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The Dark Knight Returns

by Frank Miller · 1986

Graphic Novels · ranked #5 in category

Reviewed by the Book Verdict editorial team

An older, harder Batman returns to a broken city; the book that darkened the superhero forever.

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Category
Graphic Novels
First published
1986 · 1980s
Author
Frank Miller
Standing
Recommended

About Graphic Novels

The graphic novel is a form in full maturity. These are works where drawing and words are inseparable — where image and text together create something neither could produce alone.

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