Intense as the reading experience is, it's less disturbing than Batman's assault on the masters of America and their accomplices. Instead, all hell breaks loose, in pages full of bursting shapes, digitized Day-Glo colors and jagged continuity. Superman, the ultimate voice of reason, tries to calm Batman. Lex Luthor and Brainiac have imprisoned, enlisted or intimidated Earth's superheroes but the only one they can't control is the hero with no super powers, just furious moral rage. In this continuation, he's convinced today's world is controlled by powers even crazier and more ego driven than he is. Miller sees Batman as an extremist, pushed to the verge of insanity because he can't compromise his beliefs. The collected book edition makes it easier to appreciate why he'd take such risks. Much sloppier and gaudier, the strip didn't really resemble Miller's earlier book, and in the wake of September 11, Miller's in-your-face confrontation with authority figures upset some readers. As installments of the DK2 comic appeared, controversy mounted. This revision of an iconic character, the sequel to Miller's The Dark Knight Returns, has been one of comics publishing's most anticipated events.
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