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Gotham is the worst we've seen it, and now a gang seriously borders on ruling the city. Read it for yourself, because It is a must read for any comic/Batman fan. I felt intellectual forces grow inside my brain. And I'd owe it to my idol of modern comic literature.
You thought his Sin City stuff was good. Frank Miller is a genius. It's so different, and that's what makes it so appealing.Batman is now an old man. After building up to a huge climax, the city is in chaos and our only help is this decrepit Batman with the aid of a preteen female Robin. With this in mind we get a story that works. I wish, I hope I could be a writer someday. What are the odds.But somehow, somewhere Frank Miller makes an incredibly engaging Batman story.
The story is unpredictably unpredictable. I don't fathom him failing to impress anyone.If I were to say anything I'd say "It's all in the ending." I felt a little confused at times, but by the ending I had a full Joker grin as well as a full understanding. Imagine a gray-haired Batman with achy bones. I was really blown away by his noir dialogue this time around.
This makes Sin City look like coloring books. Probably wouldn't come across as your first suspect for masked vigilatism. We discover so many themes and truths as we see an aged hero trying to save a city that refuses his help. By far this graphic novel has the best ending I've read.
Wow. I wouldn't be suprised if Frank Miller was entirely under the influence of a mind-altering substance while creating this work of art. It hold so much value and I would argue that this book is, although graphic, educational in a sense.
It was just a little too dark for me. I haven't read the full story yet, but it looks promising. The story reminded me a lot of the Watchmen, only less brutal. The art was, at times, adequate. The idea of Batman killing Superman is intriguing.
They do the job just fine in interpreting the story, but it feels as if Miller hadn't put much time and effort into this opus.But don't let that detract you from reading The Dark Knight Returns. If you're a fan of the much darker Batman, like I am, and you haven't read this yet, pick up a copy immediately. I've grown up from the '80s with the darker Batman--from Tim Burton's adaptations to the '90s cartoons--than from the early comic and Adam West days, so reading this novel was a real thrill. Bruce then decides to give the black cape one last go, only to find the current state of Gotham City worse than he thought.This is definitely the best Batman comic I've read, and probably will read (Batman: Year One is next, though). And I have to admit: It creates for me the darkest of Batmen I ever thought could be possible.Years after his "retirement," we see Bruce Wayne struggling to still break free from his former heroic nights (I'd say "days," but he is the Dark Knight after all), only to find that the Batman is not subject to Bruce Wayne's control. Okay, so that heading is actually taken from Batman: The Animated Series, but hey, who knows if that cartoon would've taken off if it wasn't for this comic.After hearing so much about Frank Miller and how he can pretty much touch anything and make it gold, I decided to read one of his most renown Batman tales. The Batman is its own living, breathing creature, using the body of Bruce Wayne as its vessel. The only thing I don't really like about this novel is, from comparing it to Miller's other works, the illustrations seem kind of sloppy.
It seems, in here, the Caped Crusader dons more than cape and cowl, but also excessive violence and blood, sex on a sort of major scale, and even drugs. Twists the Jokers back until his spinal column snaps (and he dies). As for Robin, hey, I'm alright with Batman having a female sidekick, but that's what BATGIRL is for, Robin was always a boy in the comics. By the way, I have read Alan Moores Watchmen, and I loved it. The unfathomably huge difference between these books are that Moore DIDN'T change anyone. The person who, when he was first created by Bob Kane as a role model for children, and the soldiers of World War II, pledged a solemn oath to never intentionally kill a nemesis.
Which brings me to wonder how much Kane was bribed to say that 'Frank Miller depicted exactly what I had in mind when creating Batman.' Uh, I'm sorry, Kane, but in YOUR OWN comic books, Batman NEVER killed anyone on purpose (aside from Dracula, but he was already sort of dead to begin with.). and Robin and Batgirl were ALWAYS a different gender, and I'm not being sexist here, but it was just that way for over forty years, till this book came out. He just did this to screw with Bats even more.And the tank. Not just for kids, but for ANYONE. They, obviously, have a VERY sick and dismal outlook on life.
This is some blood-crazed psycho in a two-dollar batsuit. 'Oh, I dunno, Batman just isn't grizzly enough already, hey, let him go around in an '80's-style war tank, just for the heck of it.' Okaaaaay. Batman drowns a mutant leader in a lake of mud, then BAM. He started off with a story where the heroes lived, still, by evil-spirited morals, and let them live on like that.
Where's the Batmobile, Frank. See, for this reason, I (and a few others who are truly brave enough to stand up for what they know is right) hate this version of Batman. This isn't Batman. And for this reason, I also hate Tim Burtons Batman movies.
the hero who stands and fights for truth and justice. right.I hope that people can just begin to see things from my perspective. The one where, first issue, BAM. But not here, where this guy kills eveyone for no obvious reasons. Kills the Joker, Penguin. you get the idea. This book strays far from any previous version of Batman, especially Kanes version. Oh, yeah, but now we're talking about Frank Millers Dark Knight Returns, huh.
What kind of role model is THAT. I have always HATED the tank. See, my look on Batman is this: Gotham is a stained, crime-infested slimeball of a city, and Batman tries to take a stand to help save the city. And all on purpose, too. Ah, Batman. I feel sorry for anyone who reads this and would even have part of a mind to think this version of Batman is in any way better than any villain he gruesomely puts to the slaughter. Miller screwed with an American hero who has stood by a righteous code of honour for decades before this, and just changed the hero into a villain simply competing with other villains for the title of 'Most Inhumane Badguy,' and believe me, in this competition, Batman just kills anyone who can get in his way.
The story is amazing, although I was left wanting just a little more, but I can understand why the comic had to end there. I highly recommend this to anyone who loves Batman or Graphic Novels in general. The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller is one of the best graphic novels I've ever read. The art style was a little sketchy, but it in no way took away from the great story.
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