James Harvey
12-04-2001, 09:03 AM
With The Dark Knight Strikes Again #1 hitting shelves tomorrow, the hype around the series has hit a fever pitch! The <b>Chicago Sun-Times</b> recently put an article online about the most anticipated sequel in comics history. Below is an excerpt:
For a guy who's pegged as the father of the ''grim and gritty'' style of comics, writer/artist Frank Miller comes off as a very affable sort, who laughs easily and has a dry wit.
His ''Dark Knight Returns'' in 1986 redefined Batman in a three-issue, out-of-continuity story. In it, a retired Bruce Wayne is a decrepit alcoholic, a man far removed from his original ideas of justice. He has a new Robin, a spunky girl, who believes in him.
Superman, a sell-out now working for the government, is no longer Batman's best friend. In fact, they hate each other. The Joker is an over-the-hill laughingstock.
Basically, Gotham City in the future is very bleak, devoid of hope and in need of a hero or two."
To read the entire informative article, go <a href="http://www.suntimes.com/output/show/cst-ftr-bat03.html">HERE</a>.
For a guy who's pegged as the father of the ''grim and gritty'' style of comics, writer/artist Frank Miller comes off as a very affable sort, who laughs easily and has a dry wit.
His ''Dark Knight Returns'' in 1986 redefined Batman in a three-issue, out-of-continuity story. In it, a retired Bruce Wayne is a decrepit alcoholic, a man far removed from his original ideas of justice. He has a new Robin, a spunky girl, who believes in him.
Superman, a sell-out now working for the government, is no longer Batman's best friend. In fact, they hate each other. The Joker is an over-the-hill laughingstock.
Basically, Gotham City in the future is very bleak, devoid of hope and in need of a hero or two."
To read the entire informative article, go <a href="http://www.suntimes.com/output/show/cst-ftr-bat03.html">HERE</a>.