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totalhenry's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
rashthedoctor's review against another edition
2.0
the story is the prequel to the events of the masterpiece : The Dark Knight Returns and it isnt as good as one would expect
knjigoholicarka's review against another edition
Ovako kad mi podgrevate smrt Džejsona Toda osećam se kao da mi utrljavate so na ranu, pa je masirate otrovnim kaktusom, fala vi, gospodo.
p.s. A još kad sam pročitala i full color izdanje, to mi je došlo kao oblog od koprive.
p.s. A još kad sam pročitala i full color izdanje, to mi je došlo kao oblog od koprive.
jackb_93's review against another edition
Thought I’d read some Batman for pure nostalgia’s sake, and decided to go for this series as I hadn’t read much of it before apart from the main book. This prequel/prelude is lazy and perfunctory, almost totally lacking in distinction except for the nice artwork
hidinginstacks's review against another edition
3.0
I loved the art, but the story was so...abrupt. I understand that it's a prequel, but it just didn't seem long enough for me. The ending felt less like a cliffhanger and more like a book being slammed shut before you can finish reading it. A bit of the dialogue was jumbled; confusing. Inclusion of BatCat satisfied my woes a little bit. A quick read, worth doing so if you're a Batman fan. However, don't expect anything extravagantly new in this story.
qingyboi's review
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
all_hail_grimlock's review
5.0
Absolutely love to see Jason hit the Dark Knight Returns, even though I knew how it would end: every version of this story ends with his death, although it hits me especially hard re-reading this: after all, this is a universe with no indication that he will come back later on.
And as much as I've read conflicting opinions on if him coming back was a good thing, the consensus tends to be that his death was the right option. For one thing, it heightens the risks: you /know/ Batman and Robin are risking their lives every night, but you also assume they will come back. Robin's death was shocking, and meant to be, because it showed Bruce Wayne that he couldn't save all his wards, not when he put them in danger every night.
There's something to be said about the argument that Jason is the most important Robin because when he comes back and becomes a murderer, it highlights why Batman has chosen to, and cannot, kill, but there's also something to be said about this story, in which Batman gives up after Jason's death, assuming, as one does, he won't be back. (Of course, this story highlights what age does to being Batman: it's not pretty and while Bruce fights off having to give up Batman, he clearly has to at some point. I'd argue that Jason's death might have battered Bruce emotionally, but the physical battering he got again and again and again as Batman night after night after night combined with the loss made him hang up the cowl. I'd also argue that this story makes a strong case for that, but I haven't re-read any of the other Dark Knight stories, and have only read the first two, so I've forgotten if they make that case any clearer.)
There's also something touching in Bruce calling Jason cold, seeing how much more he reveled in fights than Bruce did, but wanting to help him regardless. There's something even more endearing to me in how Alfred speaks on Jason's behalf and there's something incredibly tragic in Jason hearing how Bruce questions if Jason will ever be ready to go out alone and misses the follow up. In his anger and haste to prove himself, he misses Alfred's arguments on his behalf and even misses Bruce worrying about Jason, not because Bruce thinks Jason's evil, but because Bruce sees a child who may have been partly warped by living a dual life as Robin.
I can't help but wonder if Jason had stayed to listen...
But then again, he's not the type to do so: action over talking, he's as reckless as ever in this tale. And Joker might be insane and sadistic, but he's smart. He's taken in this new Robin and knows what to expect; he only has to take advantage of it when Jason presents that opportunity.
Anyway, I always feel sad after reading this, so I think I'm going to try to find something lighthearted to take my mind off that cloud of depression.
And as much as I've read conflicting opinions on if him coming back was a good thing, the consensus tends to be that his death was the right option. For one thing, it heightens the risks: you /know/ Batman and Robin are risking their lives every night, but you also assume they will come back. Robin's death was shocking, and meant to be, because it showed Bruce Wayne that he couldn't save all his wards, not when he put them in danger every night.
There's something to be said about the argument that Jason is the most important Robin because when he comes back and becomes a murderer, it highlights why Batman has chosen to, and cannot, kill, but there's also something to be said about this story, in which Batman gives up after Jason's death, assuming, as one does, he won't be back. (Of course, this story highlights what age does to being Batman: it's not pretty and while Bruce fights off having to give up Batman, he clearly has to at some point. I'd argue that Jason's death might have battered Bruce emotionally, but the physical battering he got again and again and again as Batman night after night after night combined with the loss made him hang up the cowl. I'd also argue that this story makes a strong case for that, but I haven't re-read any of the other Dark Knight stories, and have only read the first two, so I've forgotten if they make that case any clearer.)
There's also something touching in Bruce calling Jason cold, seeing how much more he reveled in fights than Bruce did, but wanting to help him regardless. There's something even more endearing to me in how Alfred speaks on Jason's behalf and there's something incredibly tragic in Jason hearing how Bruce questions if Jason will ever be ready to go out alone and misses the follow up. In his anger and haste to prove himself, he misses Alfred's arguments on his behalf and even misses Bruce worrying about Jason, not because Bruce thinks Jason's evil, but because Bruce sees a child who may have been partly warped by living a dual life as Robin.
I can't help but wonder if Jason had stayed to listen...
But then again, he's not the type to do so: action over talking, he's as reckless as ever in this tale. And Joker might be insane and sadistic, but he's smart. He's taken in this new Robin and knows what to expect; he only has to take advantage of it when Jason presents that opportunity.
Anyway, I always feel sad after reading this, so I think I'm going to try to find something lighthearted to take my mind off that cloud of depression.
jmanchester0's review against another edition
4.0
I love [b:Batman: The Dark Knight Returns|59960|Batman The Dark Knight Returns (The Dark Knight Saga, #1)|Frank Miller|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327892039s/59960.jpg|1104159]. But I hated the sequel ([b:Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again|52367|Batman The Dark Knight Strikes Again (The Dark Knight Saga, #2)|Frank Miller|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1506374653s/52367.jpg|1385264]).
So, it was with a bit of trepidation that I picked up this prequel.
But it gave me hope when I saw Robert Rodriguez did the forward!
And it was good. A decent prequel to TDKR! Of course, you know where it‰ЫЄs going. But it was definitely interesting to watch how it gets there.
And it‰ЫЄs great that it doesn‰ЫЄt necessarily bridge directly into TDKR - but you can see what happened to take Bruce into the decisions he made to take him to the place where TDKR begins.
So, it was with a bit of trepidation that I picked up this prequel.
But it gave me hope when I saw Robert Rodriguez did the forward!
And it was good. A decent prequel to TDKR! Of course, you know where it‰ЫЄs going. But it was definitely interesting to watch how it gets there.
And it‰ЫЄs great that it doesn‰ЫЄt necessarily bridge directly into TDKR - but you can see what happened to take Bruce into the decisions he made to take him to the place where TDKR begins.
pmileham's review against another edition
4.0
I was very pleasantly surprised by this book. The writers and artists really seemed to create a piece more in line with DKR and Year One than the divisive DK2 and DKIII stories. Peter Steigerwald (inker/colorist) is the hero of this book.