
Batman: the Dark Knight Returns 30th Anniversary Edition
DC Comics · Paperback · February 16, 2016
Writer/artist Frank Miller completely reinvents the legend of Batman in this saga of a near-future Gotham City gone to rot, 10 years after the Dark Knight’s retirement.
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- Who it’s for
- A grim, influential Batman landmark with the kind of punch that still feels sharp.
- Genres
- Superhero Comics, Crime & Mystery Comics, Dystopian Comics
- Published
- DC Comics, February 16, 2016
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Writer/artist Frank Miller completely reinvents the legend of Batman in this saga of a near-future Gotham City gone to rot, 10 years after the Dark Knight’s retirement. 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. He is soon joined by a new Robin—a girl named Carrie Kelley, who proves to be just as invaluable as her predecessors.
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Can Batman and Robin deal with the threat posed by their deadliest enemies, after years of incarceration have turned them into perfect psychopaths? And more important, can anyone survive the coming fallout from an undeclared war between the superpowers—or the clash of what were once the world’s greatest heroes? Hailed as a comics masterpiece, The Dark Knight Returns is Frank Miller’s (300 and Sin City) reinvention of Gotham’s legendary protector. It remains one of the most influential stories ever told in comics, with its echoes felt in all media forms of DC’s storytelling. Collects issues #1-4.
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A grim, influential Batman landmark with the kind of punch that still feels sharp.
Come here for
- Iconic Frank Miller Batman
- Collector-grade anniversary edition
Expect
- Layered, noir-leaning storytelling
- Big-panel, hard-edged comic-book force
Where it sits
| Superhero Comics | 98% |
|---|---|
| Dystopian Comics | 35% |
| Crime & Mystery Comics | 34% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Crime & Mystery Comics
- Superhero Comics
- Dystopian Comics
- Authors
- Frank Miller, Lynn Varley, Klaus Janson
- Publisher
- DC Comics
- Published
- February 16, 2016
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- Crime & Mystery Comics