Board 8 > Is The Dark Knight Returns the greatest comic story arc of all time?

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I've never really read comics, but I hear about this one all the time.

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it's not an arc, it's a limited series.

and no.


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That's kind of what I meant. A self-contained story that deals with already known characters (so not something like Watchmen). Is there another one that's generally considered the greatest?

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I liked it, but it's not my favoritest ever, no.

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It's a little too 80s for me.

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But it is like Watchmen - it's a series outside of continuity. An arc is small scale told within a larger story.

If you're asking what the greatest comic story ever told is, regardless of placement inside a series, Watchmen is high up there. If you're asking what's the best comic arc, Born Again from Daredevil, Year One from Batman, and the Dark Phoenix Saga are common responses.


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When I think "story arc" I think "segment of events within a larger coherent narrative." So for examples, "Blackest Night" in Green Lantern, "R.I.P" in Morrison's Batman, or "Cell Saga" in DBZ.

TDKR and Watchmen are a lot more similar than you think, since they are both standalone stories that don't require much or any knowledge of the characters or setting outside of that one book. So they don't really fit that definition IMO.

Also, no, there are plenty of comics better than it, although it is a great read.

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