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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

By Frank Miller, Klaus Janson (Collaborator), Lynn Varley (Colorist)

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| Paperback | 9781563893421

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A tour de force of powerful storytelling and intense characterization, "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns" is the tale of a tortured man's effort to save a city spiraling into chaos. An aging, time-worn Batman struggles with the acceptance of a new Robin while facing the latest generation of vicious, Continue

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Miller strikes again. Thrilling and action packed, The Dark Knight Returns starts with an odd point of view: an old and tired Bruce Wayne fights his everyday demons, without any clue of what to do or not to do about the crime that is tearing down Gotham City after ten years from Batman retirement. H ... (continue)

Miller strikes again. Thrilling and action packed, The Dark Knight Returns starts with an odd point of view: an old and tired Bruce Wayne fights his everyday demons, without any clue of what to do or not to do about the crime that is tearing down Gotham City after ten years from Batman retirement. He won't be alone, old enemies had been waiting this moment for too long...
All the beauty of this graphic novel is the richness of details around the main events. Wayne is Batman more than ever, Batman is something he cannot escape from.
A battle for a city becomes soon a personal blind crusade against crime and against whatever lies in the deepest paths of reason, justice and madness.

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Gekko P. said on Jan 19, 2009 | Add your feedback

I must admit, i was never a big fan of Batman.
Iv always had this thing against most superheroes, and batman never had that much appeal to me.
But this book turned out to be a really good read for me.
The story, though not quite as intense and epic as i had hoped, was well written an ... (continue)

I must admit, i was never a big fan of Batman.
Iv always had this thing against most superheroes, and batman never had that much appeal to me.
But this book turned out to be a really good read for me.
The story, though not quite as intense and epic as i had hoped, was well written and interesting enough to keep me reading it through to the end.
Avoiding any spoilers, i must say the ending was the highlight of the entire book for me.
I truly wasn't expecting events that had been hinted at throughout to happen.
It gave me a much deeper respect for the character of batman and his motives.
There were a few things i did not completely understand seeing as this is my first real delve into the DC universe, but nothing that took away from the experience as a whole.
And I'm sure we can all agree, Robin's outfit is much more suited to a girl.

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Shooxoot said on Sep 24, 2009 | Add your feedback

This would be a good death... But not good enough.

Titanico. Figure potenti, massicce che combattono la Guerra delle Guerre: quella contro i propri limiti. Un Batman ormai anziano, che avverte il peso degli anni e delle delusioni, ma lotta maestoso contro la sua fine. A metà strada tra un dio e un uomo. Fantastico. Da leggere e rileggere.
"Thi ... (continue)

Titanico. Figure potenti, massicce che combattono la Guerra delle Guerre: quella contro i propri limiti. Un Batman ormai anziano, che avverte il peso degli anni e delle delusioni, ma lotta maestoso contro la sua fine. A metà strada tra un dio e un uomo. Fantastico. Da leggere e rileggere.
"This should be agony. I should be a mass of aching muscle--broken, spent, unable to move. And, were I an older man, I surely would... But I'm a man of thirty--of twenty again. The rain on my chest is a baptism. I'm born again."

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Dr. Frankensteen said on Apr 19, 2009 | Add your feedback

This graphic novel is from 1986 and it seems like it was written and drawn just yesterday... I definitely can understand why Miller set a mark in Batman's and comics' history.

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Simbul said on Dec 17, 2007 | Add your feedback

This is the comic that got me back into comics. That comics were going to be gritty, violent, and adult. It would take awhile for Creator-owned comics to catch up, but they do. I love this book.

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Seda Lyons said on Sep 29, 2007 | Add your feedback