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Manufacturer: Rutgers Univ@press
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Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9780813573809
ISBN: 0813573807
Label: Rutgers Univ@press
Manufacturer: Rutgers Univ@press
Publisher: Rutgers Univ@press
Studio: Rutgers Univ@press
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Summary: a masterpiece
Comment: in my opinion, this is among miller's best work. it is certainly the most surreal. the story takes many weird, surprising turns and by the end seems to succumb completely to dream logic. the shot of a bloody matt murdock holding elektra dressed as a nun is one of the most powerful images i've seen in any graphic novel.
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Summary: Graphic SF Reader
Comment: A really popular character such as Elektra, especially one who has done the horizontal ninja mambo with Matt Murdoch is not too likely to stay dead permanently.
At leas they gave Miller a crack at it when bringing her back, but still, not as good as before.
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Summary: Vigilante opus, Modern Greek tragedy and Irish Catholic morality play
Comment: Daredevil and his immortal love get the Frank Miller (and Lynn Varley)'s Dark Knight treatment. It larger than life, surreal and quite violent. But at the heart of it is Matt Murdoch's love for the fiery greek warrior that refuses to die or be tamed. Even if you only see the red devil outfit for a few small panels, you don't miss it. You know DD is all over these bleeding, tear filled and wonderfully suffering pages. As always, you have to feel for poor Matt Murdoch. Also, Bullseye is there, as no DD-Elektra tale can be complete without getting him into the action in a very meaningful way. A visceral, visual experiernce, somewhat disjointed (in a good kind of way, a la Blade Runner). Gives deep meaning to the term "graphic novel".
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Summary: A thrilling adventure
Comment: This Elektra TPB is well written and drawn. The story seems like it is out of continuty and also the art seems really dream like and surreal. I recommend this to any Elektra enthusiast. And read this so you can be informed for the Elektra movie.
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Summary: Miller Just Misses
Comment: Frank Miller, often considered one of the great modern comic storytellers, is best known for his Batman epic "The Dark Knight Returns" However, Miller returns to his roots by doing some work on Elektra and Daredevil, where he first got started in the comic industry.
Everyone knows that Elektra is dead. She was murdered by the deadly Bullseye, impaled upon her own sai (You can see the awesome battle in Miller's 'Daredevil Visionaries: Volume 2'). When Matt Murdock, Elektra's college boyfriend and the blind superhero known as Daredevil, begins to have eerie dreams of her rising from her grave, he becomes unnerved. Is Elektra back? And why? He discovers that one of his old enemies may be revived, deadlier than ever...
I enjoyed this book mostly because it was written out of the comics continuity, so you don't have to get bogged down in the chronology to understand it. The story is told from Matt Murdock/Daredevil's point of view, which is good to see, because I don't remember many of Miller's older Daredevil works being told from this perspective. This book only gets 4 stars because I was hoping for a lot more (The book is oversized and is just 75 pages long). It seems as though Miller could have written a lot more, but chose instead to make this book more 'choppy' for a more psychological effect. It didn't really work too well.
In summation, 'Elektra Lives Again' is a good book, and Frank Miller is still one of the best in the industry, but it isn't as good as his early run on Daredevil. The art is impressive and the plot interesting, but Miller fails to capitalize on what could have been an immaculate triumph of a story. Instead, he leaves many blank spots and tries to let you fill in the rest. If you're a big Daredevil or Elektra fan, you'll want to read this, but be forewarned - you may be let down.
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Despite the fact that Elektra died in his arms, Daredevil is plagued by recurring nightmares and terrible premonitions that his former lover and world's top assassin-for-hire is not only alive, but active once more.
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