This ground-breaking synthesis of comic-book icons and modern cinematic sensibilities redefined an American myth and reshaped the face of modern graphic novels. And now, a decade later, it's back...to inspire a new generation! This edition contains 28 pages of never-before-seen sketches, art and text, with a new cover, designed by Chip Kidd. This is the tale of a tortured hero's twilight and his efforts to save the city he had once sworn to protect from spiralling relentlessly into chaos. Batman's struggles with a new breed of criminal, the training of a new Robin, and his fateful final encounters with Superman, Two-Face and The Joker, are all woven together seamlessly to mark a warrior's mythic rite of passage.
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If any comic has a claim to have truly reinvigorated the genre then The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller--known recently for his excellent Sin City series and, previously, for his superb rendering of the blind superhero Daredevil--is probably the supreme contender. Batman represented all that was wrong in comics and Miller set himself a tough task taking on the camp crusader and turning this laughable, innocuous children's cartoon character into a hero for our times. In his introduction the great Alan Moore (V for Vendetta, Swamp Thing, the arguably peerless Watchmen) argues that only someone of Miller's stature could have done this. Batman is a character known well beyond the confines of the comic world (as are his retinue) and so reinventing him, while keeping his limiting core essentials intact, was a huge task.
Miller went far beyond the call of duty. The Dark Knight is a success on every level. Firstly it does keep the core elements of the Batman myth intact, with Robin, Alfred the butler, Commissioner Gordon and the old roster of villains, present yet brilliantly subverted. Secondly the artwork is fantastic--detailed, sometimes claustrophobic, psychotic. Lastly it's a great story: Gotham City is a hell on earth, streetgangs roam but there are no heroes. Decay is ubiquitous. Where is a hero to save Gotham? It is 10 years since the last recorded sighting of the Batman. And things have got worse than ever. Bruce Wayne is close to being a broken man but something is keeping him sane: the need to see change and the belief that he can orchestrate some of that change. Batman is back. The Dark Knight has returned. Awesome. --Mark Thwaite --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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"Groundbreaking."—USA TODAY
"It's film noir in cartoon pane ls."—VANITY FAIR
"There's never been storytelling quite like this."—THE WASHINGTON POST
"Changed the course of comics."—ROLLING STONE
"Revisionist pop epic."—SPIN
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I always criticized Frank Miller's art work on Batman. Even after purchasing 'Year one' and being pleasantly surprised by the story I still remained hesitant on purchasing "The Dark Knight Returns". Foolish me. This story is absolutely amazing. It's the most tragic piece of art in the form of a graphic novel I've ever read. The pages are filled with text, it felt as if this story was as long as a full lengthed novel! I cannot stress enough the importance of this graphic novel to the entire Batman mythos and story line. A must buy for anyone who enjoys the works of Frank Miller and/or Batman.
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Ten years after Bruce Wayne retires Batman, Gotham City is in chaos as psychos rip the city apart and sensitive humanitarians back-up their "socially misaligned" behavior, Bruce's alter ego fights back and enevitably wins to give criminals the justice they deserve.In the process he splits society in two.I recommend this book to everyone on Earth because it is second only to the Bible.
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Great art, an incredibly unique, dense story and a satisfying ending. A great read. I felt like I got a deeper appreciation for the recent film as a result of reading this first.
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This book was amazing, and sets the tone for so much of Batman in the 1990s and even into the 2000s, until Grant Morrison broke him down and recreated him. Read more
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Published on Aug 30 2009 by M. Forrest
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Very good Batman story.
Batman : The Dark Knight returns is a very good story of Batman returning after a tough retirement. The story develops pretty nicely and definetely a must for any Batman fan out... Read more
Published on April 1 2009 by M. Reyes
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My First Batman Book and still the greatest!!!
Darkened streets, a city in danger and a psychotic vigilante. Everything about this book worked, a mixture of classic villains and new ones bring the Batman out of retirement. Read more
Published on Sep 7 2005 by Matt Barrow
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Best graphic novel ever done, period.
Best character (Batman), best writing, cool drawings, and, importantly, Miller does not deviate from the legend like most other comic (and Hollywood) writers seem to have a... Read more
Published on July 14 2004 by "psass1"
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I'm a pretty big fan of comics; but I got something of a late start, with Sandman about 7 years ago. So there's a lot of stuff I just haven't got around to reading. Read more
Published on July 1 2004 by Olivia
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DKR: short of greatness... but still pretty good
After many a year of taking in my fellow comic geeks' word-of-mouth about the "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns" series being one of the greatest stories ever told in the comic book... Read more
Published on Jun 15 2004 by Zagnorch
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Hands down the best book I have ever read-and I'm an English Major so I've read a few.This book is modern day mythology plain and simple. Read more
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