by Frank Miller, Lynn Varley
This is a nice follow up to The Dark Knight Returns, save for the fact that the artwork and plot are regularly more obscure and bizarre than their brilliant predecessor. However, that said, Frank Miller remains a strong writer regardless and his ability to use Batman and the DC universe to talk abou...
I don't think I'm ever going to read this. I just opened this up to start on Volume Two since I'd already read Volume One, and I was quickly reminded as to why I leafed through the first volume. I have no idea why this is anywhere near a top Batman graphic novels of all-time list...
Lynn Varley's artwork feels less consistent in this sequel, and the cultural references that were used to effect in the original are so frequent here -- ranging from MAD Magazine's Alfred E. Newman to former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, and often only unconvincingly suggestive of their real...
less epic than the dark knight returns because it screws up the cool ending... still a well-crafted tale
Unlike a fair number of people, I enjoyed Frank Miller's return to the world of his groundbreaking Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. It's not the same work, it's not even the same world, but Miller hasn't lost his ability to be both provocative and interesting. This is a true example of the DC "Elsew...
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