Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
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Summary
Together with inker Klaus Janson and colorist Lynn Varley， writer/artist Frank Miller completely reinvents the legend of Batman in his saga of a near-future Gotham City gone to rot， ten years after the Dark Knight's retirement。 This masterpiece of modern comics storytelling， Batman: The Dark Knight Returns， brings to vivid life a dark world and an even darker man。
The Dark Knight returns in a blaze of fury， taking on a whole new generation of criminals and matching their level of violence。 He is soon joined by a new Robin--a girl named Carrie Kelley， who proves to be just as invaluable as her predecessors。
But can Batman and Robin deal with the threat posed by their deadliest enemies， after years of incarceration have made them into perfect psychopaths？ And more important， can anyone survive the coming fallout from an undeclared war between the superpowers -- or the clash of what were once the world's greatest heroes？
Celebrate thirty years of one of the most influential stories ever told in the comics medium with the undisputed classic Batman: The Dark Knight Returns， now with a new cover and introduction。
The Dark Knight returns in a blaze of fury， taking on a whole new generation of criminals and matching their level of violence。 He is soon joined by a new Robin--a girl named Carrie Kelley， who proves to be just as invaluable as her predecessors。
But can Batman and Robin deal with the threat posed by their deadliest enemies， after years of incarceration have made them into perfect psychopaths？ And more important， can anyone survive the coming fallout from an undeclared war between the superpowers -- or the clash of what were once the world's greatest heroes？
Celebrate thirty years of one of the most influential stories ever told in the comics medium with the undisputed classic Batman: The Dark Knight Returns， now with a new cover and introduction。
Reviews
Sai
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Excellent book
Flynn Castellanos
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Not a big Batman guy， but have a soft spot for grizzled old badasses。 Enjoyed most of the story， had just a few moments that felt like material was cut out or forcefully condensed。 The art was either phenomenal or eh， little in between。 I really enjoyed this Bruce Wayne's character development。 It was odd to have an old superhero that is traditionally considered one of the most intelligent "brains over brawn" style heros go the flipside and turn more fisticuffs in old age， but I liked the novelt Not a big Batman guy， but have a soft spot for grizzled old badasses。 Enjoyed most of the story， had just a few moments that felt like material was cut out or forcefully condensed。 The art was either phenomenal or eh， little in between。 I really enjoyed this Bruce Wayne's character development。 It was odd to have an old superhero that is traditionally considered one of the most intelligent "brains over brawn" style heros go the flipside and turn more fisticuffs in old age， but I liked the novelty of it。 7/10 。。。more
paper0r0ss0
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Un grande manifesto degli anni '80 oltre che pietra miliare del fumetto。 Frank Miller in grande spolvero e' incazzoso come non mai。 Il suo Batman segna un punto di svolta dal quale non si potra' piu' tornare indietro。 La sua e' una critica radicale al reaganismo ma anche al pol-cor che si sta affacciando sulla scena sociale。 Miller non e' certo un progressista ma un destrorso duro e puro， un fascio secondo alcuni， ma di quella strana pasta che troviamo solo negli States， vedi ad esempio Clint Ea Un grande manifesto degli anni '80 oltre che pietra miliare del fumetto。 Frank Miller in grande spolvero e' incazzoso come non mai。 Il suo Batman segna un punto di svolta dal quale non si potra' piu' tornare indietro。 La sua e' una critica radicale al reaganismo ma anche al pol-cor che si sta affacciando sulla scena sociale。 Miller non e' certo un progressista ma un destrorso duro e puro， un fascio secondo alcuni， ma di quella strana pasta che troviamo solo negli States， vedi ad esempio Clint Eastwod o piu' indietro ancora nel tempo la way of life del "my rifle my pony and me" （Un dollaro d'onore）。 Il suo Batman e' un individualista anarchico， incupito e ossessionato dalla vecchiaia che avanza ma che che non si rassegna all'addomesticamento del potere costituito e del mainstream dei media; tutto il contrario del suo "amico" e contraltare Superman， assolutamente allineato e "a disposizione"。 Quanto alle tavole c'e' poco da dire， sono stupende， un lavoro che si fa apprezzare anche a distanza di trentacinque anni sia pure da un non accanito fumettaro。 。。。more
Steven
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I read this， well， when it came out。 It blew me away， then， and holds up even now。 One of the things I find very telling about this narrative is that essentially Miller revived Batman -- who has had so many lives anyway -- and its his version that in essence has been the core of everything done with him since。 AND， virtually all the Batman movies since then have subtly or not-so-subtly ripped off Miller's narratives in their plots （I could list a bunch of them， but just for one example， the rece I read this， well， when it came out。 It blew me away， then， and holds up even now。 One of the things I find very telling about this narrative is that essentially Miller revived Batman -- who has had so many lives anyway -- and its his version that in essence has been the core of everything done with him since。 AND， virtually all the Batman movies since then have subtly or not-so-subtly ripped off Miller's narratives in their plots （I could list a bunch of them， but just for one example， the recent Joker movie owes its talk-show scene to this book， even if it revamped it enough to avoid a too-obvious link）。 Anyway， I digress。 A great， groundbreaking book。 。。。more
Aniket Khasgiwale
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I hadn't read a Batman comic for a while but picked up this one after reading rave reviews。 It lived up to my expectations， the story is great and I have always enjoyed the darker interpretations of the caped crusader。 This book is a compilation and works really well at that as provides a nice complete story。 I hadn't read a Batman comic for a while but picked up this one after reading rave reviews。 It lived up to my expectations， the story is great and I have always enjoyed the darker interpretations of the caped crusader。 This book is a compilation and works really well at that as provides a nice complete story。 。。。more
Brendan
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Hands down the best standalone Batman story ever written。 The more times I read this as I get older， the better and more nuanced it gets。
Jesus Flores
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Dark Knight ReturnsLa historia es buena， aquí vemos un Batman que esta retirado， y cómo no se siente a gusto siendo solo Bruce， de repente un día decide regresar， y por ahí de inicio su “motivación” es una banda de criminales jóvenes que amenazan con matar al comisionado Gordon que está a días de retirarse。 De ahí saldrán un par de villanos icónicos， un nuevo Robin， y Superman。Plantea varias cosas interesantes， sobre la rehabilitación， el uso de violencia， el vigilantismo， la sensación de perten Dark Knight ReturnsLa historia es buena， aquí vemos un Batman que esta retirado， y cómo no se siente a gusto siendo solo Bruce， de repente un día decide regresar， y por ahí de inicio su “motivación” es una banda de criminales jóvenes que amenazan con matar al comisionado Gordon que está a días de retirarse。 De ahí saldrán un par de villanos icónicos， un nuevo Robin， y Superman。Plantea varias cosas interesantes， sobre la rehabilitación， el uso de violencia， el vigilantismo， la sensación de pertenencia， el retiro。El dibujo en parte muy simple， muy lineal， hay algunas escenas que están bien logradas， pero otras que para nada。 Y por ejemplo esas paginas de 16 cuadritos ordenaditos， lo hacen ver más monótono de lo que es。4 star 。。。more
Marko
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Game changing modern classic Batman comic from the eighties。 What can I say。 I didn’t like the talking TV-heads and the art。 I liked the grittiness， Batman’s age and how Superman and Ronald Reagan were portrayed。
David
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I was not crazy about the editing of this book。 I hated that the story was constantly interrupted with stupid news interviews of random people。 It broke up the rhythm of the story。 They couldn't finish a coherent thought and jumped around between characters' inner monologs that went nowhere。 And why was that little girl worthy enough to be Robin？ Because she learned some stuff in the Girl Scouts？ The artwork was atrocious。 That was the hardest part about getting through this。 You shouldn't have I was not crazy about the editing of this book。 I hated that the story was constantly interrupted with stupid news interviews of random people。 It broke up the rhythm of the story。 They couldn't finish a coherent thought and jumped around between characters' inner monologs that went nowhere。 And why was that little girl worthy enough to be Robin？ Because she learned some stuff in the Girl Scouts？ The artwork was atrocious。 That was the hardest part about getting through this。 You shouldn't have to stop what you're reading to fully study a panel to try to figure out the artist's interpretation of human anatomy。 I think maybe this started out as a good idea， a good concept， and quickly became the weird， anti-hero story that has become a staple in Batman Canon。 I don't know if it was all Frank Miller， but it was like DC wanted him to tap into that same vein as Moore's Watchmen， and he missed the mark。 。。。more
Luke Cai
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With each re-read after I pick up any work Frank Miller wrote after 1990， and maybe some sin city stuff， the instances of Frank Miller’s mental degradation become distinctly evident through each subsequent review。。Adding to the discourse， I want to preface this by saying the Dark Knight Returns is an excellent addition to the Batman mythos， but not a good starting point。 There are hints of major events in the Batman mythos everywhere， so if you really want to enjoy this novel， I recommend starti With each re-read after I pick up any work Frank Miller wrote after 1990， and maybe some sin city stuff， the instances of Frank Miller’s mental degradation become distinctly evident through each subsequent review。。Adding to the discourse， I want to preface this by saying the Dark Knight Returns is an excellent addition to the Batman mythos， but not a good starting point。 There are hints of major events in the Batman mythos everywhere， so if you really want to enjoy this novel， I recommend starting with Batman Year 1， the Long Halloween， or even the very first 1940s comic。 But it's a book I would hesitant to suggest based on the author's history。。I sometimes struggle to read this graphic novel only because of DC and Frank Miller’s continued works over 30 years later after TDKR。 It’s the only reason I can’t rate this novel 5 stars。 As mentioned in other reviews， it’s hard not to think of the impact TDKR had on the American comic book industry， injecting dramatic personae into the comic book superheroes， alongside works such as Watchman。 Where once Batman was a brightly colored buddy cop like superhero or a campy superhero like the Adam West Batman in the 60s， he is in TDKR a superhero coming out of retirement to fulfill a self-proclaimed duty of criminal justice that makes a mockery of the United States forces， prompting a showdown against American Allied Superman at the end。 。Critical re-evaluation of Miller， however。 makes it difficult to read his works without the fascist overtones。 What makes The Dark Knight Returns so magnificent is that it plays to Miller’s strength of ambiguity in both his artistic style and writing。 One can read The Dark Knight Returns in so many ways; in one scene Batman fights against a recovered Harvey Dent returns to his criminal 2-face persona and pulls him off a helicopter， but it’s left ambiguous if Dent fell on his accord or was attempting suicide。 In another scene in chapter 2， Batman stops a hostage situation by firing a machine gun， but it is ambiguous if he killed the captor。 But you can’t Batman is violent for sure， and he knows how to hurt people， get them to talk。 In a gentler reading， Batman does what is right in his fight to stop the immediate threat of crime， stopping hostage situation， controlling mobs， and fighting terrorists， even if it acts in extra-legal ways。 But by acting in authoritarian ways for forcibly suppression opposition， Batman acts in fascist manners with the allure that he is right and moral， and the regimentation of society is not functional， and he would be best left in charge。 。Sure， this reading may act outside the confines of what exists in this body of work， but when Frank Miller kept doing this in All-Star Batman and Robin， his adaptation of The Spirit， Sin City， and without any restraints in the unholy mess that is Holy Terror， it’s difficult not to read Miller’s work as fascist despite its ambiguity。 His recent political writings are a paranoid right-wing mess， and it’s a shame that Frank Miller， who would probably be viewed with an open mind in the 80s when this was published， has twisted his vision into right-ring nonsense where might is right。 。Separate from Miller’s other works， this graphic novel is fantastic。 Characters engage in a stream of consciousness-like dialogue that engages the viewers in writing that at times feels schizophrenic。 Characters are written in shorthand， so you can’t expect to engage in their backstories， but also help amp up the high intensity action sequences that ensue。 Death of the author is a very important subject in critical reading， separating the art from the artist， but is limited when authorial intent and direction is so influenced by the author’s continued works， especially ones who are living。 By all means read this graphic novel to understand the impact it had on 80s comics and even today， read it for an amazing superhero story filled with action and drama， but you’re off stopping there and moving to something different if you think Miller made anything better after the 90s。 。。。more
Wick Welker
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Ego is destructive。I'm not a big graphic novel reader （I've read a lot of major mainstream stuff， LOVE Ascender and East of West） and I'm definitely no Batman aficionado so I came in with fresh and clueless eyes。 Needless to say， The Dark Knight Returns is completely awesome。 The art， the dialogue and the dark undertones make this a very engaging read。 This story was epic in its scope and earth-shattering in its plot。 Enormous， world-changing events are happening all while a rusty Batman emerges Ego is destructive。I'm not a big graphic novel reader （I've read a lot of major mainstream stuff， LOVE Ascender and East of West） and I'm definitely no Batman aficionado so I came in with fresh and clueless eyes。 Needless to say， The Dark Knight Returns is completely awesome。 The art， the dialogue and the dark undertones make this a very engaging read。 This story was epic in its scope and earth-shattering in its plot。 Enormous， world-changing events are happening all while a rusty Batman emerges from retirement to patch together some sort justice for the common good。 I loved how ideology just falls apart and is completely impotent。 It is learning to work with where society is at and making former enemies into friends （and friends into foes if necessary） to bring peace and justice to everyone。 It's only through the shedding of ego and legacy that we can organize and promote a society that works together。 Phenomenal read。 。。。more
Nika Gogichashvili
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ჩემთვის ერთ-ერთი გამორჩეული ნაწარმოებია ამ ჟანრში， რადგან კარგადაა წარმოჩენილი ადამიანისა და დროის უკუპროპორციული დამოკიდებულება， თუნდაც ისეთი გმირი და რაინდი ადამიანისთვის， როგორიც ბეტმენია。 მისი დაბრუნება კარგად ასახავს მიუხედავად ასაკისა ისევ როგორი შემართებით ეკიდება თავის საქმეს და როგორ უმძიმს იმის გააზრება， რომ ეს ოდესმე დასრულდება。
Arash
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I never thought it'd be good as this。One of the best batman stories ive ever read。Well done。 I never thought it'd be good as this。One of the best batman stories ive ever read。Well done。 。。。more
Samson
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holey moley i get it now。 I really get it now。 I get why batman is so popular。 I get the lyrical nature of his story。 I get it all。 It's just really hard to get around the art style for me？ but I also really， really enjoyed the ending。 This gave me super mixed feelings to be honest。 wow。 holey moley i get it now。 I really get it now。 I get why batman is so popular。 I get the lyrical nature of his story。 I get it all。 It's just really hard to get around the art style for me？ but I also really， really enjoyed the ending。 This gave me super mixed feelings to be honest。 wow。 。。。more
Azzolinimarc
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MAMMAMIACHERROBBBA！Non ci sono recensioni per un’opera del genere。 Non basterebbero i caratteri per le mille contraddizioni sociali contenute in questo testo， di cui attraverso le azioni del più fascista e violento degli eroi DC， il nostro occhio e spettatore e cinico giudice。 Perciò。。MAMMMAMIACHERROBBA！
Vikram G。SUbramaniam
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One of the best batman stories ever written
Zack Repischak
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This is a dense comic and will take a bit of time to read。 It has so many panels and a lot of content and much of it is pulled in various ways into the movies that we've seen。It's pretty cool to see the various themes pulled into the movies including Batman returning from a long retirement in the Dark Knight Returns and the fighting between Superman and Batman。 The comic definitely makes me want to rewatch the Christopher Nolan series which I will do once I finish Frank Miller's Batman comic boo This is a dense comic and will take a bit of time to read。 It has so many panels and a lot of content and much of it is pulled in various ways into the movies that we've seen。It's pretty cool to see the various themes pulled into the movies including Batman returning from a long retirement in the Dark Knight Returns and the fighting between Superman and Batman。 The comic definitely makes me want to rewatch the Christopher Nolan series which I will do once I finish Frank Miller's Batman comic book series。It's good to see Frank Miller's style in the comics as well - reminding me of a mashup between Sin City set in Gotham （they're pretty similar， after all）。 Staying true to the DC movies， these comics， especially anything to do with Batman， are completely different than Marvel movies。 Grittier， more violent， less black and white， showing how dirty a city can be with their police， all very interesting。 Enjoying this Frank Miller Batman journey。 On to the next one 。。。more
Hayley
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3。5 stars。 Uses a lot of words to ultimately say nothing。 Carrie was cool， though。
Ben Lei
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Heckin’ overrated
Lucas Maas
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Probably the most renown Batman story arc ever， Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns is a masterpiece from cover to cover。
Sean Morton
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The caped crusader like he's never been seen before。Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns is one of the most iconic comic stories of all time， and revitalised Batman as a character。 Ten years have passed since Bruce Wayne hung up the cowl， but now the rise of a new gang called the Mutants calls him back to action。 However， Batman soon understands that the world has moved on and left him behind， and that he is no longer a young man。It is for good reason that this story is as critically acclaimed The caped crusader like he's never been seen before。Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns is one of the most iconic comic stories of all time， and revitalised Batman as a character。 Ten years have passed since Bruce Wayne hung up the cowl， but now the rise of a new gang called the Mutants calls him back to action。 However， Batman soon understands that the world has moved on and left him behind， and that he is no longer a young man。It is for good reason that this story is as critically acclaimed as it is。 Miller perfectly captures both the essence of Batman， and the cultural zeitgeist of the 1980s。 He creates a world where the public don't necessarily believe heroes are still needed， and that they are no better than the criminals they face。 The story is visceral and emotional， not holding back the horrors of a morally bankrupt Gotham。While entertaining， I did find the formatting and wording hard to follow at times。 This isn't a big issue， just took a little to get use to the non-conventional panelling。 It was also interesting to see how strongly the 1980s fear of thermonuclear war seeped its way into the pages of this story， a little funny in hindsight。If you like Batman， or just an honest and real story， then give TDKR a go。 。。。more
Roshin
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Xenophobic， racist， fascist and authoritarian。 Almost an antithesis to Watchmen， which incidentally came out the same year。
Septian Dhaniar
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Sebuah komik revolusioner dari Frank Miller yang tidak hanya menjadi artis tapi juga menulis kisahnya yang kelam。 Batman di usia kepala 5， sudah berumur tapi tetap tidak kendur melindungi Gotham。 Di sisi lain， Joker tetap setia menebar teror， Selina Kyle jadi lady escort dan Robin masih sangat muda。 Soal penyajian aksi， komik ini mantap， lengkap dengan Batmobile berbentuk tank。 Ada pasukan fans berat Batman， bahkan Oliver Queen ikut muncul membantu Batman。 Lalu siapa sosok antagonis di sini？ Sos Sebuah komik revolusioner dari Frank Miller yang tidak hanya menjadi artis tapi juga menulis kisahnya yang kelam。 Batman di usia kepala 5， sudah berumur tapi tetap tidak kendur melindungi Gotham。 Di sisi lain， Joker tetap setia menebar teror， Selina Kyle jadi lady escort dan Robin masih sangat muda。 Soal penyajian aksi， komik ini mantap， lengkap dengan Batmobile berbentuk tank。 Ada pasukan fans berat Batman， bahkan Oliver Queen ikut muncul membantu Batman。 Lalu siapa sosok antagonis di sini？ Sosok yang tak terduga tentunya。 Cerita sangar dari Miller， dengan bantuan Klaus Janson， Lynn Varley dan John Costanza， sambutlah kembali kedatangan Sang Ksatria Kegelapan Gotham！ 。。。more
Chase Groomes
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Deeply dark， but a fascinating look at the “gray areas” of good versus evil。 My least favorite of the landmark graphic novels （Maus， Watchmen， Dark Knight Returns）， but well worth a read for the art！
Michael Tertelyi
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I really enjoyed the graphic novel， it was an interesting story where Batman feels a sense of duty to come out of retirement to face the new threat， the Mutant Gang。 There was even a character development for Batman where he first loses then later he faces him again and is victorious。 But there is another issue that Batman struggles with， his need by the people of Gotham。 The media especially paints Batman in a negative light， but he still fights for them。 The Joker is back and makes sure the pe I really enjoyed the graphic novel， it was an interesting story where Batman feels a sense of duty to come out of retirement to face the new threat， the Mutant Gang。 There was even a character development for Batman where he first loses then later he faces him again and is victorious。 But there is another issue that Batman struggles with， his need by the people of Gotham。 The media especially paints Batman in a negative light， but he still fights for them。 The Joker is back and makes sure the people of Gotham are against him for his revenge。Robin is kinda useless though。But Superman appearing made no sense to me。 And the thing with the two characters was even more perplexing， one moment they are friends but in the climax they are fighting to the death。 And what was even more confusing was that Superman was taken out with that electric charge from the bomb， but somehow he survived and was fighting Batman。 If Superman was not in the novel， I would not have any issues with the inconsistencies it creates， because this crossover ruins the novel。I loved the fight with Two-Face， and The Joker， they were the highlight。 Batman was experiencing concern for not really the villain Two-Face， but his friend Harvey Dent。 And what’s ridiculous is that Batman never defeats the Mutant Gang at the end， they escape。 So oh well。The plot is not perfect， and the art， must have been cutting edge for the late 80s， but it’s “okay” at best by today’s standards。 I guess I’ve been spoiled by the modern age。I know my review is harsh but this is honestly how I feel after reading it for the second time。 I enjoy it， and people are allowed to celebrare it， but I don’t agree that it’s one of the greatest Batman graphic novels。 It’s good， but no masterpiece。 4/5 is still good though。 I like how the graphic novel questions Batman’s work， just like how someone reading this might question my opinion， but I digress。 。。。more
Levi
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Every glorious page of this book is a masterpiece。 The dialogue is dark， gritty， and fascinating。 The illustrations are dirty and down to earth。 The whole book is phenomenal。 The book has everything， crime， conflict， anti-heroes， pain， politics， television。 I find it fitting that Miller's two greatest works with Batman see him at the beginning， then the end。 Every glorious page of this book is a masterpiece。 The dialogue is dark， gritty， and fascinating。 The illustrations are dirty and down to earth。 The whole book is phenomenal。 The book has everything， crime， conflict， anti-heroes， pain， politics， television。 I find it fitting that Miller's two greatest works with Batman see him at the beginning， then the end。 。。。more
Gregory Allan
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This was good and read very well。 I’ve never been a Batman fan but I can see distinct Frank Miller within the text。 Artwork was okay but it didn’t blow me away as a book。
Ryan
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Good Comic Book :）
David Rodas
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Too political for me。 What I mean is that there were many panels of talking heads arguing over an issue。 The artwork is'nt the nicest thing to look at so you mix those two in and it gets old。 There was also a lot of moments where I was thinking why in the world would they do that？ I still enjoyed a good portion of it though it's not bad just not my cup of tea。 Too political for me。 What I mean is that there were many panels of talking heads arguing over an issue。 The artwork is'nt the nicest thing to look at so you mix those two in and it gets old。 There was also a lot of moments where I was thinking why in the world would they do that？ I still enjoyed a good portion of it though it's not bad just not my cup of tea。 。。。more
Kathy Curto
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