Featured pick
5.0 / 5
Year
1986
Publisher
DC Comics
ISBN
978-1563893421
Comics
Core shelf
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
by Frank Miller
An aging Batman comes out of retirement in a dystopian future. Miller's dark, influential take on the character.
Geek’s cut
Comic-book storytelling with the density of a good tech spec: every panel doing double duty, every line of dialogue carrying lore, emotion, or both.
Deeper dive
Frank Miller's groundbreaking graphic novel that redefined Batman for a generation. Set in a dystopian future, it shows an older, more brutal Dark Knight returning to fight crime.