Batman: The Dark Knight Returns - Frank Miller Reviews

The Dark Knight Returns is one of the most famous and groundbreaking graphic novels ever written and was first published in 1986. Frank Miller, the author and artist, was at the forefront of a growing trend for adult, dark, postmodern takes on superhero characters. Alan Moore produced the legendary 'Watchmen' that same year while Miller added a ...

The Dark Knight Returns graphic novel is really the Holy Grail of comic books as this stirred up the Batman legacy in such a sufficient manner that it changed to an extent it is what it is today. At the time of its release in February 1986 the sales of the Batman comic started to dwindle, the movies were not even released and the only time Batman ...

When i finished reading this book the only thing i could think was that i was sad that i could never read it for the first time again. Its an amazing book, never mind being the best comic book out there. If you even remotly like Batman this is one book you should add to your collection. It tells the tale of how Bruce comes out of ...

This IS Batman. This was the book that changed people’s perceptions of Batman, albeit maybe forgotten. Batman at the time this was released had been turned in to some kind of media whore that ran around in cheap nylon capes and said catchphrases like 'To the batmobile!' while Robin all the while uttered 'Holy rat-infested sewer ...

'Batman is a child molester' went the headline on the radio Picadilly news. It seems a shame that they clearly didn?t read Frank Millers milestone publication and chose to glorify a very small and insignificant aspect of the story. I seem to remember the DJ, Mike Sweeny, running a phone in about it. I'd always liked Mike Sweeny as a ...

In 1987, DC Comics released a four issue miniseries entitled ‘The Dark Knight Returns’. The style of the comic, which was both written and drawn by Frank Miller, had a very dark and violent feel to it, both in artwork and character. This style, which became known as ‘grim and gritty’, influenced the majority of comics in ...

If it's any indication of how good this book is, my now quite aged copy is starting to fall apart. The Dark Knight Returns takes us into the future of Gotham City, when Bruce Wayne has retired and crime is running rife. Ultimately wayne returns as Batman and with a new Robin takes to fighting crime again. Unfortunately the world has ...

Out of all the graphic novels that I own this has to be my favourite, Frank Miller single-handily brought Batman from the camp 1960’s up to date in the mid 80’s with a hard edge and a violent malevolent side that is now associated with Batman. This novel was the definitely the inspiration for the Tim Burton’s Batman film and you ...