batman the dark knight returns graphic novel

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. Where is a hero to save Gotham? It is 10 years since the last recorded sighting of the Batman. Lastly it's a great story: Gotham City is a hell on earth, street gangs roam but there are no heroes. Secondly the artwork is fantastic-detailed, sometimes claustrophobic, psychotic. (That the satire and social commentary are decidedly of. 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. The Dark Knight Returns works as both satire and social commentary, a rare feat for any superhero comic. The Dark Knight is a success on every level. 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 great Alan Moore (V for Vendetta, Swamp Thing, the arguably peerless Watchmen) argued that only someone of Miller's stature could have done this. 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. 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.

If any comic has a claim to have truly reinvigorated the genre, then The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller-known also for his excellent Sin City series and his superb rendering of the blind superhero Daredevil-is probably the top contender. The Dark Knight is a success on every level. Batman: 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.

Batman the dark knight returns graphic novel