'Batman is a child molester' went the headline on the radio Picadilly news. It seems a shame that they clearly didn?t read Frank Millers milestone publication and chose to glorify a very small and insignificant aspect of the story. I seem to remember the DJ, Mike Sweeny, running a phone in ... Read review
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Returns by Frank Miller--known recently for his excellent Sin City series and, previously, for his superb rendering of the blind superhero Daredevil--is probably the supreme 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. In his introduction the great Alan Moore (V for Vendetta, Swamp Thing, the arguably peerless Watchmen) argues 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, streetgangs 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
Returns by Frank Miller--known recently for his excellent Sin City series and, previously, for his superb rendering of the blind superhero Daredevil--is probably the supreme 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. In his introduction the great Alan Moore (V for Vendetta, Swamp Thing, the arguably peerless Watchmen) argues 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, streetgangs 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
blockbuster, the Dark Knight, this cracking poster features the late Heath Ledger as the Joker. A classic poster and one sure to be a hit with any batman fan.
blockbuster, the Dark Knight, this cracking poster features the late Heath Ledger in one ofhis last screen roles as Batmans evil nemesis, The Joker. A classic poster and one sure to be a hit with any batman fan.
blockbuster, the Dark Knight, this cracking poster features the late Heath Ledger in one ofhis last screen roles as Batmans evil nemesis, The Joker. A classic poster and one sure to be a hit with any batman fan.
blockbuster, the Dark Knight, this cracking poster features the late Heath Ledger as the Joker. A classic poster and one sure to be a hit with any batman fan.
Summer blockbuster, the Dark Knight, this cracking poster features the late Heath Ledger as the Joker. A classic poster and one sure to be a hit with any batman fan.
blockbuster, the Dark Knight, this cracking poster features the late Heath Ledger in one ofhis last screen roles as Batmans evil nemesis, The Joker. A classic poster and one sure to be a hit with any batman fan.
Summer blockbuster, the Dark Knight, this cracking poster features the late Heath Ledger as the Joker. A classic poster and one sure to be a hit with any batman fan.
Darkest Knight Review ofBatman: the Dark Knight Returns - Frank Millerby
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Advantages: As dark as it gets, a milestone in comic history Disadvantages: getting a bit dated
'Batman is a child molester' went the headline on the radio Picadilly news. It seems a shame that they clearly didn?t read Frank Millers milestone publication and chose to glorify a very small and insignificant aspect of the story. I seem to remember the DJ, Mike Sweeny, running a phone in about it. I'd always liked Mike Sweeny as a DJ, until I saw him running in the Manchester marathon, he was about five foot nothing with ginger hair, he always ... ...then and so I thought it was amusing poking fun at the man in tights who climbed apartment block walls unconvincingly. The Batman of 'The Dark Knight Returns' is a completely different beast. Frank Miller and subsequent authors turned Batman from the camp Technicolor creature he was in the sixties into a brooding nightmare creature. Gotham also went from a bland but booming city into a dark maze of gothic spires which is ever present in Batman's ...
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Advantages: Excellent artwork and story Disadvantages: None
Out of all the graphic novels that I own this has to be my favourite, Frank Miller single-handily brought Batman from the camp 1960’s up to date in the mid 80’s with a hard edge and a violent malevolent side that is now associated with Batman. This novel was the definitely the inspiration for the Tim Burton’s Batman film and you can see why. The illustrations to accompany the story are excellent and help portray the gritty near future where Batman, ...
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Advantages: Offers a superb glimpse into a world that doesn't need heroes. Disadvantages: None in itself, but it's responsible for all the angsty superhero comics that followed.
One of the most frequently recommended comic books of recent years, Frank Miller's 'The Dark Knight Returns' was the book that made comics edgy again. Unfortunately it's also responsible for virtually every comic writer thinking that their own creations needed to have a dark and edgy side, but I won't hold that against him. The book takes place in a world where all the world's heros and superheroes have disappeared from public view. As you might ... ...the previously retired Batman's return to active duty. Sounds a like a cue for a lot of 'Blam! 'Ker-Pows' and 'Kazam's, right? Wrong.
You see, the book is entirely focused upon Batman himself. It also shows how his actions effect the world he's living in. And it raises the question of just how good, or bad, Batman is for the world. I was pleasantly surprised to find that Frank Miller, who not only wrote the book but drew the superbly angular artwork, ...
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