Batman The Dark Knight Returns -

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The release of had a domino effect on the industry. batman the dark knight returns

Set in an unnamed but clearly dystopian near-future (originally 1986, later retconned), Bruce Wayne is 55 years old. He has been retired for a decade, the memory of Jason Todd’s death (adapted brilliantly by Miller) having driven him into seclusion. Gotham City has rotted into a hyper-violent wasteland, overrun by a mutant gang, corrupt officials, and a passive, media-saturated populace. Bruce spends his days drinking, watching the news with impotent rage, and being haunted by visions of his parents’ murder. [Your Name] Course: [Course Name, e

Published in 1986 by DC Comics, this four-issue limited series by Frank Miller (writer/artist), Klaus Janson (inker), and Lynn Varley (colorist) was a nuclear bomb dropped on the Silver Age. It took a character who had been synonymous with campy, colorful detective work and turned him into a brutal, psychological war machine. Nearly forty years later, is not just a great comic; it is the foundation upon which the modern, cinematic understanding of Batman is built. Gotham City has rotted into a hyper-violent wasteland,

: Batman engages the Mutant Leader in brutal hand-to-hand combat. He gains a new Robin , 13-year-old Carrie Kelley , who saves his life during the confrontation.