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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

If any comic has a claim to have truly reinvigorated the genre, then The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller--known also for his excellent Sin City series and his superb rendering of the blind superhero Daredevil--is probably the top contender. Batman represented all that was wrong in comics and Miller set himself a tough task taking on the camp crusader and turning this laughable, innocuous children's cartoon character into a hero for our times. The great Alan Moore (V for Vendetta, Swamp Thing, the arguably peerless Watchmen) argued that only someone of Miller's stature could have done this. Batman is a character known well beyond the confines of the comic world (as are his retinue) and so reinventing him, while keeping his limiting core essentials intact, was a huge task.Miller went far beyond the call of duty. The Dark Knight is a success on every level. Firstly it does keep the core elements of the Batman myth intact, with Robin, Alfred the butler, Commissioner Gordon, and the old roster of villains, present yet brilliantly subverted. Secondly the artwork is fantastic--detailed, sometimes claustrophobic, psychotic. Lastly it's a great story: Gotham City is a hell on earth, street gangs roam but there are no heroes. Decay is ubiquitous. Where is a hero to save Gotham? It is 10 years since the last recorded sighting of the Batman. And things have got worse than ever. Bruce Wayne is close to being a broken man but something is keeping him sane: the need to see change and the belief that he can orchestrate some of that change. Batman is back. The Dark Knight has returned. Awesome. --Mark Thwaite more

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-08-2009; A comic pro weighs in; As a long-standing Batman fan and an artist/writer in the comic community, I found this to be one of the better vehicles for Batman. The page layouts through me off a bit, even though the art was 'spot on' in many places. The story was...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-07-2009; Frank Miller's Magnum Opus -- The Bat is Back!; In 1986 the definitive darker Batman hit the comics stands, created, written and drawn by Frank Miller. We're introduced to a murderous Gotham City and that's made worse by The Batman's retirement. The TPB (trade paperback) is well put...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-05-2009; Truly the Return; I loathe Frank Miller, as much as I do Bill O'Reilly or Micheal Moore for their political and social ignorance/arrogance, but his book Batman: The Dark Knight Returns was a master piece. Miller brought Batman back from the shadows and...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-25-2009; great story, wonderful art. one of my favorites!!; I was blown away by how riveted i was by this Graphic novel. i went into it with a little knowledge of the story due to a co-worker who pretty much told me the story word for word at one point or another. once i actually went out to buy...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-08-2009; A comic pro weighs in; As a long-standing Batman fan and an artist/writer in the comic community, I found this to be one of the better vehicles for Batman. The page layouts through me off a bit, even though the art was 'spot on' in many places. The story was...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-03-2009; Nice; Well, I loved the Batman movies and cartoons growing up in the 90's, and I loved Nolan's films, so I decided I'd get the "essential" Batman stories. Of those, this piece was consistently rated top five on the lists I found on the...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-26-2009; This is Frank Millers way of demoralising Batman, obviously; Ah, Batman... the hero who stands and fights for truth and justice. 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...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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