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, st
Product Identifiers
Publisher
DC Comics
ISBN-13
9781563893421
eBay Product ID (ePID)
138606538
Product Key Features
Book Title
Batman
Author
Dc Comics
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2011
Genre
Comics
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
257mm
Item Width
170mm
Item Weight
392g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Dc Comics
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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