In four groundbreaking issues in late 1986, millers dark knight returns delighted and enraged comic book classicists by turning batman a beloved but gimmicky hero who seemed to have the keys of life forever tucked into his utility beltinto a brooding vigilante, bleak, grim and full of rooftop psychosis. Based on the 1986 frank miller graphic novel, this batman is a reflection of a mid80s vigilantism mindset as exemplified by dirty harry, rambo, and so many other tough guy gets even movies from that era. The feds want the man of tomorrow to put a stop to him. This is a fan made trailer that was made for fun, all content including video and audio rightfully belongs to their rightful owners disclaimer under section 107 of act of. The dark knight returns an epic fan film home facebook. The dark knight returns filmed for 24 days over a 17month period from june of 2015 through october. Although the dark knight is retired from crime fighting, gotham city still needs its hero. Cast bruce wayne batman brendan fraser, carrie kelleyrobin sophia lillis, commissioner james gordon kevin kline, harvey denttwoface stanley tucci, the joker crispin glover, commissioner ellen yindel halle berry, alfred pennyworth timothy dalton, clark kent. So far ive been focusing on the dark knight returns more innovative aspects, but one. The dark knight returns alternatively titled batman. The dark knight returns, part 1 is a mustbuy for any batman fan including those who swear by the comic version of the story. All star batman and robin vol 2 its apparently going to happen, but its just really delayed spawnbatman. The dark knight introduces a female, yearold robin.
Is this the correct timeline for the dark knight returns. Over the years, weve seen our share of amazing amateur shorts set in the domain of the dark knight that all provide a creative outlet for the faithful to show enthusiasm. The dark knight returns is often credited, along with watchmen, as heralding the grim and gritty realistic trend in comics. The dark knight returns, is a 1986 fourissue comic book miniseries starring batman, written by frank miller, illustrated by miller and klaus janson, and published by dc comics. This is an alternative universe taking place after the dark knight rises amazing movie and instead of the fusion reactors core causing an explosion, it creates a chemical reaction that transports batman through time and space into another dimension where animals have evolved to act like humans and where humans never even existed. The dark knight must confront the demons of his past while his enemies hold information that could spell the end for batman. The dark knight, with a different subtitle for each issue the dark knight returns, the dark knight. The dark knight returns is a 1986 fourissue comic book miniseries starring batman, written by frank miller, illustrated by miller and klaus janson, and published by dc comics. It is in need of its hero, though its hero has also become a dark reflection of the citys increasing madness. If any comic has a claim to have truly reinvigorated the genre then the dark knight returns by frank millerknown recently for his excellent sin city series and, previously, for his superb rendering of the blind superhero daredevilis probably the supreme contender. The voice cast is quite impressive also,with peter robocop weller as bruce wayne batman was quite a nice surprise. The characters are listed in the fan cast as they were introduced in the comic. Jan 12, 2014 after she saves the dark knight s life, the aging batman places his trust in her, against alfreds objections.
The dark knight returns part 2 dvd based on frank millers acclaimed graphic novel, this intense and visually inventive twopart animated film tells the story of an alternate future for batman. The dark knight returns part 1 had me on the edge of my seat, and although it didnt keep everything from the original, it generally stayed quite true to the original in thought and action. It was directed by jay oliva, who worked as a storyboard artist on man of steel, under the red hood, year one and batman v superman. Unfollow batman the dark knight returns comic to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. For years, it seemed like comics fans wouldnt be getting another batman story set in frank millers dark knight universe.
Its the thirtieth anniversary of the dark knight returns, and now dc comics presents this classic title in a newly redesigned edition. Then, this summer, dc comics announced that frank miller and a team. Gotham has never been so forsaken or forlorn, as this story begins. The dark knight returns edition not stated by miller, frank, janson, klaus, varley, lynn, moore, alan isbn. The dark knight returns is a twopart 201220 animated film featuring the dc comics character batman. Jan 12, 2014 the dark knight introduces a female, yearold robin. Based on frank millers acclaimed graphic novel, this intense and visually inventive twopart animated film tells the story of an alternate future for batman. The dark knight returns by frank miller librarything. Fan film dark knight returns batman vs deathstroke epic. This batman was a little more slender, an inch shorter but seemed a little more toned than the previous dark knight. The dark knight returns shows us a man of steel who has allied himself with the government, and batman is apparently displeased with how compliant superman has become. Will there be a dark knight returns part 3 movie based on. Batman the dark knight returns tpb 2016 dc 30th anniversary. The dark knight returns came out in 1986, the same year as the graphic novel.
The original frank millers dark returns comic has four volumes. Sep 22, 2012 the dark knight returns, part 1 is a mustbuy for any batman fan including those who swear by the comic version of the story. But now gotham city is in the grip of a violent crime wave, and the venerable 55year. Bruce knew that the batman had to be more to the city than just a man. Following the death of robin at the hands of the joker, bruce wayne hung up the cowl and cape 10 years ago.
The dark knight returns film batman fanon wiki fandom. Then, nearly 20 years later, miller returned to batman with the first dark knight returns sequel the dark knight strikes again and a prequel called allstar batman and robin, both of which sold well but were poorly received by fans and critics alike. The dark knight returns, part 2 20 now combined together and presented as an over two hour. Review in four groundbreaking issues in late 1986, millers dark knight returns delighted and enraged comic book classicists by turning batmana beloved but gimmicky hero who seemed to have the keys of life forever tucked into his utility beltinto a brooding vigilante, bleak, grim and full of rooftop psychosis. The batman that many people know and love today was spawned not in the 1930s, when the caped crusader first appeared in comic books but rather in the 1980s, under the revisionary design of writerartist frank miller, creator of sin city and 300. Monday was david lettermans birthday, making this an okeydokey time to talk about book three of the dark knight returns, hunt the dark knight.
When originally published, the series was simply titled batman. The first mention of superman in the comic is when batman comes back into the public eye and catches the attention of the u. Several other batman veterans were also involved in the film. The dark knight returns is set in a dystopian version of gotham city in 1986. Oct 08, 2014 batman the dark knight returns by bruce huang. Year one another great frank miller work, i had high hopes it was going to stick closer to the dark knight returns. Buy batman dark knight returns tp 10 anv by frank miller isbn. Hailed as a comics masterpiece, the dark knight returns is frank millers 300 and sin city reinvention of the legend of batman. The dark knight returns is not only a good batman story, it is a great graphic novel. It remains an undisputed classic, one of the most influential stories ever told in comics, and is a book cited by the filmmakers as an. Inspired by frank millers seminal 1986 graphic novel, local filmmaker wyatt weed shadowland, four color eulogy offers his unofficial fans take on the batman mythos. It stars peter weller, ariel winter, david selby, and wade williams.
Frank millers the dark knight returns the tale of a hardened, aging batman in a futuristic version of the silver age dc universe is easily the most seminal comic book of the 1980s next to watchmen of the eight liveaction batman movies that have been or are being made, dkr has greatly influenced three tim burtons batman, christopher nolans the dark knight rises, and, perhaps more. The return of harvey dent as twoface finally prompts wayne to once again don the dark knights cowl, and his dramatic capture of the villain returns him to crimefighting simultaneously making. There are currently no images in this section, please consider adding some. Whilst it my have influenced the christopher nolan batman films, even they dont come close the darkness and messed up morality of this batman s world. Fan films set in the batman universe are a jumbled bag of rough pebbles and shining gems, with some stellar examples using strong performances, agile camera work, atmospheric music and moody lighting to extend the bat mythos. Batman comes out of retirement and gets help from a teenage sidekick. The dark knight returns is a twopart directtovideo animated superhero film, an adaptation of the 1986 comic book the dark knight returns by frank miller. The dark knight returns chapter 1, a batman beginsdark.
Alfred tries to stop batman from training her by mentioning the robin who died, and batman snaps, he was a. It remains an undisputed classic, one of the most influential stories ever told in comics, and is a book cited by the filmmakers as an inspiration for the most recent batman movies. Ten years after an aging batman retired, gotham city has sunk deeper into decadence and. The dark knight returns part 2 animated film tj dietsch oct 14, 2012 at new york comic con, producer bruce timm and voice talent coordinator andrea romano spoke about the second part of the animated dark knight returns movie, future dc universe animated projects and more. The dark knight returns part 1 although warner bros. The voice cast is quite impressive also,with peter robocop weller as bruce waynebatman was quite a nice surprise. The dark knight returns is a 2020 superhero film, adapted from the 1986 comic book of the same name by frank miller. As much as batman v superman was good enough for spectacle, its story wasnt perfect. Aug 15, 2012 the return of harvey dent as twoface finally prompts wayne to once again don the dark knight s cowl, and his dramatic capture of the villain returns him to crimefighting simultaneously making. The master race currently being told dark knight iv to be made after part 3, seems that miller has a few stories left i think. The dark knight returns is one of the greatest batman comics ever made and the animated movie was great as well so i thought, why not and have a go at this. Here, your question pertains to the animated adaptation of frank millers dark knight returns and not the christopher nolans dark knight trilogy which is completely different.
The dark knight returns filmed for 24 days over a 17month period from june of 2015 through october of 2016. Dec 18, 2016 as much as batman v superman was good enough for spectacle, its story wasnt perfect. Now, for the first time, witness the legend of the dark knight returns, presented as an over twohour unabridged and seamless animated feature. Now, when his city needs him most, the dark knight returns in a blaze of glory. The dark knight returns, part 1 is extremely violent. Here is my take on what if batman v superman was based on the dark knight returns, the comic book story. The dark knight returns part 2 animated film tj dietsch oct 14, 2012 at new york comic con, producer bruce timm and voice talent coordinator andrea romano spoke about the second part of the animated dark knight returns. Although the aging dark knight has returned to crime fighting, gotham city and the rest of america no longer want his brand of vigilantism. In four groundbreaking issues in late 1986, millers dark knight returns delighted and enraged comic book classicists by turning batmana beloved but gimmicky hero who seemed to have the keys of life forever tucked into his utility beltinto a brooding vigilante, bleak, grim and full of rooftop psychosis. It is fair to say that that your enjoyment of the dark knight returns will depend on whether you prefer batman as a dark conflicted character, or the more idealistic more traditionally heroic type. Fan film dark knight returns batman vs deathstroke epic battle marcus monkey. Shields is a young actress who people might recognize from her role in the hunger.
Following the death of robin at the hands of the joker, bruce wayne weed hung up the cowl and cape 10 years ago. He faces off against the joker and twoface before a battle to the death begins against superman. It is ten years after an aging batman has retired, and gotham city has sunk deeper into decadence and lawlessness. 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. Jim said as he began to mourn the loss of a true hero all over again. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. With wyatt weed, rick mcgougan, john contini, john reidy. All star batman and robin vol 2 its apparently going to happen, but its just really delayed spawn batman.
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