Ol' Bruce Wayne
I have to admit. This is the best comic book I have read. Ever. I didn't want to necessarily agree with Drei right away when he said this is the best ever, even before reading it.
Besides, I have come across some pretty good comic books during my time: Infinity Trilogy, Adam Warlock and the Infinity Watch, X-Men: Omega Red Series, Punisher WarZone, Legion Quest, Identity Crisis, Stormwatch Series, just to name a few.
But the Dark Knight Returns comic book has it all. Story, art, character development, scope. There are also a few things I have never seen before on a comic book or a story told that way (spoilers ahead) i.e. Superman's "Where?" message and the added focus on his "super-hearing" ability, the idea that heroes are what makes villains villains (no superheroes, no super-villains), Batman as ruthless f@#k, and children actually killed by the Joker and then his "twist" at the end.
Yep, this book actually takes the cake.
(image from Wikipedia.org)
Sabi sa'yo eh. There you go, sulit na ang bili ko. I believe collecting stories (graphic or otherwise) doesn't make sense if you don't share it with others. Pag-uusapan na ngayon natin yang hayop na komiks na yan. Diba nakakaaliw yung storytelling via news anchor reporting throughout the story? Eh nung tumingin sya kay Harvey Dent tapos nakita nya 2 sides na sunog, tapos nakita nya sarili nya as full bat? Frank Miller is good. Panis.
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