Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
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- Release Date
- August 21, 2012
- Director
- Jay Oliva
- Cast
- Peter Weller , Ariel Winter , David Selby , Wade Williams , Carlos Alazraqui , Dee Bradley Baker
- Runtime
- 76
- Main Genre
- Animation
- Writers
- Bob Kane , Frank Miller , Klaus Janson , Bob Goodman , Bill Finger , Jerry Robinson
- Tagline
- Old heroes never die. They just get darker.
Summary
One of the most influential comics of all time, the Dark Knight Returns is set in a near future where Batman is retired and Gotham City has slid into a dystopian state ruled by a gang of hooligans called The Mutants. The 55-year old Bruce Wayne is forced to don the cape once more, this time partnering with a female Robin to not only stop the Joker but keep the peace when the city falls into chaos after being hit by an electromagnetic pulse. The four-book mini-series, along with Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ Watchmen, also published that year, was praised for its mature and psychological take on superheroes. It set a violent and realistic tone in superhero comics and served as a big influence on Christopher Nolan's Batman movie trilogy, the last of which opens July 20.
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