The dark knight returns is a 1986 fourissue comic book miniseries starring batman, written by frank miller, illustrated by miller and klaus janson, and published by dc comics. I just started rereading frank millers dark knight returns and now i remember why i never finished it before. Batman v05 zero year dark city 2014 batman the dark knight returns 1986 batman the dark knight returns 10th anniversary edition tpb 1996 batman the dark knight vol 01 knight terrors 2011 digital tpb. Unfollow batman the dark knight returns comic to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. One of two new ongoing titles to feature bruce wayne after the batman. When originally published, the series was simply titled batman. Since comics sadly remain an understudied and underanalyzed literary medium, i thought id take advantage of john maderas generosityand your patienceto sketch out some thoughts about the form and importance of frank millers 1986 graphic novel batman.
The dark knight returns debuted in 1986 and was written and. Both sides were worried about the other having weapons of mass destruction, like the one mentioned in batman. All four issues of the story collected into this hardcover book originally released in 1986. The dark knight returns is often credited, along with watchmen, as heralding the grim and gritty realistic trend in comics. I will try to update this page as much as possible with the junk i find interesting. This is the first comic book that actually moved me so much that i cried. Superman, still as young and handsome as ever, has become little more than an icon. Set 20 years in the future, this story finds that in the absence of superheroes, criminals have run amok, and a gang called the mutants are terrorizing gotham city. By asking this, im looking to start a good conversation on what makes the dark knight returns so good. What comic book graphic novel would you like to see adapted. Its a comic book touchstone for a reason, but more than that, its an important. The dark knight returns is set 20 years in the future. The dark knight returns is a batman story written by frank miller with. If any comic has a claim to have truly reinvigorated the genre, then the dark knight returns by frank millerknown also for his excellent sin city series and his superb rendering of the blind superhero daredevilis probably the top contender.
In the absence of superheroes, criminals run amok, and a gang called the mutants terrorize gotham city. The united states is the original publishing place of this book. Batman represented all that was wrong in comics and miller set himself a tough task taking on the camp crusader and turning this. None of the files shown here are hosted or transmitted by this server. This is a page dedicated to comic books, comic book movies, pop culture news and other stuff that i find interesting. The original four issue comic series from frank miller and co.
Warner books cover 6th printing dc graphic novel trade batman. The dark knight returns alternatively titled batman. The dark knight returns edition not stated by miller, frank, janson. The return of bruce wayne storyline, the dark knight depicts bruce waynes life in gotham city following his new global commitment to the newly established batman incorporated. The largest online source for comic book pricing in the world.
The batman that many people know and love today was spawned not in the 1930s, when the caped crusader first appeared in comic books but rather in the 1980s, under the revisionary design of writerartist frank miller, creator of sin city and 300. Grade universal signature series restored qualified total. Shop for batman the dark knight returns 1986 comics on, your friendly online comic book store. The dark knight returns, part 1 is a mustbuy for any batman fan including those who swear by the comic version of the story. I dont like the animation style, i dont like carrie as robin, and i honestly dont like the story. The dark knight returns is a seminal contribution to graphic novel fiction and was hugely influential both within the comic book industry generally and upon the characterisation of batman in particular. The dark knight returns 1986 story and art by frank miller. If any comic has a claim to have truly reinvigorated the genre then the dark. The dark knight returns is set in a dystopian version of gotham city in 1986. It is considered by many as one of the greatest batman stories ever. Read comics online free batman the dark knight returns.
The dark knight returns tells the story of an elderly batman who comes out of retirement to fight crime, only to face opposition from the gotham city police force and the united states government. He singlehandedly redefined the presentation of comic book characters and heroic fiction with his granddaddy of graphic novels, the dark knight returns. Batman the dark knight returns hc 1986 dc comic books. This article is adapted from a paper i presented at the 2009 midwest popular culture association conference. The dark knight returns is a 1986 fourissue comic book miniseries starring batman, written by frank miller, illustrated by miller and klaus janson, and. Several other batman veterans were also involved in the film. The administrator of this site cannot be held responsible for what its users post, or any other actions of its users. The dark knight returns, script and pencils by frank miller, inks by klaus janson. Then his graphic novels turned boxoffice hits, including 300 and sin city, proved that success does not always come wrapped in spandex. Why is the dark knight returns so critically acclaimed. The dark knight returns is a batman comic book miniseries written and drawn by frank miller and published by dc comics from february to june 1986. The dark knight returns is a fourissue comic book limited series written and drawn by frank miller, originally published by dc comics in 1986. Dawn of justice swoops into movie theaters around the world, this is an opportunity to analyze the comic miniseries that inspired it, frank millers the dark knight returns 1986. Worst of all it seems very rightwing, i mean carries parents are portrayed like stereotypes of liberals.
This was the second graphic novel i purchased and, to be honest, i had very little knowledge of. If any comic has a claim to have truly reinvigorated the genre then the dark knight returns by frank millerknown recently for his excellent sin city series and, previously, for his superb rendering of the blind superhero daredevilis probably the supreme contender. The dark knight returns 4 volumes frank miller, alan moore, klaus janson, frank miller on. The dark knight returns is a fourissue batman comic book miniseries written and drawn by frank miller and published by dc comics from february to june 1986 in this storyline, batman has been retired for ten years, alcoholic and consumed with grief after the death of jason todd, the second robin note. One of the bombs was the h bomb hydrogen bomb and the u. The dark knight returns is a twopart directtovideo animated superhero film, an adaptation of the 1986 comic book the dark knight returns by frank miller. Batman the dark knight returns 30th anniversary edition by frank miller. The dark knight, with a different subtitle for each issue the dark knight returns, the dark knight. The dark knight returns, is a 1986 fourissue comic book miniseries starring batman, written by frank miller, illustrated by miller and klaus janson, and published by dc comics.
The dark knight was an american comic book ongoing series, written and penciled by david finch and featuring batman. It was directed by jay oliva, who worked as a storyboard artist on man of steel, under the red hood, year one and batman v superman. Special edition of the dark knight returns limited to 4000 signed and numbered copies. Batman the dark knight returns 1986 comic books mycomicshop. Hailed as a comics masterpiece, the dark knight returns is frank millers 300 and sin city reinvention of the legend of batman. The dark knight returns are reprints of their trade paperbacks and not individual issues, so they include the introductions to those volumes by frank miller and alan moore. The dark knight returns, in soft and hardcover formats, 1986 on. You will be paying for fairly poor condition copies of the first prints of the comic book miniseries. 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. Bruce wayne has been retired from crime fighting for ten years following the death of jason todd, the second robin. Personally, its one of my least favorite batman novels. It reintroduced batman to the general public as the psychologically dark character of his original 1930s conception and helped to usher in an era of grim and gritty superheroes from the. The dark knight returns that wiped out all communication, stopped all electronics, and caused major harm to the environment. Batman the dark knight returns 1986 internet archive.