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Title: Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller ISBN: 1-56389-341-X Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 November, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.56 (195 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A fitting end to a superhero
Comment: Frank Miller seems a bit predisposed to violence, especially in his later works (Hard Boiled, Sin City, and on and on), but The Dark Knight Returns is a classic in the superhero genre. The problem with superhero comics is that the story never ends. (Then again - that's why people buy them. It's a continual soap opera without end. Also, as long as it makes money, there it will be.) Frank Miller provides a possible end to Batman's career that is peppered with violence and mayhem and an intelligent, witty script. I loved it when I first bought it many years ago, and I still think it is my favorite Superhero story. Batman achieves a mythical, mysterious status in Miller's hands. Batman needed an ending to define his career and life. Also, this is a showcase for Miller's pioneering experiments in Oriental artwork and storytelling that he first tackled in Ronin. This story is touted as the turning point in comic books, when comics became "mature" and "for adults". That's perhaps true. In his hands, superheroes underwent a partial metamorphis. But this book speaks out for the possibilities of finite series about heroes where there is a beginning and an end. THAT is a trend that I'd like to see continued
Rating: 5
Summary: Batman at his best
Comment: I've always been a fan of Batman, but I've never been in to comic books that much. Recently I stumbled on to Frank Miller's Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, and I was really impressed. The four book saga, now combined into a graphic novel, tells the story of an aging Batman who has been retired for 10 years. Still tortured by the death of his parents, and by the growing rampant crime in the streets of Gotham, Bruce Wayne once again unleashes the Batman on Gotham's underworld. However, Batman finds himself returning into a world where super heroes are unwanted and have all but vanished.
Miller's portrayal of an overly polictically correct world with little room for Batman, is compelling and original. The book's dark portrayal of a brooding, violent, Batman who has lost his faith in the justice system's ability to rehabilitate criminals set the stage for the modern portrayal of Batman in both comics and film. In my opinion, this is a story of Batman the way he should be portrayed, as the tortured punisher of evil not the friendly neighborhood super hero. We can leave that to Superman, and if you've ever wanted to see Superman get brought down a few pegs, this is the book for you.
The artwork is gritty, intriguing and fits in perfectly with the story. This book inspired me to check out more graphic novels, and works by Frank Miller.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Greatest Story Ever Told
Comment: Hands down the best book I have ever read-and I'm an English Major so I've read a few.This book is modern day mythology plain and simple.Read it and see Batman not as a comic book character but as the mythic god of justice he was always meant to be.
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Title: Batman: Year One by Frank Miller ISBN: 0930289331 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 October, 1997 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Watchmen by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons ISBN: 0930289234 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 April, 1995 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Kingdom Come (Graphic Novel) by Mark Waid, Alex Ross ISBN: 1563893304 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 October, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again by Frank Miller ISBN: 1563898446 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore ISBN: 0930289455 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 December, 1995 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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