Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Dark Knight Returns Slipcase Set by Frank Miller

7 reviews

martyrbat's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racism, Blood, and Police brutality

Moderate: Death and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Fatphobia, Suicide, Death of parent, and Alcohol

citrine's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

God where do I begin....Frank Miller's politics are surface level fascism with just enough self awareness to confuse the hell out of me. The ideas core to this book, particular regarding crime, are unbelievably noxious shit - superpredators turned up to 11. The political commentary is the kind of shit men who call themselves Sigma males would unironically think is "so insightful." Its just thoroughly saturated with so many wrongheaded notions, about who commits crime, why people commit crime, the possibilities of change and repair. Theres misogyny, racism, and that agonizing and infuriating idea that only criminals care about their rights (mostly). Its the "tough on crime" shit that superhero comics still cant escape from. And its so, so racist.
For the handful of positives; I do think the character work in it is pretty good, Superman's political placement is good, and the art is phenomenal. Like outstanding, out of this world phenomenal. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Sexual assault, Murder, and War

weirdodari's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Blood, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

parenthesis_enjoyer's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Hate crime, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Police brutality, Dementia, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and War

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Trafficking, Mass/school shootings, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and Classism

pelledorso's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, and Murder

Minor: Misogyny, Rape, and Suicide

ginameix's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Alcohol

kreadsthings's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Moderate: Mental illness, Violence, Police brutality, and Murder

Minor: Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Police brutality

This is a Batman comic from the 1980s, so keep that in mind as reading. Politics and political ineptness is a running trope. Bruce's parents and his first (terrifying) encounter with the batcave comes up several times. There is other genre-typical violence throughout.

a plane crashes into a building once and there is a nuclear warhead explosion