So. Does anyone know if I should get "The Dark Knight Returns" or "Batman Year One" as my next comic purchase??? Anybody?
Not sure what Sessler's talking about...DKR is considered Frank Miller's crowning achievement, and rightfully so. It's the book that caused me to "fall in" back in 86 when I first started collecting. I do believe Year One is of similar quality, and is now pretty much THE origin of Batman. DKR is dark and depressing, but the story is fantastic, and the art is pretty much the best I've ever seen. You could do a lot worse than picking up either one of these books. Nemo me impune lacessit
Oops, yeah, Dark Knight Returns is great, I'd pick it up. Dark Knight Strikes Again you have to steer clear from.
I got the titles confused."I don't mind if you don't like my manners. I don't like them myself. They're pretty bad. I grieve over them during the long winter evenings."
I'd have to say my current favorite graphic novel is Grant Morrison's "Arkham Asylum", but then again, I've only made it to Volume 2 of Sin City and plan to remedy that very soon.
Has anyone else here ever read "Arkham Asylum" or "The Killing Joke"? Both are awesome Batman books, and "AA" is actually kind of creepy in some parts.
I can't keep up with the new Batman series, I almost got caught up with Identity Crisis, then Infinite Crisis came along and now I'm lost again and went on my trusty backup of Star Wars Comics where the series are linear and easy to buy and follow. "I don't mind if you don't like my manners. I don't like them myself. They're pretty bad. I grieve over them during the long winter evenings."
Originally posted by: Nanner Split I'd have to say my current favorite graphic novel is Grant Morrison's "Arkham Asylum", but then again, I've only made it to Volume 2 of Sin City and plan to remedy that very soon.
Has anyone else here ever read "Arkham Asylum" or "The Killing Joke"? Both are awesome Batman books, and "AA" is actually kind of creepy in some parts.
I read Killing Joke many moons ago. I preffered it to Arkham, and thought it sported some of the best Batman/Joker artwork I've ever seen. How about Batman: Digital Justice? It was done using all computer generated art back around 87, which was a biiiig deal back then, and took place way in the future, with a different Batman who "inherits" Wayne's mantle.
For those "old-school" comics fans, some sad news: Jim Aparo has passed away. He did a lot of artwork for Batman (including the "A Death in the Family" story line and also Green Arrow and The Phantom Stranger. He was 72. Nemo me impune lacessit
I just ordered two volumes of the James Bond reprints from the late sixties, has anyone ever read these strips? "I don't mind if you don't like my manners. I don't like them myself. They're pretty bad. I grieve over them during the long winter evenings."
Dr. No and Casino Royale(the only ones the website I get my comics from have in stock). "I don't mind if you don't like my manners. I don't like them myself. They're pretty bad. I grieve over them during the long winter evenings."
BTW, did you get DKR yet, Chalts? "I don't mind if you don't like my manners. I don't like them myself. They're pretty bad. I grieve over them during the long winter evenings."
No wonder it has been so quiet lately."I don't mind if you don't like my manners. I don't like them myself. They're pretty bad. I grieve over them during the long winter evenings."
Originally posted by: Sess Did you get DKR yet, Chalts?
Yeah. Good stuff, though not much on longevity. I read the whole thing in like 3 hours. Oh well, at least it was longer than Year One. Which was also awesome.
Yeah, I expected year one to be a lot longer."I don't mind if you don't like my manners. I don't like them myself. They're pretty bad. I grieve over them during the long winter evenings."
JLA Year One had me spoiled I guess. Batman "The Long Halloween" is also a great arc if your interested in more of The Dark Knight.
And can someone explain why, if DKR takes place in the near future, WHY Reagan is still president and why the USSR still exists?
I've never understood why he used Reagan, but I do understand the U.S.S.R.; keep in mind that it was written around 1985, I believe, and at the time there was no end in site to the Cold War.
Have you read DK2? Many people didn't like it, but I did. I especially loved Miller's take on the relativists: Braniac's destroying everthing, some geek goes on TV and starts talking about how we can't make value judgements about the bad guys, then he says "Excuse me? Why yes, I'm from San Francisco, why do you ask?". LOL Nemo me impune lacessit
And can someone explain why, if DKR takes place in the near future, WHY Reagan is still president and why the USSR still exists?
Time to hop in the Wayback Machine, Sherman!
Back when DKR first came out, the USSR still existed and to those of us growing up in those times it seemed like it would *always* exist so it was only natural that Frank Miller assume that it did. Likewise to some degree Reagan, as some felt he would be some sort of iconic President that would change the laws allowing him to serve more than two terms. Much like when the laws will be changed to allow Ah-nuld to become President!
Ahnuld becomes president and I'm moving to Austria. "You fell victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is 'Never get involved in a land war in Asia'." --Vizzini (Wallace Shawn), The Princess Bride ------------------------- Kevin A Webmaster/Primary Cynic kapgar.typepad.com kapgar.com
