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Batman: Dark Knight Returns (Batman) | 
 enlarge | Author: Frank Miller
Creator: Klaus Janson
Publisher: Titan Books Ltd
Category: Book
List Price: £11.99
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Rating:  35 reviews
Sales Rank: 787
Media: Paperback
Edition: New ed of 2 Revised ed
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 10 x 6.6 x 0.6
ISBN: 1852867981
EAN: 9781852867980
ASIN: 1852867981
Publication Date: May 16, 1997
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: As new, hardly read once. Ready for immediate insured delivery
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Amazon.co.uk Review
If any comic has a claim to have truly reinvigorated the genre then The Dark Knight 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
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 There is no better graphic novel available. December 29, 1999
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I bought and read this book at Xmas 1986,having not read a superhero comic/graphic novel for about 10 years.It made me realise how much I loved and missed the world of DC and Marvel.Since then I have been as avid a fan as I ever was, but I have to say that this novel is unmatched by anything I've read either before or after.Bruce Wayne is old,Batman is a story parents tell their kids to frighten them and Gotham City is more violent than ever.All the ingredients are there for a dramatic and violent return of the dark knight.A lot of the old characters are in there-Superman(and the showdown that was always on the cards)Green Arrow,Catwoman and THE JOKER.If you really thought you knew how much of an evil psycopath this guy is then read this novel and think again.There is only one true super villain-buy it.
Superb January 4, 2002
cousineerie (Venezuela)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Despite all the talk of a vital adult comic scene there are actually only two creators really pulling it off: Alan Moore and Frank Miller who together pretty much started it all off with Watchmen and Dark Knight respectively.
Rereading Dark Knight now it still reads very fresh having lost none of it's intensity or originality either in technique or narrative. The only thing that dates it as a product of it's time are Miller's pot shots at 80's American politics and the Cold War.
It's a pity Miller never hit these heights again but with the sequel, Dark Knight Strkes Again, in the shops there's never been a better time to revisit this revolutionary comic. Truly excellent.
the reason adults still buy comics July 18, 2002
spoon_lamp (Albion)
21 out of 23 found this review helpful
'Comic' just doesn't apply to some of the mature and intelligent graphic novels available on the market today. Dark Knight Returns is a prime example. Here Frank Miller brings his gritty, gothic, noir style and stamps it all over the franchise. With an aging Bruce Wayne slowly going round the bend as he battles to lead a 'normal life', fighting against his conscience to turn the other cheek, the Joker is released from jail after a 'full mental recovery'.Gotham City is plagued by a new breed of criminal and soon the Batmans voice will have to be heard.
This graphic novel is a landmark in the comics book industry, being one of the biggest and longest selling novels ever. With appearances from old flames, brothers in arms and the perfectly handled appearance of a new Robin, this is familiar territory in a futuristic Gotham on boiling point. Add to this the ultimate showdown between the All American Boyscout (Superman)and the Dark Knight himself (yes, the movie question on everyones lips today was answered years ago) and you STILL haven't scratched the surface.
Buy it.
Read it.
Love it.
'Peel'.
What can I say November 3, 1998
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This graphic novel is fantastic. All we ever see is Batman forever in his 30's. This book takes you beyond those years and into twenty years past the retirement of Batman. Bruce Wayne is bored with his life as it is, he sees the way the world is and decides (well Batman) decides to do something about it. This book shows you Batman for what he really is - a psyco - one who is as infatuated about what he does as the villains he captures. I recommend this to all
Matured Well April 13, 2005
deadteddy (Bridgend)
10 out of 13 found this review helpful
This is the first graphic novel I have ever read, I'm not a big fan of comics on the whole so didn't know if I was going to like this. I have to admit that it took me a little while to get used to the format having only usually read books but once I was past that I quickly realised that this was a fantastic story.The basic premise is that Batman has retired and only Bruce Wayne exists now. Gotham is slowly crumbling under the weight of all the crime and violence though and especially a new gang known as the Mutants. Bruce can hold it in no longer and dons the cape to become a 60 something Batman intent on taking the streets back. This all coincides with Commisioner Gordon retiring and a new Commisioner being appointed as well as Two Face and The Joker both also making their respective returns to crime after a long period in care. It gets even worse for Batman when the new Commisioner then turns the police on him aswell. Luckily there is a new Robin to help out and even Superman makes an appearance. This is a wonderful new twist on Batman. The story is well told and portrays Batman as a real person who hurts and bleeds like everyone else but also conveys the duality of him and the anger that drives him. Make no mistake, this is a real story with fantastic artwork. Thanks to the brilliant experience with this graphic novel I will definately be reading more.
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