The story casts returning heroes like Catwoman, Green Arrow and Superman in a grimmer perspective while also introducing a new Robin in that of the young Carrie Kelley. The Dark Knight Returns follows an older, weathered Batman who finds himself coming out of retirement to take on everything from the Mutants street gang to classic villains such as Two-Face and the Joker. Related: Zack Snyder's Justice League Smashes Blu-ray Sales Naturally, Snyder has expressed his desire to adapt The Dark Night Returns one day. Snyder and Miller are no strangers to each other, mind you, as Snyder adapted the 1998 graphic novel 300, which Miller both wrote and illustrated, with the similarly titled film releasing in 2007. Meanwhile, Zack Snyder's Justice League features a shot of Batman standing atop the bat-tank that appears almost identical to a panel straight out of Dark Knight Returns. And it can only be looked at as a healthy relationship.'ĭark Knight Returns material referenced in Snyder's films includes Batman silhouetted against a lightning bolt, as well as the mech suit Batman uses to fight Superman in 2016's Dawn of Justice.

I benefited greatly from Dark Knight Returns and so have they and continue to. 'I mean, I came in and I came up with my idea for The Dark Knight Returns,' Miller continued, 'and that basically was the big splash I made, which started my whole career going. And since then I've seen the two fields collaborate back and forth. Related: Batman: What Happened to Gotham's Villains in Dark Knight Returns' World?

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