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A great comic that has aged poorly. I believe that Miller reached his peak with his exceptional run on Daredevil, which encapsulates all the themes present in this beautiful volume.

But is he one of the sons of Poh? Nice cover.

@supesoul: I’ll try to explain why I wrote that Moore is sometimes overrated (by the way, I really want to know who has ever said that Jimi is overrated... come on, we’re talking about someone who invented the electric guitar! :D). I want to start by saying that I believe the Englishman is number one, a great in his field and certainly an exceptional personality. When I mention a lack of comparisons, I want to make a 360° argument that goes beyond the world of comics and fits into a broader context. If we stay within the world of comics, undoubtedly Moore is more original than Miller, who in his way is a genius for having transformed mainstream comics using other codes that are already quite well known to the mainstream audience (I just finished rereading his Devil in the Marvel Omnibus edition and... what can I say, a masterpiece!). Moore’s work, on the other hand, was an even more radical operation and therefore more surprising, more difficult to categorize.
When I talk about overrated, however, I’m making a different argument: the author’s status is beyond discussion, but often his fans lack the ability to grasp a broader overarching narrative in which to contextualize Moore, and thus tend to excessively deify him without recognizing his weaker aspects. Let me give you an example. From what I have read of Moore, I believe that his absolute masterpiece is From Hell (besides BKJ, which I adore). Many fans are ecstatic about the historical research done by Moore, which, however, for anyone with even a bit of familiarity with such matters, is quite superficial and ultimately not particularly interesting or rigorous. But that doesn't matter much; the issue remains a masterpiece also because it has a different approach and style compared to common standards, while I have often faced people who considered From Hell a masterpiece precisely because of the historical research aspect.
I wrote all of this very quickly while doing other things, I hope I didn’t make too much of a mess... :D

Load, return: press play on tape. History.

This is the best Batman I have ever read (alongside Arkham Asylum). However, if I can make a note on your review, in the end, the Joker fails to prove that all it takes is a bad day in someone's life to drive them crazy, as happened to him or to Batman: Gordon, despite everything, holds on. He remains clear-headed. Could he be the biggest "fool" of them all? Probably, probably...
Finally, a word about Moore: he is undoubtedly a great artist, but I believe his audience often overestimates him due to a lack of real comparisons. Certainly, within the world of mainstream comics, he stands at least a notch above most authors, but it would be wise to have a broader perspective. But in the end, mine is also a controversy for its own sake, so it’s a bit of a moot point...

Epoch-making book. Every time I pick it up again, it feels like it was written yesterday. I don't think it has been fully understood yet; in fact, it is probably still underestimated, like the entire cyberpunk movement, after all. Excellent review.

It is with this great album that Vasco decides to definitively embrace the dark side of the force. After all, he did the right thing.

It was better when there were the Squallor (quote).

@ Carlo Cimminio: first of all, thank you for the compliments. As for the ending, I was a bit disappointed (but not really, it’s about nitpicking as I specified in the review) because the author wrote exactly the ending that everyone would expect from a book like this, and at a certain point, you realize it. If he wanted to take risks, he could have pushed it further, like a real son of a bitch, and then the book would have been a true atomic bomb. But this is just my point of view, to be clear, and I don’t want to ruin the surprise for the readers!

The genius of Borges has always left me breathless.