Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

Frank Miller

May 1997 · DC

About this ebook

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.

Ratings and reviews

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.

Frank Miller's "The Dark Knight Returns", is the most realistic vigilante story, I have every read! To Nuclear weapons, Politics, Law, and Morals. It is a gripping tale of an old Batman living a new world, it's AMAZING! The only problem, I had with this..is the art syle. It's great sometimes, but when it has its moment(It has its moment). 9/10 AMAZING

Compared to modern comics it's just Okay. I think it has a it's faults. If you concern that one guy did 99% of the work back in '80s, then it's pretty good.

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.