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Ishotdanieljohnston:
I read it a couple of months ago and really loved it. I didn't know what to expect... but came away haunted by Miller's disturbing vision of the post 9/11 world. I know alot of people thought it was crap... and admittedly it isn't the masterpiece that Returns is- but I don't think it's trying to be.

I was just wondering what people on here thought of it...

0bsessions:
Honestly, I thought Dark Knight Returns was overrated to begin with and Strikes Again was a definite step down from Returns. Honestly, I've never much gotten into Miller's style of writing outside of Batman: Year One. I've always found his dialogue a bit jarring. He seems to try too hard to be edgy and it just falls flat for me. For example:



Want a great Batman writer? Jeph fucking Loeb. The Long Halloween is, to me, the greatest Batman story ever.

Ishotdanieljohnston:
Agreed- Jeph Loeb kicks all kind of ass. I think Miller has a reall good way of turning batman into a myth- something timeless and ageless. There's a real power to his visuals, structure and narrative.

Johnny C:

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Okay it's a ridiculous panel and I hate that series but come on you could have at least dug back a little further. For example, the billionth time he has a male character call a female character "sweet chunks."

0bsessions:
Wait. Women don't like to be called sweet chunks?

Seriously, though. That one panel is, in my opinion, the single worst panel to come out of a DC comic this decade.

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