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Talking heads nearly killed me!

Posted : 1 year, 7 months ago on 22 August 2022 09:36

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I’ve given this comic a hard time in my life.
Fanboy/girl love for a comic that I always believed to be overhyped.
I remember reading this when I was young, it was a dark contrast to Adam West and Batman ‘66 that I dearly loved.
I still love Adam West’s version of Batman, and after all these years I’ve made peace with Frank Millers Dark Knight Returns comic.

I still think this comic is overhyped, but after recently re-reading and updating an older copy, I’ve found some love in my heart for this version of Batman.
Well, the art for me.. it’s not my taste.
I’m a Jim Lee guy, Lee Bermejo, Greg Capullo and Brian Bollard kinda fella.
I’m not saying it’s awful just not my taste.
Now, Anyone that Remembers the transitions Batman has made will know the history of this book and it’s significance to comics and I won’t ever disrespect that, we as Batman fans of today owe Miller a lot in that respect.
The talking tv heads nearly killed me, all put in randomly!
It just slays me to see so many talking damn heads!
My refreshed view is this is one great Batman comic.
The Joker/Batman dynamic can’t be faulted.
It truly showed their sticky relationship come to a sour end, and it works beautifully.
The end fight between Joker and Batman is probably one of my favourite battles between them of all time.
Do I think this comic is a masterpiece like so many people say?
No, but I understand why they say it being in the era of Neal Adams and Millers Dark Knight Returns and Burtons films.
Miller lay the foundation for complex comics to come to life and have real issues.
Two Faces scarring.
Batman guilt over not killing Joker.
It’s a real crunch of emotion.
But I don’t think it’s a masterpiece because of the drawings and I can’t forgive how ugly Batman looks walking out of the damn tank.
It’s just awful.
There isn’t much else I can say except for personal praise and criticism of this comic which I am sure has been said before.
I’ll never be Millers no 1 fan, but I sure as hell do respect what he’s done for the medium of comics and I thank him for that.
The com itself is alright, few snippets of interview, covers in the back.
Paper is glossy but not to thick.
It’s a recommended comic, if nothing else for the history that was brought from it. I still thinks it’s overhyped, but I still would place it in my top 10 favourite Batman stories.
Read, enjoy, learn Batman’s history.


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