Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again

Frank's got serious problems. Between the abhorrent and gaudy art style and the cringeworthy sarcastic dialogue from nearly every character not created by Frank Miller, this book isn't worth your time, let alone your money. It is an unnecessary sequel to a book that didn't need one for the sake of self indulgence. Frank only bothers to make the story about superheroes or the world they live in about 70% of the time. With the rest, he paints his idea of a dystopia with a wide brush that leaps with schizophrenic ease between absurd implausibility (even by comic book standards) and obvious contempt and disgust for anything or anyone that looks, acts, or talks differently from him. Frank Miller wrote a book about superheroes that feels less like a comic book and more like Ted Nugent wrote a sarcastic SNL skit about everything wrong with the world. Hopefully, if and when he turns this into a trilogy, he takes the time look up the definition of the word "nuance." Unless you are already familiar with Frank Miller's political views and find them to be flawless, this book will probably make you uncomfortable more than once. Which is a shame because the story the superheroes participate in when they aren't used as props on Miller's soapbox is actually mildly interesting, if you're absolutely determined to trudge through Miller's baggage to get to it.

Story is decent but not great. But the artwork is awful; really poor. In their attempt to have an own style they end up showing something that may had been drawn by little kids.

Frank Miller delivers a second part to the tale of an aged Batman. After taking back Gotham from the gangs, he's now on a much bigger mission. Bigger than the thugs that came from his retirement, this time he's out to save the earth from the consequences of imprisoning the other heroes. While not his best work, Miller continues to expand on a dark future for the dark knight. Some things seem shoehorned in like the return of a Joker-like villain and the other heroes need a bigger spotlight.