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This masterpiece of modern comics storytelling brings to vivid life a dark world and an even darker man. Together with inker Klaus Janson and colorist Lynn Varley, writer/artist Frank Miller completely reinvents the legend of Batman in his saga of a near-future Gotham City gone to rot, ten years after the Dark Knight's retirement.

Crime runs rampant in the streets, and the man who was Batman is still tortured by the memories of his parents' murders. As civil society crumbles around him, Bruce Wayne's long-suppressed vigilante side finally breaks free of its self-imposed shackles.

The Dark Knight returns in a blaze of fury, taking on a whole new ...

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Overview

This masterpiece of modern comics storytelling brings to vivid life a dark world and an even darker man. Together with inker Klaus Janson and colorist Lynn Varley, writer/artist Frank Miller completely reinvents the legend of Batman in his saga of a near-future Gotham City gone to rot, ten years after the Dark Knight's retirement.

Crime runs rampant in the streets, and the man who was Batman is still tortured by the memories of his parents' murders. As civil society crumbles around him, Bruce Wayne's long-suppressed vigilante side finally breaks free of its self-imposed shackles.

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 this generation's Robin — a girl named Carrie Kelley, who proves to be just as invaluable as her predecessors,

But can Batman and Robin deal with the threat posed by their deadliest enemies, after years of incarceration have made them into perfect psychopaths? And more important, can anyone survive the coming fallout of an undeclared war between the superpowers — or a clash of what were once the world's greatest superheroes?

Over fifteen years after its debut, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns remains an undisputed classic and one of the most influential stories ever told in the comics medium.

"There's never been storytelling quite like this. It took someone who views comics as an art to create it."---Washington Post

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The Dark Knight Returns is unquestionably a work of genius, a serious work from an artist who takes comic books seriously.
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… an unusually ambitious and gripping crime novel …

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781563893421
  • Publisher: DC Comics
  • Publication date: 5/28/1997
  • Edition description: 10TH ANNIVERSARY
  • Edition number: 10
  • Pages: 224
  • Sales rank: 11,972
  • Series: Batman Series
  • Product dimensions: 6.63 (w) x 10.13 (h) x 0.39 (d)

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Frank Miller
Frank Miller
Frank Miller is one of the seminal creative talents who sparked today's onslaught of motion pictures featuring comic book characters and concepts. He single-handedly re-defined the presentation of comic book characters and heroic fiction with his grand-daddy of graphic novels, The Dark Knight Returns. Then his graphic novels turned box-office hits, including 300 and Sin City, proved that success does not always come wrapped in spandex.

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  • Posted January 26, 2012

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    The Dark Knight Returns (at least in my opinion) is Frank Miller's greatest work. Like Watchen, The Dark Knight Returns breaks out of the confines of "comic book"-isms and leaps into literature--one that may actually survive into something of a classic.

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  • Posted November 4, 2011

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    A Mas­ter­piece of Sto­ry­telling

    The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller is a graphic novel orig­i­nally pub­lished in 1986. The graphic novel, writ­ten and drawn by Miller, was orig­i­nally released in a four-issue lim­ited series called Bat­man: The Dark Knight.

    *** CONTAINS SPOILERS ***

    Set in a dystopian future of Gotham City, The Dark Knight Returns opens a decade after the last sight­ing of Bat­man and the Amer­i­can Pres­i­dent (which bears a strik­ing resem­blance to then Pres­i­dent Ronald Rea­gan) still con­tin­ues the cold war. All super­heroes have been forced out of ser­vice with the excep­tion of Super­man.

    How­ever, 55 year old Bruce Wayne becomes Bat­man once again to take care of an old enemy, Har­vey Dent aka "Two-Face". But Batman's return comes with a con­tro­versy whether his style of vio­lent vig­i­lan­tism has place in a "civ­i­lized" society.

    Sav­ing the 13 year old Car­rie Kelly from a Mutant attack, Bat­man buys him­self a new fan. Car­rie buys a Robin cos­tume and searches for Bat­man. She finds Bat­man being beaten by the Mutants' leader and saves him by pulling him into the Bat­mo­bile.

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  • Posted February 20, 2010

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    Frank Miller is to die for!

    He takes the superheroes that we grew up with and gives them a darker edge! I enjoyed this graphic novel, which was only my third one that I have read and I have fell in love with the genre! I found it interesting that some of the things that take place in the novel have actually occurred recently. This was written in the 80's yet it hit where we are today exactly on the head! It was really scary when I thought about it! A must read for Batman and Superman lovers!

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  • Posted May 29, 2009

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    AWESOME!!!

    The book Batman: The Dark Knight Returns is a great book. My favorite chapter in it would be the last chapter, because it is when Batman defeats the Joker. The author Frank Miller did an excellent job on this book, what I really liked about what he did was that the whole book was in a comic book style, yet the content of it sets it apart from any other comic book.
    Overall I really liked this book, for its great content, and the style the author used.
    The age group I suggest this book for would be young adults, or teens, because of the mature content and images in it.

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  • Posted March 23, 2009

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    The greatest Batman story ever told

    Frank Miller took the Batman character and gave him a legacy. this comic is a rebirth of the Batman character, bringing him back to his roots as a dark character, but Miller adds in the psychopathic nature of Batman, comparing him to the very villains he is attempting to subdue.
    Truly a masterpiece!!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 9, 2009

    good book

    really liked this...will definitely read this again

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  • Anonymous

    Posted July 27, 2008

    BAT TASTIC

    Being a Batman fan for as long as i can remember from very early on in my childhood ive enjoyed all the comics ive read of him but this book was incredible, it was a different take on The Dark Knight that we've never seen before and a introduction of characters we haven't met previously, just incredible and a must buy for any Batman fan, besides, this book was used by Tim Burton as inspiration to make the first Batman movie with Jack Nicholson and the Joker and that turned out incredible as well

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 5, 2007

    A Classic!

    Gotham City is rotting. Worse than ever. The only good news that is on tv is the weather. Gotham hasn't seen The Dark Knight in ten years. A whole new generation of crime has risen. A teenage gang known as the mutants have plagued Gotham City. Bruce Wayne, now fifty-five realizes that the city needs him. He dons the suit, and The Dark Knight returns. I have to admit, when I first read about the story, I wasn't too intersted. Robin as a girl? teens who call themselves Mutants? It didn't seem like my cup of tea. But, reading reveiw after review, bat-fans hailing this comic it started to grow on me. I needed to see what this was all about. I bought it, read it in two hours and was simply amazed. Frank Miller is a genius. Batman is as bad*** as ever. 'This was abandoned for decades in favor of lighter tone' Wrong! How can you take a man in a black bat suit and make him campy? The comics in the 40's - 60's were awful. The Adam West show was a sin of it's own. In the 80's Batman returned. The way Bob Kane intended him to be when he created him in 1939. We know for a fact he returns with him saying, 'and it's one of my favorite quotes from the book' 'You don't get it son. This isn't a mudhole. It's an operating table. And I'm the surgeon.' That ladies and gentlemen is the way Batman is supposed to be. Thank you Frank Miller for the return of The Dark Knight.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 5, 2007

    A reviewer

    let me start off by saying, That I dont just read comics, I also enjoy a novel, or a fine piece of literature. but Batman: The Dark Knight Returns is literature. I believe that along with 'The Catcher In The Rye', this comic should be taught in high schools.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 9, 2007

    Gateway Batman comic

    Before reading this comic, I wasen't much of a Batman fan. I loved the movies but didn't care about the comics. What Frank Miller did to the Batman story is remarkable. He makes this old, bitter, gritty Batman that is nothing short of a bad***. After reading this novel, I craved more, and read every important graphic novel ever made. This makes you want to read Batman more!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 25, 2007

    Batman Comes Out of Retirement

    A 55 year old Bruce Wayne has been retired for 10 years since Jason Todd's death. He comes back with a vengeance. Robin is a girl named Carrie Kelly. FRANK MILLER has brought the dark knight back to his roots. Batman even squares off with Superman... and wins. Commisioner Gordon retires. THIS IS A MUST

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 23, 2006

    Not Just For Batman Fans

    I'm not that big a Batman fan, I read this mainly because I'm a Frank Miller fan. This is one of the if not best graphic novel I've ever read. It's an action packed book for any person, Batman fan or not, to read.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 7, 2005

    The book that changed the medium.

    This book changed Batman in ways you could only dream. Showing what would happen if Batman retired,and then came back couldnt be told any better. I think we all knew that when this one came out, that happy, sunny Batman wouldnt be seen again. And I havent seen him since. Great to see the final Joker/Batman showdown. And the outcome is nothing short of unforgetable. Two Face is seen in this one also. Its pretty cool to see everybody we've come to know be all old and more dark. The Man of Steel shows up in this one too. And a girl finds Robins costume and running around Gotham as the new Girl Wonder. Actually the first and only Robin I've come to enjoy. Heck, Green Arrow is thrown in this one for a bit. But I'd say my favorite part of this one is Batman talking to himself throughout the whole book. Some thugs say, 'Is that Batman'? 'If he is he's gotta be pretty old'. And Batman, who is pulling himself up a rope, says to himself, 'Old enough to need my legs to climb a rope'. Just little stuff like that make this book shine. All in all, I enjoyed this one better than Millers other Batman triumph, Batman:Year One. If this beats Year One, this baby has to be great. Which it is. So do yourself a favor, and read this book. Nothing will prepare you for this monster!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 19, 2005

    best ever

    I'm a big Batman fan, and have read a lot of his comics. But out of all of them this is the best. Hands down!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 10, 2005

    One of the best Batman sorties ever

    I'm a big time comic book fan and let me say that this is one of the best stories in Batman series. I just now started collecting graphic novels and this was my first. A gripping story by Frank Miller one the best writers in comics accompanied also by great artwork makes for a truely enjoyable read. So quit reading my reveiw and by the book!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 2, 2005

    Batman as a Coming of Age story

    Frank Miller successfully, and suspensefully portrayed many themes in this book and in Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again, one of which being coming of age. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns could be seen as a coming of age for Bruce Wayne, coming back as the Batman he used to be, but through battles with foes both old and new, and new relationships, he seems to realize that he has to change. He must adapt to the times and what they demand, and also to the transformations he has gone through in growing older. You might call it a second coming of age. The characters are well developed, the dialog and imagery harmonize perfectly with each other, and the introduction of Carrie Kelley works well as a segue into Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again, which can also be seen as a coming of age story, but for Carrie.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 14, 2004

    The Best, Hands Down

    This is an example of the best. Many have tried to equal the simple greatness of this book. None have made it. Miller couldn't even do it again with the sequel. Maybe some of the eighties political satire is a little stale, but this story still has potency. Well worth the money since Miller crams so much on each page.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 15, 2003

    Great Book, but ending surprised me.

    I really liked this book. The art work itself was supurb, and the story was excellent. I like reading Batman as he was written here as opposed to the way he was portrayed in the 60s TV show. I will not give away any details, but the ending surprised me. I didn't expect it to end the way it did. As far as the ending goes, I'm not sure if it was that great. But other than that, the book was supurb.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted July 16, 2003

    The best batman work ever!

    Whether you are a Batman fan or not this book is a must for anyone who enjoys a great story & art! Definitely radical for its time, it still holds up well today! Do yourself a favor & pick it up!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 7, 2002

    Batman is back!

    I really like the idea of this comic. And I like the way and depth it is written. I think they did a great job dealing with the character development in this book, for people who haven't read batman comics in the past. The artwork was pretty good. I think they could of did better job with some of the drawlings, especially of batman. Also, there was very few memorable images. I think the story takes this over though and makes this truly great. It is a great read and fascinating to think about. Also, I think it is very very epic how "the dark knight falls" in the last chapter.

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