![]() ![]() That ends up being a fake-out, though, with Wayne faking his own death in order to train a new generation of vigilantes. Those familiar with the story will remember that Batman/Bruce Wayne succumbs to a heart attack just as he’s defeated Superman in hand-to-hand combat. But all that might not’ve happened if Miller had gone with his original instincts when it came to the ending. The film encapsulates, and celebrates the stunning achievement of Batman: the Dark Knight Returns, galvanizing the reason. 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. The comic itself has spawned two sequels, with The Dark Knight Strikes Again being slightly unfairly maligned and 2017’s The Dark Knight III: The Master Race considered a bizarre but enjoyable read. Masterpiece: Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns- Documentary -78 minutes This is the master-crafted work of the legendary writer and artist Frank Miller. 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 Knights retirement. The 1986 miniseries by Miller and Klaus Janson almost immediately redefined what Batman was, and its influences can still be seen all over contemporary portrayals of the hero, most notably in Ben Affleck’s aged and paranoid take in Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice. ![]() Despite every bonkers thing that Frank Miller has said over the last decade or so, despite the iffy sequels and despite realizing that it’s essentially a fascist power fantasy, T he Dark Knight Returnsis still a damn good comic (and was decently adapted by DC Animation a few years ago). ![]()
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