Popular and/or long-standing characters that you just couldn't get into.

[TheCorpulent1]

The Dark Knight Returns was important for its time. The reason modern readers may not appreciate it as much is because they've had essentially the perfect Batman in comics for their entire lives. Ever since DKR came out, Batman and his world were darkened until they got close to the level they started out at. Obviously Batman's not as dark in the regular comics as he was in DKR, but he owes whatever grittiness he's managed to reclaim in large part to DKR paving the way for it.

I'm not a huge fan of DKR as a story myself, but if you put it in the context that it originally was released in, it's not hard to see that it had a colossal influence on Batman's image and what other creators were allowed to do with him. Personally, I think Batman: Year One is by far the superior Miller Batman work, but I can appreciate DKR for what it was.

 

[Odin's Fury]

I agree with you completely on how influential it is. Comics would not be where they are today without the work of that time such as DKR and Watchmen, needless to say.

However, if we're just talking about character, I just did not enjoy the characterization of DKR. Same reason I don't read All-Star Batman and Robin.

The second reason being that unless they put out an issue, I can't read it! ;P

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Oh, yeah, I thought Batman was a total a**hole in DKR. Carrie was a pretty annoying Robin, too. Don't even get me started on Miller's interpretation of Superman in DKR.

 

[Odin's Fury]

Good lord, I didn't even like the JOKER.

I didn't know that was possible....

 

[Chris Wallace]

I love Batman, I think it's more a vast majority of his fanbase that I can't stand; they're pretty forceful.

I'd agree with that. Criticize anything about Batman & they're ready to lynch you.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Batman and Hulk fanboys are the best kind of people to avoid at all costs.

 

[KangConquers]

Batman and Hulk fanboys are the best kind of people to avoid at all costs.

Someone should start a Batman vs. Hulk poll and let them flame each other until they're all banned.

 

[Chris Wallace]

I've never known Hulk fanboys to get all that combative.

 

[Spade]

One word: DACMAN. That is all.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I've never known Hulk fanboys to get all that combative.

You've never known Hulk fanboys, then.

 

[Chris Wallace]

The only really vicious arguments I've encountered are over his size in the movies. B/c somehow THIS

seems an adequate representation of THIS

And THIS

or THIS

is just entirely too big for a character who deems the entire human race "puny".