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The Dark Knight Returns

Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns is a comic book miniseries centered on an older Batman. Set in a dystopian future, this iconic DC storyline follows Batman as he comes back from retirement to fight criminal gangs and cross paths with characters such as the Joker, Two-Face, and Superman along the way.

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Marvel Mocks the Comic That Defined the 90s, Taking on Frank Miller's Dark Knight Returns

Marvel uses its latest Infinity Stone bearer to take some brutal shots at Frank Miller's classic comic, pointing out how reductive its tropes can be.

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Batman Cosplay Makes Frank Miller's Impossible Dark Knight a Reality

A new cosplay from Karrver_FX brings the version of Batman from Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns to life in a frightening creation.

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Kevin Smith Is Right, Ben Affleck Would Be Perfect In The Dark Knight Returns

Kevin Smith thinks Ben Affleck's Batman could come back in a Dark Knight Returns movie, and Affleck's Batman would indeed fit this story well.

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DC Makes A Major Change To Carrie Kelley’s Robin Backstory

The Carrie Kelley Robin of DC’s Gotham Knights is different from her comic book counterpart in one significant respect thanks to a backstory change.

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Batman Predicted The Joker’s Death Decades Before It Happened

While the Joker is seemingly unkillable, he eventually does die a grizzly death of his own making, and Batman predicted it way before it happened.

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Adam West Becomes Frank Miller's 'Dark Knight' in Fan Art

The version of Batman portrayed by Adam West in the 1960s made his way into The Dark Knight Returns in a piece of fan art by Sebastian Ciaffaglione.

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Adam West Becomes The Darkest Batman in Resurfaced Documentary

In a clip from a documentary, iconic actor Adam West became the darkest version of Batman. As seen in a tweet, he reads from The Dark Knight Returns.

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Dark Knight/Watchmen Crossover Art Hilariously Misled Fans For Years

An image that put Watchmen's Rorschach and The Dark Knight Returns' Batman on a battlefield may seem legit, but it has a much more likely origin.

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Superman's Brutal Attack on Green Arrow Returns To DC Comics

Dark Knights of Steel has borrowed a page from The Dark Knight Returns, with Green Arrow suffering a significant loss at Superman's command.

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What If Zack Snyder Had Made The Dark Knight Returns After Justice League

At the end of Zack Snyder's Justice League, The Dark Knight Returns is teased. What if Zack Snyder had made Frank Miller's classic story?

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Hawkman's Son Became Batman's Darkest Protege (And Broke His One Rule)

In "The Dark Knight Strikes Again," Batman recruits Hawkman's son to his army, encouraging him to kill in the name of retribution.

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Frank Miller's Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Board Game Revealed

Frank Miller's influential and iconic Batman: The Dark Knight Returns has been reimagined as a brand new game from Cryptozoic Entertainment!

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Batman: Joker War Gives a Secret Nod To Dark Knight Returns

Batman's final fight with the Joker in Joker War's conclusion had a few references to Frank Miller's Dark Knight Returns' final battle