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Batman The Dark Knight Returns Frank Miller Books

The reviews here are for the dark Knight returns. I will be reviewing the newest rehash of previously released material DC has graced us with. Batman The Dark Knight Saga Deluxe Edition. This is the exact same book as Absolute Dark Knight, it is just the size of a regular hard cover graphic novel. You get the same introduction by Frank Miller & the exact same suplimental materials that were published in absolute dark knight. So you get the dark knight returns & the dark knight strikes again along with the same special features as absolute dark knight. The only thing different is the new dust jacket that has an awesome picture of superman & batman squaring off. That is an exact pic of the original cover for the dark knight returns issue 4. I won't get into reviewing the stories because we all know that they are amazing. All & all if you don't have absolute dark knight or you can't afford to get it. I would suggest buying this. But if you already have it. Don't bother with this. There is NO new materials or introduction or afterwards. Nothing new here. But if you don't own absolute dark knight than this is chok full of supliment materials. And for around 30 dollars on amazon it is well worth it.


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Batman The Dark Knight Returns Frank Miller Books Reviews

I give this 5 stars for the quality of the Hardcover book, and mainly for the "The Dark Knight Returns" first half. While do I enjoy the less serious, no depth or deep meaning "sit back and enjoy" story style of the "The Dark Knight Strikes Again", it throw me way off reading it as a continuation of the first Dark Knight Miller "take" on Batman that so changed Batman and comic heroes in general....
Frank miller's tale of Batman in this story starts with Bruce in retirement. It's a scenario that most people would think of as a start to a joke, but Miller's story of a depressed, melancholic Batman turns into a manic story of revival and hope.

As Batman sees the rise in crime emerge in Gotham, Bruce starts to believe that bringing the cape out of storage can give the city, but mostly him a new hope. The illustrations in this book have this rough and gritty look and texture to them that perfectly match the story.

Batman ends up with a new and young robin and fighting enemies that are in their prime while he is past his own. This makes for a riveting story that will leave you at the edge of your seat with a beautiful written story and great illustrations that are a must read for any Batman fan out there. After all this story is considered a classic in the Batman universe for a reason....... why wouldn't you want to pick this up?
This is my favorite comic of all time. 2 years ago in November I lost everything in a house fire. The prices of the original 4 comic series have appreciated to the point I didn't feel it was worth it to purchase them again, but this gives me the story in a much more affordable package. I am going the graphic novel route to replace some of my favorites. I was very happy with this purchase. Having this and a few other graphic novel versions of my favorites has allowed me to share them with my daughters, as they are too young to know how to have properly handled the more valuable, and sadly now gone, originals.
This is the first comic book that actually moved me so much that I cried; I've watched movies and read serious literature that did the same but I've never had a comic book do this to me and so it restarted for me an adventure since then to revisit this literary genre with a great deal more respect than ever before. This was just so different from what I'd come to expect from reading the bronze age floppies from my childhood days and it dawned on me that comics had grown up with me too. This is the hardcover release with a nice Jimmy Olsen Daily Planet article at the start that serves as a great intro and ends with a gallery of original covers and a prose treatment by Miller as a pitch to the powers that be for the graphic novel. The binding is glued and holds up pretty well given that it's only about 200 or so pages and stays open fairly well on a flat surface with no real gutter loss.

It's difficult to describe just how influential this work was speaking as one who actually read it not that long after its original release. Just like Watchmen and Sandman that were released at about the same time these were disruptors of comics and the genre has never been the same since. Reading this now, it is easy to dismiss this as ironically comics today are so much like this having been so heavily influenced by these 3 works that I see some reviewers complaining about the artwork and even the story comparing this with newer Snyder and Loeb stories. That's like comparing Dr J with Michael Jordan and saying Michael is better when one disrupted the game so much, reinventing what can be done athletically on the court and clearly influencing the latter.

The art by Miller was controversially different from what was the norm at the time and judging from some of the reviews here still is as it challenged the predominantly Jack Kirby style that was prevalent with something a lot more impressionist allowing the reader to focus more on the story than being distracted by the art. The art style also emphasises the dystopian nature of the imperfect future described by Miller. For the newbie reading this, bearing the above in mind and remembering the context of the times this was written i.e. Reaganomics of the 80s will help enhance the understanding and the enjoyment of the reading experience.

In the end the story is one of hope and describes how one doesn't need to feel powerless about one's situation when taking personal and collective responsibility as an individual and as a society can make a difference even when rulers that are elected fail us by pursuing their own personal agendas. We gave them the power, we can take it back. Perhaps this story is still very relevant today?

Great influential story in a very good hardcover release makes this an easy review.

Very, very highly recommended!
The reviews here are for the dark Knight returns. I will be reviewing the newest rehash of previously released material DC has graced us with. Batman The Dark Knight Saga Deluxe Edition. This is the exact same book as Absolute Dark Knight, it is just the size of a regular hard cover graphic novel. You get the same introduction by Frank Miller & the exact same suplimental materials that were published in absolute dark knight. So you get the dark knight returns & the dark knight strikes again along with the same special features as absolute dark knight. The only thing different is the new dust jacket that has an awesome picture of superman & batman squaring off. That is an exact pic of the original cover for the dark knight returns issue 4. I won't get into reviewing the stories because we all know that they are amazing. All & all if you don't have absolute dark knight or you can't afford to get it. I would suggest buying this. But if you already have it. Don't bother with this. There is NO new materials or introduction or afterwards. Nothing new here. But if you don't own absolute dark knight than this is chok full of supliment materials. And for around 30 dollars on it is well worth it.