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Dec 20, 2016 | ISBN 9781401265069 Buy
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Dec 20, 2016 | ISBN 9781401265069
Frank Miller, along with co-writer Brian Azarrello and artist John Romita Jr., revisit the gritty world of to the best-selling and genre-defining graphic novel, THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, with this time telling prequel, THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS: THE LAST CRUSADE, The tale of Batman’s last adventure before his retirement and eventual return years later. As the Joker is manically returned to Arkham Asylum, Bruce Wayne is struggling to train his sidekick and heir apparent, the new Robin, Jason Todd. While a new string of bizarre killing sprees involving Gotham City’s elite take up Batman and Robin’s attention, critics begin to question if the Dark Knight has a right to endanger the life of a child. What does night after night of danger and brutality do to a child? And what is the Joker planning? THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS: THE LAST CRUSADE presents this prequel story to THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS in an oversized hardcover edition, along with the story’s original plot, pencils and variant covers.
Frank Miller began his career in comics in the late 1970s and rose to fame while drawing and then writing… More about Frank Miller
Brian Azzarello has been writing comics professionally since the mid-1990s. He is the author of Jonny Double, Batman: Broken City,… More about Brian Azzarello
Praise for BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS: THE LAST CRUSADE“A journey worth taking.” —Nerdist “An entertaining throwback to the era when comics weren’t just for kids anymore…” —Newarama “Faithfully captures the look and feel of the original DKR” —IGN “The action is tough as nails and filled with blood”-Comic Book Resources“In four groundbreaking issues in late 1986, Miller’s 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 belt-into a brooding vigilante, bleak, grim and full of rooftop psychosis.”–USA Today“Changed the course of comics.”–Rolling Stone“His brutal yet elegant noir renderings, pulpy yet eloquent scripting, and thoroughly uncompromising attitude make him one of the most distinctive voices in comics.”–Entertainment Weekly
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