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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
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
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334 Reviews
| From: Amazon Posted: Jul 13, 2008 Type: User Review |
Stupendously entertaining.
I've been a Batman fan for as long as I can remember. Had the toys, watched the movies a million times, the Adam West TV show, the Animated Series. I loved it all.
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 5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jul 10, 2008 Type: User Review |
A great man once said...
That all you need as moral guides on this earth are The Dark Knight Returns, Kingdom Come (another graphical novel) and the Holy Bible. While I would probably omit the latter and include the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius or Plato's Republic I can...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jun 24, 2008 Type: User Review |
Brilliant.
I picked this book up in an earlier edition when I was in high school. I was a semi-fledgling to the world of the Bat, but I found myself easily drawn into the story. It's easy to read even if you aren't as knowing of everything as others are.
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jun 16, 2008 Type: User Review |
A True Epic
You hear so much hype from so many people about Frank Miller's 'The Dark Knight Returns', it makes you apprehensive. But you have no idea as to how right they are until you find yourself catapulted into the heart of Gotham City; a decade after the...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jun 04, 2008 Type: User Review |
Batman's Back
Even though this was written a long time ago, it is a great read for any Batman fan. It has an amazing story and the artwork is very detailed. You can see some of the ideas from the movie Batman Begins in this novel even though it's a different...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: May 22, 2008 Type: User Review |
Good Stuff...Revolutionary
Although originally published in a monthly serial format, this compilation, or Graphic Novel, started the generation of Graphic Novels being sold at local bookstores and Amazon. It's dark, gritty, and keeps your attention throughout. Certainly...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: May 08, 2008 Type: User Review |
So You've Never Read DKR?
"This book got me back into comics..." I'm not the only one who's said those words over the last 22 years. It was 1989 and the first Batman movie was about to be released when I read it. I was blown away and realized that in my time away from...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: May 04, 2008 Type: User Review |
Fun, but dated and overrated.
Some of the sequences are classic and well drawn, but as soon as the mutants become the major villains the book becomes too ludicrous for its own good.
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 3.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: May 01, 2008 Type: User Review |
so poorly illustrated it's often un-readable
I gave up after about 20 pages of not being able to tell what was going on because of how terribly sloppy the drawings are.
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 1.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Apr 28, 2008 Type: User Review |
Superior story and characters
A great storyline and take on the batman mythos, not to mention the other DC characters featured. I've never been a huge fan of Miller's art, or it would have gotten 5 stars from me.
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 4.00/5 |
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