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A review by roxanamalinachirila
The Dark Knight Strikes Again by Frank Miller
4.0
I really liked this one in an entirely different way than I liked The Dark Knight Returns. This one reads like satire and a bit of snarl at the genre and the criticism brought to it. (even the "strikes again" title seems a bit tongue-in-cheek)
The world is threatened, as it always is, but most ordinary people seem complacent in their roles as non-heroes and they wait for heroes to save them, while at the same time keeping them under a moralizing scrutiny regarding pretty much everything, from wearing tights to simply being stronger and more capable in many ways - while at the same time not being aware of the fact that those same heroes are exploited for their good. It's a satire on the media, a satire on the internet - and maybe a satire of criticism and the academic splitting of hairs, as well. And it is, as well, a really neat story with solid characters.
The world is threatened, as it always is, but most ordinary people seem complacent in their roles as non-heroes and they wait for heroes to save them, while at the same time keeping them under a moralizing scrutiny regarding pretty much everything, from wearing tights to simply being stronger and more capable in many ways - while at the same time not being aware of the fact that those same heroes are exploited for their good. It's a satire on the media, a satire on the internet - and maybe a satire of criticism and the academic splitting of hairs, as well. And it is, as well, a really neat story with solid characters.