No story in the Batman world is probably more important than Frank
Miller's The Dark Knight Returns. This story was released in 1986,
and was responsible for the rejuvenation of Batman as a dark
character, and for the comics industry as a whole. Read the
following overview of The Dark Knight Returns, and see why this
story is so powerful...
Vowing upon his parent's death to rid the city of the criminal
element, the Batman has, over the years, fought crime in its many
macabre forms...
For the last ten years no one has seen or heard from him...
that is, until now...