Comments on: Reviews: Dark Knight Returns, Incredible Change-bots

By: illitrate

illitrate — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 11:55:52 +0000

you have to read Good Omens - it is a work pure genius (although there are some very english jokes in there which might bypass anyone not from the uk)

also - Sandman is currently being re-published in huge collected volumes as The Absolute Sandman - they cost a fortune but are well worth it - most of the pages have been recoloured and they’re very high quality. only trouble is not quite so easy to read on the way to work or school any more

By: Suki

Suki — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:37:23 +0000

i gots his autograph and sketch bwahahha

By: Varikin

Varikin — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:52:32 +0000

I agree, the Watchman! And possibly “V for Vendetta”.

By: Ananth

Ananth — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:02:50 +0000

I’ll be sure to check out Stray Toasters! As for DK2, that’s the Dark Knight Strikes Again, right? I wasn’t crazy about it … it seemed like the same ideas reappeared and got rehashed in a slightly different way. I get the feeling that since DKR was so successful, maybe DC handed a check too big to ignore to create a sequel … I just feel like everything worth saying ended up in DKR.

By: scott

scott — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:18:46 +0000

I’d be curious to hear your take on the sequel stuff that Miller did to the original series, DK2. I wasn’t as intrigued, but my eye is maybe getting old. And for what it’s worth, have a look at Bill Seinkiewicz’s Stray Toasters and share. I remember that as one of my all time favorite series.

And thanks for the looking!

By: Ananth

Ananth — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:31:08 +0000

All three of those are good! I’d have to reread them, but I’ll make a note of it … I have to get back to non-superhero, especially non-Batman stuff for a little while.

By: Ananth

Ananth — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:30:08 +0000

Hahaha, that’s one of my favorite quotes … just when you think, hell yes, he’s back, he goes and reminds you that he’s also an old man now. I can’t imagine how cool it must have been to be reading these comics as they were coming out. I do remember when TMNT didn’t eat pizza.

I took a look at your link-through - your photography is beautiful. I liked the red sign and the girl in the gas mask - so surreal - but they all look very nice.

By: Ananth

Ananth — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:25:45 +0000

I agree, and at the same time, I’m sort of cautiously waiting to see if he isn’t pulling a fast one on us - either by developing something within the book only to knock it down, or simply with the book itself. I just get the feeling he’s too smart to do something like this and only have it work at face value.

Of course, his upcoming book Holy Terror! Batman is about him fighting Al Qaeda after they bomb Gotham City, and he’s openly admitted to that just being a propaganda peace reminiscent of the comics that came out during World War II (with Superman and Captain America fighting alongside the troops).

By: Ananth

Ananth — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:23:07 +0000

Noted about Hard-Boiled!

I’m glad someone agrees with me on Sin City. The movie was very cool, and it was awesome to see how well the comic moved to the big screen, but suddenly everyone couldn’t say a bad word about anything Miller. Sometimes I wonder if he isn’t doing All Star Batman & Robin to remind people to be critical …

By: Ananth

Ananth — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:19:47 +0000

I actually haven’t … I’ve read American Gods, Fragile Things, and Neverwhere. I liked American Gods, Fragile Things was neat, but I wasn’t crazy about Neverwhere. I think Yuko has Good Omens, so I’ll see if I can’t take a look at that.