His many works have not only redefined classic characters. The dark knight returns definitely lives up to its status in the comic book community. The batman director shares his love for batman returns. Jan 12, 2014 the first time i read frank millers batman. Powered by create your own unique website with customizable templates. Almost without volition, bruce wayne is sucked back into the lifestyle and calling he had given up decades earlier. Where you sort of step back from the universe in order to give the universe more power. The dark knight returns alternatively titled batman. Batman the animated series returns, as the original cartoons two key writers and producers reunite to craft a comic series based on the show. It is a limited series set in a possible future, portrayed as batmans last adventure. Ten years after an aging batman retired, gotham city has sunk deeper into decadence and lawlessness.
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The dark knight rises, part 2, the animated adaptation of the seminal 1986 miniseries by frank miller and klaus janson. The batman director shares his love for batman returns and the dark knight. 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. It is a limited series set in a possible future, portrayed as batman s last adventure. Those are the comics, like long halloween, that both define and redefine the character for a generation. The dark knight returns is a batman story written by frank miller with illustrations by miller, klaus janson, and lynn varley in 1986. Not that i could, but i want to do something like the dark knight returns. Its thrillseeking, bloodthirsty sadist was definitively not my batman. In the dark knight returns, carrie kelley sought out batman and earned the right to fight alongside him as robin using her home made costume. Oct 08, 2019 this sequence is a key reference to the dark knight returns, specifically the leadin to that book s climatic portion of the joker subplot. The killing joke or the dark knight returns batman. If you are looking for a very good and interesting comic book then go ahead and download this book. Mar 24, 2016 cover by frank millerdc comics editors note. The dark knight returns, brings to vivid life a dark world and an even darker man.
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. Warner premiere and dc entertainment have released the first trailer for batman. At least ten printings have been published since its first printing in 1986 with a multitude of different covers used over the years. When pressed on the possibility of doing the dark knight returns the story of an aging batman coming out of retirement, which was a major influence on batman v superman. Apr 08, 2020 the batman director shares his love for batman returns and the dark knight. The dark knight was an american comic book ongoing series, written and penciled by david finch and featuring batman. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 197 pages and is available in hardcover format.
If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. The dark knight returns opens with bruce wayne, the famous million heir of gotham, in a car race that ends in crash. In this storyline, batman has been retired for ten years, alcoholic and consumed with grief after the. Dc comics multiverse batman the dark knight returns the joker figure 6.
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