The Dark Knight III: The Master Race (USA) di Miller & Azzarello

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BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT: THE MASTER RACE HC
Written by FRANK MILLER and BRIAN AZZARELLO • Art by ANDY KUBERT, FRANK MILLER, KLAUS JANSON, JOHN ROMITA JR. and EDUARDO RISSO • Cover by ANDY KUBERT
One of the most highly anticipated sequels of all time is here in DARK KNIGHT III: THE MASTER RACE! In a world gone awry, left in the aftermath of the toppling of Lex Luthor and the apparent death of Batman himself, who will save Gotham City and the rest of the planet against the mysterious Master Race?
This hardcover includes the entire nine-issue series with each issue's minicomic presented at the same size.
On sale SEPTEMBER 13 • 376 pg, FC, $29.99 US
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Letto #9
Almeno la conclusione era bellissima! :ahsisi:
Superman ha sempre avuto un ruolo importante in queste storie di DK, ma qua era praticamente il protagonista!
Sappiamo tutti come viene trattato solitamente in queste storie, ma questa volta mi è piaciuto al 100% :D

Tutto sommato questa maxi serie, considerando il nome che porta, è stata abbastanza deludente, Bruce non ha fatto una mazza, niente di eclatante.
Non hanno voluto raccontare una storia su Batman, ma una storia. Neanche tanto originale, ma che aveva comunque del potenziale, un potenziale che alla fine non è stato sfruttato...non bene almeno, si poteva fare di più.

Però hey, almeno a qualcosa è servito, almeno ha cambiato l'immagine che avevo di Superman del mondo TDK. :asd:
Abbiamo un Bruce Wayne rigiovanito di un bel po' di anni, faranno dei sequelS? Probabile, non mi dispiace, anzi sicuramente sarà più interessante di un TDK III.
E come si può trarre da questo numero, non si parla nemmeno del Batman ASB&R, non il famoso "Goddamned Batman" ma uno maturo, con tanta esperienza e con tanta forza.

Letto anche DKU Presents Action Comics #1
Altro esempio di questo Superman, a damn good Superman! :dsi:
Anche il pg di Lara trova la sua conclusione, e non poteva finire diversamente,
Spiacente, ma non sei autorizzato a visualizzare il contenuto degli spoiler.

Un gesto semplice, ma che dice molte cose. :lol:
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But what is light?
Different for everyone. But everyone looking.

See what we want to see.
No matter how small...or big we are.

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Dark Knight III: The Master Race #9
Written by Frank Miller and Brian Azzarello
Art by Frank Miller, Andy Kubert, Klaus Janson and Brad Anderson
Lettering by Clem Robins
Published by DC Comics
Review by Justin Partridge
'Rama Rating: 8 out of 10

Stop me if you've heard this one before - Frank Miller is problematic as hell. You've seen it in his interviews; you've seen it in his conservative, even reactionary work, like Holy Terror (or even the message board-bating title of his latest series, Dark Knight III: The Master Race). Which is why the finale of this series - which has had every bit of the cringe-inducing racial politics of some of his previous work - still manages to surprise you. Because underneath all the grit and the bombast and the ultraviolence, DKIII ends in a place that seems almost by definition the opposite of everything Frank Miller has come to represent over the past 30 years - a place of optimism and love for superheroes and their stories.

The Dark Knight trilogy has worked thus far on an escalating scale. The original Dark Knight Returns was all deconstruction, one that broke Batman down like an old revolver and then reassembled and aimed him at the fears, hatred, and crime of the '80s. The Dark Knight Strikes Again was more of a special kind of crazy, as Miller's Justice League tackled its own warped brand of Silver Age insanity. DKIII, however, closes the cycle on a shockingly optimistic beat, gradually revealing itself to be more of a Superman/Batman story that strives for something more inspiring than just "a good death" for Bruce Wayne.

This may sound a bit lofty, but rest assured, DKIII is still just as shaky structurally as the rest of the series as the scene transitions feel like blunt cuts to separate action even when characters are all occupying the same space, even with the usually tight co-scripting of Azzarello. These transitions are made a bit smoother thanks to the purposefully Miller-esque artwork of Andy Kubert, Klaus Janson, and Brad Anderson, all of whom completely commit to the Miller aesthetic for good and ill. Kubert's panache for artsy set pieces is a bit repressed here, opting for more simple and straightforward layout and action.

The inks of Janson and the colors of Anderson are also pretty straightforward as well, almost workman like. Janson's inks provide a rigid definition to Kubert's pencils, especially in a stark white scene of Bruce at the Bat-Computer that turns the entire page into a florescent alcove, made complete with tiny stair steps that seem to lead into the page. Though it isn't quite the bombastic ending I was expecting, Andy Kubert, Klaus Janson, and Brad Anderson still make a real go of it with lantern jawed and murkily colors tributes to the writer they surely feel privileged to work with.

But Miller and Azzarello's stuttering structure aside, the finale of DKIII hides an unexpectedly uplifting final beat for the Dark Knight trilogy, and one that finally justifies all those insane back-up stories we've sat through after the previous eight issues. Reborn thanks to Superman's super science, Batman aims to take a last stand against Quar and his fanatics with the help of his new Zur-En-Arrh-colored Batgirl, a very Miller-fied Justice League, and Superman and Wonder Woman's daughter Lara.

It is in this section and the subsequent backup story that Miller and Azzarello reveal a rarely-seen pathos, setting up a worldbreaking threat and then shifting away from the acerbic satire that defined this trilogy to deliver an honestly refreshing superhero story. Though it's still tinged with his trademark noirish flair, it is largely devoid of his usual misanthropy and disinterest with traditional "hero vs. villain" stories. I never thought in a million years I would think this, but DKIII #9 actually sent me out believing in Superman, Batman, and the rest of the DC pantheon and a bit more aware of the fan's heart that beats beneath Miller's hard-edged public persona.

Superman tells his daughter Lara in the back-up story that he doesn't just love humanity, he admires it, and for the first time probably ever in a Frank Miller comic, I believe him and you will too after reading DKIII #9. Through all the bluff, bluster, and numerous un-PC gaffs, Miller, Azzarello and a reverently talented creative team have ended this latest opus on an uncharacteristic note, but a powerfully hopeful one; one that shows that one of comic's most controversial creators might just be big ol' superhero-loving softie after all.
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