Books : Absolute Dark Knight

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Rating:

- Cost to damn much.
The first one was great. The second one...I think that Frank Miller read "Kingdom Come" and said "I can do better!".

Only problem is. He didn't.

Once Amazon dropped their discount this is no longer worth it. Buy it if you love Frank Miller but buy it somewhere else.

Rating:

- BOTH Worthy Reads
Everybody knows TDKR was a phenominal book. What everybody doesn't know is that The Dark Knight Strikes Again is ALSO a phenominal book. Many readers have their opinions warped by superficial comic book reviewers who critique Miller's sequel because it was not as "dark" or "gritty" as the first book was. Is that it? Is that you're only complaint? Are you so ignorant that you're not going to delve underneath the appearances to look at the thematic significance of the work?
Yes, TDKSA is a departure from its predecessor in terms of style. But it still shines in RELEVENCY. Miller gives us a mind blowing look at what our society is and may become. What is democracy in the media age? Do the people really run a country where a select few that run the major news outlets control everything that the people know and believe? And does it make us feel any better that it is one man, Batman, who is arrogant enough to enforce his social ideology on us?
Don't be fooled. While The Dark Knight Returns is still a significant work in today's literary work, it was a book about yesterday. The Dark Knight Strikes Again is a book about TODAY.

Rating:

- Great Batman book
I love Batman and this book is realy great its one of the best books I own you should buy it.

Rating:

- Half good, half ordinary
I can distinctly remember the pleasure I had reading the original Return of the Dark Knight issues way, way back. A massive, high quality volume like Absolute Dark Knight is fitting for a such body of work. Sadly, the second part is _much_ less interesting in most respects.

Rating:

- Awesome.
Pretty amazing volume. It's got both The Dark Knight Returns and The Dark Knight Strikes Again, but you know this if you are reading the reviews. It's an oversized volume on thick paper stock w/over 30 pages of sketches, preliminary art work, photos, etc. which is a real treat.

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