Batman

The Dark Knight Returns (GN) (30th Anniversary Edition)

Frank Miller, Frank Miller

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DC Comics
01 March 2016

Graphic novels: superheroes; Fiction-related items; Superheroes; Superman; Batman; DC Universe; Graphic Novel; DC Comics; Supervillains; Harvey Award

Frank Miller's genre-defining graphic novel celebrates its 30th year anniversary with a new edition.

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.

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 Returnsis 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.

By: Frank Miller, Frank Miller
Imprint: DC Comics
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 259mm, Width: 168mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 380g
ISBN: 9781401263119
ISBN 10: 1401263119
Publication Date: 01 March 2016
Recommended Age: From 13 to 16 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (GN) (30th Anniversary Edition)

In four groundbreaking issues in late 1986, Miller's DARK KNIGHT RETURNS delighted and enraged comic book classicists by turning Batman--a beloved but gimmicky hero who seemed to have the keys of life forever tucked into his utility belt-into a brooding vigilante, bleak, grim and full of rooftop psychosis. --USA TODAY Changed the course of comics. --ROLLING STONE There's never been storytelling quite like this. It took someone who views comics as an art to create it. --WASHINGTON POST It's film noir in cartoon panels. --VANITY FAIR His brutal yet elegant noir renderings, pulpy yet eloquent scripting, and thoroughly uncompromising attitude make him one of the most distinctive voices in comics. --ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY