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Anyone who's tried to tell you that Miller knows anything about nuance is full of shit. Comic books aren't generally known for nuance period and Miller was considered a brick through the window even then. The problem is trying to isolate the work from the effect it had in the comics space. And Miller isn't just a writer, he's not a very good writer. As a comics artist he's actually more interesting despite his work getting arguably worse over time.
TDKR is seminal. Not because of how good it is - it's okay, if some scenes and sequences are purely edgy twists on existing Batman lore - but it's essentially become so influential that large chunks of it ended up incorporated back into Batman canon. And the artwork and presentation fits it perfectly. I maintain that the animated adaption Part 2 probably drives home how well/not well it's aged, especially when compared to commonly accepted "modern" Batman, but the sequence of him confronting the Joker is probably the best we've ever gotten including the live action adaptions. Year One I consider basically bland cardboard in comparison, although the fetish Batman readers seem to have for grittier origin stories is well served.
His Daredevil stuff is generally good to excellent, but the Netflix TV adaption that steals liberally from Man Without Fear is arguably as good in its first couple seasons.
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