Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

A great storyline and take on the batman mythos, not to mention the other DC characters featured. I've never been a huge fan of Miller's art, or it would have gotten 5 stars from me.

Miller's version of Batman reflects Bob Kane's concept about the Dark Knight: a brooding, lonely crimefighter, obsessed by his parents' death.
"The Dark Knight Returns" is a cornerstone: it redefines the essence of the character, finally obliterating the facetious side of the 60's tv show.
This book inspired the first Batman movie, directed by Tim Burton and starring Michael Keaton as Batman, Jack Nicholson as The Joker and Kim Basinger as Vicki Vale!

In other words: this is a definitive "must-have" for true Batman fans!!

As a high school student, this was my first encounter with Frank Miller's unique style. I continue to appreciate the grit and grumble that this issue exudes from every spread. This treatment of the Dark Knight really does make him seem like a dark knight. I would credit this among the most effective proponents of the wave of change that swept the Batman universe making it more insightful of the man behind the mask.

Having been a Marvel reader my whole life, when some one said Batman, I thought Adam West.
That changed the day(some 20 years ago now) a friend passed me his copy 'Dark Knight'.
The gritty, unapologetic writing with shades of the depression era crime novels that first inspired Batman's creation, mesh perfectly with the dark, shadowy art work to create a mood of suspense and drama rarely seen it this underappreciated medium.
The only possible complaints could be that it was such a limited run, and it has been too long with out an equally good sequel.

I read about this comic book online, and decided to pick it up.
I usually dont decide to buy things online, but took a chance on amazon, and i gotta say i dont regret a thing, i recieved it before the date was giving to me, which scored big points in my book. The seller was prompt and curtious in any questions i had. And the price was more than resonable.