Author: Frank Miller
Genres: Dystopian, DC Comics, Graphic Novels, Mystery, Super Hero, Batman, Superman, Robin, Joker
This comic was published as a four-part miniseries. The main series was called Batman: The Dark Knight and every issue had a different subtitle.
3 - Hunt the Dark Knight.
I don’t care what anyone says but this is the greatest comic book ever written and no doubt one of the best comic art about batman. The story is set in an alternate timeline on earth-31. The dialogue, the fights, the brutality, the courage, and the way batman shows what he can do at the age of 55 is so amazing. I read it, I reread it, I watched it and I watched it many, many times, and still planning to watch the animated version again.
The fight between Batman and Mutant leader is one of the greatest fights of Batman, even the fight between Batman and Superman is nothing compared to this one. You really need to watch the animated version also to feel what I am feeling at the moment; I want to go and start punching the walls to satisfy the urges that I am having while writing about that particular part of the comic. The reason Batman did what he did was what this world needs at the moment.
The Dark Knight Returns is one of the most influential Batman stories ever published and it helped reintroduce a darker and more mature-oriented version of Batman in pop culture. Various elements of the series have since been incorporated in other aspects of Batman media and many other comics and even movies tried to use this style and way of storytelling.
Lots of times I read about people joking about batman and his fans. I think they don’t understand the concept of batman. It is not the plot armor or fan boys/gals who want to see batman win or it’s not that Batman is going to win every fight. The reason batman is what he is and why he is the greatest hero and champion of his fans is that; HE IS A HUMAN and that is relatable.
Yes, he is a human who is willing to fight till the end even he has to fight a god for a cause, and what is his cause? To save humanity and to be on the correct path. He is not a hero, he is an idea and gives hope that anyone can be batman, we all can be batman and I think this comic is a perfect way to understand this.
Synopsis:
“Writer/artist Frank Miller completely reinvents the legend of Batman in this saga of a near-future Gotham City gone to rot, 10 years after the Dark Knight’s retirement. Forced to take action, the Dark Knight returns in a blaze of fury, taking on a whole new generation of criminals and matching their level of violence. He is soon joined by a new Robin—a girl named Carrie Kelley, who proves to be just as invaluable as her predecessors.
Can Batman and Robin deal with the threat posed by their deadliest enemies, after years of incarceration have turned them into perfect psychopaths? And more important, can anyone survive the coming fallout from an undeclared war between the superpowers—or the clash of what were once the world’s greatest heroes?
Hailed as a comics masterpiece, The Dark Knight Returns is Frank Miller’s (300 and Sin City) reinvention of Gotham’s legendary protector. It remains one of the most influential stories ever told in comics, with its echoes felt in all media forms of DC’s storytelling. Collects issues #1-4.”
Rating: 100/100
Recommended: 100/100 Yes.
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The Dark Knight Returns Slipcase Set (Best option):
Check out the animated version of this comic here:
Part 01: https://amzn.to/3AyMlG2
Part 02: https://amzn.to/3jL6ykW
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