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35-666: The series was originally published as a three-issue limited series published by DC Comics between November 2001 and July 2002. It has since been published as hardcover and paperback one-volume editions and as the Absolute Dark Knight edition with The Dark Knight Returns . Like its predecessor, this story takes place in a timeline that is not considered canonical in the current DC Comics continuity. After going underground, Batman (Bruce Wayne) and his young sidekick Catgirl (formerly Carrie Kelley — Robin ) train an army of "Batboys" (the former Mutants and other recruits) to save

70-597: A compensation law for Lower Canada. This was among the main events leading to the burning of the Parliament Buildings . Ferres was subsequently arrested, though soon released on bail and set free without trial. In 1939, The Gazette hired its first editorial cartoonist – John Collins , who worked a term of 43 years. In 1968, The Gazette was acquired by the Southam newspaper chain, which owned major dailies across Canada. For many years, The Gazette

105-613: A loss of 54 full-time and 61 part-time positions at the paper. The August 16, 2014, issue was the final issue printed by the Postmedia-owned facility. On October 21, 2014, The Gazette was relaunched as part of the Postmedia Reimagined project, adopting a similar look, and a similar suite of digital platforms, to its sister paper, the Ottawa Citizen , which had relaunched earlier in the year. As part of

140-461: A new media group, Postmedia , bought The Gazette and other papers from the financially troubled Canwest. To celebrate its 150th anniversary, The Gazette published a facsimile of one of its earliest issues. Much effort was made to use a type of paper that imitated 18th century paper, with fake chainlines and laidlines to make the paper look old. Today, The Gazette ' s audience is primarily Quebec's English-speaking community. The Gazette

175-520: Is Basem Boshra and the associate managing editor is Jeff Blond. On April 30, 2013, Postmedia Network announced that it would be eliminating the role of publisher at each of its newspapers, including The Gazette . Instead, the company's 10 newspapers were overseen by regional publishers, one each for the Pacific, the Prairies and eastern Canada. Alan Allnutt, who was the publisher of The Gazette at

210-439: Is a series of archival quality printings of graphic novels published by DC Comics and its imprints WildStorm Productions and Vertigo . Each is presented in a hardcover and slipcased edition with cloth bookmark consisting of one or more books which include restored, corrected and recolored versions of the original work, reprinted at 8 by 12 inches (200 mm × 300 mm). Also included are supplemental materials regarding

245-427: Is criminally insane. As Batman and Grayson contemptuously recall their bleak history together, Batman drops him through a trapdoor into a miles-deep crevasse filled with lava, while Elongated Man rescues Carrie. Grayson clings onto a ledge, climbs out of the chasm and faces Batman. When Grayson remains virtually unharmed by everything Batman throws at him, Batman hurls himself and Grayson into the chasm. Grayson falls into

280-530: Is in turn killed by the son of Hawkman and Hawkgirl ( Shayera Hol ). Returning to the Batcave, Batman is contacted by Carrie, who is being attacked by the Joker-like man, who is now wearing a Robin costume. Batman arrives and recognizes the man as Dick Grayson , the first Robin who Batman fired long ago. Grayson has been genetically altered to have a powerful healing factor and shape-shifting ability, but

315-461: Is one of the three dailies published in Montreal, the other two being French-language newspapers: Le Journal de Montréal and Le Devoir . ( La Presse is only published digitally since 2018.) In recent years, The Gazette has stepped up efforts to reach bilingual francophone professionals and adjusted its coverage accordingly. The current editor-in-chief is Lucinda Chodan. The deputy editor

350-486: Is ordered by " President Rickard " (a computer-generated front for Lex Luthor and Brainiac ) to stop Batman. He confronts Wayne at the Batcave , but Batman and the other superheroes defeat him. Meanwhile, Batman's raids have been noticed by the media. After being banned for years, the freed superheroes have recaptured the public imagination and have become a fad among the youth. At a pop concert by "The Superchix", Batman and

385-657: Is published weekly. Fleury Mesplet founded a French-language weekly newspaper called La Gazette du commerce et littéraire, pour la ville et district de Montréal on June 3, 1778. It was the first entirely French-language newspaper in Canada. The paper did not accept advertising aside for the various books that Mesplet also published. The articles were meant to promote discussion, and it focused on literature and philosophy , as well as various anecdotal articles, poems and letters. Benjamin Franklin encouraged Mesplet to found

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420-647: The Montreal Gazette , is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper which is owned by Postmedia Network . It is published in Montreal , Quebec, Canada. It is the only English-language daily newspaper currently published in its eponymous city. Three other daily English-language newspapers shuttered at various times during the second half of the 20th century. It is one of the French-speaking province's last two English-language dailies;

455-656: The Montreal Daily News closed in 1989, after less than two years in operation, The Gazette kept its Sunday edition going until August 2010. In 1996, the Southam papers were bought by Conrad Black 's Hollinger Inc. Then in August 2000, Hollinger sold the Southam newspapers, including The Gazette , to Canwest Global Communications Corp. , controlled by the Winnipeg-based Asper family. In 2010,

490-465: The Classic sense ... I wanted to drag these Gods and Heroes out of that musty museum they'd been stuck in and drag them back to the streets where they belong. The Dark Knight Strikes Again received mixed to negative reviews, with criticism focusing on its artwork, storyline, and character development. Claude Lalumière of The Montreal Gazette gave the series a mixed review and said "the script lacks

525-627: The FP Publications chain (which owned the Winnipeg Free Press and, at the time, The Globe and Mail ), endured a long strike and ceased publication in 1979, less than a year after the strike was settled. In 1988, a competing English-language daily, the Montreal Daily News , was launched. The Montreal Daily News adopted a tabloid format and introduced a Sunday edition, forcing The Gazette to respond. After

560-554: The bottle and frees the Kandorians, who use their combined heat vision to destroy Brainiac. The superheroes then destroy the dictatorship's power source and incite a revolution. Batman allows himself to be captured and tortured by Luthor to learn his plans. Luthor has launched satellites to destroy most of the world's population, leaving him with a more manageable number of people. The Green Lantern, who has turned into pure will, returns from space and destroys Luthor's satellites. Luthor

595-489: The city. Batman is convinced that it is an attempt to lure him and his allies out of hiding and does not respond, dismissing Flash's appeal that they are supposed to save lives. Batman's opinion is that it is too risky to save the lives of the populace. Superman and Captain Marvel fight the monster, which is revealed to be Brainiac, who coerces Superman into defeat using the bottled Kryptonian city of Kandor as leverage, to crush

630-516: The creation of the work, including sketches, comic scripts and memos. The following titles in the series have been released or announced. The following titles in the series were previously solicited by DC, but later cancelled. The following titles are not officially part of the Absolute series, but are similar to actual labeled Absolute editions in terms of their contents and size. The Montreal Gazette The Gazette , also known as

665-542: The emotional nuances of its predecessor, and ... the artwork is rushed and garish", and that it "has considerable chutzpah , but its careless execution is regrettable". Roger Sabin of The Guardian wrote that the series has "flashes of brilliance—few can control page layouts like Miller—but in general the idea of the ironic superhero seems rather dated." The first issue of " DK2 " ranked #1 in December 2001 with pre-order sales at 174,339. The second issue of DK2

700-537: The government. Question and Martian Manhunter are attacked by a mysterious man resembling the Joker , who is seemingly invulnerable to injury. Martian Manhunter sacrifices his life and Question is rescued by Green Arrow. The mysterious man escapes to kill other superheroes including Guardian and Creeper , stealing their costumes and wearing them. An extraterrestrial monster lands in Metropolis and begins to destroy

735-469: The lava and is disintegrated. Superman rescues Batman at the last minute as the Batcave explodes, and takes him to Carrie in the Batmobile. In 2006, Frank Miller said of the creation process for The Dark Knight Strikes Again : I was out to remind readers about the inherent joy and wonder these superheroes offer, and also to celebrate their delicious absurdity. I saw the superheroes as Gods and Heroes in

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770-592: The left-hand column and English columns in the right-hand column. The columns were originally written in French and translated to English by Valentin Jautard, who served as editor until his death in 1787. The columns were mostly on education, religion, and literature, and after 1788 on politics. Foreign and local news made up the rest of the paper. The paper took a Voltairian and anticlerical stance, wanted Quebec to have its own legislative assembly and sought to import

805-400: The newspaper for several issues, but the paper ceased publication soon after. Two rivals, Louis Roy and Edward Edwards fought over the right to publish the newspaper over the course of two years. Edwards eventually won the printing press and newspaper and continued operations until his assets were seized in 1808. The newspaper was then the property of James Brown for fourteen years. In 1822, it

840-754: The newspaper to persuade Canadians to join the American Revolution . A secret resolution of Congress dispatched Mesplat and his printing equipment to Canada in February 1776 "to establish a free press...for the frequent publication of such pieces as may be of service to the cause of the United Colonies." Mesplet, an immigrant from France, had previously lived in Philadelphia and supported the Americans when they occupied Montreal during

875-480: The other heroes make a public appearance urging their fans to rebel against the oppressive government. During this time, rogue vigilante Question spies on Luthor's plans and types a journal to record the misdeeds of those in power. Question tries to convince the Martian Manhunter —now an aged, bitter, near-powerless figure with his mind filled with Luthor's nanotechnology—to stand up against Superman and

910-706: The other is the Sherbrooke Record , which serves the anglophone community in Sherbrooke and the Eastern Townships southeast of Montreal. Founded in 1778 by Fleury Mesplet , The Gazette is Quebec's oldest daily newspaper and the oldest continuously published newspaper in Canada. The oldest newspaper overall is the English-language Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph , which was established in 1764 and

945-439: The people's faith in superheroes. Captain Marvel is killed defending citizens from the carnage but Superman is saved when his daughter Lara appears. She has been carefully hidden since birth, but, now that the government knows she exists, they demand that she be handed over. Deciding that Batman and his methods are the only way, Superman, Wonder Woman and Lara join him. Lara pretends to hand herself over to Brainiac. Atom slips into

980-467: The principles of the French Revolution to Quebec. The newspaper also introduced advertising and announcements, taking up half of four pages. It is the direct ancestor of the current newspaper. The newspaper did well, and Mesplet's operation moved to Notre-Dame Street in 1787. Mesplet continued to operate the newspaper until his death in 1794. Following Mesplet's death, his widow published

1015-644: The time, became the regional publisher of Postmedia's Alberta and Saskatchewan papers. Gerry Nott, publisher of the Ottawa Citizen , now also oversees The Gazette , the Windsor Star and Postmedia's flagship title, the National Post . On May 5, 2014, it was announced that printing of The Gazette would be contracted out to Transcontinental Media in August 2014 and that the existing Notre-Dame-de-Grâce facility would be closed, resulting in

1050-533: The war. The newspaper was shut down in 1779 when Mesplet and the editor, Valentin Jautard , were arrested for sedition and imprisoned for three years. Mesplet began a second weekly, The Montreal Gazette / La Gazette de Montréal , on August 25, 1785, which had a dual French-English bilingual format similar to that used by the Quebec Gazette . Its offices were located in the house of Joseph Lemoyne de Longueuil on rue de la Capitale. French columns were in

1085-489: The world from a police dictatorship led by Lex Luthor . In a series of raids on government facilities, Batman's soldiers release other superheroes—including Atom , Flash and Plastic Man —from captivity. Elongated Man is recruited and Green Arrow is already working with Batman. Superman , Wonder Woman , and Captain Marvel have been forced to work for the US government, as their loved ones are being held hostage. Superman

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1120-555: Was caught in a three-way fight for the English newspaper audience in Montreal with the tabloid Montreal Herald and the broadsheet Montreal Star . The Gazette was second in circulation to the Montreal Star , which sold more newspapers in the city and had a significant national reputation in the first half of the 20th century. The Montreal Herald closed in 1957, after publishing for 146 years. The Montreal Star , part of

1155-424: Was co-writing a sequel to The Dark Knight Strikes Again with Brian Azzarello titled The Dark Knight III: The Master Race . The series featured a rotating cast of artists, including Andy Kubert and Klaus Janson . Frank Miller later confirmed that The Master Race would not be the conclusion, and he was beginning work on a fourth series. DC Comics Absolute Edition DC Comics Absolute Edition

1190-587: Was ranked third in sales for the January 2002 period with pre-order sales of 155,322. The final issue of the series had pre-order sales of 171,546 returning to #1 for the month of February 2002. The comic had an in-store date on July 31 of that same year. Discussing the negative reception for The Dark Knight Strikes Again , Frank Miller said in 2006: "I expected shock. I wanted it. I never make it my mission to reassure people. Time will make its own judgement." On April 24, 2015, DC Comics announced that Frank Miller

1225-467: Was sold to businessman Thomas Andrew Turner who converted into an English-only paper in 1822. Under Turner, The Gazette identified with the interests of anglophone business leaders in their fight with the Patriote movement . On April 25, 1849, The Gazette published a special edition in which its editor-in-chief, James Moir Ferres , called the " Anglo-Saxon " residents to arms after Royal Assent of

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