batman is one of the worlds favorite supper hero's of all time. there is a frank miler comic called year one that came out a few years before the movie batman begins. both of these things are fantastic origin story lines but rather compare witch one is better it is best to take both in at the same time. there are some small details that clash but the movie elaborates on what the movie dose not do year one dose. so i recommend that you most see the movie and read the book to capture the true batman origin story.