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December 3, 2009

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Dark Knight Returns Question #2 – Rest of Book 1.

1. How do the news reports change as more sightings of Batman surface?
2. What unique things does the artist do with onomatopoeia in this section?
3. How do the police react to Batman?  Does he initially seem to be the caped crusader or the dark knight?
4. How does Batman feel about being old?
5. What does Batman’s choice of the seven working defenses (pg. 39) say about his character?
6. What detail on pg. 41 shows us that Gotham is really New York City?
7. How does the Joker change when he sees Batman on the News?
8. What does the televised debate on page 42 show about society?
9. Respond to Batman (pg.45) saying, “You’ve got rights.  Lots of rights.  Sometimes I count them just to make myself feel crazy.  But right now you’ve got a piece of glass shoved into a major artery in your arm….I’m the only on the world who can get you to a hospital in time.”
10. Compare Batman’s view on Dent’s mental problems to the therapist on tv (47).
11. Why does Two Face target the twin towers for his plot?  How does this compare to September 11^th?
12. Why does Batman save Two Face from falling to his death?
13. What two things does Batman see when he looks at Harvey Dent’s fixed face?
14. What do you think happens to Harvey Dent after this?  What does Bruce Wayne want to have happen?

Dark Knight Returns Book 2                                               Name:

1)      What is the author’s message concerning special interest groups?

2)      How is the mayor of Gotham Portrayed?

3)      What can we learn about “Robin’s” parents?

4)      When and why does Batman break his one law (no killing)?

a)      What does this say about the change in society?

5)      What is “Robin’s” first attempt at fighting crime?

6)      What does the female voiceover on page 69 add to the story?

7)      What is going on in page 70?

8)      Respond to Batman’s comments on page 76 “Rubber bullets.” “Honest”.

9)      WHY? (page 77-78)

10)  What is the author saying about TV? 

a)      Give examples to back your claim.

11)  What two people are talking on page 84?  How do you know?

12)  What does the Joker do to convince the therapist to take him out of Arkham?

13)  What does the voice over and TV broadcast on page 89 add to the novel’s themes?

14)  How is the second fight with the mutant leader different? 

a)      How is this representative of Batman’s aging process?

15)  Is the woman with the shaved head and Batman face paint a good or bad sign of things to come for Gotham?

Dark Knight Returns Book 3

1. Who is talking/thinking in the blue text boxes?
2. What does the author do to let us know what happened to the mutants?
   1. What did happen to the mutants?
3. What types of information is added using the tv shaped panels?
4. How does the media react to Superman’s return?
5. What is going on with the USA military?
6. Despite being similar in age compare how Bruce and Clark seem when they meet.
7. What do the “batcopter” incidents reveal about Batman/Robin’s relationship?
8. Why does “Clark” think what Bruce is doing is wrong or at least a poor decision?
9. What is Wonder Woman’s (Selina’s) new profession?
10. What is Batman considering when he thinks (pg 136) “How many more will it take? How many more until I finally do it?”
11. What motive for stopping Batman does Superman reveal on page.139?
12. Robin’s internal monologue on pages 147-148 sound a lot like she’s being molested.  How are the situations similar?
    1. Why does she cry when the guy dies?
13. Does Batman kill the Joker?  If not, how does he die?
14. What conflicts are left for the final chapter of this story?

The Dark Knight Returns Book 4

1. Batman usually is credited as winning due to his intelligence, planning, and physical prowess.  To what does Batman credit his escapes?
2. What steps have “the Sons of Batman” taken that Batman never would?
3. What is Bruce meaning when he says, “I keep track…” page 168.
4. Besides meeting in the dump, what do the mutants and the Sons of Batman have in common?
5. What color text boxes does the artist use for different characters?
6. Why do the mutants help Batman?
   1. What does this chance suggest about the group?
7. What internal conflict does Superman reveal during his struggle to find the sun?
8. What do the tv interviews reveal about society?
9. Why does Gordan run home to Sarah when she has been dead for years?
10. What happens when the TV station tries to comment on Superman?
11. How does Batman use Superman’s powers against him?
12. Ok, on a scale from 1 to 10 how funny is it that Robin aims a slingshot at Superman after he tears open the tank with his bear hands?
13. What does Batman mean when he says, “It’s way past time you learned what it means to be a man”?
14. Why doesn’t Bruce kill Clark?
    1. Why didn’t I ask “Why doesn’t Batman kill Superman?”
15. What does Bruce do after his “Death?”