What?!? There's no way BA is not available!! I'll have to look when I'm in the comic store playing Magic on Wednesday, and next time I'm in B&N and Borders, but it would be blasphemous to let that go out of print!
All lies and jest
Still a man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest -Paul Simon
Well, Batman was at his best with Miller. Whether Miller also did the art (Dark Knight Returns), or Mazzucchelli (Year One).
Hmm, no Miller Surfer or Strange. However, they both had incredible runs also.
And yes, Mhoram, the Elektra books are also amazing. Some are reprints from her appearances in DD, but Elektra Lives Again and Elektra: Assassin are both safe.
All lies and jest
Still a man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest -Paul Simon
never been a fan of any of the Daredevil teams. I get sick of the ninjas/Kingpin thing actually. I would love for someone to get Murdock out of Hell's Kitchen and into Shield. it could be the new Marvel-Two-In-One with DD teaming up with Moonknight, Iron Fist, Union Jack and others to solve international threats. I could see him using Mentallo and the Fixer as his home base. set him up as the ultimate James Bond.
Uhhh, yeah. Whatever. You hate ninjas and Kingpin, but want to make him the next Bond, who fights, amongst other things, ninjas and crimelords. Ooooookay. Well, you might be sick of the ninja/Kingpin thing, but when Miller came on board, his take on DD was quite revolutionary, and quite overdue. DD was a great character in the 60's, but once Gene Colon (and I assume Stan Lee) left circa issue 53, the comic stagnated for the next 105 issues, though the run with the Black Widow was pretty good. Oh, and during that run, due to his association with the Widow, he often fought alongside SHIELD, so there! Anyway, Miller is somewhat to blame for the complete overuse of ninjas at Marvel in the years following his DD run; hell, the X-men seemed to be fighting ninjas more than evil mutants in those days...Miller's DD may have even been an inspiration for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! But, Miller himself didn't overuse them; just the writers behind him, hoping to capture some of his magic. Anyway, that just shows how good and influential Miller's run was. There have been good runs since, but Frank Miller's was definitely the best.
Dandelion don't tell no lies
Dandelion will make you wise
Tell me if she laughs or cries
Blow away dandelion
I'm afraid there's no denying
I'm just a dandelion
a fate I don't deserve.
agreed, however, there was a run when JRjr was pencilling and (darn, can't remember name) was writing. It was really good! There was a whole cross-over bit with 'hell on earth' that was AMAZING! great art and writing!
Anyone remember this ?...
~...with a floating smile and a light blue sponge...~
Of course I remember it! Ann Nocenti wrote it. Jr Jr was awesome! Typhoid Mary was a bit silly for me, but it was great fun to watch DD beat on Bullet.
All lies and jest
Still a man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest -Paul Simon
Sorry, LM, not much luck with Born Again. I had the guy look it up with his distributor, and they didn't have it. Maybe it actually is out of print! Freakin' idiots! But maybe another reprint is about to come out. *sigh* Well, if I find it in one of the other comic shops I go to regularly, I'll get it for you. Here's hoping!
All lies and jest
Still a man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest -Paul Simon