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Rating:  -
(Rating 2.5 out of 5)
You know, the sad part about this is that if I had never read anything by Frank Marshall I would probably have enjoyed this quite a bit.
As it was, it was just a nice adventure.
What made "Dark Knight Returns" and "Year One" so enjoyable for me was the deep, inner monologue of the main characters. Yes, sometimes it would go on for pages but at the end I was right along side the character emotionally.
In "The Dark Knight Strikes Again" the story (and me along with it) was jumping around so much between the plethora of plot points and characters I never got the sense the story really knew where it was going nor what the characters were feeling.
Afterwards, I felt as if the whole story could have been split into 3, each building on the other.
Alas, my high hopes were not met.
Rating:  -
First I should say that Miller's the Dark Knight Returns is one of my favorite pieces of literature. It is exquisite, but the sequel is rather weak. The art isn't anywhere near as good as the original. The story had some good moments but was overall way too heavy handed. Miller felt the neeed to beat us over the head with the point he was making. I prefer to forget about this graphic novel and end the Batman saga with DKR.
Rating:  -
The Dark Knight Returns was great. Truly great.
This was, well, crap. The story makes no sense and the art is frankly (hah a pun) childish. The eventual villain totally ignores years of DC continuity and character development. Superman and Wonder Woman are caricatures of themselves.
While reading it, I couldn't help but think that Miller was intentionally punking everyone who read and loved the original. that story actually had respect for the characters it portrayed. This just made fun of them for no logical reason.
Rating: -
Just about everyone else who gave it one star has already put it better than I ever could. This was the single most disappointing Batman story I have ever had to suffer through. And a warning for those seeking All-Star Batman and Robin out... the art may be tons better than what you find here, but Miller's writing is still just as bad.
Rating: -
Having recently devoured Absolute Batman:Hush, I was excited when purchasing this title. Normally I never buy anything thats wrapped in plastic, unless flipping through it first. After getting Darkknight home, and openning it up, I nearly lost my mind. The art work is deplorable, it looks as if an eleven yro child produced this book. While I understand frank millers claims to have wanted to keep the images gritty, theres a fine line between grit and [...]. Skip this title, and purchase Absolute Hush instead.
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