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Books : Batman : The Dark Knight Returns |
List Price: $13.95Price: $9.94 You Save: $4.01 (29%)Prices subject to change.
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780446385053
ISBN: 0446385050
Label: Warner Books> C/o Little Br
Manufacturer: Warner Books> C/o Little Br
Number Of Items: 1
Publication Date: 1986-11
Publisher: Warner Books> C/o Little Br
Studio: Warner Books> C/o Little Br
Sales Rank: 789497
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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
Amazon.com Review:
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
Average Rating: 
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The Dark Knight Returns is basically a story Frank Miller concocted about Bruce Wayne coming out of retirement into a Gotham City that he hardly recognizes any more. The city having fallen to lower crime rates than usual and Police Commissioner Jim Gordon retiring, Bruce Wayne decides to take the chore of cleaning up the city back into his own hands. Being an early nineties story written by Frank Miller, the plot takes the then current Batman universe and fasts forward into a dystopian city. There ... Read More
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10 years after going into retirement, Batman returns to crime-fighting when the streets of Gotham City are once again over-run by criminals.
"The Dark Knight Returns" and "Watchmen" are considered by many comic book fans to be two of the greatest graphic novels of all time, and both of them are exceptional stories, but after reading both novels back-to-back, I have to say that, of the two, "The Dark Knight Returns" is, by far, my favourite. Both comics were first published in 1986 and ... Read More
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This graphic novel is one that takes a classic character and brings it closer to our reality. Frank Miller does a superb job of aging the ever 29-year-old Bruce Wayne into a darker image of Batman.
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The Dark Knight Returns is a classic piece of comic book literature that helped transition Batman from the campy character he had been turned into back to the grim and gritty protector of the streets that he was meant to be. The story depicts a Gotham City that has been without Batman for years, since Bruce Wayne has gotten old and finally put away the cape and cowl. However, a series of crime waves in the city drives Batman to return despite his age, taking on a world that has become more violent ... Read More
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Well, the title sums up my opinion on The Dark Knight Returns, though it certainly isn't the best-rounded Batman story of all time, it still leaves a significant impact on readers. The story peaks at many points, and makes large dips at others, but the ending makes up for all its minor flaws.
"One of the best Batman stories", let me explain what exactly I mean by this: This is one of the best stories to flesh out the character of Bruce Wayne and his alter-ego Batman. What keeps me ... Read More
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