Batman

the Dark Knight returns

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Frank Miller: Batman (1986, DC Comics)

47 pages

English language

Published Nov. 6, 1986 by DC Comics.

ISBN:
978-0-930289-15-7
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4 stars (17 reviews)

"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 …

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2 stars

I'm sure this is about to become my least popular opinion.

Ok, yes, it's a classic. It's legendary, and I get why. But I'll be honest... Frank Miller's particular brand of cynicism has never worked for me, and I don't think it works well for Batman. Despite his infamous dark brooding, for Batman to make any sense at all, he's got to have at least a little bit of hope that what he's doing will bear itself out; that he's not fighting an endless battle for no reason. And while you get a bit of that Batman here and there, what you see more often is just [b:Watchmen|472331|Watchmen|Alan Moore|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1442239711l/472331.SY75.jpg|4358649] but with disrespected DC mainline characters (and speaking of DC characters, the less said about Miller's Superman the better). It's either a lack of understanding or intentional disrespect for the character.

So what's good about it? Commissioner Gordon. Carrie …

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  • Batman (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.