paperback format, an ''[[DC Comics Absolute Edition|Absolute Edition]]'', and an [[Artist's Edition]] externally published by [[IDW Publishing]]. In 1988, Year One was published as collected edition in [[hardcover]] ({{isbn|0930289323}}) and [[Trade paperback (comics)|trade paperback]] ({{isbn|0930289331}}). Both [[Warner Books]] ({{isbn|0446389234}}) and [[Titan Books]] ({{isbn|1852860774}}) also published trade paperbacks in 1988 for other regions across the world. In 1989, Longmeadow Press published ''The Complete Frank Miller Batman'' ({{isbn|068140969X}}), collecting ''Year One'', ''[[DC Special Series|Wanted: Santa Claus - Dead or Alive!]]'', and ''[[The Dark Knight Returns]]''. In April 2005, DC released the "Deluxe Edition" of ''Year One'' in hardcover ({{isbn|1401206905}}) and trade paperback ({{isbn|1401207529}}) to coincide with the release of ''[[Batman Begins]]''. This edition reuses the printing paper from the 1988 collected edition with Mazzucchelli supplying the promotional and unseen Batman art, Lewis' color samples, some of the original penciled artwork, and some pages of the original script as bonus materials. The cover was designed by Mazzucchelli and graphic designer [[Chip Kidd]]. The hardcover deluxe edition ({{isbn|1401233422}}) was re-released in March 2012.<ref name="IGN2012"/> Mazzucchelli clarified that DC did not contact him to get involved with designing this edition. Having been sent a copy of the book by DC, Mazzucchelli was unhappy with the quality and opined that "Anybody who's already paid for [the book] should send it back to DC and demand a refund.". {{blockquote|Several years ago, DC asked me if I'd help put together a deluxe edition of Batman: Year One, and Dale Crain and I worked for months to try to make a definitive version. Now whoever's in charge has thrown all that work in the garbage. First, they redesigned the cover, and recolored my artwork β probably to look more like their little DVD that came out last year; second, they printed the book on shiny paper, which was never a part of the original design, all the way back to the first hardcover in 1988; third β and worst β they printed the color from corrupted, out-of-focus digital files, completely obscuring all of Richmond's hand-painted work. Anybody who's already paid for this should send it back to DC and demand a refund.|source=Mazzucchelli criticizing the 2012 Deluxe Edition<ref name="IGN2012">{{cite web|last1=Schedeen|first1=Jesse|title=Batman: Year One β Deluxe Edition Hardcover Review|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/03/28/batman-year-one-deluxe-edition-hardcover-review|website=[[IGN]]|access-date=May 28, 2018|date=March 28, 2012|archive-date=March 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308140555/http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/03/28/batman-year-one-deluxe-edition-hardcover-review|url-status=live}}</ref>}} In November 2014, to celebrate Batman's 75th anniversary, DC released a sample of Year One as a part of its ''DC Comics Essentials'' line of promotional comics.<ref name="DCEssentials">{{cite web|title=DC Comics Essentials β Batman: Year One Special Edition #1|url=https://www.dccomics.com/comics/batman-year-one-1987/dc-comics-essentials-%E2%80%93-batman-year-one-special-edition-1|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|date=November 5, 2014|access-date=May 28, 2018|archive-date=October 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008142714/https://www.dccomics.com/comics/batman-year-one-1987/dc-comics-essentials-%25E2%2580%2593-batman-year-one-special-edition-1|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2015, DC released a hardcover ({{isbn|1401260047}}) of Year One which included its [[Batman: Year One (film)|2011 animated film adaptation]] on both DVD and Blu-ray. In November 2016, DC released a 288-page [[DC Comics Absolute Edition|Absolute Edition]] of Year One ({{isbn|1401243797}}). This edition comes in a slipcase with two hardcover books. Book One features a whole new scanning from the original artworks by Mazzucchelli and remastered coloring by Lewis, while Book Two features scanning pages directly from the physical copies of the 404-407 monthly issues. Over 60 pages of bonus materials are also included, including Miller's complete scripts in Book Two.<ref name="DCAbsolute">{{cite web|title=Absolute Batman: Year One|url=https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/batman-year-one-1987/absolute-batman-year-one|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|access-date=May 28, 2018|date=November 2, 2016|archive-date=October 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008142845/https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/batman-year-one-1987/absolute-batman-year-one|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2017, the hardcover deluxe edition ({{isbn|1401272940}}) was re-released again, this time with the same printing paper and coloring as Book One of the 2016 Absolute Edition. In March 2022, to coincide with the release of ''[[The Batman (film)|The Batman]]'', DC released ''The Batman Box Set'' ({{isbn|1779514298}}), collecting trade paperbacks of ''Year One'', ''[[Batman: The Long Halloween|The Long Halloween]]'', and ''[[Batman: Ego|Ego and Other Tails]]'' in a slipcase with art by [[Jim Lee]]. Director [[Matt Reeves]] cited the three graphic novels as the major influences for the film. In August 2024, [[IDW Publishing]] published the [[Artist's Edition]] ({{isbn|9798887240039}}) of Year One in a 144-page hardcover. Mazzucchelli personally supplied the artworks for scanning with [[Chip Kidd]] serving as the designer of the book. [https://bleedingcool.com/comics/batman-year-one-neal-adams-classic-dc-get-idw-artists-editions/] The 250 copies limited edition ({{isbn|9798887241975}}) [https://firewireblog.com/2024/07/29/david-mazzucchellis-batman-year-one-artists-edition-signed-and-numbered-idw-exclusive-edition/] was exclusively available only for pre-ordering on the IDW's official website; this version includes a slipcase, a variant design of the front cover, and Mazzucchelli's personal signature printed in an interior page. {|class="wikitable sortable" width=98% |-align="center" !Title !Material collected !Format !Publisher !Region !Released dates !ISBN |-align="center" |rowspan=4 style="text-align: left"|'''''Batman Year One''''' |rowspan=11|''Batman'' #404-407 |HC |rowspan=2|[[DC Comics]] |rowspan=3|US |rowspan=4|{{dts|1988}} |{{nowrap|{{ISBNT|0930289323}}}} |-align="center" |rowspan=3|TPB |{{nowrap|{{ISBNT|0930289331}}}} |-align="center" |[[Warner Books]] |{{nowrap|{{ISBNT|0446389234}}}} |-align="center" |[[Titan Books]] |UK |{{nowrap|{{ISBNT|1852860774}}}} |-align="center" |rowspan=3 style="text-align: left"|'''''Batman Year One: Deluxe Edition''''' |HC |rowspan=5|[[DC Comics]] |rowspan=7|US |rowspan=2|{{dts|Apr 2005}} |{{nowrap|{{ISBNT|1401206905}}}} |-align="center" |TPB |{{nowrap|{{ISBNT|1401207529}}}} |-align="center" |rowspan=5|HC |{{dts|Mar 2012}} |{{nowrap|{{ISBNT|1401233422}}}} |-align="center" |style="text-align: left"|'''''Absolute Batman Year One''''' |{{dts|Nov 2016}} |{{nowrap|{{ISBNT|1401243797}}}} |-align="center" |style="text-align: left"|'''''Batman Year One: The Deluxe Edition''''' |{{dts|Sept 2017}} |{{nowrap|{{ISBNT|1401272940}}}} |-align="center" |rowspan=2 style="text-align: left"|'''''David Mazzucchelli's Batman Year One Artist's Edition''''' |rowspan=2|[[IDW Publishing]] |rowspan=2|{{dts|Aug 2024}} |Standard edition: {{nowrap|{{ISBNT|9798887240039}}}} |-align="center" |Limited edition: {{nowrap|{{ISBNT|9798887241975}}}} |}
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