Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
May 1997 · DC
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A NEW YORK TIMES Bestseller!
Hailed as a comics masterpiece, THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS is Frank Miller's (300 and SIN CITY) reinvention of the legend of Batman. It remains an undisputed classic, one of the most influential stories ever told in comics, and is a book cited by the filmmakers as an inspiration for the most recent Batman movies.
It is ten years after an aging Batman has retired and Gotham City has sunk deeper into decadence and lawlessness. Now, as his city needs him most, the Dark Knight returns in a blaze of glory.
Joined by Carrie Kelly, a teenage female Robin, Batman takes to the streets to end the threat of the mutant gangs that have overrun the city. And after facing off against his two greatest enemies, the Joker and Two-Face, for the final time, Batman finds himself in mortal combat with his former ally, Superman, in a battle that only one of them will survive. This collection is hailed as a comics masterpiece and was responsible for the launch of the Christopher Nolan Batman movies.
This volume collects BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS #1-4.
Hailed as a comics masterpiece, THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS is Frank Miller's (300 and SIN CITY) reinvention of the legend of Batman. It remains an undisputed classic, one of the most influential stories ever told in comics, and is a book cited by the filmmakers as an inspiration for the most recent Batman movies.
It is ten years after an aging Batman has retired and Gotham City has sunk deeper into decadence and lawlessness. Now, as his city needs him most, the Dark Knight returns in a blaze of glory.
Joined by Carrie Kelly, a teenage female Robin, Batman takes to the streets to end the threat of the mutant gangs that have overrun the city. And after facing off against his two greatest enemies, the Joker and Two-Face, for the final time, Batman finds himself in mortal combat with his former ally, Superman, in a battle that only one of them will survive. This collection is hailed as a comics masterpiece and was responsible for the launch of the Christopher Nolan Batman movies.
This volume collects BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS #1-4.
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2.22K reviews
Braxton Wages
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June 12, 2015
There's still nothing else before or since that's quite as unique and as special as The Dark Knight Returns. Both of it's time and ahead of it's time (especially nowadays), it's completely in it's own world while maintaining a sense of history and even nostalgia. The character has finally achieved his legend. His caped crusade has finally reached its natural fruition.
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Brad Epperley
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February 2, 2016
The movie is a direct theft of Miller's book, although I suspect it won't be nearly as good as this is. A true classic, this is one of the greatest graphic novels ever penned along with Watchmen, Sandman, and Maus.
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Joshua Phillips
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December 9, 2014
The story arc in this series captures all the most important details of the Batman mythos. The unending quest for justice that cannot be retired, the ever present line of good and evil that Batman straddles, and the inevitable conclusion to the Caped Crusader's legacy where he goes out on his own terms.
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About the author
FRANK MILLER is an American writer, artist and film director best known for his film noir-style comic book stories. He is one of the most widely-recognized and popular creators in comics and is one of the most influential comics creators of his generation. His works include BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN, ALL STAR BATMAN & ROBIN, THE BOY WONDER, 300 and Sin City. In addition, he also co-directed and co-wrote the hit film adaptation of Sin City with Robert Rodriguez.
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